Originally Posted on Charlie’s MySpace
Sunday, October 21, 2007
Wendi and I had a brilliant 25th wedding anniversary. The actual day was Tuesday, October 16. We had a nice dinner at home: porterhouse steak (pretty special for us), seasoned skillet fried potatoes, stuffed mushroom caps and Oriental blend mixed vegetables. Everyone else was gone for the evening.
On Saturday we had our open house at the church from 1 to 3 p.m. That went very well. We had our photo album from the wedding in 1982 plus a video from when we renewed our vows on our 11th anniversary in 1993. The food included ham sandwiches, a vegetable tray with dips, cheese and crackers, chips, nuts, mints, and coffee and punch to drink. A lady in the church made us a lovely cake.
At 3 p.m. I gave an hour-long concert in the church sanctuary. This went off well and was enjoyed by all, including me. I did 12 songs in all: 10 from my CD, with soundtracks, and two from the keyboard. I think I found myself more relaxed at the keyboard than on stage.
Wendi joined me for one song, but she didn’t sing. Instead, she wore a green-faced mask with goofy teeth that stick out. It’s a character we call the Ummamum (say UMM-a-mum) or simply, “the Umm.” The song I sang was “I’m the Umm,” which is a funny little ditty about the Ummamum. The whole purpose of this song (and the Ummamum) is to cheer folks up, especially when times are bad.
Altogether, it was a very nice (but exhausting) day.