August 30, 2001

7:14pm

Day 8: Seniors day... again...

Another day where I have to endure the wandering herds of old people. Oy! Good thing they amuse me sometimes...

Two kids listening to a band at the Teen stage.

This fearless little girl climbed to the top all by herself. Which, of course, is more than I can say for myself... You GO, girl!!! (three snaps!!!)

This guy was singing at the V105 booth. He had a computerized talking (singing) device on his lap, and he was belting out Stevie Wonder's "I just called to say I love you" song. If you've heard Stephen Hawking "speak", it was much like that, but more melodic.

Here's a perfect example where the photo does not do justice to the moment, because you don't get any of the sound going with it. This guy, who, through some unfortunate twist of fate is trapped inside of his own body, with very limited means of communication, and yet he still finds a way to express himself. He sings a song, publicly, unabashedly... I would think it would be hard to do that in public the way he did, but I'm sure glad he did.

Here's one observation (in general). There are two general classes of people who I find most interesting at the fair--children, and people that are physically or mentally challenged. Know why? Because they seem to enjoy themselves, no matter where they are or who is watching. The rest of us have developed an inner censor that dictates certain behavior. Don't act like an idiot. Don't shout out or dance in the streets. But some people, fortunately, don't seem to have this inner censor. They giggle, act silly, smile outrageously, wear the pickle hats, dribble mustard on their chins. And to this I say, WHY NOT? WHY NOT???

And here, ze grease goes IN-TO ze stomach, and gives you a wery bad case of indeegestion... Are zere any qvestions before we proceed?...

Hub cap clocks, $25.00...

The Geese of Mensa

So, Dr. Honkenpheiffer, what do think of this chap over here with the camera?

I'd say he's a right jolly good fellow. Let's all smile, shall we?... CHEESE!...

These two roosters were squaring off for a fight. The good chicken is wearing white and the bad chicken is wearing black, just like in the Gary Cooper movies...

The pirate ship "dueling divers" show.

Heh heh... Have you seen my bicycle?

I know you are but what am I, heh heh!...

Hear no evil, see no evil, cut no evil with a chainsaw...

Hey baby, I'm your "must see" TV... Push this button here if you want to turn me ON...

Um, yeah, right... WHATEVER!...

Two dudes working on their combat robot. This year they have a "BattleBot" contest, which is like all-star wrestling for nerds...

That's it for today. Eight days down, four more to go...

Updated 08/30/01, bjl