<figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic " > <img data-stretch="true" data-image="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/5021b0ec-b007-4db7-8070-e44559ce620b/963+banner.jpg" data-image-dimensions="828x368" data-image-focal-point="0.5,0.5" alt="" data-load="false" elementtiming="system-image-block" data-sqsp-image-classic-block-image src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/5021b0ec-b007-4db7-8070-e44559ce620b/963+banner.jpg?format=1000w" width="828" height="368" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 100vw" onload="this.classList.add(&quot;loaded&quot;)" srcset="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/5021b0ec-b007-4db7-8070-e44559ce620b/963+banner.jpg?format=100w 100w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/5021b0ec-b007-4db7-8070-e44559ce620b/963+banner.jpg?format=300w 300w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/5021b0ec-b007-4db7-8070-e44559ce620b/963+banner.jpg?format=500w 500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/5021b0ec-b007-4db7-8070-e44559ce620b/963+banner.jpg?format=750w 750w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/5021b0ec-b007-4db7-8070-e44559ce620b/963+banner.jpg?format=1000w 1000w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/5021b0ec-b007-4db7-8070-e44559ce620b/963+banner.jpg?format=1500w 1500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/514e3e26e4b023ca28fd5cc8/5021b0ec-b007-4db7-8070-e44559ce620b/963+banner.jpg?format=2500w 2500w" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-loader="sqs"> </figure> <p class="">For many decades, Joe Eddie and Betty Fairchild were “road warriors” traversing the country to perform at state and country fairs. They toured with assistants and even a big cat that kept them on the road over 40 weeks out of the year. At one point, they had a residency in Las Vegas at the Riviera with their big show. 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