Reflections on Strawberry Deception
Last year Kathi suffered tremendous disappointment when she wasn't able to go to the Long Grove Strawberry Festival because of our honeymoon. Stupid honeymoon, getting in the way! Well, finally a year of longing was laid to rest yesterday Actually, it was the lamest street fair we have ever seen. Hordes of over-weight suburbanites gorging on deep fried finger foods. Of course, there was the local soft-rock combo consisting of 40-year old, balding, middle-management types trying to recapture a vague memory of their "glory days" with stirring renditions of John Cougar Mellancamp's "hits." Since it was the Strawberry Festival, you'd think that there would at least be an emphasis on fresh delicious strawberries! After wading through acres of elephant ears and pork rinds, we found one stand selling discolored, anemic berries for $5 a quart! It's a good thing we only had to park a mile away from all that festival goodness! Thanks a lot Long Grove!
posted by Kevin C @ 11:10 AM
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Right on! At least we didn't have to pay for parking -- that was the small consolation... Here is my list of improvements for next year's Strawberry Festival:
1) More STRAWBERRIES.
2) Less deep-fried assortments (ie. twinkies, oreos, cheese, candy bars, and a plate of home-made potato chips bigger than my head).
3)$1 chocolate dipped strawberries (c'mon, they're not really worth $2.50!)
4) Better crowd control -- you'd think that several thousand people standing in line for overpriced "strawberry goods" would be civilized -- well think again!!!
Thank you, that is all.
HA! Sounds like the same disappointing Blue Bell Festival here in Texas, just outside of Houston. It was so sad and pathetic. The only main, and worthwhile difference is sounds like was the BBQ that goes on whenever you get a bunch of Texans together.
I'm going to come back and comment on the post below when I have more time, I promise. I read it the other night and got all annoyed that I didn't have time to compose a thoughtful comment. After tonight I should be able to. Pray for us, we're making our first presentation to a church that wants to support us.
I, for one, feel betrayed on your behalf because of the Strawberry debacle. Unfortunately, I find most "festivals" have very little to do with their namesakes. Some examples:
1) The Apple Festival in Jackson, Ohio. Very few apples present. I mean, Jackson isn't exactly the apple capital of the world, so why the Apple Festival?
2) The Irish Festival in Dublin, Ohio. You're likely to find more Irishfolk at a "God bless England" convention.
3) The New Straitsville Moonshine Festival (outside Nelsonville). Despite what you're thinking, there is zero moonshine to be found.
Some fests do make good on the promise:
1) The Circleville Pumpkin Festival in Circleville, Ohio. You've never seen so many gourds. I almost ate a pumpkin burger, but I was too full on pumpkin waffles.
2) The Cherry Festival in Traverse City, Mich. Gosh, the cherries. I ate a cherry burger, even though I was already full on cherry frosties and cherry pie.
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