On The Road

we had been on the road for while.
We--the First Chamber Dance Company--had been performing under less than ideal circumstances, doing community services in schools and auditoriums and the morale was low.
Chuck took the--for him--unprecedented step of giving the company a speech where he explained that these people, these local people and their organizations were the ones who helped pay the payroll for another week. So be nice to them. Please.
And left the "dressing room" which in reality was just another school room with small and uncomfortable table and chairs and not much else.
There was a deafening silence till we heard a timid tap on the door which when opened revealed a perfectly nice couple, peering into the room.
And Sara took a deep breath, batted her inch-long false eyelashes, looked into some secret place of hers and then, smiling brilliantly at the perfectly nice couple said:
Hello! I am Sara De Luis.....and with a sweeping gesture to the rest of the room said
and we are The First Camber Dance Company...
The perfectly nice couple looked stunned, but the male cleared his throat and said
Hello! We are the Finkels.
The Finkels from the flower shop ?
Chuck never gave that speech again