Doctor's office goes green

My orthopedic surgeon (North Penn Orthopaedic Associates) moved to new digs this week — from an older building in Lansdale to a brand new office building in Chalfont — and one of the first things I wanted to know from him on my most recent visit was whether or not he had any say in decorating the place.
You see, his name is Dr. Thomas Greene and his new office is decked out in . . . all green. From the carpets to the floor tiles, from the office furniture to the smocks worn by the office workers, everything is green, and a good bit of it is lime green.
I knew the 1970s would eventually come back around, which means my lime green leisure suit is back in style. (Or maybe not.)
“Why do you ask, because everything is green?” said a laughing Dr. Greene when I inquired. “No, I didn’t have anything to do with it.”
I thought for sure he might have had something to do with it. Even if he didn’t, I think he should have a little fun with it and say he did.
That’s not to suggest that the décor is unattractive. It’s just a lot of green in one place. And the furniture is so new that it needs to be broken in a little bit. I offered to bounce up and down on some of the chairs while I waited, but I got right in to see the doctor and didn’t have much of a chance to contribute.
Apparently my knee, on which I had surgery about six months ago, is coming along fine, which means I shouldn’t have to see much more of Dr. Greene’s green office as I continue to heal properly.
But it’s good to know that if I have some specific colors in mind for home decorating needs, I can call Dr. Greene’s designers — Interiors By Kermit The Frog.

Laughing and singing for a cure

Bill Apter is one my favorite people in the world. I grew up reading his articles in professional wrestling magazines as a kid back in the 1970s while hanging around my central Illinois town’s news stand. I never knew then that I’d meet him some day, which I did when I moved to this area in 2003.
I love characters, and Bill is a character. If you’re a fan of professional “rasslin,” you may remember Bill’s onscreen persona, that of befuddled interviewer and announcer. The one question I always wished he would have asked the wrestlers: Why is it that you’re yelling and spitting into the television camera? I guess maybe that fit right in with the befuddled character he played.
So the entertainment value should be high when Bill, a Dresher resident, emcees a night of singing and comedy to find a cure for breast cancer at 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 26, at Poco’s in Doylestown.
Comedians Chris Rich and Chris Morris will be making guest appearances. And Bill will be yukking it up and doing a little singing himself.
Tickets are $15 and all proceeds from the evening will be donated to The Susan G. Komen Foundation. For tickets and more information, contact Joe Bainbridge at
610-564-9598 or Debbie Knight at 215-512-0992 or you can purchase tickets in advance at Poco's, 625 North Main St., by calling 215-348-3424.

Big nyuks on the big screen

There’s really nothing quite like seeing The Three Stooges as they were originally meant to be seen: on the big screen.
Thanks to the Ambler Theater and Gary Lassin, president of The Three Stooges Fan Club and curator of the fabulous Stoogeum museum in Spring House, that’s been an annual opportunity for local fans over the past several years.

The theater and Lassin hosted the seventh annual Stoogefest with the program titled, “Classic Shorts on the Big Screen,” Wednesday evening in Ambler.
As usual, the place was packed with knuckleheads, knuckleheadettes and little knuckleheads, all nyuk-nyuk-nyukking it up at the antics of the Stooges on the big screen.
I’ve been to this event in the past, and the most enjoyable part for me is viewing the Stooges with an audience. I grew up watching the boys on television and the only audience in our house was my brother and I. While it’s highly entertaining to watch my brother — and man of few words and guarded emotions — chortle at the Stooges, it’s even more entertaining to have the real-life laugh track courtesy of a theater full of people to heighten the Stooges experience.
This year’s event included an appearance by Moe impersonator Jay Novelli and Curly impersonator Jay Montagna, always entertaining in their interpretations of the comedy legends.
I couldn’t stay for the whole program this year, but I really appreciate and enjoy having access to all the Stooges history right here in our own back yard.