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Published May 07, 2008 07:41 pm - Nothing says happy birthday like a dinner of sheep testicles and rattlesnake, but that is what I found myself eating at my husband’s 28th birthday dinner as we laughed our way through six courses of interesting eats and a really great show. ‘Wildest West’ fun play, unusual grub A REVIEW By MARGIE TRAX PAGE - Staff Writer - mtrax@starbeacon.com Star Beacon GENEVA-ON-THE-LAKE — Nothing says happy birthday like a dinner of sheep testicles and rattlesnake, but that is what I found myself eating at my husband’s 28th birthday dinner as we laughed our way through six courses of interesting eats and a really great show.
The Wildest West Show at the Oak Room at Geneva-on-the-Lake featured a sparkling cast of unforgettable characters and a truly unforgettable menu. This bit of dinner theater with a shoot-’em up twist opens with Penelope Perfect, a little lady who ventures to the little town of Big Gulp to meet the father she never knew. But the recent death of old man Perfect leaves Penelope easy prey to the villainous Fargo Wells and his dastardly plans to steal the Perfect farm for his new railroad. But there is a new sheriff in town. Sheriff Chase Courtwright and his trusty Indian sidekick Tanveer will try to save the day for Penelope in this back-to-the-saloon story. The first course on the “Grub List” was bean dip and salsa with fresh tortilla chips during happy hour. I ordered a rum and Coke that kicked like the chuckwagon mule. Someone else in the audience ordered a tall glass of water, to which the barmaid yelled “Hey girls, do we serve water in this here saloon?” “Heeelllll NO!” they yelled back. Now the dinner theatre opens with Fargo Wells played by Rollin Michael, who looked very much like Johnny Cash in his black cowboy getup. Maureen Tanner took the stage as the sultry songstress Lacey Lamour and Heather Johnson and Sarah Cantrell play the boot-scooting barmaids April and May Calendar. The girls did a great rendition of the Dixie Chick’s song “Sin Wagon,” complete with a lot of jumping up and down on the Oak Room bar. The girls served up plates of Mesa Maracas. With that one potent rum and Coke in me, I squinted at the menu in the darkly-lit Oak Room. Mesa Maracas, hummn? The only description on the menu was Rocky Mountain oysters. Still, in the dark the heavily breaded appetizer looked like fried liver. I turned to the lady next to me and asked the inevitable question. “They say they are steer testicles, but I think they are really sheep testicles,” she said. Oh. Now my husband was grinning from ear to ear. “Go ahead,” he said. “Make my birthday: Eat it!” I closed my eyes and took one little bite. The chewy texture of the meat wasn’t much different than liver or veal, but I knew what I was eating and the lady next to me knew what I was eating. No matter how you bread them, balls are balls. My husband ate all of his and all of mine. He has a sophisticated palate. “I don’t know what the big deal is,” he said. 
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