I haven't even heard all the songs yet. Earlier in the week, after a day of skiing at Arapahoe Basin, while having a glass of wine at Grumpy's bar, Joanie Regester had said she was uneasy, too. But if the players did have everything worked out in time, it would be a first. But locals like to attend on that night, to enjoy their neighbors' gaffes on stage. Every year, songs fail.
Actors forget their lines.
The audience hoots. It can be a real, funny mess. But regardless, when you're the one going on stage, you don't want to look like an idiot. So Harry Heilman, who had spent the day driving a bus at the Berthoud Pass ski resort, worked through his part as Wheeler Wright, the retired wheelwright who doesn't want to be retired. He'd just been given the words and music for his big solo.