Mama Lou at the State Fair

 This year I had the privilege of performing at the Washington State Fair (Puyallup) and meeting Mama Lou, American Strong Woman. Her show was full of feats of strength, and encouraging messages about doing the impossible. Here are two great quotes.

"Dare to be remarkable."

"It is my hope you will walk away with a new idea of what is possible in your life."

 Here she is busting an apple with her biceps!

Lifting 20 lbs of potatoes with her tongue!

Snapping a pencil with her butt cheeks!... a suggestion from a little kid.

 And here we are... Mama Lou emulating another quote "My confidence is bulletproof." And me... I'm pretty sure my confidence is not even waterproof, but not for long with inspiration from the American Strong Woman! And what a woman she is.

Steve the Pretty Good Magic

This summer I had the proud opportunity to work with a marvelous man. Steve the Pretty Good. My honor was to be his magicians' assistant.

I got to crawl in there and be slid into pieces!

 I put Steve in the wash after noticing his tie has a spot on it.

We ring him out, then he's back to "normal".

Steve lures me into the safe so he doesn't have to pay me.

 Presto! I magically take the place of Steve!

And he takes my place, and I take the loot!

 Another of Steve's assistants is Mr. Pellets.

After performing with Steve for over 4 years, this fella's a pro-fish-onal!

Some of Steve's colleagues.

 I had such a great time performing with Steve, I hope to "Doo Doo the Puyallup" again next year!

Yay!

Washington State Fair

This year I was fortunate enough to perform at the Washington State Fair!

And with none other than Steve the Pretty Good... who btw is amazing, and kind, and hilarious.

Here I am getting in the juke box, where he will separate the pieces with me inside!

I come out unharmed, and out of my work attire like magic!

I put him in a washing machine and he gets all twisted up, then back to normal.

 He lures me into the safe and locks me in.

 And then I magically appear on top of the safe!

And him inside.

It's a super fun show, and I was so stoked to be part of it. It was also fun to be a part of the fair and see other show and meet other performers, like these guys.

The dude in the middle here is Aaron, who is the big duck from above.

Two weeks at the fair (minus a few days where Steve's wife Arlene took over for me) is a long, but good time.

 I'm so thankful that I got to doo doo the Pyullup!