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bit THE PORTRAIT At Muth's Write away Head of the library Farm Machinery Show app THIS MONTH IN and other junk PRESS RELEASES 21Q's 21 questions JUST SAYIN' A bit DEEPER the — Anne Marshall Poplar Hill Court In J-town The lady helping the man Mormon tix on sale! BLOODLINE BUILDING Theater Star betting window Margie Richmond Eighty-three-year-old Margie Richmond is perched on her black folding chair in Village 8's lobby. The ticket taker just grabbed me a bag of complimentary popcorn. And she's telling stories, tales far more engaging than any of the eight movies playing behind closed doors. A wrestler once sold her a leopard cub. On frst meeting, the wildcat cupped her cheeks with its paws and licked her. She named it Bruiser and potty-trained it. Then came Monique — a chimp — and her organ-grinder monkeys, one of whom once locked Richmond's daughter in a cage. She laughs remembering that. Richmond points a red polished nail to a red Chevy wagon outside. A clear plastic bag full of old theater popcorn peeks out the back window. Every day she feeds hundreds of geese and ducks in a park near the St. Matthews theater. They fock to her wagon the moment it's parked. While Richmond's been in Louisville about 50 years, the Steubenville, Ohio, native resided a few blocks from the beach in Los Angeles in her 20s. She modeled fur coats in an auction house out there. Studied drama, too. After two marriages, three kids and several years spent working as an aide for disabled children, she arrived at Village 8 a dozen years ago and has ripped tickets ever since. On this day, she wears homemade Mickey and Minnie Mouse earrings, a gem-encrusted cross around her neck and a glittery silver and black bow on top of her head. She's as sparkly as a Christmas present. Kids often hug her and call her "granny." It's her favorite job perk. "It makes my life worthwhile," she says, a few tears in her ocean-blue eyes. z Photo by Chris Witzke WELOVE cross ROADS Photo by Chris Witzke And More! 2.14 LOUISVILLE MAGAZINE 13