| Lucky Star Lounge Breaking New Flash Report Special Story by Jaime Beam Protector of the Squirrels |
| Many times a day I see lying flat as a cow chip in a busy feedlot, a squirrel decorating the asphalt. No real thought is given to the sudden end of this flinching tree climbing rodent. Some of us simply steer our buggies or carriages around the smashed display and others take great joy in continue the puree of fur and squirrel organs. There is a different story inside the Lucky Star Lounge. She has spiked red hair (her real color). She has a pleasant smile and loves to hug all people regardless of personal hygiene. Let's break this story down. In 1991, the spiked hair hugger rescues a infant squirrel destined to become cat food while living in Cranston, Rhode Island. |
| The young critter thrived spending most of his time in her shirt pocket. He was given the name Sammy. Named after famed Rat Pack member Sammy Davis Jr.. This cuddly bunch of hair rolled into a ball warming up in her pocket. Sadly for Sammy, the dream existence had to come to an end. The growing Sammy was taken to the Providence Roger Williams Zoo Squirrel Rescue Team. |
| Enter last week. Trapped in the breezeway entry to the Lucky Star Lounge was an adult squirrel literally pounding his head on the wall. A paniced customer looked up our spiked red hair beauty who was casually completing a crossword puzzle competition against make believe Day Manager Dewey Vaughn. As she confidently moved to the breezeway the customer backed away afraid of the crazed squirrel. There was no assurance that this manic tick haven would not attack out of fear. Quickly sizing up the situation with the LSL front door propped open and guidance from a newspaper the frightened parasitic transportation device ran through the door and down Main Street Front Royal. Once again in her life, Shawn Ann Patterson stepped forward when others would not to save a squirrel from injury or worse. A coincidence or is Shawn destined to save squirrels? Her calling in life may be to reach out to this nervous flea scratching mammal. To save a squirrel sends a unique message to the rest of us. Unfortunately I have yet to un-scramble that message. |
| Local squirrel lover and LSL co-owner Shawn Ann Patterson |
| Baby Sammy |
| Sammy nows travels the world performing Sammy Davis Jr. tunes for thousands of squirrel fans. |