The two RV Gypsies sat third
row, centered of the stage and had excellent seats. There are no words
to adequately describe this show. Rick Thomas is a must-see attraction.
Rick headlined in Las Vegas for 15 years, but is now living and performing
in Branson, Missouri. As of this date in 2016, he has done 5 world tours
in over 50 countries and numerous TV appearances. His beautiful tigers
are no longer in the show. They are enjoying a carefree retirement at
an Arizona animal preserve. The show had lots of dancers, birds, and
more.
Every part of the show was surreal but the best part, in the opinion
of the two RV Gypsies, was when Rick and his lead dancer floated through
the air. The dancer twisted and turned and moved gracefully as though
dancing. The two RV Gypsies highly recommend his show. And by the way,
the two RV Gypsies have been to many other famous illusionists (magicians)
shows, but were still in awe of Rick Thomas. |
The two RV Gypsies were picked
to be on stage with Rick Thomas. First Rick asked Karen Duquette if
she had ever performed and Karen answered "no". Rick
said to Lee, "I am so sorry for you." The audience
laughed, and Karen covered her face with her hands. (After all, she
was on stage and had to act it up too). The audience laughed harder.
Rick asked Lee if he could use Lee's watch and Lee handed his watch
to Rick. Rick then asked Karen to read the time on Lee's watch. The
time was 9:45 p.m. Then Rick asked Lee to pick a time, any time he wanted
and he chose 12:32 as the time. Rick put Lee's watch in a small bag
that was on a long string. Then he held Karen's hand while they both
swung the watch in the bag around and around, then SLAMMED it onto the
floor. The crowd, plus Karen and Lee, were all SHOCKED. Rick blamed
Karen for it, so she turned her back to the audience and hid her face
in the stage curtain for a second or two. (Guess Karen could be an actress
after-all.)
Then Rick put the bag and watch in a small urn which was centered
on a big, heavy tray and told Karen to hold it. Karen held it tightly
with both hands, but the tray soon exploded and fell to the floor in
a zillion pieces. Karen was surprised and since she still had one handle
of the tray in her hand, her reaction was to just drop it. Once again,
Rick said it was all Karen's fault and Karen was told to leave the stage
and go back to her seat. Karen humbly retreated.
Rick then showed Lee a locked box on a nearby table, which nobody
had been near during this time. A key was hanging out of the lock on
the box and Rick told Lee to turn the key and open the box. Rick never
touched the box this whole time. Lee opened the box and removed the
contents. Lee's watch was in the box. Lee read the time on the watch
and believe it or not, the watch said 12:32. How Amazing was that!
The two RV Gypsies were given a $20 gift certificate to Garfield's
Restaurant. But since they were leaving Branson the next day, Lee told
Karen to give it to someone in the audience. Karen was not happy and
would like to have stayed one more day just to eat there, because they
had eaten there the day before and loved the food. But Lee insisted
they leave in the morning, even though Karen was unhappy and actually
a bit mad too. Guess the two RV Gypsies (especially Karen) do not have
as much freedom as Karen thought, unless Lee as the driver of the RV
agrees. |