Thursday we went to the Civic Auditorium in downtown Colorado Springs. We joined the cane, walker & wheelchair gang for lunch. There was a 1 hour performance on a very big and very old organ. The lady that first played was rather small and almost crawled into the big U shaped organ. After she played a gentleman took over and supplied the music for an old silent cartoon. It was about a mouse who built a space ship & went to the moon made of green cheese. How they knew it was green I don't know as the cartoon was black & white. That afternoon we went to see the Magpie Players at the Garden of the Gods, several actors portrayed individuals who played a significant part in the local area's development.
Friday we went to the small Peterson AFB Air & Space Museum. The small black model airplanes hanging from the ceiling are wood and made by middle school children during WWII to be used by the military to identify airplane silhouette. The museum is located in the original Colorado Springs passenger air terminal built in the 1930s. Part of the museum was centered around the cold war and defence. Judy found a late 80s/early 90s Digital VAX 6250 tucked in a corner. I haven't seen any DEC equipment in a few years.
Today was a very nice day, all sun & high 70s. We stayed around home but walked to Memorial Park where there was a wine festival. At $30 each we passed but we did sit nearby & listened to the music & watched the winos. The economy can't be too bad out here because it was very crowded. After that we walked downtown to see the didgeridoo players, Judy got to accompany them with a rattle. We then stopped at the The Keg for a couple beers and a sub. We are pooped out now.
