She stands up on
table #31 right in the middle of the dining room and says “Hi,
I’m Willie May. See that no account
fella sitting over there with the beady eyes who looks kinda shifty? Well his name is BawwwB Taayar and he owns this
joint. Well, folks I wanna sing him a
little song. Ya’ll clap your hands
and join me.”
Then she starts
singing “You dirty ol’ egg-suckin’ dawg.” The whole dining room is watching and clapping. Every other employee has scattered to the
kitchen, the club, anywhere but the dining room. Dr
Feelgood, Service Director for the night, is hiding up on the podium. Vance and Bob Carlson are sitting at the table
7 with Bob and boy do they look sick. Bob
has the most painful fake smile I’ve ever seen.
Willie May finishes
and the customers all think it is hilarious and are clapping wildly. Mitch is behind the podium muttering to
himself, some of the employees are in the bathroom snickering, Jack
hastily calls for a “Bus Stop in 1.” The whole place is in
a dither. Bob makes a hasty retreat 5
minutes later accompanied by the front house manager who is heard
reassuring him, “Yes, it’s her last night, Bob.”
It was
classic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WE all had a
great laugh about that one. And we will
never forget Willy May, whose real name was Patty
Abbott. - Susie (Hazelton) Kitchen