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              9 After supper our bus driver, John, took us over to the Mickey Gillie Show. Everybody seemed to enjoy it. It was after 10:00 p.m. when we were going back to JR's. It was raining again, as it had most of the day. Edna and I went to Shoneys for a coffee, then we were ready for a good night's sleep. Monday, November 1, we arose to the sound of pouring rain. With our heads covered, we went for our continental breakfast, which was good, as usual. The day was dull, but warm. We departed at 10:00 a.m., going to the Welk Resort Theatre. We saw a nice collection of Lawrence Welk's memorabilia before going into the theatre where the Lowe family, four girls and one boy, would be entertaining. I thought the show was very enjoyable. On the way back to our room, Fred announced that the bus would be going to the Factory Direct Outlet after lunch and we were welcome to go along. (Fred was looking for CD's for his brother.) Edna and I went on this excursion. At 6:00 p.m., we were on our way to the Shoji Tabuchi Theatre. The gift shop was beautifully decorated for Christmas. It was also crowded with people; there was barely standing room. I have never seen such an elaborate ladies' rest room. There were bouquets of live orchids on the sink. A lady was standing by with a bottle of hand lotion after we washed our hands. The show was spectacular. It was their first Christmas show for the season and just the greatest. We arrived back at our hotel at 10:00 p.m. and called it a day (a most enjoyable one). Tuesday, November 2, some of our group had a nice surprise when they went for breakfast. Who should appear but Ronnie Prophet? He spent some time joking and visiting. At 9:00 a.m., we departed for the Starlight Theatre and the Jim Owen show. He came on board the bus to greet us. His show was a tribute to Johnny Cash and some other stars. We thought his show was really great. After the show, we were bussed back to JR's. Edna and I went out exploring the shops across the street and found a pizza place for lunch. In the afternoon, John drove us over to the Ray Stevens Show. Ray is a singer and comedian. He put on a good performance, but wasn't one of my favorites. While we were enjoying the show, John and Fred were having the bus checked for safety by U.S. safety officers. Fortunately, everything checked out 100%, but we all knew that's the only way John would drive. Mter the show we were transported to Jim Owen's restaurant for supper. The food was good; they even had the fried bologna sandwiches that Jim spoke about on his show. When we