I’ve been looking forward to Dodge City for quite some time.
Cody Perkins and I always talked about “getting the Hell out of Dodge” and when
I found out that this is the town where that phrase originated I was too
excited to see what it looked like. Dodge City used to be the town of a lot of
criminals and they ran all of the law enforcement officers out of town. So
that’s where the phrase came from.
When we arrived in town we had a friendship visit/lunch with
Arrowhead West. We got to spend time with them making little buttons, playing
ball, and dancing to the games on the Wii. Once we got done there we had a
little bit of time before we had to head out for dinner.
Our dinner was sponsored by a lady by the name of Donna
Marconette. She has a grandson that did JOH a few years ago and since then has
started sponsoring them coming through. She took us to this place called Boot
Hill. It’s an old western replication of a town and they had a shop where you
could buy all sorts of western style gear. They had a museum at the top of the
hill with information about the Indians that lived in the area and a general
store too. Our dinner was in their dining hall and afterwards we got to see a
reenactment of an old fashioned gun fight between the law enforcement officers
and some scoundrels.
After that though was when the real fun began. Donna also
bought us tickets to see a variety show which was some of the most fun we’ve
had as a team. It was a theatrical production that involved can can dancers. It
was sort of a story that involved these two bartenders wanting a raise, the
owners wife wanting to have a part in the show, the local attitudes towards
alcohol and how it’s the drink of sinners, and so much more. It featured a
woman known as Miss Kitty who apparently from what I’ve gathered is a
television icon from years ago. The can can dancers gave the guys a real treat
because they had garters for sale and would come to the guys and let them take
one.
After the show was said and done we got the chance to take
our pictures with the dancers and the guys also got the chance to learn how to
can can. It was pretty funny because they brought out a bunch of the dresses
and the guys put them on for the real effect. It was by far one of the most fun
nights I’ve had on the trip. A huge thanks to Donna for sponsoring it as well
as providing us with delicious cinnamon rolls the following morning.
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