Wednesday, June 13, 2007

Entertainment Calendar: Mr. Safety to Strut Stuff

Mr. Safety, who coined the phrase "If it ain't broke, it will be," presents his one-act play, "The Catastrophic Kitchen," next Wednesday at Riverdam Elementary School.

The show will be held in Crane Auditorium at 1:00 p.m. Following the performance, warm milk and no-bake soft cookies will be served.

Perhaps best known for his dramatic 1995 skit "The Menacing Lawnmower," which won a national Safebody award, Mr. Safety (Richard Templeton) has led a rather obscure existence, one that many say has bordered on reclusive.

Mr. Templeton has requested that there be no flash photography, and that applause and laughter be held until the curtain closes.


CLAYVILLE COMMENTS...

Mr. Safety knows where every fire hydrant in Clayville is, better than any dog. He told me on our first date 40 years ago. He was meticulous about condom usage, even back in the sexual heyday of the 60's. Mr. Safety would never say, "accidents will happen" but always "accidents CAN'T happen." But I digress.

He's a fascinating, talented man. He's reclusive because he's a germaphobe. He smells like Dial soap. Poor guy – giant lifelike germs haunt his dreams.

At the play, I might be in the back row wearing a wig and thick glasses and dabbing my misty eyes with an embroidered handkerchief. But I might not.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Mr. Safety knows where every fire hydrant in Clayville is, better than any dog. He told me on our first date 40 years ago. He was meticulous about condom usage, even back in the sexual heyday of the 60's. Mr. Safety would never say, "accidents will happen" but always "accidents CAN'T happen." But I digress.

He's a fascinating, talented man. He's reclusive because he's a germaphobe. He smells like Dial soap. Poor guy – giant lifelike germs haunt his dreams.

At the play, I might be in the back row wearing a wig and thick glasses and dabbing my misty eyes with an embroidered handkerchief. But I might not.