It was last Wednesday.
It was hot here in the valley. it was 10 degrees cooler in the Livermore Valley. My sister Kelly and i try to scope out the best day to go with mom and dad to the Alameda County Fair in Pleasanton. Its a long time family tradition. The parents love to see good entertainment. If it is included in the price of admission, so much the better. There were only two viable options this year for them. One of them was Charlie Daniel's on the first day of the fair and the other one would be BJ Thomas later in the schedule.
Charlie and his band put on quite a show. An hour is not much time to cover the diversity of his music. There were two big bridge sets that took up a lot of time as well. Despite this, he came through with many of his hits that the savvy audience knew. A lot of redneck talk and some patriotic illusions as I expected from such a "Simple Man." He sang a gospel song as he always does.. "How Great Thou Art." and finished the set with a very hot rendition of the "Devil went Down to Georgia." We hydrated up and enjoyed the concert from under the shade of the big tree and the cloth spread above the audience.
Mom and dad seemed to enjoy it. Dad's only comment was that he couldn't make out the words of the first two songs and then he wished there was some banjo and mandolin playing in the group. I pointed out that they were a little ways away from bluegrass which would have those components.
I ate some barbeque pork sandwich when we first arrived. Sue had the tri tip dinner with the cole slaw and beans. Bubbas was pretty good.
Sue found a jewley salesman in the comerical exhibit and bought a copper bracelet and a pair of copper angels. She also found the "happy feet" sandal display and bought a great pair of black sandals with multicolored straps.
We got to tour the quilts and collections and the gardens. They were based on a Victorian theme this year. There were lots of delphiniums and hydrangea flowers displayed in garden settings by the pros.
Overall it was a great time.
: ) Pat
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It WAS a good time. Mom and I agreed, however, that we didn't get to do half the things we wanted to do... (we didn't get a chance to buy any jewelry or sandals!!). So, perhaps another outing is in the future. Maybe on a day that's not so blessed hot!! I had the pulled pork sandwich too... mmmmmm! I want to bring my video camera and get a shot of those mini donut machines. They always make me happy!
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