J.S. Schalla - The Third Guide
Jacqueline, Age 16 Mom was right to deter me from seeing Brothers Take New Orleans . As soon as I did, my mind became flooded with memories of her. It's funny. I couldn't even recall her name following the accident; had to trick someone into telling me. All I remembered of her was her cranking the tunes the instant " Earth Angel " came on the radio and singing badly to it. A second incident involved her opening the door; telling a bloodied woman to get into the car. Boyfriend was beating on her in the streets. No one else was willing to intervene. Am told I have her hands. She's the reason I gave up my coveted position as In-House Costume Designer to take on the challenge of developing a young theatre company's image. I was the best candidate for the job....later titled Director of Development....simply because I was the only one who had any experience with the day-to-day running of a business, raising funds, working...