Spurrlow Tour - (1968 - 1969)
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In the evenings we would
usually stay in the homes of
families from the churches
where we performed that
night. Of course, there was
always food waiting when
we arrived. September 11th,
Phil, Buddy and Ralph are
grabbing a quick bed-time
snack. Then it will be up at
5AM to head to our next
high school assembly in
Akron, Ohio.
Every 10 - 14 days we'd get a
night off. On most occasions
we'd get to spend the night at
a motel or hotel (4 to a room).
Here Marva, Renee and Jan,
tired after a long day and
getting lost on the way to the
hotel, sit along the curb on
their suitcases, disgusted to
find we had driven for hours
and had finally ended up at
the wrong hotel.
Nights spent in motels were
always very exciting especially
if you ended-up sharing a room
with Phil and Terry. They had
quite a ritual of "destroying" the
room upon entry. (I guess they
liked that "lived-in" look.) Here
they are in a motel room on our
night off.
September 18th, Tom Sawyer
Motel in Albany, NY. No night
off would be quite complete
without a stop at the nearest
Kentucky Fried Chicken and
Dunkin' Donut shops. Here
James is eating his donut as
Terry stands on the bed and
Phil sits on his chair on the
bed. A night off just can't get
any better than this! In the
morning we'll be heading for
Lake Placid
September 20th. In spite of
a very hectic travel schedule
there was always time to stop
and get a picture. Here Gary,
Gary, Richard, Melanie, Ron
and Greg stop for a picture
with the changing foliage just
outside of Lake Placid.
At Lake Placid we had an
opportunity to do some
sight-seeing. Here Debbie
and Terry pose for a picture
at the golf course.
Buddy and Sharalee just
couldn't resist getting into
the act too. Having fun
and playing practical jokes
was one of the ways in
which were were able to
cope with the unrealistic
travel and performance
schedule.
