As an eighth grader, I was introduced to Bobbie Jean Sitowski, a junior in high school . She was the daughter of one of Dr. Joe’s patients, Dominick Sitowski. Dr. Joe had shared that I had always been very theatrical. I had a lead role in the eighth grade play, and Bobbie gave me my first exposure to the word thespian.
She said, “You would be so great in thespians!”
O, Rilly? I had no idea. She pulled out a yearbook and proceeded to go through it page by page and picture by picture, overwhelming me with the possibilities and pitfalls and overall DRAMA of my future high school career. [Which was awesome, btw. I earned a varsity letter as a thespian, competed at state conferences and performed mainstage at the International Thespian Festival in Muncie, Indiana.]
Bobbie graduated in 1984 and went on to Beauty College. I graduated in 1987. It’s been 25 years since I’ve seen her.
Thanks to FACEBOOK we reconnected, and I just got to present her with a pie-in-the-face. I also pied Allie, her 16 year old daughter. Bobbie was probably 16 when I met her. They live in Grants Pass, Oregon, but they’d been on a mother-daughter Twilight-inspired road trip pilgrimage to Forks, and I convinced them to have a brief stop-over for Jusby’s speciality.
Actually, their only concern was that they didn’t want to get their hair messed up. They could re-do their make-up, but the hair was a trickier deal, and they had other friends to meet later. Hence, the red bandanna on both.
I chose to host the pie-ing at Peter G. Schmidt, our neighborhood elementary school, since I didn’t yet have any playgrounds pieing pics, but I had plenty shots of my own backyard. Some time I will get the Abandoned Brewery or Tumwater Falls in the shot… or the capital dome. I think that kind of thing is important, especially for the out-of-towners. I also hauled a kitchen stool over to the playground, to give it more of the “getting a facial at the beauty parlor” vibe.
I could incorporate the swings next time. Oooo…
Bobbie had also spent four years as a clown, working with Jolly Molly, but she’d never been pied before.
Allie signing.
Allie, seated and ready.
Allie REALLY ready!
And PIED!
Jusby,
We so enjoyed our time with you. Loved meeting your beautiful family. Thank you for the sweet comments and wonderful memories. Let’s not make it 25 years between visits! Big Hugs! Bobbie Jeanne
can you pie me in the face and whichone do you prefer in your face shaving cream or wiped cream
I used whipped cream, of course, despite what the other clowns say. The customer prefers something they can eat. If I can’t pie you personally. I will arrange it for you.