Saturday, October 20, 2007

Before the last selection

Bob is almost finished checking them in, and down to the lst four. I don't see Ed but I know he is in the building. I see Jeff Mobeaus talking to Lana Lee.  And Bob is talking to Mike Sherman third from last and they are both laughing. And Out goes Bob.  Michael Cheeks came to see us, and Gloria is here and said she did find her camera. Great. I see Kenny Cunningham.  And Ed is in the ring.
 
He is wearing a gold cap and all black.  He is announcing something.  I can't hear him but people laughed, and is having a good time.  He looking at his notes and walks to the front.
 
He pulls out Double Trouble, Worth, Magarita Rose, Angelina, and Start the Commotion, Happysaysitall, Seen Nothing Yet, Desbearate House Wives, Yawquina, Showoff, Love and Freedom, All About Me, Scherherazade, Blonde Bombshell, Miami, Madison Avenue, Four Star Review, Black Orchid, Angelina, Chablis, Winer Takes It all, Bearis Hilton, China, Finish Line, Better Be Worth It, Point of View, Micky and the rest stand aside, and Ed has all but eight or nine in his first cut. He sends most of them aside, (I assume those are being kept), and yes, the rest leave the ring.
 
He kept 41 from his first cut. He pulls them all around to the other side, and he looks them over, but takes no notes.  Ed is standing about mid center line and looks at them as they come around, now not just against the white wall, but no more notes, and now he heads to the front.  He stand about mid way again and says put them back against the ring and walks towards the end and says something I can't hear, and now heads towards the front.  Not looking just walking. He points to the first bunch and points to the other side of the ring and, and takes the first group of six and looks at them as they pass the white wall, and makes some notes.  Now the next six.  Art leads that group and Ed give them a look and makes a few, very few notes.   Another Six with Joanne in front, and they line up against the white wall. Not much room left. Ed says, bring them around.  And now he brings the rest of them up and makes room for the next six and there they go. Now another six with Black Orchid in front.  Ed takes no notes on that group, and now, another six. Everyone is getting a good look. Ed seems to have stopped taking any notes, so he just gives them a good look, and another group of six.  Plenty os space and he doesn't take any notes.   That's it.
 
Ed looks and tells them what he wants and he pointsto the other side and the end and pulls Double Trouble, Worth, Marguerita Rose, Angelina, Comotion, Karadorea, Happyanyouknowit, Happysaysitall, Seen Nothing Yet, Desbearate Housewife, Showoff, Serindipity, Love and Freedom, All About Me, Blonde Bombshell, Miami, Madison Avenue, Star Review, Black Orchid, Dancing Doll, Angelina, Stylistic, Bad to The Bone, Jerwin's Madison Avenut, Deja-Vu, Winner Takes All. China, Finish Line, Better Be Worth it, Lady Liberty, Cherry Crush, and a few I can't see. Tom Brown just came by.
 
Another pass for seven bitches and Ed looks at his notes and they stop and he pulls out Hallmark and puts her in her regular place and lets the rest go. THEN THERE WERE 34.  Now this is a fun show.
 
Ed looks them over and tells them something and off they go to this side from the white wall.  He looks at them as they go by the white wall and he says keep going and says Back Against The Wall. Without the last part of that phrase. And he calls out Tom Mesdag and he calls Bob Grady, and Ed gets his book out and makes some notes.  Ed turns away from us and Bob Grady is breaking them into groups, and Ed stands with is back to us, watching the white wall, and there gos a group six.  Now Ed takes the next seven  with Sean in front.  Next group of six, and no notes that I see.  He brings in the next group of six, and Black Orchid is there still looking strong. And Ed looks at each of them, and makes no notes, and calls for another group, and only four in that group.  And they line up again, and now another group of seven.  Almost done but I think, and yes, they are now set up with Patty in the front. No placings and Ed walks down the line and keeps on walking and looking fast at each bitch and stops about half way and now continues at a fair pace, and looks at each one and is 3/4 of the way and stops at Miami to make a note, and looks at his notes and now continues on down and looks at them all, and say something to them at the end.  And now walks to the front.
 
He is at the front and goes up to Patty and gies some instruction and pulls Double Trouble, Worth, Margarita Rose, Start the Commotion, Angelina, Happyand you know it, Happysaysitall, Showoff, Serindipity, Blonde Bombshell, MegaMillion, Star Review, Dancing Doll, Black Orchid, Jerwin's Madison Avenue, Desbearate Housewives, China, and others.
 
He takes around nine together and off they go for dreams of 2008.
 
Now there are twenty eight. Flower Boy is counting, so don't blame me if the math doesn't work, and they line up again. Still no placing, but cuts.  Not like last year, everyone gets another look.  This is a fun way to watch, and out come the ring stewards and off go the first six. Against the white wall.  Another group, this time six again, and Ed isn't taking notes now.  Six more, and now the crowd is starting to come alive, and Blonde Bombshell is there and Black Orchid still looks great at the end of that group. Now six more, and China looks good in there.  And now three more. Cherry Crush, the Winner's Bitch looks good. Now down to the good stuff.
 
Ed looks at his notes, and Double Trouble, Worth, Marguereta Rose, Angelina, Start The Cmotion, Happysays it all, Happysays itall, Showoff, All About Me, Seen Nothing yet, Star Review, Dancing Doll, Jerwyns Madison Avenue, China, Cherry Crush, Black Orchid, De Ja Vu, and three take a break.
 
Now there are twenty four. Ed looks them over and still no placings and tells them to take a pass, and turns towards the wall.  Now in groups of six again. No more notes, and half of these will be there at the end, and half or more, not. Next group of six. What a fun way to watch, starting with Happy and her daughter Happy.  Next group with Blonde Blombshell, and Black Orchid, still working and the next group, with Jerwin's Madison Avenue and China looking good with Lenny and Cherry Crush with Miks, and now they stop.
 
Double Trouble, Casara's Worth, Margarita Rose, Angelina, Comotion, Happyanyou know it, Happys Says it all, Show Time, Blonde Bombshell, Signature Miami, Star Review, Black Orchid, Dancing Doll, De Je Vu, China, Cherry Crush and Miranda. Now there are Twenty Two.  He let two go.
 
Ed looks at them over against the wall and walks down the ring and looks at them, no notes just looking at each bitch from the end to the front now. And he heads to the middle of them, and the tension is growing and Ed stand in the middle.
 
He goes to the front and look at them and gives instructions and they all wak to the other side of the ring.  Now he is making his book. No one is running when they can walk. Ed gives instructions and there goes the yelling to the handlers, and there go another six.  Six is the magic number and there goes the two Happy bitches in first and second, What a group that is, and some are starting to get tired, and Blonde Bombshell didn't have her best pass. Black Orchid looks fresh, and there goes the last group.
 
Dreams yet in the minds of owners, the last group has the winner's bitch and Ed looks them over.
 
He spreads them out and looks at them on the other side now. And it is going to be harder to get numbers, thank God I have ed here.  He walks down the line and stops at the two Happy bitches. 
He pulls, Double Trouble, THIS IS THE BIG CUT.  NO.   Now Worth, Margarita Rose Angilina comotion Cazadora, Happy and Happy, Show Time,All About me.  Nevermind, he cuts one. De Ja Vu.
 
Now there are twenty one.  Just think, you can say you made the first six cuts.  He is talking to stewards and the ring and divides them up again, into groups. There go the first group of seven.  Ed stands with his hands in his pockets, and calls for the next group of seven. Progress.  Next group seven again. And Black Orchid and Winner's Bitch both look good.
 
Ed goes up to the front and no placings, just cuts, and he goes towards the end and looks them over and now he stands back and walks back to the front.  Blonde Bombshell is stacked back for some reason.  He looks them over and looks at his book and says, bring them around. The handlers being smart, walk. 
 
They stack, Ed looks, we eat, and the crowd holds its breath. Ed looks over the 21 bitches and gives an instruction and again, groups of seven again, past the white wall.  The bitches all look like they have run enough. The next group with Happy and Happy and Blonde Bombshell looking better. Both Happys look good, and there goes the last group, and Black Orchid leading. China looks fresh and strong.
 
Ed walks up to the front and not looking at anyone, ut approaches them and pulls double trouble, rosita Rose, Commotion, Kardosa, Happyanyouknowit, Happysaysit all, Blonde Bombshell, Black Orchid, Star Review, Danciing Doll. Sherwins Madison Avenue, All About Me, Signaturie Miami, 
 
Cherry Crush, Heiress, and four go out. Four left the building and seventeen left.
 
Ed said they were all going Select, and the crowd loves it.  SEVENTEEN Great for him.  What a wonderful thing to do for the breed.
 
Evan 
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