Before the show began: Blaze entertaining himself with dry pieces of ornamental grass, trying to get me to choose the short straw.
Sunday, October 23, 2016
NightFire
Tonight, Blaze and I attended a show called, Nightfire. It was ethnic dances, live music, and fire dancing at Lake Anita. I have driven past Lake Anita many times without realizing it was there, but it turns out to be a nice performance space with terraced walls for seating.
Before the show began: Blaze entertaining himself with dry pieces of ornamental grass, trying to get me to choose the short straw.
Before the show began: Blaze entertaining himself with dry pieces of ornamental grass, trying to get me to choose the short straw.
Wednesday, October 19, 2016
Renninger's Steampunk Industrial Show
This past weekend was Renninger's Steampunk Industrial Show (Oct. 15 and 16).
This is a free event that happens twice a year.
Here are some of the things we saw:
The steampunk ice cream truck:
Each serving of ice cream was made-to-order using liquid nitrogen.
This was the "Steampunk Special", chocolate ice cream, brandy soaked cherries, chocolate sauce, and whipped cream:
Eating ice cream while watching Clockwork Knotwork.
Lots of vendors:
Amazing costumes:
A couple vintage cars on display, including this:
Pouring rain on Saturday afternoon:
Talented, live performers:
The Cog is Dead lured the crowds back to the stage between rain showers.
And, of course, Splendid Teapot Racing:
This is a free event that happens twice a year.
Here are some of the things we saw:
The steampunk ice cream truck:
Each serving of ice cream was made-to-order using liquid nitrogen.
This was the "Steampunk Special", chocolate ice cream, brandy soaked cherries, chocolate sauce, and whipped cream:
Eating ice cream while watching Clockwork Knotwork.
Lots of vendors:
Amazing costumes:
A couple vintage cars on display, including this:
Pouring rain on Saturday afternoon:
Talented, live performers:
The Cog is Dead lured the crowds back to the stage between rain showers.
And, of course, Splendid Teapot Racing:
Tuesday, October 18, 2016
Teapot Tuesday, Featured Teapot Racers: S-Car-Go and Belle's Bootlegger
This adorable little teapot racer was built and driven by Toni Globis on Sept. 3, 2016 at Big River Steampunk Festival in Hannibal, Missouri. Its tiny size made it a bit underpowered, but one of the judges wrote "NICE TRY" in big letters on the score sheet. Toni never gave up and did make it over the "Chasm of Death".
Belle's Bootlegger did not finish the course on time, but Toni was given extra points for showmanship and the quality of her bribe. She also had high marks for the look of the vehicle.
This snail teapot racer, called S-Car-Go, was created and operated by Trent Holloway. It won best design on the first day of racing at Big River Steampunk Festival. It's hard to see in this picture, but a manly looking fairy is riding the snail while fishing, and he has caught a very tiny, silver teapot.
Bribing the judges:
That snail is tougher than he looks! The racer took a couple bad tumbles, but was able to finish the race unbroken and within the time limit.
Trent completed the course in 2 minutes and 27 seconds. He received extra points for the quality of his bribes and showmanship, but one of the judges deducted 2 points for "vexing the judges".
Monday, October 17, 2016
Featured Teapot Racer (a bonus Monday addition): Lady Piper's Bubble Carriage
Saturday, Oct. 15, 2016 was the third running of the Royal Renninger Races, the Splendid Teapot Races at Renninger's Steampunk Industrial Show. Each race we have run at Renninger's has been unique for the track surface and the weather conditions. Our first race was on short grass and hard packed dirt, with perfect weather. Our second race was on the road, on a very cold and windy day. This one was on foam mats, which I think made a nice surface, although a very compact track, on a day when we kept getting short, but torrential, rain showers.
All but two of the racers had competed in the obstacle course, when the skies opened up and dumped so much water on us that we were forced to call an intermission and our judges had to dash off to check on musical equipment that had been left on the stage.
Some of the obstacles for the race course had to be quickly grabbed and brought undercover and our audience disappeared in search of shelter.
When the rain stopped, Lady Piper's Bubble Carriage, built and operated by Katie Sawyer, was the first to race.
A bubble blowing teapot was something new to Renninger's.
Our judges for the race were Renate Goodwin and John Sprocket from the band, The Cog is Dead. This was Renate's third time judging and John's first. They both did an excellent job!
The presenting of the judges' bribes (fancy bottles of bubbles):
Preparing to race.
The pit crew does some final tweaking:
Katie may have invented the new Splendid Teapot Racing Drinking Game. The rules are simple, every time you manually assist your vehicle, you take a drink. Luckily, Katie only had to touch her racer once.
She needed her wits about her, since some of the candlesticks had been shifted during the rain intermission and it took extra skill to get through the candlestick slalom portion of the track.
Lady Piper's Bubble Carriage completed the course in 1 minute and 49 seconds.
The judges awarded extra points for the quality of the bribe and showmanship.
Despite drinking and driving, "Bubbles" went on to earn the most points over-all and took home the Grand Champion trophy provided by Renninger's Mount Dora Flea Market and Antique Center.
This will forever be known as "the teapot races where it poured"
-pun provided by Blaze
All but two of the racers had competed in the obstacle course, when the skies opened up and dumped so much water on us that we were forced to call an intermission and our judges had to dash off to check on musical equipment that had been left on the stage.
Some of the obstacles for the race course had to be quickly grabbed and brought undercover and our audience disappeared in search of shelter.
When the rain stopped, Lady Piper's Bubble Carriage, built and operated by Katie Sawyer, was the first to race.
A bubble blowing teapot was something new to Renninger's.
Our judges for the race were Renate Goodwin and John Sprocket from the band, The Cog is Dead. This was Renate's third time judging and John's first. They both did an excellent job!
The presenting of the judges' bribes (fancy bottles of bubbles):
Preparing to race.
The pit crew does some final tweaking:
Katie may have invented the new Splendid Teapot Racing Drinking Game. The rules are simple, every time you manually assist your vehicle, you take a drink. Luckily, Katie only had to touch her racer once.
She needed her wits about her, since some of the candlesticks had been shifted during the rain intermission and it took extra skill to get through the candlestick slalom portion of the track.
Lady Piper's Bubble Carriage completed the course in 1 minute and 49 seconds.
The judges awarded extra points for the quality of the bribe and showmanship.
Despite drinking and driving, "Bubbles" went on to earn the most points over-all and took home the Grand Champion trophy provided by Renninger's Mount Dora Flea Market and Antique Center.
This will forever be known as "the teapot races where it poured"
-pun provided by Blaze
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