Rising Curtain

You may remember - during Titan days "Alfie" season, I think it was the night the Lt. Governor was invited???? The curtain became jammed and would not rise - Or was that during the "rape of the belt" I can't be sure - anyway all I can remember is climbing the barrier in the ligt box {positioned off OP side above the stage} jumping and grabbing the main curtain cable, Bob Wegman followed me and grabbed me and we both became counterweights, so the curtain could rise, I put a 'billy-strop' on the cable and achored it to one of the supports of the box - while Bob repositioned the chain on the bicycle crank sprocket {which was the highly secret and in-exspensive mechanism - It may have been one left over from "Miss Cifford's" old bicycle - The she used to chain up to the gates at the front of the 'Maj' on opening nights, but that's another........ - But it was effective and cheap.} If I remeber we did not miss any cues, as Bob brought up the lights for that cue before he jumped - That's probably why I got to the cable first.

Joe