Pat McCurdy<\/a>, a local star. He put us up (and our two other friends who would also be performing), in a motel in Milwaukee. He also gave me the following sheet of paper with directions on it. Why I still have this is one of the eternal mysteries of life.<\/p>\n![\"n612742631_1262721_8412.jpg\"](\"https:\/\/www.sheilaomalley.com\/n612742631_1262721_8412.jpg\")
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So it’s pretty standard, right – but what made Ann and I laugh so hard is that he included “Give names, check in” in the directions. As though we would have reached the front desk of the motel, and been totally BAFFLED as to what to do next, since HE HADN’T TOLD US SPECIFICALLY TO GIVE NAMES, CHECK IN … We were laughing about the four of us standing in the lobby, wandering around like lost lambs, calling him in desperation because we weren’t sure of our instructions at that point.<\/p>\n
We busted him mercilessly about it.<\/p>\n
“So, I’m not sure, Pat … when we arrive at the hotel, what’s the protocol … should we ‘give names, check in’ or would that be totally inappropriate?”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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