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I played the State Fair tonight.  Although the Fair is only about 10 minutes from me, I had to be gone 9 hours.  The first 2 hours were hot and sticky, as it always is at the Fair.  Then we had a 2 hour break and Cheri and I wandered around a bit.  Foreigner was playing right across the street.  One of Cheri's favorite bands, we sat and ate "funnel cake" while we listened.  We couldn't see them but of course we could hear them.  That's one of the weird perks of playing the Fair.  You get to hear so many bands that you can't see.  When Foreigner finished I had to go back to work for 2 more hours, but at least it was somewhat cooler.

We have to play there again tomorrow at the same times, then Saturday down on the Lake of the Ozarks.  We start playing at 6:00 to 8:00, then again from 10:00 to midnight, central time.  I don't think you can see the band from the Fair webcam but fro 8:00 to 10:00 you might catch Cheri and I wandering around on my break.  This is the webcam's address.

216.74.192.151

Well, 2 long days at the Fair and a night at the Lake of the Ozarks, all outdoors, and I'm pretty well exhausted.  One of the first things I do every morning is push-ups and this morning I couldn't quite get through the last one.  Last night after playing on the Lake, Paul told me he hoped we'd be playing together for another 15 years.  I reminded him that in 15 years I'd be 82 and I had my doubts about making it that far.  (It really is a physically and mentally stressful job.)  He reminded me that we already had a booking 2 years away.  Did I think I could make it at least 3 years?

I'm still doing chess every night.  I haven't had much time the last few days but I did manage to get in a quick game with someone during a 2 hour break at the Fair.

My outdoor kitty is still eating every afternoon, and tonight I heard a loud thump out back.  I turned on the porch light and there was a really big raccoon, playing around in the garbage.  This time there were Kentucky Fried Chicken bones that I make sure the cats can't get to.  Apparently raccoons are used to that kind of stuff.  John

I remember you posted the cam ip last year or the year before. THere are ppl there now.

 

David and the CoolCyberCats

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It's been a record breaking year, this year.  We had a record breaking crowd our first night after the Foreigner concert.  Not quite as busy after the country concert.  Busy down at the Lake too, even though the Lake smelled like bilgewater all night.  John