Even though I live in Kansas, lots of folks in Missouri love me. That's because folks in Missouri value fine cookin' and know a right smart about quality kissin.' So when my dear friend, Dan Hadley, invited me to Lone Jack, Woodrow and I loaded up the cast-iron skillet and headed out. It was Woodrow's idee to make French toast with bacon inside it or "Dixie Lee's Pig in a French Blanket."

This soldier boy, portrayed by Greg Higginbotham, who also portrays Frank James, "volunteered" to fry up the bacon since he has extensive experience with sow belly. At one point, he needed reinforcements, so John Mackie stepped up to the plate. Cole Younger (portrayed by Dave Bears) was our waitress, er, waiter, and made sure everyone in the audience sampled this tasty treat.

Dixie Lee will return to Lone Jack, thanks to Alinda, the boss, for the 150th anniversary where Frank James and Cole Younger will be her able assistants.

Doesn't Greg look nice in that see-through apron?