My brother who lives there met the people who make up The Sprockets when he spent time in Mexico last Fall. They visited him last year and, just recently, again. My brother called me and invited me to come down to see The Sprockets perform...they had agreed to do a circus performance right there on his little acreage out in the middle of nowhere...Falba, Texas! So, last Friday afternoon, I left the office and drove the few hours to Falba. My brother had invited a number of his friends and neighbors, as well, so there was quite a crowd at his little place in the country by the time the show began.
But let me back up a bit. The Sprockets are a husband (Scott Harrison) and wife (Izzy Feraud) team who, along with their young son (Theo, pronounced Tay-oh) and their assistant (Joe, who is also their son's teacher), are in the midst of a world-tour that started in 1997. They are financing their world tour by presenting their unique form of circus comedy, including some pretty amazing acrobatics. Since 1997, they have traveled with their double-decker British-made bus to Iran, Nepal, India, Chile, Australia, New Zealand, France, Italy, Greece, Turkey, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, Japan, Australia, Peru, Equador, Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina, Columbia and Venezuela, Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Mexico and, finally, the United States.
During the course of their 10 years on their world tour, they have had a son (Theo has been with them during the tour, learning to speak English, French [his mother's native tongue], and Spanish), and have met many, many people the world over who have helped them sustain their tour and helped them through the inevitable wierdness that accompanies such an undertaking.
I took the photos before and during the performance. The photos do not do them justice! I may post more background on the Sprockets and their tour later...in the interim, you can see more at their website.
3 comments:
That sounds as if it was good fun. Amazing to have your own private performance.
Isabelita, we had a great time. These folks have done what many secretly wish they could do...hit the "road" to travel around the world, meeting people everywhere they go, making friends around the world. Having our own private performance was terrific, but it was equally wonderful to just sit and visit with them about their experiences over a beer. If they ever get to Seattle, I highly recommend seeing them and talking to them.
Well, isn't that pretty darned neat! Yes, I'll bet it was enjoyable just to hear about their wanderings.
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