Still In sane, but hardly a lad

A lad in sane...to the end... With my 53rd birthday heading towards me at an alarming speed, and on the very day my first penned play takes to the stage, it seemed 'the right time' to make a call on the name of our little theatre company. Much has been said, on the merits and demerits of the moniker A lad in sane. Some love it, some loathe, most couldn't care less. A few believe the name conjures images of anarchic uni students, of which I'd struggle to convince. Advice received from people more business like than I, suggested a new (more sensible) name may help in my quest to get my plays beyond the exclusiveness of Coolbellup. As is my want, I pondered, and pondered some more until finally, the dubious characters that inhabit my feeble mind agreed that I should indeed surrender to the fact that I'm now only a lad in thought. And so, my first play, will be the last under the ALIS banner. At some time in the future we shall return with a new moniker in hand. Before we do morph into a name more befitting of a grumpy old bugger who hates everything from 4 wheel drives to 4 wheel drives. I'd like to make mention of a few people without whom the A lad in sane bus would have been clapped out long ago. To my dear friends Gus Fischer and Erin Reid who are with me in much more than spirit. NORMA DAVIS for kindly opening the door to ALIS. TIM PROSSER and HYWEL WILLIAMS for all and sundry. ALFRED MOSCARDINI and ROBERT HARWOOD for the music. GORDON THE OPTOM for trying to find the positives, whence at times there were none, ha! There are of course many others who deserve their name in lights, alas for fear of leaving someone out, I'll take the safe option and say 'fanx a mill!' to you all. I value your contribution, and more importantly, your friendship. PS: Tonight we go live with Bargain Burials. If you can make the trip out to Phoenix, we welcome one and all. If you can't make it this time around, perhaps a time in the future when we debut a new production under our new name which is.......the current topic for me to procrastinate on. cheers Johnny Grim A lad in sane