I bet at that time of year. Say speaking of Raleigh, a little bit of down memory lane here. Were on the show when he would book Coleman brothers in Raleigh? Seems I remember one year that Strates had two Sky Wheels (one his one Deggeller) in there along with two Sky Divers (one his one Coleman Brothers). The first year I visited Strates midway in Anderson he had a Cortina Bobs and Bumper Boats booked in which I assume was because the independent wanted to go to the Dixie Classic Fair and Raleigh as well.
I know Deggeller booked his Huss Ranger in Raleigh one year, maybe have brought the Huss/Weber 1001 Nights as well before Strates bought the Rainbow.
I know Strates had a powerful route back then, but Raleigh had to be his "sweet spot" I figure for end of the season or buying new rides. Of course wasn't Broward pretty big as well before the accident, think I heard around 500K before that.
I left Atlas and joined States in '78, road the train up-county and worked the whole season. Got *ed off and quit for a few months in '79, but came back the same year. Then stayed until Anderson in '88 when I was in an accident and severed a foot.
Coleman sounds familiar, I remember we had two Skywheels and two divers any number of times. In '88 I think Billy Truex had the Bumper-Boats, I think that was the first time I saw one.
It was a strong route, almost all 9-day plus state and county fairs. Raleigh was absolutely his best spot. Broward was at Gulfstream when I played it and it was a good spot, and a great party spot. He had a lot of good spots back then, Raleigh, Syracuse, Hamburg, Horseheads, Winston, Harrington, Orlando....