It’s Not About Me

By Patrick Perna

Working with my wife is similar to being Lucy and Ricky Ricardo, but in reverse. I’m always asking, “Can I be in the show?” and my wife says, “No, it’s not about you, you, you.” Then, two weeks before the show, she says, “You will be a tap dancing sailor à la Gene Kelly.” One year I tap danced on a top of a limousine that had 14 Vegas showgirls in it. The next year she asked me to emcee the Oscars and be James Cagney. The following year I must have made her mad because she made me wear a red unitard and be Sebastian from The Little Mermaid. (I did it for the kids.) I have been Captain Kirk, Wayne Newton, Bob Eubanks from The Dating Game, and numerous other dancing and non-dancing roles. Now, after 17 years of this, our [students’] parents anxiously anticipate what I will do in the next show. I must admit that ticket sales are up and people think that when I lip sync I have a really good voice. So, this year as usual I asked my wife, “What am I gonna be in the show this year?” And she responded, “I’ll let you know later, because it’s not about you, you, you!”

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