We are less than 40 hours from our departure for our Summer tour of OH, MO, KY, NY, CT, ME with a quick trip back home only to head out to NV, IA, TX. Preparations are in full furious gear!
Ten sets of street clothes each, six sets of washable costumes plus the dry clean and other costumes. Snacks. (The show has already been loaded into the trailer but there is always a few things that we have to add in. ) The new pipe for the backdrops arrived this week and will have to be loaded. Not to mention we still have two gigs before taking off....fortunately they are relatively small so it won't disrupt the lading too much.
Then there are the computers, cameras, non-show sound, toys (for the kids), books, (we don't allow DVD players, video games, or any other electronic toys....that's how they all got to be straight A students with above average reading skills.), everyone brings a log as well. There are the coolers, water containers, animal cages, animal toiletries (to coin a phrase), animal food, cleaners, disinfectants, deodorizers, etc. There are the tool boxes, craft boxes, and my office box (a box that carries all the paperwork, marketing material, maps, contracts, etc. ). Then there is the newest two boxes...the one with Buttercup the snake (a tote converted with a wire-mesh door, thermometer, hydrometer, fake rock house, water bowl, substrate, etc) and the snake food box.....a small plastic terrarium for 5 mice. We will carry a live mice trap and if that proves fruitless we will be visiting feed and pet stores across country.
Then there are the hats that Miles and us wear...on stage and off that get there own special packing. ..........
The vehicles have been inspected, tires rotated, oil changed, fluids topped off, engines and transmissions checked, filters checked or changed, and tomorrow they get washed.
So after all that do you want to be in a traveling show?
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