Hi Ladies,

You are not going to believe what I am about to tell you. I have been corresponding with Dee and this started when she sent me a PM to make sure I saw the smoking forum. She mentioned having done theatre and I mentioned to her that I had done theatre while living in Germany.

It turns out that I met Dee (Informally) about 15 years ago. You see, there was this annual event called the tournament of plays. Each year, we would have some professionals come and travel to each military base in Europe to judge the shows. At the end, we would have an awards night. The judges would pick the best shows, actresses, actors, directors, etc. It was like an oscars night.

Well, I had won an award for Best Actress in a Play in '91 for playing Shirley Valentine. Dee happened to have been there and she remembered that. She mentioned that she came with a friend of hers and saw the show. A year later Dee won an award for Best Actress in a play for her role as Lenny in Crimes of the Heart.

After the awards ceremony when everyone was slowly making their way out, I saw Dee in the lobby talking to the judges. I went up to her and congratulated her and told her I knew exactly how she was feeling.

We have been sending emails just to talk about our theatre experience in Germany. We have been slowly discovering that we had met at one time.

Now, what are the chances of this? We just met here at the forum and all this time neither of us had a clue about this.

Doesn't this just blow you away? It's blown both of us away. I have been reminiscent of that time in my life lately. Trust me, those were the days. It was so much fun!

Cheers,
Cathi