As soon as I found out about this show, I knew we were going. Who could resist seeing a life sized version of the board game Mouse Trap? The show started with a performance by the Oakland based gothic jazz act Knees and Elbows, which Melissa thoroughly enjoyed, and I thought was a lounge act from hell. Then it was time for the main event. One member of the Mouse Trap team was running around in a pink bunny suit with an army hat on telling everyone, “It will never work!” in a German accent. There was some worry that he would be right, but the contraption worked like a charm, definitely better than the small version. This goes down with the Mystery Spot as $5 well spent.
More pictures can be found at Laughing Squid’s flickr page and there’s a video from a previous performance at the official site. This most certainly belongs on Roadside America, but sadly it seems like there may not be any more shows.
![[Melissa with the dogs outside the Life Size Mouse Trap] [Melissa with the dogs outside the Life Size Mouse Trap]](http://www.realmofthewombat.com/images/mousetrap/mousetrap_mel_dogs.jpg)
![[Melissa on the giant rocking horse at the Life Size Mouse Trap] [Melissa on the giant rocking horse at the Life Size Mouse Trap]](http://www.realmofthewombat.com/images/mousetrap/mousetrap_mel_rockinghorse.jpg)
![[Click for a larger picture of the Life Size Mouse Trap] [Click for a larger picture of the Life Sized Mouse Trap]](http://www.realmofthewombat.com/images/mousetrap/_mousetrap1.jpg)
![[Click for a larger picture of the Life Sized Mouse Trap] [Click for a larger picture of the Life Size Mouse Trap]](http://www.realmofthewombat.com/images/mousetrap/_mousetrap2.jpg)
Did you capture this car at the mousetrap?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/laughingsquid/130395864/in/set-72057594109919834/