2 posts tagged “sparta”
A couple of weekends ago, we went to Sparta's Butterfest. Sparta is Jess' home town, and being a small city in Wisconsin, it was only natural that its annual fair be named after a dairy product.
While the fair itself was mostly rained out, the sun was out for the parade on the Sunday. Being my first real parade in the good ol' US of A, I was not fully prepared for the Shriners (aka Freemasons) in their little cars; the barage of sweets and chocolate milk; or the local Republican candidate handing out flyers that just said his name and that he's Pro-Life. I kid you not.
It was actually pretty fun, sitting on the pavement in little chairs, clapping and watching the assorted floats, vintage emergency services vehicles and marching bands go by. The only similar thing I can really recall enjoying was Lewes Bonfire Night back home.
This weekend in Chicago, we're getting a different kind of fest - Chicago Pride - and Jess and I are going to the parade on Sunday. Of course, having been to another parade, I am wondering what the gays could possibly do to top fez-wearing go kart drivers and one-note, Right Wing politicians. Will they throw condoms and arseless leather chaps into the throngs of spectators? Will they have the characters from The Wizard Of Oz driving little penis-shaped go karts? I can only hope.
While I do jest, it's still amazing to me that Chicago is such a gay-friendly city. I always assumed the US was still very homophobic based on their reluctance to endorse civil unions and so forth.
Dear god... tonight we went out with Jess' dad, Jeff, and her step-mum Janelle. I am fucking rat arsed. They're great people. We met them at their place before heading to dinner at a pub near their place. From there, we crawled three bars in town and I am super-wasted after several beers and a few White Russians.
The last bar we ended up in had karaoke. In between Jess and Janelle rocking Madonna, Cheap Trick and stuff, we endured this ultra-white guy singing R Kelly and KCi and Jo-Jo songs, and some girls doing country classics. Odd.
I need water and a lay down. Peace, y'all.
