Andy Interrupted
October 19 @ 7:00 pm
| $25Do you know the story of Andy the Goose? Get it direct from the granddaughter of the fella who fashioned those famous goose shoes!
The absurd details of a local true family story you didn’t know you needed to hear.
After Grandpa Gene, an eccentric inventor, crossed paths with a footless grey goose, he modified a pair of size 0 baby shoes and fitted the bird. This quirky act of kindness led to a confident goose strut, 1980s pre-viral fame and … murder! Join humorist Jessica Korgie as she shares the absurd details of a true family story you didn’t know you needed to hear. Andy Interrupted, the Andy the Goose story.
Join us for this event, scheduled on the 33rd anniversary of Andy’s death. (Yes, we’re leaning in to the Halloween-y creepiness of that.)
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This is a 21+ Event. IDs are required.
Cash bar is available.
Our concession stand will be open!
$25 Comedy Show Tickets on SALE NOW!
Saturday, October 19, Hastings Museum has an event with comedy, fame, history, mystery, and MURDER! … And a footless goose!
Do you know the real story of Andy the Goose? Get it direct from the granddaughter of the fella who fashioned those famous goose shoes! She’ll tell the story through first-hand stories of her grandpa, video clips, and more visual aids on the Museum’s super screen. We couldn’t be more pleased to welcome humorist Jessica Korgie, back to Hastings for a rollicking night of local history. Join us for a 21+ night of comedy at the Hastings Museum. Tickets on sale now, $25 +tax. Call (402) 461-2399 or purchase online at HastingsMuseum.org. Cash bar will be available.
New to this nugget of local history? Here’s the quick version:
Part 1: In 1987 a goose was hatched in Harvard, Nebraska, with legs but no feet. When an eccentric inventor living in Hastings, spotted the goose while visiting his sister, he was moved with compassion. He adopted the goose and fitted him with size 0 baby shoes that dramatically improved his quality of life.
Part 2: This quirky act of kindness got nationwide attention. It landed Andy the Goose and his owner Gene Fleming on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson; on the pages of PEOPLE magazine; and a deal with NIKE for a lifetime supply of size O shoes (Andy wore them out pretty frequently).
Part 3, the tragic ending: Andy disappeared on October 19, 1991, and was found dead and dismembered the next day in a local park. The community raised $10,00 as a reward to help apprehend the killer. The murder remains a mystery.
The stage show, which is not family-friendly, will talk about Korgie’s life before Andy, the rise to fame, “a murder most fowl,” and what happened after that. This show has previous been staged at the Benson Theatre in Omaha. This event is co-sponsored by KHAS radio.
More about the Speaker: Jessica Korgie was a teenager in fall 1988 when her grandfather, the late Gene Fleming, first was given the footless goose. Two generations of her family lived together in an old building on the grounds of the former U.S. Naval Ammunition Depot where her grandfather, an inventor, always kept life interesting. Korgie is a humorist and active in theatre. She tells stories about her quirky not-so-mundane life. Korgie is also a storyteller and interpreter for the National Park Service.