A nice place to do business Charmin's Pottypalooza mobile gave Bayfest vistors the four-star treatment that included bathroom attendants and choice of toilet tissue (photo by Tina Gohr). Bayfest goers welcome the ultimate in temporary toilets By Ray Barrington News-Chronicle A few years ago, Milwaukee's Summerfest used comic Sandra Bernhard's voice in advertising, with the tag line, in her nasal whine, "you KNOOOOW you're gonna GOOOO." So what happens when you're at a festival like Bayfest and you, well, gotta GOOOO? It's usually time to head to those, well, indescribable porta-potties, right? Wrong. At Bayfest, there was an alternative, and folks were lining up to take advantage. Dubbed "Pottypalooza" by its sponsor, the truck with nine stalls (one for the handicapped) often had lines, while other, more traditional facilities stood waiting. Ah, but what stalls! If not all the comforts of the home "reading room," they came close. A few steps up, and you are beckoned by a white-clad assistant to a vacant stall. It's a tight fit - think airplane lavatory - but cozy. Inside, it's well lit, softly scented, and clean. The assistants make sure of that. "They clean up after every visitor," explained Tom Eros of Panama City, Fla., one of nine workers (not counting the guy in the bear suit) who are, well, flushed with pride about their work. "And when the day is over, we 'deep clean" everything. That's why we shut down when the festival shuts down; we've had people complain about that." For one thing, late at night, the stalls offer lighting. They even offer reading material, with advertising for sponsor Charmin on the back of the door. (In fact, some of the folks who make the product undoubtedly used the facilities this weekend. And that explains the guy in the bear suit, representing the mascot in the Procter & Gamble company's ads.) "We're going over to the plant Tuesday," Eros said. It's a chance, of course, to spread the word about the squeezably-soft stuff. You even have a choice of two different kinds of paper - ultra-soft and scented. And when you're done, there's running water and plenty of paper towels. Eros said the truck had 2,177 "customers" Saturday - about 181 an hour - and had recorded 210 in the first hours of business Sunday. Most of them, he said, are female. "It's about 90 percent women," he said. "Men don't touch anything (in the restroom); they're just in and out. Women take more time." And they appreciate the comforts of this comfort station. Well, until that inevitable moment when they have to flush. A vacuum system is used, and it's loud. "We try to warn people," Eros said. "But we need it. You can't get a plumber out to the middle of a festival on a Sunday." There are actually two trucks, owned by a New Hampshire company. They cross the country and stop at various events. Prior to its Green Bay visit, the truck was in Hermosa Beach, Calif., for a volleyball tournament.