The Cache Valley Drifters met Michael 50 years ago when we both performed at a “Glittering Evening Of Cabaret” on Carrillo Street in Santa Barbara. It was a pop-up cabaret show produced by a local fellow. The Drifters were a musical component while Michael was an amazing mime. We made fast friends and occasionally, in the vapors of the cool vibe that lived in Santa Barbara back in the day, we’d see Michael performing around town.
Fast-forward a few years later. One day the guys and I are in Fancy Music on State Street, hanging out, which was our habit every day. All of a sudden we see Michael literally prancing up the street with another fellow painting windows with blue, yellow, and pink stripes.
We buttonholed him at the doorway, and somebody asked, “Michael, what’s going on here?”