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Mcmstmx jßailg Jjourtutl SATURDAY, AUGUST 26, 2006 Whars Your Sign? Grits - Aug. 24 - Sept. 23 - Your highest aim is to be with others like yourself. You like to hud dle together with big crowds of other Grits. You love to travel though, so maybe you should think about joining a club. Where do you like to go? Anywhere they have cheese, gravy, bacon, butter, or eggs and a good time. If you can go somewhere where they have all' these things, that serves you well. You are pure in heart. A Good Read... Jeannette Walls overcame an extremely dysfunctional childhood, which she shares in her memoir The Glass Castle. She married John Taylor, the author, and has become a regular contribu tor to MSNBC. The Class Castle is Jane Winston The Left Rail required reading of incom ing freshmen at Michigan State University and Mrs. Winston’s English classes at FVSU for two reasons: First, it exemplifies how one can truly overcome a dysfunc tional upbringing. Second, it allows many readers to appreciate their truly “functional” upbring ing. This book is well written and a compelling read. If you enjoyed Angela’s Ashes written by Frank McCourt, you will indeed enjoy The Glass Castle. I am looking forward to my second reading. Local theatre on the horizon Openings: Sept. 8: Exorcism of Eletson at the Warner Robins Little Theatre, On Golden Pond at Perry Players and Murder at The Howard Johnson’s at Macon Little Theatre. Continuation: Dames at Sea Theatre Macon (YAC). Important trivia If you yelled for eight years, seven months and six days you would have pro duced enough sound energy to heat one cup of coffee. The flea can jump 350 times its body length. It’s like a human jumping the length of a football field. The catfish has over 27,000 taste buds. The only sound a dog can recognize is the sound of the letter B; that is why so many dogs have names that begin with the letter B. The strongest muscle in the body is the tongue. Right-handed people live, on average, nine years lon ger that left-handed people. Elephants are the only ani mals that can’t jump. An Ostrich’s eye is bigger than its brain, and Starfish have no brains. Each year English teach ers submit, from across the country, their collection of analogies and metaphors actually found in high school essays. The young fighter had a hungry look, the kind you get from not eating for a while. The plan was simple, like my brother-in-law, but See WINSTON, page 4C Crniain Calls Two local productions set to open Sept. 8 W?, / iBMI I- #" JUS ’’ i wMßrnm 1 .-:- w w 1 gMMmBBHCE w ipm n KF. I«B®£SaSHil ! ' 9 HP Ji ■ Mr-. ff | \ • jfl. K I _ JHeI r rj& g.. i|V .jf-• far >?& rWi 4 v •• ■■» ' a f v - m x v \ * aBB ' ■Hf a, !#»?''- '£■ lv -/'• B aßr- - ;,y.vv . ip ...^H jfcv. fl |p ji ‘ 'HSIf Jmmßi Journal/Ch&rlotte Perkins The cast of “On Golden Pond” includes, seated, Jaloo and Tony Zelonis; standing: Brandi Marks, Todd Wilson, lan White and David Voltz. Wilson is also the director of the Perry Players production. A slice of life ♦♦♦a look at love Perry Players performing ‘On Golden Pond’ By CHARLOTTE PERKINS Journal Lifestyle Editor Perry Players will pres ent “On Golden Pond,” starting Sept. 8. Todd Wilson is the director, and Martha Alexander the pro ducer. As the play opens, it’s Norman Thayer’s 80th birthday, and he has man aged to dress up and put on a tie for the occasion, but he’s not really celebrating. For one thing, he’s iras cible by nature. For another, he knows his health and his memory are failing. His wife, Ethel Thayer isn’t sure what the future holds, but she’s eager to make everybody happy, including their middle-aged daughter, Chelsea, who has a difficult relationship Collectible cow creamers prove to be decor with staying power Beautiful bovine cream pitchers are one of the oldest surviving forms of decorative table ware that have graced din ing room tables since the 1700 s. Some collectors have traced the history of cow creamers even further back to 13th century Europe where animal shaped jugs known as “aqua maniles” were used to contain water for drink ing or washing. These aqua maniles /jim Jillinda Falen Antiques were usually in the form of lions, knights on horseback or mermaids. Silver artisans of Holland popularized the cow cream er as the animal of choice as coffee drinking had become quite popular in the 18th century. The cow was the perfect animal because it had four legs, the curled tail Lifestyle At A Glance ‘On Golden Pond’ Perry Players Community Theatre is at 909 Main Street in downtown Perry. Call 987-5354 for reserva tions. Show times: 8 p.m. performances - Sept. 8-9, Sept. 13-16. Sept. 10, 2:30 matinee. Call 987-5354 for reser vations. Ticket prices are $lO for adults and $5 for youth. Play includes some pro fanity and discussion of sex. with her father; Chelsea’s dentist boyfriend, Bill, and 13-year-old Billy, Jr., a kid with an attitude. Then there’s Charlie, who always was in love with Chelsea, and there’s could be a handle and the mouth could be the perfect spout. There was also an opening with a lid on the back to pour the \ cream into the contain- y er. Cow creamers with a bee perched on their backs were the most /P popular. The little / bee made the perfect lid handle C and refer- yt , enced the \ji Bible con cept, “land of milk and honey”. You will also notice that early cow creamers also had a base that the cow is standing on. Not everyone could afford silver cow cream ers so pottery companies began to produce them in porcelain and earthenware. Some of the most collect ible cow creamers are the ones that were produced in the Staffordshire area of England. The colors and styles became quite beauti ful and diverse. These popular little cows began to fall out of favor Chelsea’s hope that her aging parents will take care of Billy, Jr. for a month while she and Bill take a trip to Europe. All of these people come together at the Thayer’s summer home, a rustic cottage on Golden Pond, which is somewhere in New England, and their stories begin to unfold. The play, which was made into a highly suc cessful movie in 1981, is a love story, according to Jaloo Zelonis, who plays the role of Ethel with her husband Tony in the role of Norman. The Zelonises agree that while they aren’t like the characters they’re bring ing to life in the play, the fact that they have been married for 36 years means that scenes of intimacy are no problem for them, during the cholera out breaks in the middle 1800’s when people finally figured out that cleanliness and good hygiene could put a stop to a lot of gl* the illnesses and |||L epidemics. The i 1 MM i, : v beloved little creamers were rath- - : p er hard to ||J clean and were rele gated to the back of the china cup- p board. Cow creamers make splendid collectibles because they don’t take up a lot of and they already have the emotional bond that actors would have to make to depict the relationship of a long-married couple convincingly. Tony and Jaloo Zelonis have enjoyed taking part in local theatre productions for years, first in Montana, and now in Houston County, where they have lived for the last year. They have both been on stage with Macon Little Theatre, Warner Robins Little Theatre and Perry. Also in the play are Brandy Marks as Chelsea, Todd Wilson as Chelsea’s new boyfriend, Bill; lan White, a student at Bonaire Middle School, as Billy Jr.; and David Voltz, as Charlie. Parents are advised that the play is not for young children, as it includes some frank language and discussion of sex. room and can be very color ful displays. They also make great planters or vases for the ones that are missing their lids and therefore not as valuable. Some early cow cream ers have ... W Jg# V -"'rtf. . Bffcw'rMA.'!,, ,r« „(t/ ’* i Afiß f' 1- ' ' - ,r . , . HnK'v 1 ■ i- f'J" 1 wt:- - %- - - *£ - . jj. ■ - Sfe 1 uSt** 3 *^ Jh recently broken auction records bringing bids of between SI,OOO to $3,000. Most of the ones you can find at flea markets and antique shops are from the 1930 s to 1950 s and can be found for under SSO. As always, beware the repro ductions. How can one tell if your bovine is vintage? Look your gift cow in the SECTION c WR Little Theatre offering comedy Special to the Journal The Warner Robins Little Theatre will present the world premiere of “The Exorcism of Eletson” a com edy written by Peggy Vesely of Warner Robins and direct ed by Jerry Reppert, with the opening performance on Sept. 8. Join the cast and crew on opening night for a Green Room reception after the show. Play dates are Sept. 8-10, 14-17, 21-23 at 8 p.m. with Sunday Matinees on Sept. 10 and 17 at 2:30 p.m. According to the director, “This show is a fun frol ic with ghosts, aliens, and lots of zany characters that remind you of someone you have met but can’t quite put your finger on who it is. Peggy Sue and Ed Capone exorcise some ghosts and confront some aliens with the help of a few friends.” The production is spon sored by Riverside Ford The cast includes Charles R. Grubbs as Loran Maloney Terri Hatton as Peggy Sue Capone Anita Hayes as Mary O’Reilly LaMarr Johnson as Simon, Nicole Johnson as Ellen Easterling, David B. Kelley as Richard Adamson, Katie Manning as Sheila Maloney, Katey Randall as Judy Swenson, Frank D. Riley as Ed Capone, Christopher Smith as Don Brykowski, Robert Smith as Denny Morris, Anna Randall and Ed Vesely as party extras. Tickets are sl2 adults, seniors $8 (Sundays only), students SB. For reservations, call 929- 4579. Reservation lines will be open Sept. 4. To learn more about Warner Robins Little Theatre, visit www.wrlt@org. mouth and ‘ if it has y\ an elli P % | tic a 1 W j shape, F / it is an f / old one. / If it is 1 round like a pencil was pushed through the clay, it is more gjJF than likely / a newer \ reproduc tion. Happy a&., \ Collecting! . 1 Jillinda Falen is the m, l owner of M I Carrie I Lynn’s I Antiques i n Perry. She has been col lecting and selling antiques for 22 years and is an estate liquidation specialist. You may contact her via the Houston Home Journal, www.antiquesingeorgia. com or carrielynns@alltel. net