Much of the country was agrarian. The candy was bean-shaped to mimic what was being produced in farms.

We try to convert the gym into the country that we're featuring.

In France in the 17th century, they invented the process of taking almonds and rocking them in a bowl, coating them with corn syrup and sugar. That formed a hard candy shell for what is now called Jordan almonds.

He loved his country and had a buddy that joined at the same time.

The other facilities around the country have been fantastic. We couldn't have hoped for a better response. But we've been working with some of these people for decades, so it was not really surprising they would offer their assistance.

There are so many pockets of places around the country where I play at tiny little towns, and the audiences in general there are so much more appreciative than big city audiences.