The Book is done

[davejs]

This is probably what the cover will look like. The content is being submitted to the publisher and I hope to have it selling by the end of the month. You will be able to purchase from Amazon.com or on my website. I'll keep you posted. Email me to be notified when it's available. [e-mail]

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My wife and I have been selling our merchandise at street fairs, A&C shows, festivals and county fairs for over 18 years. Now you can read a first-hand account of what we have had to endure as I describe many of our adventures, experiences and nightmares.

We have had to survive terrible weather extremes ranging from freezing temperatures to sweltering heat. Many times we encountered strong and highly destructive winds. We have survived torrential downpours of rain and overcame continuous obstacles. I hope you find my tongue-in-cheek approach humorous and enjoyable as I try to poke fun at a lot of the things that do happen at street fairs and festivals.

See what happens when two feet of rain water engulfs a selling area with nearly one hundred booths. Read about a tornado blowing my canopies to the ground together with all my merchandise while destroying 60 other canopies. Have you ever had two flat tires at once? On a motor home yet. What do you think about selling in a field with cow dung all over the place? You’ve got to read this book to hear about all the things that can happen at street fairs and other events.

[davejs]

My book is now available for sale on my new website and at Amazon.com.

www.streetfairsbook.com/index.html

www.amazon.com/Street-fairs-profit-fun-madness/dp/0615564313/ref=sr_1_cc_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1321664838&sr=1-1-catcorr

[davejs]

From the first page of my book, Street Fairs for profit, fun and madness which tells about our exploits selling at Street Fairs, Arts and Craft Shows Fairs,etc. www.streetfairsbook.com/index.html The price of the book is $14.95. I am certain that you will enjoy it.

Standing in the heavy rain with 70 mph winds while watching some 60 canopies go flying in all directions, toppling over all at once was something to behold as I had never seen anything close to this in all of my 17 years selling at festivals, fairs and other events. My two canopies crumbled and collapsed to the ground right in front of my very eyes as I stood helplessly watching in complete awe. All my merchandise was scattered on the ground beneath the canopies. This would be a day that I would remember for the rest of my life.

Tyson Wells is a small desert community located approximately 15 miles east from the California-Arizona border along Highway 10. For 5 months of each and every year, this area is packed with snow birds that have traveled from all over the Western, Northern and Mid-Western states. On the north side of Highway 10 is located the town of Quartzsite. On the opposite side, is Tyson Wells. A lot of people come here to get away from the snow and the bad, wintry weather that exists in other parts of the country. There are many of them selling their wares at the gem and mineral shows here along with the other events during these winter months, with activities beginning at Rice Ranch in November.

Since the weather had been bad for much of the afternoon prior to this, Tony (a vendor across from me at the Sell-a-Rama) and Idecided to secure things and drive across Interstate-10 for dinner at a local restaurant along Highway 95. I cannot recall the name of the place but I had a hot roast beef sandwich 'smothered with gravy,’ according to the description on their menu. The food was okay but not great. The rains let up as we were heading over there but it began to rain once again while we were in the restaurant eating our food. The winds began to pick up in intensity.

[traveler]

The 2 years I was at Quartzsite, we had some REAL eye opening storms. The big tent billowing and collapsing before our eyes, as we tried to get the HECK out of there before a pole, or some flying debris went crashing through our nearly new 40 foot diesel pusher.... It was an charged panic electricity that I have yet to be able to clearly explain in a way to someone that has never experienced it, but YOU KNOW!!!!

Ole Kym Scott is famous now! ;D

I hope to order it after Christmas. Should be a fun read!

[davejs]

Dec 4, 2011 20:36:52 GMT -5 traveler said:

The 2 years I was at Quartzsite, we had some REAL eye opening storms. The big tent billowing and collapsing before our eyes, as we tried to get the HECK out of there before a pole, or some flying debris went crashing through our nearly new 40 foot diesel pusher.... It was an charged panic electricity that I have yet to be able to clearly explain in a way to someone that has never experienced it, but YOU KNOW!!!!

Ole Kym Scott is famous now! ;D

I hope to order it after Christmas. Should be a fun read!

Gosh, I most certainly will never refer that as being 'the good ol days.' Those experiences are etched in my mind forever. I now would be scared to be in those back rows in Tyson Wells. I've heard from a number of people about 'The Big Tent.' The things that we vendors have to go through! Terrible. Somebody should write a book about all that stuff. Whoops, somebody did!!