Some of you may recall that my children were in The Iowa State University production of The Music Man as a part of Stars Over VEISHA which is part of Iowa State's Annual VEISHA Celebration ( except on years following breaks in the action as a penalty for rioting the previous year that is, but that is another story). My children, ages 10 and 12 were in the ensemble. My daughter (12) was the leader of the girl pre-teens and my son (10) was Eddie , who wears his knickers "below his knees."
My daughter is in the black dress on the left. My son has the hat on right next to The Music Man (Harold Hill).
Well after this successful project, my wife and I decided our kids did well. This seems to be their calling. So we have given them opportunities to do more acting.
Consequently I encouraged my daughter to try out for the lead role in a local theatre production of Ruthless which was originally played on Broadway by Britney Spears. Well she didn't get the part. But no other little girl did either. The part went to one of the college girls who had been in Music Man.
However, while trying out, my wife and daughter noticed that the studio was going to do High School Musical . Last Tuesday night they tried out. Then they came home telling me they needed a 40 something year old man to play the basketball coach and that they had said that I could do it. Thursday night I went and tried out for a play with my wife for the second time in my life. And well, I got the part. My wife got the part of the drama teacher that argues with the coach in one big scene. And my daughter got the part of a cheerleader.
I hope this doesn't sound like bragging. Actually I am just so excited that I wanted to share the news with you guys who are all better friends of mine than you might think.
Now it is time for that feature of the week, Spot the Loonie. This week we are asking you to consider the Atlanta Falcon coaching candidates that are being mentioned or have popped up from the dark corner of my mind. Remember it is your job to spot the Loonie. Feel free to call in as soon as you have spotted the loonie.
1) Atlanta will check out Oklahoma’s Bob Stoops who supposedly is high on Atlanta’s wish list. But I don't think he is the loonie.
2) Atlanta will check out former head coach Steve Mariucci who should be considered simply for his past successes. Mariucci’s ties to the Packers Mike Holmgren made him a prime catch in the eyes of the 49ers, who were motivated to end a losing streak against Green Bay. The 49ers had three consecutive defeats to the Packers, two of them in the postseason. In Mariucci, the Niners believed they had somebody who could beat the Packers at their own game.
When the Jets hired Mangini away from Bill Belichick last January, they were in the midst of a six-game losing streak against the Patriots, their A.F.C. East rival and the dominant team of this decade. Today the Jets are preparing for a playoff game on Sunday. Mariucci's name has risen to the top again. Mariucci has the San Francisco pedigree that Blank and McKay are tapped into and has tasted success with the Patriots and Jets to boot. But is he a loonie?
3) Atlanta will check out Mike Martz, who transformed Jon Kitna into a 4,200-yard passer, and should be considered simply for his past successand for his offensive brilliance. Of course, Martz can’t afford to ask for total control and definitely needs a talented defensive coordinator in order to be successful.
Lions offensive coordinator Mike Martz stopped short of taking his name out of the running for potential head coaching vacancies this winter, but he did say he feels "certain" he'll be back in Detroit next year. When asked " Are you going to be here next year?", Martz responded, "Oh, sure. Yeah. I feel certain that I'll be here. Who knows?". Those are words that sound a lot like a loonie.
4) From dark recesses in my mind the name Jimmy Johnson has popped up. This makes sense to me because Arthur Blank could have talked to Jimmy during the season personally since Jimmy is a FOX and NFL broadcaster without it raising su####ions. A smart businessman does not fire a coach without already having a replacement in hand. I don't like Arthur's style, but he has a history of making fast decisions. And he has proven himself a smart business man with Home Depot.
Jimmy could be announced tommorrow. He was crazy enough to coach under Jerry Jones. And he is used to coaching questionable characters at "the U" and in Dallas. I may be out on a limb here but it makes sense to me. Call it a seventh sense if you want to. But I'm feeling it. Ladies and gentleman, Jimmy Johnson is a loonie.
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