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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Thursday, August 9th, 2007
Wisconsin Pride
Yesterday we finally had a great weather day at the WI State Fair, and happy fair-goers mean happy audiences and better shows. Last night I hung out with Marcus and we ended up at Kopps for a late-night snack. (see photo below)
We do love our cows in Wisconsin. Look closely and you can kind of [...]
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Monday, August 6th, 2007
Big Day at the Wisconsin State Fair
That’s right… it’s a giant, living pickle.
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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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Tuesday, September 5th, 2006
New Trading Card Already a Big Hit
I was performing up at the Wisconsin State Fair last month and after my show I was handing out my new super-hero themed trading cards. One kid got his, took a few steps away, and stopped to look at it. After a minute or so he came back over to me and said,
“In [...]
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Friday, August 11th, 2006
This Just In: Juggling Replaces Esperanto as the International Language
I had a near catastrophe at the Wisconsin State Fair this year. The last routine that I do in my outdoor show is a combination trick where I do a whole bunch of stuff at once. I juggle two balls in one hand, do Loop-the-Loop with a yo-yo in the other hand, spin [...]
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Tuesday, August 8th, 2006
Fun at the Wisconsin State Fair
For the first time in my life I am actually enjoying being in a parade. Every day at 3:00 there is a parade at the WI State Fair, and they like for all of us entertainers to be a part of it. I don’t really have a good parade act. Basically I [...]
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Monday, August 7th, 2006
Sushi
I got to go to one of my favorite restaurants with some of my performing friends from the WI State Fair tonight. Izumi (2150 N. Prospect, in Milwaukee) is a great sushi place… especially if you are a vegetarian. They have a great selection of non-fish sushi. I realize that sounds odd, [...]
