March Right In

Last month the Fiestas de La Santa Rosa spread a greasy layer of fun on the dry, and dusty town. Music by local bands and the naming of the Junior Queen on Saturday were certainly highlights. But we all live for the Sunday spectacle. The Parade. This year's excitement was not limited to fancy trucks and low riders, no sir. There were cheerleaders, maidens pulled by tractor, Nelson and Mary as King & Queen and opportunistic politicians. Candy galore as usual and for the second year, the mightier and more well rehearsed Dixon Marching Band gave us rousing versions of, well... marching tunes.

Hopefully next year, I'll have a dolly or at least a tripod to reduce some of that handheld horror movie look infecting a good portion of this clip. March!

Fire on the Embudo

Fires burning out of control in Arizona... fires crossing the state line and a fire just up the hill. There was a far less terrifying fire just this past weekend as Holly's Follies wrapped up their 5 show run with a rockin' cast party. Simon hosted and the Pathetics provided the tunes. Joining them here is the inimitable, incomparable and yes, incorrigible Rita O'Connell with a little support from the incendiary Jeff Favorite...

and if that isn't enough, here's the Dixon Players Barbershop Quartet.

Thanks to all who came out (and came out again) for Hollys' Follies!

The Coop Celebrates its Fifth

On Sunday, The Dixon Co-Op market celebrated its 5th anniversary with music by the Pathetiques (not officially the Pathetics, but pretty close), barbecue brisket by Preacher, cake, and other munchies provided by some of the stores suppliers.

Looked like everyone was enjoying the celebration.