Calico 2nd Week plus tidbits and summer 2010

We started our 2nd week at Calico to SRO crowds and enthusiastic crowds at that. We are minus Miles and Cynthia this week due to important tests at school and Cynthia's leg. But in spite of the missing cast we have plenty of material and the crowds loved the shows. James even introduced a new stunt. (see below)

This picture is from last week. Notice the burned bales of hay. See our blog from last week.

While home for 2 days the kids had fun with Mami making zucchini bread with our own home grown zucchini.

Back in Barstow we stopped by the best donut place on the planet (and we have tried them everywhere) Frosty's in Barstow on Main Street. Got a dozen and partook of them at Calico.

Amelia picked this costume out of the catalog from our wholesale suppiler.

This was Olivia's choice....snake optional.

Ou stage.

James introduced balancing a Christmas tree on his face tonight. It was a hit.

After balancing a chair, wheel barrel, ladder and such on his face we announced a new item. "Since it is Halloween, it's only natural, if you go into any store and take note of the displays, that we bring out our Christmas decorations and balance that on his face."

On Summer 2010:

We will be back at Beechbend park in Bowling Green, KY. We will also be back at Quassy in CT. We will be back in Cambridge MN for the fair there and have been invited to the fair in Delaware Co. NY. We are in talks about Laurel Co in London, KY and the rumor is we will be back at Ulster Co in NY. We also have an invitation to do a Christian program in NC. We are also trying to get back in ME and are in search for events in TN, NC, SC and OH. We will publish a whole list of our schedule later this fall.

On the Theater:

We have withdrawn our offer for the theater because of the politics involved. Bad people with "nice" facades played dirty games and we don't want any part of that. We were hoping to save the theater but new faces want to try old ideas that have proven time again to fail at that facility. Many in the group are anti-capitalists and believe having a private owner is evil somehow and that community or government owned would be best. Though they weren't the majority they were the loudest and like the scorpion on the back of the buffalo crossing the river they can't help but destroy themselves along with the buffalo because it's in their nature. The choice was clear...have a private take over and try a new market based approach or try to raise donations in an area that can't do it even in great economic times, or get the city to buy it and run it adding to the tax burden of the community. It's a shame but unless it goes private it I see it closed in a year or sooner. Too bad.

Five shows tomorrow...good night.