Barb's Burblings

The thought of "creepy-crawling" still freaks me out

So apparently reading Helter Skelter messed with me more than I thought. It's been almost 2 years, but the story of the Manson family still freaks me out.

I saw Assassins last night, done by a local community theater. They did quite a good job; I was impressed. It'll be interesting to compare it to the production I see in June, done by a professional company. Anyway, one of the characters is Squeaky Fromme, a would-be assassin of Gerald Ford and a member of the Manson family. And I don't know whether it was the character alone or how the actress played her, but she totally freaked me out. It was probably a combination of the character and the actress. Anyway, creepy.

But a good show! It's the latest in a line of shows that I listen to nonstop (following the footsteps of Phantom of the Opera, Les Miserables, and Ragtime).