Another three state day- we woke in one, performed our show in another, and slept in a third!
At our hotel in South Carolina, we woke abruptly in the morning when Paula heard someone literally open our door and peek into our room! What? Upon packing up and checking out, we confirmed that it was a member of the housekeeping staff who had made a mistake. Still, kind of a startling way to begin the day!
We left for Georgia. Faith is acting as our statistician by keeping a running list of every place we've eaten for breakfast, lunch, and dinner every day, as well as a total of how many for each place, etc. On this tour we've seen some great areas as well as the occasional spot where you don't really want to stop for gas. One place we hadn't visited yet was Hardees. So, we stopped at one, but elected to continue on when we saw this:
At our hotel in South Carolina, we woke abruptly in the morning when Paula heard someone literally open our door and peek into our room! What? Upon packing up and checking out, we confirmed that it was a member of the housekeeping staff who had made a mistake. Still, kind of a startling way to begin the day!
We left for Georgia. Faith is acting as our statistician by keeping a running list of every place we've eaten for breakfast, lunch, and dinner every day, as well as a total of how many for each place, etc. On this tour we've seen some great areas as well as the occasional spot where you don't really want to stop for gas. One place we hadn't visited yet was Hardees. So, we stopped at one, but elected to continue on when we saw this:
Very few things say "unfriendly area" like a massive chain and padlock preventing toilet paper theft!
Fortunately, on down the road there was a McDonald's that was good. Right now we're up to 13 McDonald's meals, 8 Taco Bell, 4 Papa John's pizza, and a very long list of local favorite places (not to mention at least 13 hotel breakfasts). We're back down South now and we're seeing a lot of familiar places!
Speaking of familiarity, the last leg of our journey to Macon was on I-75. That's the interstate that runs from Canada all the way down to Miami. It cuts right through Cincinnati and we drive parts of it all the time. When driving directly from Cincinnati to Florida, we take I-75 all the way. So, this little section would be a road we've driven many times in the past- we just never had to literally circle the entire nation to get there!
We arrived and set up at Pine Forest Baptist Church for show #34. This place had an enormous stage! Pastor Morgan said that in 24 years, he had never worked with an illusionist. Nothing like a little pressure! Honestly, though, we've done the show enough times over the years (and non-stop over this tour) that we're now working on the tiny things, such as "What if I pause for one second longer right there" or "Would it make a difference if we move this prop six inches closer to the front". And, while I'm out front performing, the rest of the cast in our backstage area is packing up each prop as soon as it's finished. So, once the show concludes, all of the small props are packed and ready to go. We still have a lot of loading out to do with the big illusions but it really makes a huge difference.
The crowd here was great!
Fortunately, on down the road there was a McDonald's that was good. Right now we're up to 13 McDonald's meals, 8 Taco Bell, 4 Papa John's pizza, and a very long list of local favorite places (not to mention at least 13 hotel breakfasts). We're back down South now and we're seeing a lot of familiar places!
Speaking of familiarity, the last leg of our journey to Macon was on I-75. That's the interstate that runs from Canada all the way down to Miami. It cuts right through Cincinnati and we drive parts of it all the time. When driving directly from Cincinnati to Florida, we take I-75 all the way. So, this little section would be a road we've driven many times in the past- we just never had to literally circle the entire nation to get there!
We arrived and set up at Pine Forest Baptist Church for show #34. This place had an enormous stage! Pastor Morgan said that in 24 years, he had never worked with an illusionist. Nothing like a little pressure! Honestly, though, we've done the show enough times over the years (and non-stop over this tour) that we're now working on the tiny things, such as "What if I pause for one second longer right there" or "Would it make a difference if we move this prop six inches closer to the front". And, while I'm out front performing, the rest of the cast in our backstage area is packing up each prop as soon as it's finished. So, once the show concludes, all of the small props are packed and ready to go. We still have a lot of loading out to do with the big illusions but it really makes a huge difference.
The crowd here was great!
There were several volunteers who stuck around to help load out the heavy cases. Right now, with my rib feeling the way it does, this is a HUGE blessing. The Pastor did a great job setting everything up!
After the show, we were treated to a great dinner at a Mexican restaurant (our family loves Mexican food- thanks again Pastor Morgan!). We then hit the road for another four hour drive to Tallahassee, Florida, because we have to set up early in the morning. We finally arrived at our hotel in Florida at 3 A.M. We have just a little while to sleep, as we have to be at the Tallahassee venue in just a few hours to load in at 7:30 A.M. We're looking forward to this one- it's at our favorite place in Florida (actually, I already know what happened, because this is the first chance I've had to post about Georgia- it's actually 9:30 on Thursday as I write this, and we're heading to Alabama. Stay tuned for the Florida entry to be posted in a few moments)!
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