Gratitude

Filed under: Shows, Swordswallowers In General by Charon

Centreville, VA
I finished up a show for a wedding reception earlier this evening and have to say that I had a truly marvelous time. There is something deeply moving that occurs when people from completely different walks of life show up to celebrate a joyous occasion with people they genuinely love and love deeply. I […]

From Feast to Feast

Filed under: On The Road, Shows by Charon

Yorkville, IL
I blame my newfound addiction to Bob Blumer’s Nutcases recipe for my lack of textual contributions lately, but much has happened that I need to get down on the page while it’s all still fairly fresh in my mind.
The Feast of the Hunter’s Moon is what I imagine an introductory version of PennSic might […]

Downtime

Filed under: On The Road, Swordswallowers In General by Charon

Penn Wood Airstream Park – Limestone, PA
I am trying to relax. It isn’t working.
Maybe it’s the “trying” part that’s messing up the entire equation. The geek in me brings out the flash card bearing Yoda’s adage “do or do not, there is no try,” then the analytical part of me replies “relaxing implies no ‘doing’ […]

Ready to Roll

Filed under: On The Road by Charon

Chevy-GMC Dealership @ 40 & K - O’Fallon, MO
It’s fixed. The service manager had two of his guys work O/T to get our job done because he understood the time constraint we had. Alex is hitching the Airstream right now and I’m in the dealership charging up the rest of our electronics.
Lots of hours ahead. […]

Friends & Family

Filed under: Food & Drink, On The Road by Charon

Rotary Park – Wentzville, MO
It’s been an interesting couple of social days here in the suburbs of St. Louis. Wednesday found us in town buying food and other sundry items in preparation for a pot luck with Swords & Roses. I had a very specific craving for a cold Thai dish and had found a […]

 

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