Entries by Bodine Balasco

Sunday, July 9. 2006

GREAT FUN IN A GREAT RIVER TOWN.

Here we all are on the lawn of the courthouse in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. In some states it's not legal to have this much fun on city property! Our riverboat banjo players risked arrest and incarceration being onstage together at the same time!

It was a beautiful sunny day, with a great breeze... and the shade of the trees was very welcome.

Some of our steamboat race passengers really get caught up in the spirit of the event! If ever there was a classic American event to participate in, the Great Steamboat Race is it. (As you may know, the folks with the red t-shirts are from the Mississippi Queen; and the folks with the blue t-shirts are from the Delta Queen.)

Posted by Bodine Balasco in Riverboat Gambler at 20:06
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The 3 best self-working CARD TRICKS ever invented

Bodine Balasco's amazing card tricks you can easily do with anybody's deck, once you know the secrets involved:

- Learn the SECRETS
- Perform this AMAZING TRICKS
- Just minutes after you watch the video

Don't wait, order the video right now.

«These wonderful card tricks are so easy to perform. I think, everybody can do it!»
Franz Neumeier, Steamboats.org

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Sunday, July 9. 2006

Best banjo players in America... on stage at one time in Cape Girardeau!

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Posted by Bodine Balasco in Riverboat Gambler at 20:02
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The 3 best self-working CARD TRICKS ever invented

«These wonderful card tricks are so easy to perform. I think, everybody can do it!»
Franz Neumeier, Steamboats.org

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Tuesday, July 4. 2006

Bodine & Maddie at the Cape Girardeau, Missouri, river landing.

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Posted by Bodine Balasco in Riverboat Gambler at 15:35
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Tuesday, July 4. 2006

Steamboat Race Judges: Joe Cahn & Bodine Balasco

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Posted by Bodine Balasco in Riverboat Gambler at 15:30
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Tuesday, July 4. 2006

Steamboats race into St. Louis on July 4th... Mississippi Queen wins the Golden Antlers!

Hello, steamboat enthusiasts.

It is so nice to be able to communicate again, at last! I've been unable to get online since Memphis! I'm on the Verizon Wirless network for my wireless internet connection, and they just don't have the Mississippi River wired into their system!

Of course, that's part of the charm, as all of our passengers will tell you... unplugging from the real world is very relaxing. But it makes it virtually impossible to keep a blog up to date while steaming up the Mississippi River.

Moments ago, the Delta Queen and the Mississippi Queen raced virtually neck-and-neck up the final leg of the race, into the landing at St. Louis. The Coast Guard stopped the river traffic, so we had no commercial barges to contend with, on this picture-perfect beautiful day. The MQ jumped out quickly, but the DQ pulled up even most of the way. We were virtually side-by-side for most of the race. It was thrilling to see these two steamboats running together so closely on the river!

The Texas deck bow of the Delta Queen was should-to-shoulder with passengers & crew, having another one of their legendary bow parties. The passengers & crew of the Mississippi Queen were all along the outside railings, enjoying the race from every vantage point possible.

Being the race judge, along with Chef Joe Cahn, who is over on the Delta Queen for this final leg of our journey, I had to run to the bow of the MQ to judge the finish. Once again, it was very close. The MQ passengers wanted to win this final race leg very badly, and in the final yards of the race they were yelling, "Go - Go - Go!" To their delight, the MQ crossed under the Poplar Street Bridge about 35 yards ahead of the Delta Queen.

I've got to emcee the Closing Ceremonies for this extraordinary travel adventure, and then I'll post some additional photos & further commentary. And when I get home from this trip, I'll put it all online.

i remain your friendly travel companion, "the Last of the Riverboat Gamblers"...

Bodine Balasco

Posted by Bodine Balasco in Riverboat Gambler at 15:08
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