Fest 2
Fright Fest continues… It’s going pretty well still. We’ve started adding the new stuff into shows when we’re feeling comfortable with it.. I just bought me a new diabolo and super-nice set of sticks..it rules. Had a few technical problems with it today so I gotta replace the string.
Saturday a couple of Brian’s friends came out to the park and hung out. We went on a couple of rides after our last show. The Raging Bull was really fun. We also did the American Eagle backwards. Hiromi and Yoshie also came out, but they were complete wimps and left the park after less than two hours.
One weekend left and that’s it for this year…
Cubs
Last night some of my roommates’ friends were in from out of town, and everyone felt like going to see the chaos around the Cubs game. I’m not exactly a sports fan but I decided to check it out, after all, this is certainly something of a rare event. I went straight there from work, getting there a solid hour or so before the the rest of the group. There were lots of cops, and tons of people milling about. They had closed off most of the streets around Wrigley Field, so there was just a huge crowd surrounding the entire place. Bars would have big crowds stacked up outside as everyone tried to watch the game on the tvs inside. Huge cheers as the Cubs scored a run.. Then I watched the 8th inning, where the turnaround came. The play where a fan cost the Cubs a run was impressive.. And then the sense of the entire city being angry at this one person was palpable as the Marlins made their comeback in the wake of that play. Seven runs in one inning. Whoo.
Two days more and we return to Six Flags Fright Fest. Gotta get working on some of the new tricks that didn’t quite make it into the shows last weekend..
Fright Fest 2003
The first weekend of Fright Fest is nearly over, and it’s been great thus far. Matt has done an excellent job, considering these are his first juggling performances ever.. The crowds are great, ever more people are telling us they saw us in previous years and had to come back, or that their child loves our show, etc. One set of parents said a torch of ours nearly hit their kid last year, and they loved it, and the kid insisted they come see the show again.
Whoo.
I announced half of the shows today and yesterday, and already my voice is completely gravelly from the yelling and breathing torch fumes. Yum.. I caught one torch by the wrong end, but didn’t get burned, and today somehow a bit of my hair got singed. Danger shows always rule.
