A star is born

You oughta know that our own Nicholas Watson, a/k/a Mr. Friends, is appearing in Broom Street Theater's current production, Morality Play. He is, it turns out, a terrific actor. I can't say I'm surprised. The title of this blog entry is not quite accurate: after the show last night he told me he has been acting for about three years.

For those of you not in the know, Nicholas is maitre d' of my favorite breakfast spot, the Original Pancake House in Monona, Wisc. A small group of us call him Mr. Friends because once Ereck and I showed up for brunch after our chums had already left, and Nicholas said, "You missed your friends." I misheard this as "Mr. Friends," which I thought was a greeting. The moniker stuck.