Mostly, we attended to see Erika's band Seriously perform. Erika is my hair stylist and also rocks out with some finesse in a three piece girl band that kind of reminds me of Hole. I'm only trying to give you an idea of what their sound is like - because quite honestly, Seriously rocks with enough unique sound not to really sound like Hole. But if you were trying to draw a parallel.... well, forget it. I am no Rolling Stone writer. The length and breadth of my opinion lies within these few words: the ladies rock, okay?
We were treated to a few wise words from this guy, who informed the crowd that Teton Valley is being poorly represented by "a real bonehead over there in Boise".
And I cannot tell you who this particular Democrat is, but I know he is an elected official, and I do not doubt that his description of our representation in Boise is accurate. All you have to do is drive down the road in the Teton Valley to recognize that there is very little money or effort being pushed our way to accomodate the influx of both transplants and tourists - and I am speaking specifically about the road. There is only one two lane highway that traverses our little corner of Idaho, and it is a complete mess. No, I will not go into the quagmire that is Teton Valley politics, as this entire blog entry would have to cover the ugly issues that have arisen relating directly to money and property. Meaning, a lot of money is being spent to develop a lot of property, and I will just leave it at that.
After the speaker stepped down, the crowd was treated to both African dance and drumming on behalf of a local group. Remember Daria from my blog about the African dance class at Balance Studios (12/08/06)?
Well there she is, strutting her stuff on stage to the beat of the native drumming. It was a real departure from what you might oridinarily see at a Democratic fundraiser. Only in the Teton Valley - I tell ya. Their enthusiasm was contagious.
While all of this was going on, there were some purveyors of sugary sweetness posted quite near to where we sat. Oh yes, you know what I am talking about. The dreaded cotton candy peddlers were far too close to me for comfort.
I wanted to knock one of those bluehairs over and make away with the glorious sweetness that is cotton candy. But I held back. I didn't really need to approach them... the cotton candy was flying everywhere in buoyant chunky threads. It landed on the grass, in people's hair, and inevitably, in the mouths of the children that endeavored to catch the morsels. Unfortunately, the overexposure led to some casualties, as illustrated below.
That's right: Cotton Candy Coma
After an incredible Italian Sausage from Schultz's sandwich truck and some great people watching, Seriously hit the stage. Their opening number made it evident that they hadn't practiced in a while - something that Erika warned me about. But fortunately for all of us watching, these ladies have a healthy sense of humor. They finished the song and their seventeen year old drummer annonunced, "We are never opening with that song again."
After that, it was smooth sailing through the rest of the set. Erika was on, as usual, Kelly hit the skins with her regular tenacity, and Ange (Ang? Sorry girl, I've never had to spell your name before!) did not give birth on stage. Yep - see that? She is due on July 28th. Rock on, sistah.
It was well worth the trip to town, and I am happy to report that I have booked Seriously for our housewarming party on the 21st of July. Erika revealed to me that Ange would rather have her water break while she was playing than anything else, so I was sure to tell her that we have Pergo floors - very resilient and easy clean up of any - um - liquid. Wow, what a housewarming present that would be!
Stay tuned for more images from the Teton Valley Summer Fest!
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