Friday, May 26, 2006


The long push to get things to the trucks...
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Loading out in Jonesboro
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Check out the young foal (is there any other kind?) near Jonesboro, AR.
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During Load-out.
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The two story truck ramp to get into the Hearnes Center at Mizzou.
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A statue of Mark Twain
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A bird condo at Hannibal Landing on the banks of the Mississippi.
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A beautiful spot in the cave called Aladin's Palace.
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Inside the cave that Samuel Clemens played in as a child and wrote about in Tom Saywer. People used to be able to write their names in the cave...some names are from the 1800's...however it's been declared a National Historic Landmark...and you can't do it anymore.
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I stopped in Hannibal on the way to Columbia...and of the many times that I've been in Hannibal...I finally made it to the Mark Twain Cave.
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How could I not take a picture of a place like this?
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Lions to guard the bridge...
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No better place for a Czech & Slovak Museum than in a place called Czech Village...
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Just outside of Cedar Rapids, Iowa...who knew?
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Here's the bus that's getting ready to take the company to Columbia, MO...I still have an hour or two to sleep. 8)
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Getting set-up for an early morning on-set TV publicity shoot.
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Cedar Rapids is the city of Five Seasons...this is the city's logo turned into a pentagonal sculpture.
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Anyone up for a game of fuzzy duck?
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Ahhh...you can smell the oats a'bakin from the Quaker Oats processing plant...seriously!
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Here was our hotel in Cedar Rapids...although some people weren't happy about it. On the plus side, the br served beer by the yard!
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How'd you like to see this in you rear-view?
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Here I am getting ready to push a crate during load-out.
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It's not politically correct...but it's true!
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Setting up in Springfield, IL
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You've heard about it...and I've driven past it (twice)...Iowa 80, The World's Largest Truckstop!
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Loading-in at the Wells Fargo Arena.
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Pretty cool sidewalk advertising in Des Moines...
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Is this a bad reflection on state politics?
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The Capitol Building in Des Moines, Iowa.
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The Rosemont Theatre was a nice place but the loading dock ramp is STEEP!
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From the hotel room window...
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Waiting for the train...
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The pilgrimage to Wrigley Field!
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Cyndi loves all things St. Louis...lucky for her that Bud Light is made there!
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BEER!
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Only in Wrigleyville...
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Nothing says Chi-town like the "EL"...
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After the immigration rally in Chicago...
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Joice is pround to be a Latin Meat-Eater...
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It's Sue the T-Rex at the Field Museum!
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Interesting sculpture in MIllenium Park...referred to as The Bean...it's made out of satinless steel and polished so that you can't see any of the seams...it gives you a unique view of the city no matter which angle you look at it from!
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Gene's & Jude's...is one great Hot Dog! It's served panini style with greasy fries on top! YUM! It's near Rosemont, IL...by O'Hare airport...
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Our rig truly filled the "entire" stage area...this was taken from the Fly Rail.
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The Star Plaza Theatre is definately the tightest theatre we've had to play this year! There is not much "extra" space at all...
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The "Loading Dock" in Merriville...
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Now THAT'S what I call a drink!
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Walking home after load-out.
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A dark and rainy night in Toronto...
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The Hummingbird Centre...where we played in Toronto.
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I like this one...
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