GOING TO THE SHOW: part II

TODAY WAS THE FIRST DAY OF SHOWS.
What a crazy ride! Zipping back and fourth between the camel dairy show and the turkey races was hilarious and exhausting! Gil would be rope-spinnin' Cowboy Gil over at the Turkey Races, steering Big Red screaming around hairpin turns with twelve revved up turkeys in hot pursuit with me shrieking out "Yeeee ha" and other appropriate Turkey Stampede phraseology.... then, quickly gulp down a cold grapefruit juice, change into our Oasis Camel Dairy shirts and head over to the camel exhibit, transforming into camel milk aficionados while milking, brush and cavorting with our benevolent camels.

Clyde, our very lovable, charismatic, twenty-year old gelding... (if you know the Camel Dairy, you know Clyde) was very excited during the first show. He talked and foamed a lot! More than once Gil and I found ourselves dodging globs of foamy drool and several times we did not succeed. The audience loved it! I wish I had worn a hat! Goldie gave lots of milk during the shows and Clyde demonstrated unique camel behavior and adaptation. Everyone loves the new soap fragrances and labels!

We can see the camel exhibit from where we stand to perform the Turkey Stampede. When you come to see the show... don't forget to look over your shoulder back to the camels. At only about 2oo yards away, Goldie and Clyde stand transfixed... watching and waiting for us to come back and be with them. Clyde calls to Gil with a sweet, long, low moan that sounds like a giant, gentle lion. ... he is the coolest guy!

Clyde shot a cool little "bump" segment with Sam the Cooking Guy from channel... (gosh ... I don't know!) The segment was GREAT! Clyde interacted like a co-host. If you get to see it... let me know!

So back and fourth we run for three shows of each... each day. Today was just day one. It should have been exhausting and daunting but it was just the funnest (yes, I said funnest) day. Getting to share both the goofy, rowdy romp that is the Turkey Stampede and the simple, gracefulness that is the Camel Dairy Show is a wonderful treat for us.

Of course... this is just day one.... Let's see how it is by day twenty-two!

The fair runs through July 5th.

Time to sleep.......