EPILOG

The Mudcat Funhouse, Midway and Carnival closed for the season. There were some whose lives were radically changed by the experience.

MMario--While serving mastodon barbeque, MMario met a famous San Francisco folk singer and restauranteur who offered him top pay to become the chef at a new restaurant he was going to open on Half Moon Bay. Once he received assurances that he could have any time off he needed to perform at Ren fairs, MMario packed his bags and moved to the left coast.

DTAM, his daughter Emma, son Andrew, and the bear all made it safely back to England, saddened by the death of his mother, but united in their strong love and family closeness.

JenEllen, glad to see the crowds leave but sorry the funnel cake was gone, enjoyed a full two month vacation at the House of Love and Animal Husbandry with the cats, Angus, and a number of interesting people who stopped on their way through.

After seeming her dreams dashed in the sea, streaking lost its magic for Theresa. She and the old gunslinger fell in love and got married. They live in a xplit-entry house with brick and vinyl siding in a suburb outside of Cleveland.

On the last day of the carnival, Janie saw an African-American dance troope give a rousing performance. After the show she introduced herself to Azizi, the artistic director. She now works in a donut shop in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh to pay the rent, and takes African American dance classes at the University of Pittsburgh. Occasionally she streaks down the main thoroughfare in Shadyside.

The bass player from Chicago was never seen again.