Mango On A Stick

Last night we made it to Gabe's friend's place. It's a really nice apartment. We watched "GEM" with him on his HDTV. It looked great. And we each got our own giant, comfy couch to sleep on.

This morning we headed over to Traders Village and found our spot. We set up and waited to see how the day would go.

Honestly, it was slow. We didn't have power for awhile, so we couldn't set up the laptop with the trailer. Of the few people there, a couple would rubberneck or talk to us for bit, but wouldn't buy. A lot of people, after telling them of our trip, would wish us good luck... but not buy. It was kind of frustrating.

The vendor next to us told us that they rent a booth every weekend, but rarely come on Saturdays. He said that Sundays are the busy and profitable days. So we have hopes for tomorrow.

It wasn't a total loss. We did sell a few copies. One couple was really sold on the contest aspect of the film. The husband was skeptical, but the wife really wanted to participate. He asked her, "Are you really gonna get on the Internet and do this though?" Her reply was, "For $10,000 yeah!"

Another sale was to a father and son that were really into movies. They asked us all sorts of questions and even requested autographs. Never thought I'd sign an autograph at Traders Village.

There was a moment when we were tempted to eat lunch there. But I learned a long time ago not to eat the burgers. Just don't. The turkey legs were too much food. So I decided that if I ate anything it would be the mango on a stick. For those of you that have never had it, it's exactly how it sounds. It's a peeled mango on a stick with chile powder on it. They're fantastic. But they were like $6. A bit too steep for this tour. But maybe, just maybe, I'll get one tomorrow.

We cut out a bit early to find a Wal-Mart. We wanted to get some groceries to save some money on food. But Gabriel noticed the back tires were riding low. They were riding really low actually. So we stopped at Discount Tire to have them checked out (actually we stopped at a place at Traders Village first, but I'll let Gabe tell that story).

The guys there genuinely seemed excited about the truck. They asked us about the movie and the trip. Their excitement was helpful later on when they cut us a deal on two new tires. I say "we" but really Gabe's the one opening his wallet. One of the tires ended up having a nail in it causing a slow leak. Gabe decided to get both tires replaced since the tread was almost done for on the other one. The guys there gave us a decent deal, it was still expensive, but safety first. Gabe gave them a couple of DVDs for their help. The truck looks even better now, and ready for the long haul.

We did some vlogs at Traders Village; I'll post mine later. Also, I bought my ticket to get my photo taken with Robert Englund!