This year's Pawnee Bill Wild West Show has come to a close. The show, which takes place the last 3 weekends in June, is fun but
man...can it be exhausting. This year included a little added bonus for the Priest family. I, for the last 3 years, have played the part of Spotted Elk...a ping-pong playing Indian in the side show. Starting in 1908 they let people who came to the show, play a real live Indian in ping pong. The crowds loved it and it was especially a big hit in Europe. So, I got to put on a head dress and play ping pong against people that came to the show.
Our ping pong table was ruined last year though so I actually got to stand there and explain why I wasn't playing ping pong. This year though, Summer and Hannah were in the show. They played the part of settlers making their way across the frontier to settle in this n
ew land. Along the way
their wagon train is attacked by
Mexican bandits and Pawnee Bill comes to the rescue. We were a little worried about how Hannah would respond to the gun fire and horses running around but she was thrilled. She was supposed to duck her head and hide but she wanted to make sure she didn't miss any of the action. It is such a fun time and an interesting atmosphere to be around.
This year I was able to meet people from not only Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas, Missouri, Colorado and New York; there were also some people from Africa, Indonesia, Israel, Turkey and China. Most of them were students that are attending OSU but it was still very cool. I hope we get to be a part of it again next year.
This year's Pawnee Bill Wild West Show has come to a close. The show, which takes place the last 3 weekends in June, is fun but
man...can it be exhausting. This year included a little added bonus for the Priest family. I, for the last 3 years, have played the part of Spotted Elk...a ping-pong playing Indian in the side show. Starting in 1908 they let people who came to the show, play a real live Indian in ping pong. The crowds loved it and it was especially a big hit in Europe. So, I got to put on a head dress and play ping pong against people that came to the show. 
Our ping pong table was ruined last year though so I actually got to stand there and explain why I wasn't playing ping pong. This year though, Summer and Hannah were in the show. They played the part of settlers making their way across the frontier to settle in this new land. Along the way their wagon train is attacked by Mexican bandits and Pawnee Bill comes to the rescue. We were a little worried about how Hannah would respond to the gun fire and horses running around but she was thrilled. She was supposed to duck her head and hide but she wanted to make sure she didn't miss any of the action. It is such a fun time and an interesting atmosphere to be around. 
This year I was able to meet people from not only Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas, Missouri, Colorado and New York; there were also some people from Africa, Indonesia, Israel, Turkey and China. Most of them were students that are attending OSU but it was still very cool. I hope we get to be a part of it again next year.
2 comments:
We attended the show and it was remarkable!!! Much work, effort and love for the entire town and its history went into the show and it was certainly evident. It is a must see for all of those history buffs. Of course, Hannah and Summer were the most adorable settlers and Zac the most fierce looking ping pong indian I've vere seen. Love you Lots!!!!
oh that sounds FUN FUN FUN...I'm jealous
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