We were at the Sawyer Center in New London, NH on the campus of Colby-Sawyer College last night. Driving up through Vermont and New Hampshire was beautiful – but I had forgotten how mountainous this region of the country is! Many of the leaves have already fallen from the trees but there is still lots of amazing color up here.
We arrived in New London around 7pm and got checked into our hotel. Then Keith, Nolan, and I walked up the road about 1/2 mile to the Flying Goose Pub and Restaurant to order some food. This is a very rural area and this was the only food available for about 30 miles in any direction.
As we walked up the hill toward the Flying Goose, it was impossible not to notice just how DARK it is out here! And the sky was spectacular – clear with millions and millions of stars filling the darkness. There is no way to put into words just how spectacular and beautiful this is. Breath-taking!
SAWYER CENTER – We arrived at the venue around 11am. We were here several years ago and Mike Lovell, the TD, was prepared for us. Everything went great through the day – just one snag with the monitors, but other than that, things were good.
There was a lot of excitement on campus about the show and they had received numerous phone calls from the public as well. People started showing up early and moved into the theatre to get a good seat. We could tell from the first illusion that they were going to be an excellent audience!! The show moved along with a lot of energy, both on the stage and in the crowd. The finale brought spontaneous gasps and instantaneous applause!
I met some wonderful people after the show – area magicians and those interested in magic. One of the guys – Billy – was also a big fan of Keith and Andrew’s podcast, Go Magic Go.
We had the privilege of working with a great group of people here at CSC’s Sawyer Center. It was a long drive from Georgia to New England but we’re off to a great start.