The Perishers dog, Boot. In the early days of the strip they lived in an approximately 10-foot (3 m) diameter concrete pipe section in a seemingly abandoned builder's yard. In 1966 he and Boot moved into a small railway station that had been closed by the Beeching Axe, and they have lived there ever since. Wellington takes his nickname from his trademark wellington boots – he cannot afford proper shoes. He named his dog Boot to go with Wellington. Wellington is quite an intellectual and given to philosophical trains of thought. He can also be quite resourceful – he appears to support
The Bossier Strip L. Cathey, Jr., destroying a pinball machine confiscated from the Turf Lounge, one of the nightclubs of The Strip, which was known for its Country and western music. The Bossier Strip is also located at the center of what musicians once called the Magic Circle, an area extending from Tyler, Texas, to Monroe, Louisiana, and from Hope, Arkansas, to Natchitoches, Louisiana. This area has produced an inordinate number of musical performers that have attained high acclaim for their music. The list of performers who were either born in the area, or who got their start in music in the area,