Essays, Interviews, Observations, Pop Culture, Stories, and other Dodginess

Celtic/Irish rock, beer and bags at the Hobart Lakefront Festival

Posted on August 23, 2011

I’m partial to the music performed during last Sunday’s final of the Hobart Lakefront Festival. A region band, New Element, played their Celtic/Irish rock selections for a whopping four hours (4-8 p.m.) under the bandshell near the wonderful Jaycees beer garden.

Lots of interesting characters stopped by the lakefront, like this guy.

Nothing like a drinking contest amongst lakefront ladies to make it an entertaining beer garden.

It’s not an NWI beer garden without a relaxed old guy drinking. The younger man was wearing a kilt, though hard to tell in the pic. He’s a local bagpiper.

Jacyees Bags/Beer Tent

On another note, we checked out Annunciata Fest on Chicago’s East Side the night before. Close enough to NWI (Whiting) so it sorta counts. Good music Saturday night – The Phil Angotti Band/Beatle Brothers.  Lots of cute latinas drinking pitchers of Bud or Bud Lite (only choices).

Report: Lawmaker sought ‘really good time’ online

Posted on August 12, 2011

Report: Lawmaker sought ‘really good time’ online.

Ok, he’s not a rep. from Northwest Indiana (but had some dealings involving local reps that involved the area) but this asshole state lawmaker supposedly tried to touch a young man’s pee-pee in Indianapolis. This dick is one of those anti-gay  marriage pols too.

Freakin’ perv…lock him up where he’ll get lots of pee-pees to dwidle.

The freakier side of the Lake County Fair

Posted on August 8, 2011

So according to Wikipedia, Freak Shows were popular in this country in the mid 19th to mid 20th centuries and mostly associated with carnivals and circuses. It also says that “changes in popular culture and entertainment, and changing attitudes about physical differences, led to the decline of the freak show as a form of entertainment.”

Well not at the Lake County Fair in Crown Point, Indiana this August.  You won’t read about this in any of the fair brochures or preview stories.

The devil child has come to Crown Point. You can either hide it, or help someone try to stop it.

Misty the Mermaid awaits you…just steps from the Ferris wheel. Not sure what girls going wild have to do with Misty.

The menu of fun. Big Dick the Giant Frog I’m told is the highlight. Really though, some of this can be seen walking around Crown Point’s Square on a late weekend night when the bars close down.

Corn Head Guy sounds like he would be part of the Freak Show tent trailer but instead he was shucking for customers at the sweet corn booth.

Next time I think we’ll do a photo/fashion collection of the carnies working the games.

The fair was filled with some pretty and good. Like this gal, definitely not a freak, who performed during the Indiana 105.5 FM Texaco Country Showdown.

Her name is either Crystal Ann or Krystal Ann from Dyer. She performed a song with lyrics along the lines of “You got a girlfriend and I’ve got a girl.” Not sure if that’s her original or what but she’s pretty good.  The finals are Aug. 14. I bet she’ll be there.

By the way I didn’t enter the freak show tent trailer. I was entertained enough on the outside.