Steve Smith is best known as the man who portrayed Red Green, president of Possum Lodge, on the popular PBS mainstay, the Red Green Show. The broad satire of how-to programs and fishing shows made ample use of slapstick, and has been a mainstay of my viewing habits since high school. Smith is bringing his “Wit and Wisdom of Red Green” one-man show to Kansas City’s Uptown Theater on July 31, and to Topeka on September 12. He took time out of his busy schedule to speak to us about the history of the character and his future plans.
Rock Star Journalist interviews Steve Smith
Loved your plan to keep your wife happy with the things she makes. My ex husband always said anything I made was ‘the stupidest thing you’ve ever done…..I can’t believe you wasted time on that!’ he’d say. [note that he is my EX husband….he should have been listening to you !!] I finally decided to tell people that I must be pretty good at something….every week I outdid myself because once again what I did was the stupidest thing.
Once he said to me ” you’re really not much good for anything, are you ?” so I said, ‘merely decorative!’
I love you Red Green!! and I met you once, though I’m sure I didn’t make as big an impression on you as you did on me! I was sooo excited that day, to see you and have my picture taken with you !
You have a great show, and a great attitude.
cynthia
Red…
Thank you for the wisdom you impart, particularly for “guys my age”…truly helps.
I have played the Uptown Theater in KC. a few times with Commander Cody, and I wish I could be there again. Please, tell them hillbillys to wise up, get out of the house, and consider things other than NASCAR. And television and carpeting. They’re good people, but rule #1 is pay attention…that’s what keeps you from getting run over by the bus…and my relatives in the midwest are confused about rule #1…it’s a sad story. But thanks, again…Don