Posted by Steve Cebula on March 16, 2012 at 7:06pm
Well, there I was, ready to setup at the Naples Invitational Art Festival this morning. I had rolled into town in the wee hours the night before and secured a parking place in the artist parking area. Slept a bit and headed over to the setup around 9:15AM. The show is in Flieshman Park and my booth location can be accessed from a service road into park. I pulled in and drove towards the other end. Around the bend on the pavement was a group of ladies sitting on mats in the roadway. They were having some kind of Yoga exercise class right there. Upon seeing my approach they yelled over that they would be finishing up shortly. I smiled parked where I sat and walked over to check in. By the time I finished and walked back sure enough they were breaking up the session. First time I or anyone I know of was delayed by a yoga class in the street from getting in to setup a show! Thought the whole thing was kind of funny and smiled through the setup process. Anyone else had an unusual setup experience? Please share, we can all use something to make us smile more in these tough times.
Several years ago we were doing a fall outdoor show in Estes Park Colorado. This is a high mountain town a couple of miles from Rocky Mountain National Park. We were delayed from set-up by elk. There were so many elk in the street that we had to wait to get a parking place, but the real delay was that our designated space had quite a bit of elk poop and nobody had a shovel. Our show director usually carried a shovel, but she had hit an elk with her SUV on the way to the show.
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Several years ago we were doing a fall outdoor show in Estes Park Colorado. This is a high mountain town a couple of miles from Rocky Mountain National Park. We were delayed from set-up by elk. There were so many elk in the street that we had to wait to get a parking place, but the real delay was that our designated space had quite a bit of elk poop and nobody had a shovel. Our show director usually carried a shovel, but she had hit an elk with her SUV on the way to the show.
What Jacki said. You deserve credit for viewing this in a positive light; not everyone would! :)
Some people may have gotten ticked off about having to wait. I am glad you were able to see a little humor in it. Hope you have a great show.
so says the man on the chair, Have a good show Steve