In the early 70’s my father’s job took him overseas again. My mother and my three youngest siblings went with him. 
This left me living alone in Rhode Island. A fourth brother was living in Oklahoma. My cousin’s husband had recently graduated college with an art degree. He found work in a regional theatre company in Springfield, MA. Being Okies (less in my case, more in her case) and relatives living in the East we would visited occasionally.
Her husband Steve worked as a set designer for the theatre. Also at the theatre was a former member of the comedic series Our Gang (also known as The Little Rascals), Shirley Jean Rickert. She worked as the theatre’s secretary, and she would occasionally act.
One of my visits was just after successfully opening of a new play. Someone was putting on a party for the production crew. My cousins dragged me along to this party. I say drag as I am still not much on parties, and at that point in my life I was painfully shy. Ms. Rickert was there. Continue reading “Dissed by a Little Rascal”