Mobile, AL -
Great shows. Enthusiastic audiences. Good footage for promotional use. Great dinner with friends (thanks Mike & Lisa!).
And after all is said and done, an amazing ultra-smooth martini courtesy of Alex, who very sweetly praised my four-show energy level even as I was suffering from a wrenched muscle in my lower back.
All in a [...]
Mobile, AL -
We’re hooked up here at the Fairgrounds in Mobile, AL. The Mobile Renaissance Faire is being set up around us and the fence is decorated with flags and shields, the universal sign for “there is a Ren Fair being held here”.
There is also a Dog Show being held here. We drove in past [...]
Wetumpka, AL -
Today I saw a magician insult a volunteer on the stage.
Then I saw the volunteer haul off and hit the magician in a manner that clearly indicated she wasn’t amused. You could hear the impact from where I was seated nearly ten yards away.
I can die happy now.
Wetumpka, AL -
The Spanish moss was the first thing I noticed as we pulled into our lot in Fort Jackson Toulouse Park. It is all over on the huge ancient pin oak trees and makes everything look relaxed and serene. I have been fond of the stuff since a trip many years ago to see [...]
Nov
01
Happy Celtic New Year
Westfield, IN -
We owe a huge debt of gratitude for the hospitality and care of a way cool lady whom Alex has known for many years. She opened her land and her home to us, allowed us to completely commandeer her kitchen to prepare a Halloween meal of nearly a dozen different items and lay [...]
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