This year we held our Christmas party again at the Giggle
Dam dinner theatre. It's the perfect party location, and our partners love it
since they call on members of the audience to come on stage and become comic
relief for the show. It can be quite hilarious.
The theme was a 50's style Christmas and there was a
rumor I was going to be called on stage at some point. So I thought I was going
to be quite clever and time a washroom break when I thought the next skit would
be. This way if they were looking for me - oh well, they would need to pick on
someone else.
Bingo, I nailed the timing as I heard my name called as I
was in the washroom. Then I heard over the loudspeakers the performers on stage
saying "What, ...where is he.... Oh, he's in the bathroom?? ...Hey Calvin,
we need you on stage ...and we hear you are in the bathroom!"
"... Don't worry, we are coming to get you..."
At this point a few female performers grab microphones
and run off stage and to the men's room door.
Inside I'm panicking and trying to wash my hands as fast as possible
while other guys in the bathroom are looking at me with the kind of look that
says "Thank God it's not me, dude."
I open the bathroom door and this girl performer grabs me
and pulls me thru the theatre and up on stage - spotlight on us the whole time.
Mortifying - yes, but also I could see our Lykki partners whooping it up and
laughing at the whole ordeal.
The ensuing antics in stage were caught by one of our
partners in the front row.
It was great to show a little self deprecating humor and
my snowflake dance earned me a shooter. So all was good!
Cheers
Calvin
