Part XIX: Ten Long Years
It had been ten long, wonderful years. Years filled with love and laughter and tears and weddings and births and family and, of course, filled with entertainment. After the much-celebrated, much-publicized Muppet reunion, the gang had gone almost immediately to work.
They did theater. They had bought another, somewhat run-down theater and fixed it up. The new theater was consistently sold out of tickets.
They did television. For a while they hosted a late-night comedy show, then later they got a prime-time variety show. Eventually both were cancelled, but that just meant more time to put on quality shows at the theater.
They made movies. Everyone agreed that there was just too many bad feelings associated with the old unfinished movie, so they made another movie, from a totally new script. The film was a roaring success, and so was the movie they made after that.
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Ivan Ivanovich sat with his feet propped up on his desk, in his large editor's office at the magazine. He'd just finished reading an article on the ten year anniversary of the Muppets' reunion, and his writer was sitting nervously in the chair in front of him.
"Well, Chief, what do you think?"
"This is good writing, Patti," said Ivan, handing the article back to her. "I've made a few notes, take a look. But overall, you did a great job."
Patti smiled a little. "Thanks, Chief."
"Now go make those revisions," said Ivan, picking up another article to review and edit.
"Will do." Patti, still smiling, headed towards the door. Then she paused. "Mr. Ivanovich? There's something I've always wondered."
Ivan looked up from the papers in his hand. "Yes?"
"How did you get that scoop back then, Chief? How did you know before anyone else that the Muppets were getting back together?"
Ivan looked at her with a mischievous grin. "A little birdie told me," he explained, adding silently, Thank you, Gonzo.