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It was rainy.  It was nasty.  It was cool (Global warmin’, where are you?). *I* wouldn’t have gone to the show! Not surprisingly the attendance was down. What was surprising is that as many people showed up as did. I haven’t cranked out the numbers yet, but believe I broke even on the booth fee.
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We did the Centerville Americana show today. Later I’ll post on the results of the day; this post is on the booth itself.
Due to the weather, and lack of a trailer (it’s being filled with household goods for the impending move), I slimmed down the display. This first picture is of the entire booth:

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It’s 0630, & time to hit the road for the Americana show.  Results later…

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…except for the final box. I’m leaving that out for those last minute things in the morning. I did a bunch of labels tonight as well, though I still ran out of blanks.
Weather is still looking pretty nasty, though maybe we won’t get the thunderstorms just some light scattered showers.  That’s a hazard of outdoor [...]

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Tonight we made a visit to Centerville to locate where my booth is going to be. Following the directions the Americana folks sent me, we found spot #329:

Unfortunately it’s almost directly in front of a dentist’s office…. and I can’t stand dentists!! Here is Jenny standing right where the booth will be.  The oral [...]

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Tonight I inventoried several of the crates for the show this weekend. Since they were packed from the Lima show in the spring, it was mostly a matter of re-checking the inventory sheets.  You can see below the sheets taped to the boxes.  I’ll update the sheets on the computer and print new ones.  That [...]

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Taking another break from packing…
I was checking the weather forecast (we’re moving stuff in an open truck, so knowledge of rain is a good thing!), and noticed that the Natl Weather service is predicting a high of only 77 for the 4th–that’s the date of the Americana show in Centerville.  That would be extremely nice [...]

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I was looking at the calendar, and realized that the 4th of July is not too far off.  That means instead of cutting more stuff, I need to prepare for the show. No electricity, so I’m back to slumming–no saw, no cash register, no lights.  One thing I’m considering is get a marine-type lead-acid battery [...]

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Just got the card back from the Americana Show stating I’ve been accepted.  This show is in Centerville, OH on the 4th of July each year.  It’s a one day show–one FULL day, as it will be set up early in the morning, and pull down in the evening. Centerville is a rather upscale area, [...]

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