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Cirque Stupendo, downtown Iowa City

July 10, 2010 - 10:33 PM

 

After a full morning/afternoon of baseball games I was ready to let my hair down (as it were) and relax. I took Owen downtown Iowa City to see "Cirque Stupendo". They are a local act that has a burlesque/hillbilly feel with some great music and some hysterical acts. It's hard to say who my favorite act is, but the guy with the hula-hoops made Owen and I both laugh together. Enjoy!

The Band

 

The Juggler

 

The Singers

 

The Hoopist

 

They all played acoustically, so the vocals were hard to understand

Luther on the bowsaw! He also does tightrope walking and juggling, but had a problem with his back and could only sit this performance.

Andy playing and singing.

The accordian/skater girl.

What good hillbilly band would be without a bass player?

There were around 200 people looking on!

These people put on such an amazing show! Check them out sometime!

Cheers!

 

 

Fun at the docks

July 1, 2010 - 10:22 PM

 

Took Owen out to the docks to check out the pontoons and the lake. It was great to feel the lake air and the sunshine. I think having a pontoon sounds like fun for a family, but it might just end up taking me away from other things that I really want to do. Who knows?

 

Here are some pics from our walk. Enjoy!

 

He thought he should put this in the water. No reason, it just needed to be there!

Careful, little man!

Notice the "Beetle Bailey" foot?

Cheers!