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Show Day

Salt Spring Island B.C. is the third stop on this tour. Three stops is enough for me to start to get down the routine. The big day of every stop is Show Day, the day where we get all up in , through "town"*, put on a teaser show and workshops (in hopes of drawing as many people in), and finishing the day with the big show. As a non-performer*, it isn't as stressful a day as it could be, but it is still a lot of hustle and bustle, and we all play our role.

The reward, however, is worth it. Between the logistics of camping, food, and transportation, etc. and hanging out with awesome people, I sometimes forget that the focus of Chautauqua is on putting on a quality vaudeville show for the communities we visit. After the show, and usually until we leave the community, the people let us know how much they appreciated and enjoyed it. Hearing, "Hey, aren't you those circus guys? You were awesome!" does the whole goosebump thing for me, even though my role in getting the show to go on simply involved mathematics of erecting a trapeze set and putting oatmeal in the performers bellies.

Anyway, Show Day is a good day. (Actually, they've all been good days, but show days are particularly fun.)

Saturday July 25 2009

File under: chautauqua

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on Sun 26th Jul, 2009 02:29 am PDT Sean said:
We want pictures of shows!
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on Sun 26th Jul, 2009 09:44 am PDT per said:
1 yeah I, I mean We, demand satisfaction.
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on Sun 26th Jul, 2009 12:54 pm PDT Sean said:
You should sing That Old Gray Mare with your pants around your ankles.
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on Sun 26th Jul, 2009 03:02 pm PDT Saxtor said:
Yeah, Salt Spring was a blast! Thanks for taking a minute or two out of your breakneck pace of a routine to give me a hand and say hey! I even survived the lightening and rain in one piece.
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on Sun 26th Jul, 2009 06:44 pm PDT Chris said:
Wow, I didn't think you guys actually performed. I thought this whole 'join the circus' thing was just a euphemism for becoming a hobo. So do you guys still grift rubes or is that strictly carnies?
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on Wed 29th Jul, 2009 01:39 pm PDT Amiel Martin said:
I'm really glad that you are enjoying Chautauqua. I wish I could be there the whole time.
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