Catmobilers: More Midwest fun??!!!

[phesina]

There is lots of Haggis at the Celtic Festival! ... catered by the Haggis in a Hurry Shoppe, of course.

[momcat]

Never fear, Cassie! Many prayers are being prayed for this new kitty family to have a bright future with nothing less than a purrfect furever home filled with love, care, and all the good things every kitty deserves.

Auntie Momcat and Groucho

[phesina]

Today is the day for the concert by the Bagpipers and Scottish Dancer for the Saline Celtic Festival!

The concert is being held at the University of Michigan Stadium, as the expected attendance is more than the entire town of Saline could hold. The stadium often is filled to capacity (109,901 humans) for big football games (e.g., Michigan State, Ohio State), but this event may break all attendance records. Already the streets are congested and traffic is backed up for miles .. Interstate 94, US-23, Interstate 75, Interstate 96, Provincial Route 401 in Ontario are stop and go...

And the cats! The streets are a sea of cats! .. like waves of fur floating in the breeze..

The Catmobile will of course get a special motorcycle escort through right to the stadium, where the cats will all be whisked straight up to the luxury sky-boxes.

[momcat]

Thanks for the update, Pat. That must really be something to see, especially all of those sweet kitties along the streets! I'm sure our PT Kitty Bagpipe Quartet and Scottish Dancer will again wow the crowd.

With a crowd that large I'm wondering if the Haggis In A Hurry Shoppe will have enough haggis for everyone.

[phesina]

This was a Saline Celtic Festival finale for the ages!

Attendance exceeded all expectations. Not only was the entire stadium filled to capacity.. not only was the overflow-crowd site Crisler Arena filled to capacity.. the golf course clubhouse across the street had to be opened to hold the rest of the crowds. And sports bars with giant TV screens all over Ann Arbor did a booming business.

Cats arrived from all over the country.. the continent.. the world! In the Cats section of the stadium, the Kitty Wave was performed many times. Starting at the very top, all the cats in that row would arch their backs, hiss, then settle back down, as the cats in the next row all arched, hissed, and settled, and so on down the rows to the very first one. A furry wave traveled down the rows from top to bottom as a massive "SSSSSSSSSsssssssss!!!!" filled the air.

And the performance!.. The pipers and dancer dedicated the show to the expectant-kitty family being cared for by Malibu's Mom, reminding the audience that all kitties deserve loving care.

Then, in appreciation of their hosts, they did a phenomenal bagpipe rendition of the University of Michigan fight song, "Hail to the Victors," as Sparkler did her own version of a victory dance. Surely all the Michigan athletic teams will do better than ever in coming months!

They then did an international round, first with "O Canada" and "The Star-Spangled Banner" after the recent national holidays, then "La Marseillaise" for Bastille Day, "God Save the Queen" in honor of the Royal visit to North America, and the national anthem for South Sudan, the country which just came into being yesterday. Then they went right into "Scotland the Brave."

They performed their classic hits, including their chart-busting cover of "Stairway to Heaven," as well as several recent additions to their repertoire: "Light My Fire," ""The Devil Went Down to Georgia," "Bad to the Bone," "Muskrat Love.."

They were exhausted after all the standing ovations and encores they were called upon to perform!

The upper management in the Haggis in a Hurry Shoppe World Headquarters assured me that they were up to catering the event. They had hired additional help and were working 24-7 for weeks leading up to today. The concession stands all had plenty of haggis and Glenfiddich, so no one, human or cat, had to go hungry or thirsty!

[momcat]

WOW! The festival must have been off the charts fantastic! I could see the kitty wave in my mind, the hoomin attendees must have been wondering why so many cute kitties were there. The Haggis In A Hurry Shoppe really had things covered, they can cater anything no matter the size of the crowd! Groucho has suggested a few times that I hire them when Soncat gets his degree from college.

How thoughtful of the Quartet and Dancer to dedicate their performance to Malibu's mommycat-in-waiting. But knowing them, I'm not surprised they did that. Groucho the Lawyer is working on the details for a concert to benefit no-kill shelters though no date or location has been set yet.

[dehlers43]

Text from Franklin:
We were great - now I'm tired. Want to come home. Have treats ready.

Voice mail message from Chelsea:
"Ming ming ming ming
Ming ming ming ming
Ming ming ming ming ming ming ming ming...."

Sung to the tune of the Meow Mix song......