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It would also give Waterloo a I was eight-years-old and she was 32 Her name was Cindy. Her basic self»semng argument needed anywhere near as much as piece of art that is much more rep~ but I knew her as Shirley is that the square is here now so it is the parking spots There are already resentative ofthe spirit and vitality Iaveme & Shirley was one of my favourite TV sitcoms when useless to fight against it anymore. over a dozen arenas mthin a 10 of the community than that piece of - - . , . l 1a t't d v 0 . d . fth l alth tl . . th I was a kid. and I can still see myself leaping to my feet in us] vftfzgelifaghenwzilld feel the minute "his; ‘ekssquatrfi. p 95 rusty meflrh at presen ySiltsmd e anticipation at the start of each episode. as Laverne and . . numerous "n m e Winter. comer o e empty concre e pa ' Shirley would skip down the street. arm in arm. reciting the same if she had a busmess down on This gives all those who want to . . - . e K‘ . . Yiddish~American hopscotch chant. l, 2. 3. 4. S. 6, 7, 8. ing Street that has seen a drastic skate ample opportunity to do so. Brian Skin: ‘ - I” declin . t b th Th arki l I d a] 3k W loo Schlemiel, Schlimazel. Hasenpfeffer Incorporated. "in't 5:13;“? Stuffs 828““ ey {SIP mngbgérzou bl sot :care _ . ,‘ ater And while I loved the character of Laveme DeFazio (Penny L‘ 'Ih p a e do??? il :1] e th te I)"; ""2" A1525” 3-3 ' ‘ ; 2; Marshall). with her self confidence and an embroidered letter n ‘i’TaYE‘; an than “Hinge?” low if!” ‘0 getfthose c eap if; if? I. 3 ,g "‘ _ “L” on all her tops, it was Shirley Feeney. played by Cindy cyst 1? enredgll ebPefiP e 0d“ p agicc airs 0;: o t. ere. . 7‘ ‘ :5 7 Williams. who stole my heart. There was just something so as eyilgflo d ‘ I o lee 109:1?" al r per aps . ey my. canfget aral ‘; Z _ ~ 1 ' ,. adorable about Shirley. wearing a handkerchief around her p . ea 0 eave us m a re .“F‘S‘ to paint a series 0 mu 5 ‘4 f’ ‘ I " " ’ ‘ . neck and holding tight her beloved stuffed plush black cat lasting legacy to their lunacy. depicting the history of Waterloo 1 . . : A , . x ' named Boo Boo Kitty. Perhaps they might want to Its- from itsfirst founding to the present :5; - ‘ . . ~. . That’s why I jumped at the opportunity this past week to ten now and do what they can to and projecting into the future. . - ~ . . - h . speak With Cindy Williams over the elp the busmesses that have been Use the panels of that rusty bell .. , » ' .-. , e - - . - 7 phone for a story that runs in todays . , I r r so badly effected. Here are some to fasten them to and then cover ~: - - ' ' . ~ \ l i l t \r l I. a l . . . . , . _ _ - .. Arts Focus section of this newspaper. . suggestions that can still be unple- them mth plenglass to protect from . . * ‘r . s ~ ~ i. t . . e - We spoke at length about her lead role r j r l \ merited. the elements and vandals. é ' in Drayton Entertainment‘s backstage ‘ Invest in a few cans of yellow This would more truly represent fl ~ « 1 1 . aint la outa 'dof I' w! I100 I th s talth' ‘ - . f . comedyMoon Over Buffalo. opening p ’ y gn p 3 ae eru tyme ing ‘ ‘ " “ ' ‘ ‘ tomorrow night at the St. Jacobs Country Playhouse. Williams not only ‘ answered my questions generously. * a u- ' h 0 ° but also seemed genuinely interested ' g to catc up to my 11 en s mmypeepeeuveeonmemmenor ~ the American sitcom. I was overjoyed One day down the road. I will bea rippling model of run. never quite able to mtch up to the happy waving as she shared her own insight. Adonis people in front of me. I'd also do some yoga and “The joke was always on ourselves ‘ This is what I keep telling myselfdun'ng the days pilates. and generally spend aboutan houraday â€" not on someone else, said of the week that I take myself off to the gym. with my little friends Williams of Laveme &_Shirley’s char- MARSHALL [have not hadamembership forafewyearsbut It allowed meto clean up myselfa bit. even ifit acters. who worked in a Milwau- WARD back last fall I decided perhaps it was time to carve a meant my wife would look at me with complete kee brewery and shared a basement few more pounds of flesh of the deli- amazement that lwas even partially apartment. “Unless we said something bad about Lenny and ciousness that is me. ) ' amused by chasing people around on a Souiggy. and then we'd repent. We‘d say ‘You know. we should- This after some vacation pictures from I l l l l l l . TVscreen. . nt have said that about them â€"â€" they re not really like that. and Mexico showed some people in the back- I“ H I R kl . fizentumilluy ldreaclhed ahpoint where I thedn triteyd but? tfl‘ilro'ulgh tilie door andl‘be e):.a‘ttzltly(l;i(l)t(e"thalt1 â€" [pound eyeing me suspicrously. armed cou nt. y 0a at at Iome anyâ€" ‘ an ‘ t at was t e n. eop e trying to e a i e y. t en l With what I believe were harpoons Then. s: . more. Dianawas getting tired of finding falling just a little short. and thats always much more fun to as I sunned myself on the beach. do - . a me stretching on the stairs or doing watch than cynical people.” ' . gooders were always trying to drag me é} } pushups in the bathroom. So. I decrded I told Mfliams that much of the comedy I seeâ€"on televismn back out to sea. That was when I stopped ‘ "‘ t it was time to pin a gym. today is of a more cynical nature. She concurred. Shows in the wearing my black and white bathing suit. I d? g, Gyms are. for most people. rather ' ‘ '705 like Happy Days and Iaveme & Shirley were upbeat. What more of a hint does one need? ‘ daunting places There are all those "There were censors in those days that wouldn't allow you The reason for my recent weight gain ‘ ‘ machines that look quite complex and to.do or say certain things. so we had to get around it in cre- was fairly simple. I had become essential- ‘ mysterious. ative ways and I believed. and so did Penny. that it became ly motionless. the only exercise coming ‘ :' g I am. in many ways a typiml male. funnier." when Idecided to go to the fridge. “5:5,. In my pteviousym experience. I mud- Williams then broke into her Shirley Feeney role for 3 Also. with all our children out of the dled through unwilling to ask for help. moment. to my delight. saying under her breath, “You know house. my wife was still cooking for five BRIAN This time (and this is solid evidence what we're talking about." and I was doingthe best I could to eat for BOURKE that lam achanged man) I sought out "In one episode we had a clothesline running in our living four. This never turns out well. some professional help from a trainer. room and Penny and I were hanging our slips and the censors shockingly. [discovered that generally This hasmadeaworld ofdifference. said. 'You can't do that.’ And Penny and I said. ‘What â€" we if one eats less and exercises more much of the I am now in significant pain on the days between my can't hang up our slips?’ That's how far we've come.” weight will come off. Between December and June. I workouts. Thank goodness I have a thoughtful wife Though I was too shy to tell Mlliams about my childhood managed to drop 30 pounds. who takes a great deal of pleasure in poking the mus- cmsh on Shirley Feeney. I implied that her character likely cap- This came from a combinationof simply eating a cles that hurt the most and in making me move tured the hearts of more than a few young boys lot less and an addiction to Mi Fit. quickly. "I think that's wonderful," Wllliams said. I know. some physical fitness people poo poo the But she will be sorry. When I am completely tmns- She giggled at the thought that any boy could have a crush idea of a video game having any impact on some- formed I Will be able to chase down those Wii people. on a character so wholesome and blue~collarz “Shirley. fully one's health. but since I was moving at something And I will still be the kind of man the vast majority clothed from head-to«toe in '505 garbs. a beer smock on and a less than the pace of your average giacier. getting up of women will be able to ignore. handkerchief around her neck” to do anything was a bonus. m Yes. that was my first crush described to a T. Once I got past the tiny animated characters nag- Brian Bourke. a member of the 106.3 KOOL FM ging me when I didn't show up on a daily basis, morning mew. can be reached by email at Marshall Ward is a visual artist and independent filmmaker everything went just fine. I would take a six-minute bbourke?kwlfm.mm. Email is welcome at marshalLuxmthotmaime