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Post by Ron Walker on Apr 18, 2022 13:29:15 GMT -7
Always good to get positive feedback. This from a private group of fifteen this past Saturday:
"Ron-
Thank you for a fabulous show this past Saturday! What a GREAT way to spend my birthday- at Star Barn, with my best pals and seeing your great show. We went out for Mexican food afterwards and everyone said how cool the show was.
Thanks again! Cathy"
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Post by Ron Walker on Apr 18, 2022 15:06:24 GMT -7
A group of ladies come to a star show.
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Post by Ron Walker on Jan 18, 2023 9:01:20 GMT -7
Well I guess the inevitable doldrums have finally set in. "The Christmas Star" program, which has always been my most popular show had a substantial decline in visitors. I offered it 24 times and not one sign up. I shall now go into my corner and sulk.
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Post by scotttucker on Jan 18, 2023 11:14:29 GMT -7
Unbelievable. If it were not for the small matter of 5130 miles I would be there like a shot!
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Post by Ron Walker on Jan 18, 2023 22:06:22 GMT -7
Too fast and you reach escape velocity and then you would skip over the ionosphere and miss me altogether. (I guess it's just a pessimistic kind of day.)...sulk...sulk.
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Post by mrgare5050 on Apr 29, 2023 7:22:12 GMT -7
RW, how'd that big show you just mentioned on facebook go? Details!
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Post by Ron Walker on Apr 29, 2023 11:23:40 GMT -7
Three or four years ago a mom of one of the boys that came yesterday had come to a show and really enjoyed it. She said she would come back in a few years when her son was old enough to understand and enjoy. She asked me at the time if I had talked to the local Montessori school. I have had a couple of home school groups come by but had no luck with any public schools. Since I really didn't want to spend a lot of time to only get a rejection I put off talking to the school and soon after the whole Covid thing hit and all was forgotten. Now this mom must have really enjoyed the program as she generated the interest at the school for her son's age group to come for a show. This is the 6 to 10 year age group. She set everything up and with a teacher in tow and two other parents brought 13 students for a total of 17 visitors in the group.
Now my intro to the night sky show normally runs about two hours and they could only stay for one (who knows why) but I did cut a lot out of the program. I must say that when I went from our normal light polluted skies to a good dark sky sight, I was rewarded by the best reaction I have ever heard...ever. Did my heart good! Afterword the parents and teachers took cards and one asked if I did shows for groups to which I answered in the affirmative.
One never knows how things will play out as I really never expected this to happen and had totally forgotten about it. What is important is that the kids really got into the show and really enjoyed it. I didn't think to take a picture but with so many youngsters without a parent OK it was probably for the best. Since the teacher took a card, one wonders if she might be thinking of making this a yearly thing or perhaps offering it to other student/grade level groups.
All in all I was very happy with the show and I note that a mom responded that her son liked it and she is not the one who instigated the visit.
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Post by mrgare5050 on Apr 29, 2023 15:48:03 GMT -7
well they are raving about it on The Star Barn, so well done indeed! You're back in biz sound like
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Post by scotttucker on Apr 29, 2023 22:33:25 GMT -7
Well done - of course they loved it!
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Post by Ron Walker on Apr 30, 2023 10:29:04 GMT -7
We will see.
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Post by mrgare5050 on May 3, 2023 12:37:21 GMT -7
We will see.
how'd owen score another Zeiss like that. here i thought the great salvage operations were over!
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Post by Ron Walker on May 4, 2023 10:29:51 GMT -7
If something great shows up it's hard to say no.
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Post by Ron Walker on Oct 14, 2023 15:18:31 GMT -7
Visitors to The Star Barn were treated to a three foot diameter sun projected live on the dome as well as eclipse glasses for direct viewing.
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Post by Ron Walker on Nov 3, 2023 9:40:53 GMT -7
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Post by Ron Walker on Nov 3, 2023 10:14:01 GMT -7
Always love email like this: Hi Ron, My family attended your show tonight with the scouts and had a wonderful time. Everyone talked about what we learned all the way home! We would really like to come to your Star of Bethlehem show as well. Could you let me know the dates? Thanks for an awesome evening! K. R. Troop 426
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