From: Michael Dowell <moodooguru-AT-gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2008 04:47:18 -0800
To: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org
Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] On the road


Great story, Hobey! I'm sure Carlos was a good protector of the car.

One thing I've noticed is when driving with puppets in the car, I  
always feel like it's ok to use the carpool lane!

On Dec 16, 2008, at 4:34 AM, Hobey Ford wrote:

> One time twenty years ago I was touring with "Turtle Island Tales" in
> the car and  the only motel  in Morgan City Louisiana was seedy as all
> get out.  There was a steady stream of clients coming to the room next
> door all evening which made me nervous.  So I got "Carlos" , My life
> sized realistic Native American puppet out of his box and set him in
> the back seat pulling his hat down over his eyes.  He  was not to be
> messed with.  I like to think he protected the car.
>
> On Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 12:01 AM, Deborah Hunt <maskhunt-AT-gmail.com>  
> wrote:
>> i love this thread.....road stories....please keep them coming
>>
>> On Mon, Dec 15, 2008 at 11:17 PM, <Widerman-AT-aol.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Is he the one that said "Yah cain't get theyah from heeyah!"?
>>>
>>> -Steven->
>>>
>>>
>>> In a message dated 12/15/2008 6:07:19 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
>>>  hobeyone-AT-gmail.com writes:
>>>
>>> Any one  remember "Bert and I" by Marshall Dodge, He was a   Maine
>>> storyteller.  He'd say  in a thick Maine accent  " Go  down the road
>>> about four sees (thats as far as you can see 4 times), turn  left  
>>> when
>>> you smell the manure pile.."  , and so on. Very funny  stuff.
>>>
>>> On Mon, Dec 15, 2008 at 3:03 PM,    
>>> <puppetmaster-AT-puppetswithpizazz.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>> I always call my  clients during the week before the  
>>>> performance. At that
>>> time I ask them for  directions. I figure that they know the best  
>>> way and
>>> they
>>> know all the  hang-ups. But I always read the directions back to  
>>> them; you
>>> would be amazed  at how often the client will amend them! And the  
>>> best
>>> directions
>>> I got was  where the client said, "Turn left where the Robinsons'  
>>> barn
>>> burned
>>> down two  years ago..." Nancy
>>>> ------Original Message------
>>>> From:  BNathanson-AT-aol.com
>>>> Sender: puptcrit-bounces-AT-puptcrit.org
>>>> To:  Puptcrit
>>>> ReplyTo: Puptcrit
>>>> Sent: Dec 15, 2008 9:16 AM
>>>>  Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] On the road
>>>>
>>>> Robert,
>>>>   You are correct.   Mapquest is lousy.   You  are being  
>>>> generous when
>>> you
>>>> say only 9 out of 10 sponsors give poor  directions.   I find  
>>>> they know
>>> how
>>> to
>>>> get from their home to  their job and back - and that's it.    
>>>> I'll stick
>>> with
>>>> my  road maps for now.   If it was good enough for the Donner Party
>>> heading west
>>>> in the 1800's, it's good enough for me.
>>>>   Bob N
>>>>
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