Bull Riding: Check Monster Trucks: Check Steer/Pigs/Goats: Check Horses/Equestrian Events: Check Concerts: Check Fair Food: Check I’d been to a state fair, and a world’s fair but not to a «county» fair until moving to Oregon. They definitely grow on you!(Entertainment is sparse in this neck of the woods). For five days this past week the Josephine County fair was in full swing. There is a free shuttle buss that stops right in front of my house every hour. It’s like a magic bus that beckons me. I successfully resisted on Tuesday and Wednesday but was drawn to and on that bus each night thereafter through closing. THURSDAY: I’d never seen bull riding up close and personal before. OMG!!! These kids literally risk their lives for the thrill of hanging on to a gigantic, most likely stinky animal. Spunky ass, cuter n’ all get out guys on pissed off bulls makes for an exciting time! One Star FRIDAY: I realized shortly after landing at this outpost that I had to give up my drug of choice, shopping. It was not long before I found solace in MOPARS! Suffice it to say I can build ‘em and drive the ‘em. What joy to see my grandsons appreciate bad ass trucks. At first they were having more fun watching me watch the trucks but after two days, two of my grandsons are firm believers in big blocks and fat trannys. SATURDAY: Monster trucks(see above) and livestock. There are not enough stars in the celestial world to give to the 4-H kids who raise livestock from babies to gigantic animals: loving and caring for them and finally showing them at fair and, in some cases, selling them at auction knowing in the back of their heart, soul and mind that these animals that they have grown to love are going to slaughter. There are definitely a lot of tears shed … and college educations locked into place with the profits made. FOOD: Now we’re talking!!! I become one with the swine that I so love when I get to fair. I had the most amazing, yes I said AMAZING roasted corn on the cob EVER!!! The people that own the Ruch(yes, Cootz, there is a Ruch) Country store have a corn roaster that is about as big as an outhouse and can roast 150 – 250 ears of corn at a time. Good God in Heaven this is good corn. They only bust this machine out for the fair! Sweet, succulent and ready to be drenched in butter, pepper, Parmesan, hot sauce, Cajun creole spice … whatever your heart desires. Have you ever eaten so much corn it made you sick? Neither have I but my brother did when we were kids and my grandson did on Friday. Sucked to be them! You just have to know how to pace yourself. I recommend butter, pepper & Parmesan. I also had a made from scratch corn dog worth mentioning. Culinary nirvana! CARNIVALRIDES! Not for me, not since the aneurysm burst(except at Disneyland but that’s another review). I leave those to the kiddos and they assure me they had fun. HUGE, MEGAPROPS to all who work their butts off for the Josephine County Fair, threatened with extinction. The kids who put their hearts and souls into their projects and down home good kids who sparkle and shine each August. We no longer have libraries. Don’t let the fair die too. See ya next year!
