Bring Out the Pigs!

aMichael and I had a very busy week. We moved into our new place and our friend Amanda came for a visit. We are currently waiting on the arrival of Elder Dainings, which is imminent! More on those items in a later post(s). For now, we want to tell you about Lane County Fair. This past weekend we met up with New Friends for an evening not to be forgotten. The four of us arrived at the fair just in time for the Goat Gala, which is a parade of goats dressed in cheap costumes. About twenty goats and their owners competed for the coveted blue ribbon, and the pride of winning (of course). Though the older couple in wigs received the most applause the girl with the baby goat won. So, you can see that it was political. We left dismayed, but eager for the All-Alaskan Pig Racing!

A preface: Our New Friends are hilarious and fun people. They were as pumped for the pig-racing as we were, though I was surprised when one of them yelled "Bring out the pigs!" while we were waiting for the show to begin. Later, when the Pig MC asked for adult volunteers this same friend did not hesitate. So guess what? She got to be the official releaser of the pigs! She was even given a ribbon for her responsible services. There's not much more to say about pig racing, except that my pig (Kevin Bacon) won. I should also mention that the animals are treated very well, as far as we could tell. They even have AC in their housings. All-Alaskan Pig Racing:

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After pig racing we played a few fair games, which haven't changed much. We all lost, which hasn't changed much. Then we headed to the main stage for Creedence Clearwater Revisited. It was a great show and they played many of their hits, including Susie Q, Down on the Corner, Fortunate Son, Travelin' Band, Who'll Stop the Rain, Heard it Through the Grapevine, and more. Two of the original CCR members make up Revisited: the bassist and the drummer. The guitarist is some young dude and the keyboardist some guy who looks like a better fit for WWF wrestling. Still, the songs were classics and fun dancing was had. 

The Rock n Roll ceased in the wee hours of night (ahem 9 pm) so we pedaled back to New Friends place for  beers. Like I said, a night never to be forgotten. 

Love from the West,

Katie and Michael