Bye-Bye CT...moving on to Maine--new member of the show

Meet Darla the 6 month old Flemmish Giant ...still tiny by that breed's standards. Since Doris is within a year of passing on Darla will be trained to take her place.

Well, the shows went very well today with excellent sized crowds and lots of fun had. Victor, the trooper he is, even performed his chain escape with one hand sticking out from under his shirt ( a result of his arm being bound to his side) and the other arm free. A child from the audience comes up and inspects the lock , chain and shackle. Then in the blink of an eye he is out. It goes over well, especially since he is injured and doing it....the sympathy card always works. He's just happy to be performing. My cousins came out to watch. Even her husband came (he is not the going out to fairs type of guy.) He is a hecka nice guy though.

Cousin Dog Pile....notice even Victor the Gimp is involved.

After the shows it was pack up and in keeping with the theme it started to rain just as we finished loading up. Since my trailer was locked in by other vehicles we had to wait to come back and get it after things close.

Our Boss, the guy who hired us, really liked the show and said he heard nothing but positive stuff so he will have us back next year....the final decision will come after they meet and wind things up for this year.

Popeye's chicken was the dinner menu for the night and my cousin and her kids joined us at the hotel to partake. it was a lot of fun and we often forgot to use our "hotel voices". No complaints but I felt bad for the neighboring guests...one side had a do not disturb sign.

Back to the fairgrounds to get the trailer where we were met one after the other by folks who said they loved the show. The band who performed that night's drummer has two little girls the same age as my little girls and they became fast friends earlier in the day. I regret not getting a picture of them together. Nice folks. I have found that the folks of Wolcott are a different breed from the rest of Ct that we have experienced. We like them best....not that the others are rotten. Just that Wolcott seemed kinder and more personable....less rushed and rude.

We hear that lobster is going very cheap in Maine so we plan to eat until we are sick of it. It's also Blueberry season so likewise here. Our hotel is supposed to overlook the Atlantic...we will see. Or we will sea!

The drive should be 6 hours so it will be nice to get back into that driving rhythm. I am looking forward to passing through MA and NH.

I miss my wife so I am glad this tour is nearly at it's end. My friend Bill from Cali has returned from his summer of teaching magic in PA. And my friend JC is well on the road to recovering completely fro the Operation so thing are bright there.

Cheers to you all.

Thanks for reading....more to come tomorrow.

Good night pinky...do your job well!

God Bless!