KTOO’s “Telling Tales with Ms. G”

Back in September, I visited a public radio show in Juneau. I wrote about it then, but because the program on which I appeared didn’t get posted on the station’s Web site, I held off. Instead, I leapfrogged to the next event in that chain, which was Shy Ghosts Dancing on KTOO’s “Telling Tales with Ms. G”. Recently, I received word that the show had been posted, so here’s more about it:

As I wrote in the earlier post linked above, toward the end of September, I went to Juneau for some medical errands. While there, I stayed with my friends, Bill Merk and Beth Handley.

Bill had a date to promote an upcoming open mic showcase on Ms. G’s Telling Tales, an evening program on Juneau’s public radio station, KTOO, with some other poets. He invited me to go with him.

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News Flashes

The last week or so, I’ve received new information on topics I’ve covered here in the past. Rather than do a separate post on each one, here’s a quick update on several different topics:

Our play, The Lion in Winter finished its final weekend Saturday night. Of our four shows, Friday, December 1st was the best. Led by some puppeteer friends, the audience warmed up a lot, and fed its energy to the cast. The other three nights, people seemed almost afraid to laugh at the funny parts.

Nevertheless, those who came to see it seemed to love it. I know of quite a few people who came multiple nights, which we found very gratifying.

Haines Lion in Winter Cast

One last “family portrait” in front of the fire: (L-R): Ryan Staska as Richard Lionheart, Dominic Stossel as John Lackland, Gina Randles as Alais Capet, Mark Zeiger as Henry II, Amanda Randles as Eleanor of Aquitaine, Riyan Stossel as Geoffrey, Jed Blum-Evitts as Philip II of France (Photo: Michelle L. Zeiger).

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