August 9, 2014

Wow this year is running by so fast.

I drove over to Montrose Colorado the 1st. My daughter and her husband were playing in the Red Barn with their new Band "The Blue Crocodiles " ! Fun group, Sax, drums, two guitars, and conga drums. Every one sings off and on, they only play original music and they have a lot of fun and so does the audience. I ate a great hamburger and Royce had a great steak. The Barn has always been a good steak house, it has new owners so we were glad that had not changed.

The next day we went to The Olathe Corn Festival !! This celebrates sweet corn, I have always bought the corn, just never been to the festival. Well honey, it was great. Beautiful park with green grass, live bands all day. all the sweet corn, roasted, with butter, salt and pepper if you want, no charge ! They have a fire breathing dragon made of iron. Farmers love building things out of iron. The sweet corn fresh from the fields, in the husks is packed in ice, and stacked in crates 8-10 feet high. Large men pull a dripping crate down and empty it in to the dragon's mouth, corn, ice and all. Inside the dragon is a conveyer belt and a fire grill 15 feet long by 4 feet with fire licking out the sides. All covered up so it roasts fast. 3-4 minuets and the corn comes out and falls into galvanized tubs. The husks are burned. the tubs are delivered to a big tent to huskers. They peel the husks back run their gloves around to take the silk off, put a wet wipe around the husk end and hand it to you. FREE, want two OK. It is hot and soooo good. the next tent has butter, salt and pepper, me, this corn does not need butter. Then go sit and listen to the bands and soak up some sun. The vendors were fun, good hot dogs, turkey legs, fruit punch, all the fair food. They had craft vendors, Veterans booths, The Democratic Party, tee shirts, all kinds of stuff for sale.Had a great day. Two days later when I left for home I had two cases of sweet corn in my trunk !

We drove into Montrose to Ted's and had a wonderful meal of shrimp, salmon, and prime rib.

Good day.