Sunday, August 24, 2008

Flash Is Cash!


Here's an e-mail I received this morning from Mike Naughton:
The Toy Palace at Yankee Doodle Circus, "The Happiest Show in the Whole-Wide World".
We put this big stand up on the big weekends; this field house hold 2200 and we do three shows on Saturday; been there for years. It takes 5 people to work this stand, two in front of each pair of trees, two on the counter and one making stock.
Prices range from $5. to $20. Guess which two brothers taught me how to run a novelty stand?
More to follow.

Mike NaughtonYANKEE DOODLE CIRCUS
Thanks Mike!

2 comments:

  1. Dick,
    I forgot to mention -- this was the first time we put up the big stand and we were one table cover short as can be seen in the middle of the three road boxes/counters.
    We borrowed the pink cover from our TIKI HAT STAND; of course we had the replacement red/white cover in a week.

    You'd get a kick out of the HAT STAND -- all hats -- we are amazed that so many kids and adults like to wear hats. This stand is done in palm trees/tiki motif.

    One time we are 4 miles from the Jersey Meadowlands and were there the same time Ringling is at the arena. I'm standing near the retail operation with Charley Van Buskirk, announcer par excellence, when a parent walks in and looks at the operation and comments to their friend, "It looks just like the Meadowlands."

    Charley breaks up and I just look and smile.

    I'm so happy Charley was there to verify that remark.

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  2. That's all right!
    Just like at the Meadowlands! hahaha!
    Feld doesn't know it all!

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