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I pulled over in the line of cars waiting for the fficers to check their drivers licenses. I got my own rivers license out of my purse and pulled up to the fficer...knees knocking...hands trembling. Along ide of him I stopped and handed out my license. lashlight scanned it, and he did a double-take, look- ng first at the license and then at me several times. Then he said, "Lady, this is a man's name on here... May I have YOUR license please?"

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I swallowed big and said, "You might as well have t straight, officer. I'm a man. and that's my drivers icense". Before he could say anything in reply, I said 'You see, officer, I'm a professional impersonator. 've just come from giving a performance for a private party in Weatherford (a nearby town)... and they didn't provide a dressing room for me to change in. I went to the party and am returning home in costume". And, again, before he could utter a word, I continued, "Here Is my identification card, and as you'll see, I'm a member of the A. G. V. A That's my union card".

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The card I gave him was like the one attached.

I had my real name filled in on it, which compared with the name on my drivers license. I had it mounted in a plastic holder. Looked real official.

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He said, "Well I'll be darned. I thought you were a woman. Get out of the car and let me see you". He had me walk around in front of my station wagon in the light of my headlamps and model for him...seemed completely amazed.

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When he asked me where I had performed, I told him I didn't even know the name of the ranch where the party was, that I'd followed instructions and a map to get there. that it was about six miles outside of Weatherford on a farm road the number of which I'd already forgotten. I bluffed my way along further by specifying that it was a stag. affair made up of what I thought was some sort of convention group of cattle raisers. really didn't care much who it was as long as they paid me the $50 for the performance (I produced $50 in cash I knew I had in my bill fold inside my purse).

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