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Post by Vermin King on Sept 15, 2015 11:48:08 GMT -9
Last Thursday through Saturday was the 99th Annual Cole Camp Fair. Besides showing off produce, horticulture, and home economics, they have the Fair Parade. Depending on the night, they will have either antique car parade, agriculture equipment, etc. But each night they have marching bands, political candidates, charity entries and parade floats. The grand prize winner this year was done by the high school senior class. I think the kids (and/or their parents) did a great job. Between laying it all out, making the tissue flowers and assembling, I wonder how much time was involved.     Gosh, Glenn, one of these times you are going to have to come back for the fair |
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Post by bluecloud2k2 on Sept 17, 2015 7:51:27 GMT -9
You are from Cole Camp, MO? I'm from Clinton MO!
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Post by Vermin King on Sept 17, 2015 8:00:27 GMT -9
No, I'm from Independence, but my folks live 8 miles NE of Cole Camp. My son lives in Windsor and is in Clinton at least weekly. Small world
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Post by inkhorn on Feb 22, 2016 5:38:44 GMT -9
Missouri high five from Rolla, MO!
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Post by Vermin King on Feb 22, 2016 6:14:25 GMT -9
Home of the Miners. (Miners, not Minors) I might have to get back down there some day.
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Post by bluecloud2k2 on Feb 22, 2016 6:16:22 GMT -9
Lemme just holla at my neighbor in Rolla!
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Post by Vermin King on Feb 22, 2016 6:27:06 GMT -9
Madmanmike is down that way, too.
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Post by madmanmike on Jun 1, 2016 17:48:33 GMT -9
Madmanmike is down that way, too. lol, I'm in Cuba, and work my day job in Rolla.. |
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Post by bluecloud2k2 on Jun 3, 2016 4:58:20 GMT -9
Only in Missouri do you see towns named after other States and Nations...
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Post by Vermin King on Jun 3, 2016 6:32:44 GMT -9
Well, maybe 'mostly Missouri'. Other states have their share, too. We just see it more often on highway signs as we travel
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Post by cowboyleland on Jun 5, 2016 11:31:29 GMT -9
Near where I grew up in Ontario we have a "Toledo" as well as "Perth," "Lanark" and lots of other British and Irish place names, not to mention London, Ontario; home to the famous okumarts |
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Post by okumarts on Jun 5, 2016 21:11:12 GMT -9
Well, I'm not exactly in London (I'm about an hour east of there), but my city is named after Waterloo in Belgium (location of Napoleon's defeat).
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Post by squirmydad on Jun 6, 2016 12:47:59 GMT -9
 So we're practically neighbors!  My favorite line in Google directions is, "67 hours, 64 hours without traffic." |
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Post by cowboycentaur on Jun 6, 2016 12:56:13 GMT -9
You are from Cole Camp, MO? I'm from Clinton MO! Weston Mo in the house yo!!!  ? |
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Post by okumarts on Jun 6, 2016 19:37:43 GMT -9
hahha... Google maps is so much fun.
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Post by grendelsmother64 on Jun 7, 2016 13:05:41 GMT -9
I live the other side of Stratford Ontario from Okum (I'm guessing I'm about an hour drive from Mr. Okum)
Stratford is named after Shakespeare's home town=....and is itself home to a big Shakespeare festival every summer.
As a matter of fact, I'm going to see As You Like It on Sunday.
(I grew up in London Ontario, BTW...and for a long time I worked in a small town called Clinton, Ontario...)
So, small world.
At least at 100 km/hr it is...
GM
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Post by Vermin King on Jun 7, 2016 13:22:39 GMT -9
So, did growing up in London and living near Stratford have anything to do with your interest in Theater?
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Post by grendelsmother64 on Jun 7, 2016 13:46:51 GMT -9
Living near Stratford definitely did. The cool thing is that locals get all kinds of perks at the Festival....especially if you're into that sort of thing. I haven't paid anything close to full price for a ticket in years.  |
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Post by cowboyleland on Jun 7, 2016 15:00:09 GMT -9
All these years admiring your work and I didn't realise you were a fellow Canuck/Ontarian. Cool beans.
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Post by okumarts on Jun 7, 2016 16:15:49 GMT -9
I LOVE the Stratford festival.
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Post by Vermin King on Jun 7, 2016 16:45:09 GMT -9
You know, that Shakespeare head I did for his birthday could be blown up. I bet you guys could rig it up to be used as a mask.
When is the festival?
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Post by grendelsmother64 on Jun 7, 2016 19:25:20 GMT -9
It's not exactly a "festival". More like the season run of one really big theatre company. They do a handful of Shakespeare plays, a few "related" plays, one or two big musicals, and a few smaller artsy plays over the whole summer. From May until October actually. They own 3 theaters (one seats over 3,000) and have a company of about 100 actors....and the biggest, coolest warehouse of costumes on the planet. Google "Stratford Festival"....they're pretty big. My wife is the costume head for a smaller professional theater company in a nearby town (run by the guy who use to be Stratford's dance/fight captain), but she knows all the costume folks in Stratford, and often has run of their costume warehouse to get rentals. I find any excuse to come along (to "help carry stuff") when she goes....it's like the best toy store on the planet. I gush.... So Cowboyland....You're from down the St. Lawrence way are you...? A few hours down the 401...? Cool. |
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Post by okumarts on Jun 7, 2016 19:26:44 GMT -9
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Post by cowboyleland on Jun 8, 2016 3:05:07 GMT -9
I am actually in Ottawa these days but I grew up in Smiths Falls (half way to Kingston if you don't want to google it.) My stage fight business partner spent many years in Stratford working with Paddy Crean. That is a fun name to look up on wikipedia.
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Post by grendelsmother64 on Jun 8, 2016 7:31:02 GMT -9
I am actually in Ottawa these days but I grew up in Smiths Falls (half way to Kingston if you don't want to google it.) My stage fight business partner spent many years in Stratford working with Paddy Crean. That is a fun name to look up on wikipedia. Paddy Crean is the stage fight god. So you have a stage fight business....very cool. |
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