The Smallest World

A client with whom I occasionally chit-chat emailed me a YouTube link to check out a video for a Hillary Clinton impersonator. Not one to trust others' assessments of what constitutes "awesome" or worth rushing to "check this out," I hesitated for a moment, but then decided to click the link, figuring there was some possibility my client would ask something specific about the video. I'm just not a good liar, and I really try to avoid making myself be one in the first place.

So I went. And really, the impersonation was great. So great, in fact, that I clicked to see more about the performer. On her YouTube landing page, I noticed her name is Rosemary Watson.

"This can't be the Rosemary Watson I knew in high school, can it?" I wondered. Clicking through her various videos and visiting her personal web site, I could see that she looked just like the Rosemary Watson I remember.

It is, in fact, that Rosemary. I emailed her, and she responded within a couple of hours. She had to grab a yearbook to remember me, but says she remembered me after seeing my photo. We were in drama together, both performing in Agatha Christie's "The Hollow." I remember Rosemary being hugely talented, even back then.

It's really nice to see someone from high school doing something she obviously loves, and doing it superbly. She's recently started doing Cindy McCain, and, as with Hillary, she's got the voice down perfect. And even if impersonations are not your thing, Rosemary's a serious performer, too. 

We chatted a bit by email, caught each other up on our lives, and who knows -- I may be able to use her for voiceovers, since she has a home studio. We shall see. Whatever the case may be, it was certainly a nice surprise to stumble into a familiar face from my very distant past!