The Beachside Bar Talent Show

The Beachside Bar Talent Show

(Left to right: Miss Lodina, Ruby, and Loretta)

This is a picture of three of the dozens of entrants in the annual
Beachside Bar Talent Show. The Beachside is in Daytona Beach and the event is held the last Saturday night of Bike Week.

The affair was the hot show on Main Street and drew huge crowds, far greater than the bar could hold It was a raucous party and much of it took place on the street outside the bar. I have lots of other images from the talent show and Bike Week, as they are developed I’ll post a few.

MEANWHILE: Working on the lay out and cutting pieces for the jail and fortune telling spinners for #22. Also preparing the lights that will be installed next…..hopefully I’ll be able to get the lights in the lower section with less effort than the top.

It is finally Spring here in the hills ...... it was a long winter. But rather productive, with my faithful companion Pippy by my side ten new pieces were finished this winter and several in process in addition to the big machine. Machine 22 is now about 70% complete......another few months it will be ready for service.

April Fools Day,

Not sure who is in charge of 4/1 tricks but I for one am not laughing. It is snowing here in Mohnton, big flakes and lots of them. But the news isn't all bad......labor figures announced in the morning news indicate that working folks have seen their pay go up 2%. Meanwhile CEO compensation (CEOs get compensation which is always greater than "pay") has gone up 26%.

I guess that is fair.......the CEOs in the US really worked hard to keep workers pay under control so they certainly deserve a fat bonus for their good work. Even with the govt. printing money as fast as they can there still isn't enough to go around.

I don't care how much money rich people have, but I do care when I and my friends need a little cash and there isn't enough left for us. Not to worry.....the "Tea Party" to the rescue.....when they get done with the teachers and the welfare folks everything will be better.

Meanwhile I have to shovel the snow. Happy April all.