Well, this past weekend we unveiled the Last Showman's Caravan in Canada at the Expo 150 in Petawawa Ontario. Over 30,000 people showed up during the 4 day event and we had a TREMENDOUS time! We were set up in a Pioneer Village with around 28 pioneer re-enactors. They were part of a group called The Pioneer Gathering and some of the most colorful and interesting people I had met in a long time :)
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| Old Charlie, Roy Brausewetter, Me, Jessica Huether and Ward Wright |
Ward Wright, the man that built the Caravan was at the Pioneer Gathering doing what he does best, being a strong, almost mysterious character that could throw knives and tomahawks with great precision and crack a whip like you would see in the movies, with panache and flair.
We lived out of the Showman's Caravan for the 4 days and found it quite comfortable. I had time to work on the interior a bit before we left and the living quarters was great. I am going to work on the interior more this summer.
We cooked, performed and spent time acting as if this was our way of life in reality.
I would actually have enjoyed spending a whole summer living out of the back of the Caravan, it was a nice contrast to modern living. No cell phones, computers or TV, we were without any source of power for the whole time we were there.
And it felt GOOD!
Prof. Crookshank's Traveling Medicine and Showman's Caravan was a hit!
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| Prof. Crookshank |
I decided to make a video of the stay and I have turned it into a short little commercial that we can use for booking in the future.
Here it is... ENJOY!
This summer is getting more and more interesting everyday!
Was pleasantly surprised to find you and your Traveling Medicine Show at Expo 150, as with your other endeavors, you are a true professional who is well ahead of his time ( in a retro kind of way)
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