The Traveling Fool

I spent the last week traveling between Mammoth Mountain in California, and Reno, Nevada. As hard as it is to believe, all was done in the name of work.

I traveled with two friends and co-writers to Mammoth Mountain in California to write a review of the resort for my new venture. Being the third week of April, we all anticipated a sun-filled, Spring Skiing adventure. Boy, were we ever wrong! Two storms, perfectly spaced, dumped a total of 22 inches of powder on Mammoth for our visit. And because Mammoth is close to perfect, it only snows at night. In fact, it began snowing just moments before we arrived, and it continued to snow all night, stopping just before dawn, giving us first tracks, in the sun, on a perfect "Spring" day.

While in Reno I did manage to scratch off just one item from the list of things I feel I must do before I leave this planet in search of whatever comes next. I attended Greg Thompson's production of Showgirls. I honestly didn't expect much; it was just something I wanted to do. But I'm pleased to report that I was pleasantly surprised. The show was simply incredible!

I know that there are people in this world that will avoid the show simply because it is topless; and to them, I say, it's your loss. You are turning your cheek on an incredible display of talent, and an evening of splendid entertainment, just because of a particular style of costume.

But it's not my intention to try to open your mind. In fact, it's my intention to do just the opposite. I'd prefer not to compete with you for the good seats when I attend my next Las Vegas style show. So please, take your narrow point of view and enjoy your life just the way you always have. I've got show tickets to purchase!