Saturday, August 11th, 2007
WI State Fair 2007, Day 10
It was a little cooler yesterday so my audiences were a little happier than they have been, and that was good. No other crazy stuff to report.
The count so far:
3 ears of corn at the fair
1 giant State Fair brownie (plus some mangled extra brownie bits that one of the other performers scored)
no deep-fried cheese [...]
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Friday, August 10th, 2007
Day 9 at the Wisconsin State Fair
Behold the Mega-Wagon!!!
I saw these guys last year too. Maybe next year I’ll have the patience to actually talk to them and find out what the story is here. That HAS to be heavy and hard to pull.
Today is the start of the Shoebox Tour! I hung out with the guys last night as they [...]
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Monday, August 6th, 2007
Day 4 of the WI State Fair
It’s been going well so far, with only a little rain. Today is overcast again, but at least it’s cool, and there’s not supposed to be any rain.
The tally so far:
2 ears of corn
1 giant State Fair brownie
No cream puffs or deep-fried cheese curds yet, but that will come with time. The Shoebox [...]
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Sunday, May 21st, 2006
Toss Up Jugglefest
I LOVE juggling festivals. Love, love, LOVE them. This weekend is the Toss Up Jugglefest at Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire IL. Yesterday was also the Illinios State Yo-yo Contest as a part of the festival, and I was a judge. In fact, I found out once I arrived that I was [...]
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Friday, May 5th, 2006
Jay Gilligan
Jay Gilligan and his buddy Erik Aberg are going to pass through town on their very brief Shoebox Tour on May 26th. Lenore has been helping me hook up a space for them to perform at Herron School of Art, and the show is going to be incredible. Now I just have to do some [...]
