ok, so no matter where i went this band festival weekend, the big question was about the police raid- were you there, and what really happened? the tale is that people actually drove down from cincinnati to the antique show to based on what they heard on npr about the incident- no one can quite fathom that there are places in america that are not free to buy or sell alcohol- they can sell guns, and cigs but no beer or wine or worse,.......we just can't be trusted with the stuff. of course, i was offered a beer within 5 minutes of arriving at the picnic on saturday night (9:15 pm after we finally finished up at the restaurant), but the host poured it into a plastic cup to be on the safe side......the lunch crowd was much thinner on sunday than on saturday, so we closed at 2:00 and were home by 4:00. it felt like the 24 hours at LeMans, the race that is constant on a closed course- it just goes until it is over.

one comment on some of the sights- i saw an older couple walking down our little street- wearing matching pants, shirts, hats, and binoculars- if ernst and i ever get to the point of wearing identical clothes, then my children have full rights to have us declared incompetent..........