Fun & Games
Come one, come all! As the guests arrived, they were trumpetted in by concert trombonist Ben Perrier (I guess that would be "tromboned in"). From there, it was a free for all at the Fluff & Puff (Cotton candy and Popcorn), Lingman's Lollies, Beimers' Wieners, and the ever popular Beer Wagon, serving Strongarm Lager, the burly man's brew of choice in Loon Lake, Ontario.

The games were a hit. The Knock 'er Up booth was knockin' non stop (Knock 'er Up consisted of throwing a ball to "knock up" the stacked tins. Failed names for this event: Hoof my Balls, Smack my Can, and Ballbuster). Play the games to win tickets, drop the tickets into the buckets at the prize table, and who knows? You could go home with a Bearded Lady t-shirt or a metal grasshopper.


The only two things that cost money at our carnival were the Kissing Booth ($1 a kiss) and the Crapple (which you'll find out about in the dance). There was a contest: who could solicit the most kisses? The winner was Aimee's dapper dad, pictured here. There's a chance he could have won on charm alone, but he took precautions to ensure victory. Like a good heroin dealer, the first dose was free... He ran around and gave loonies to all the ladies at the party, subsidizing his own kisses. Now that's capitalism!

The carnival had, not one, but two Madam Starrs, the Fortune Tellers of Loves. When one got hungry, she could tag out with the other and go grab a Beimers Wiener. It made for a wide open future for all, since, if you didn't like what one of them could glean from your palm, you could pop back in a half hour and get a whole new future.
Here they are talking to each other, probably saying, "You'll be dead in five years!" "Oh yeah? You'll be dead in two!"