Shift indicator broken off and shifter stuck

[doodah man]

Funny story. I took the truck to a hand carwash (first mistake, but its a PITA to find a DIY carwash around here). Anyway, long story short, the guy wiping out the inside of my windshield broke the shift indicator off. The carwash offered to pay for the replacement so I headed home. When I got there I tried to put the truck from drive to park, but no dice. The little plastic piece is jammed in there somewhere. I found this thread:

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=378440&page=2

But I'm wondering if there is an easier way to get at this than taking the whole damn thing apart.

Truck's nice and shiny though.

Thanks in advance.