blue skies

On my birthday we arrived at the lush , green , soft loft . The ground was such that if we had driven the big semis on it they would have sunk to infinity and beyond . Open air..magical and fresh and delightful because not only was it my birthday but for me A DAY OFF !! Carolyn called me a sorcerer for conjuring up such mischief . I spent the time wisely snapping photos of this and that and mostly the mixed animal act in the open .

A collector's item

 prop crew

Can Can personal

smiling at me

nothing but blue skies

from now on

everyday

We are really into " all hands on deck " .  Marie Carmen even joins in the fun in Mountain View .

Someone decided to leave some large roots and brush for us to play with in Mountain Home .

a little light landscaping was added to morning set up

A new town and a happy birthday !!

Mario makes a guest appearance .

 

new bandwagon -to be continued

The " new and shiny bandwagon " is functional and being used but still has a few more things to finish it up . A warm dry day for painting would be helpful . I wasn't going to share photos of  #in process#almost done , because people can be so judgy... but there was a lot of work and blood , sweat and tears so share I will .

There are 3 sections .The lighting guy is now in the band section , they have a sliding door  so we can't invade their space .

There is a wardrobe holding , crossover section with closets and storage . during travel props and ropes and cables travel in there .

My favorite section is the stretching and private changing area , we have a little electric heater even . There is room for all of us to quick change . This section is for lights , ring curb etc while traveling .

 This is to the best of my knowledge .Danny Brown and Nic Sourens did most of the carpentry and design work I believe ,Fridman Torales and John Moss did most of electrical . Jim R and John N decided it was high time to upgrade .

bandwagon

On March 22 the mighty 1070 band wagon of the Kelly Miller Circus was retired from service . The band wagon housed the band and the lighting guy during the show and like everything circus was multi purpose hauling
" the back door curtain " , heavy cable for lighting , show lights , sound equipment , ring curb , costumes , hang falls and served as a holding area and dressing / stretching area for the performers .

In honor of the people that played music here . Marshall Eckelman trumpet , Mike Harber drums , Lucky Eddy drums , Miss Vicky gets a mention for enduring and running the computer , Alan Thompson drums , Dan Reynolds drums and tuba ? Bill Reynolds trumpet , Chuck Schlarbaum baritone horn /euphonium , Billy Ray King drums , Tom Tomashak Keyboards , Lou and Lou Ann Ives not sure what they played , Wilma and Jack Wrench keyboard/organ and drums , Dewey Welch drums , Clark Weigle euphonium/keyboards , Betty Moran keyboard/organ , Peggy Null keyboard/organ , the Reynolds family as far as oral history goes were the first band in 1984 when the Rawls ran the show but they were in a different trailer . Different musicians would make guest appearances LLoyd Fengal trumpet , April Zink trumpet , Hippity Hop clarinet , Denis Sherman drums , Steve Treader trombone form Kansas City tried it for a week or so but couldn't take sleeper life . Also thank you lighting guys from Kilowatt ot Javier/Francisco and everyone in between .

This is just a homage to a group of people and the " bandwagon " . Thanks for playing..