earth, wind and fire at the big fresno fair

so, tonight we went to the big fresno fair to enjoy some sites, sounds and grub. and, we were able to get into the fair and the show for free, complements of the beehive.com.

we got there early-ish and checked out the animals. baby pigs = cute, pig crap = terrible smelling. move away quickly. after wandering around in the barn yard, it was time to head out for some food.

now, i'm almost always going to get a corn dog @ the fair. but, i was also planning on going to the fair more than once this year due to the free entrance tonight. so, the dilemma, do i eat a corn dog tonight, next time, or both? well, i decided to split the indian fry bread w/beans & cheese & some sweet potato fries. sadly, neither of these were that good. so, i didn't finish what i was splitting and went after the old standby corn dog. it was decent. i'm recommending the corn dog stand to the west of chicken charlie's.

to the show. when we sauntered into the paul paul theater an opening act was on stage. they were named strong mecca and were pretty cool. they had a bit of a p-funk feel, and were pretty nice. here's them on stage:



after strong mecca, there was a short break before the big show, earth, wind & fire. here's the stage getting set up:



and the band during the show:



you know, when a band has been around longer than you've been alive, it's probably going to be an older crowd. but who cares, i wasn't there to see them, i was there for earth, wind & fire. but, before i move onto the show, i do want to mention there was a high percentage of cougars and wannabe cougars in the crowd.

so, earth, wind & fire was fantastic. there one of those bands that you don't really realize how many of their songs you know. i admit, i don't own any of their albums, and yet i still knew a ton of the songs and had a blast. musically, these guys are very tight. well practiced, energetic, and you can tell they're having a blast as well. vocally, i can't believe how good and strong their voices are. really, these guys are better now than akon, t-pain or whoever the crap is out there now. and, they do it live and without any sort electronic aids.

when it was all said and done, they had played everything i wanted to hear, and we had a great time. thanks beehive.com.

one last thing, a picture of a funny cactus: