As August draws to a close, there are two events that Nancy and always attend - the State Fair and the Greek Festival. We lucked out this year by picking a day to attend the fair that was just perfect - temperature wise. That's a big deal in Sacramento during the month of August. It is usually very hot when we attend the State Fair (I remember some 105 degree days) and that means more indoor sightseeing rather than outdoor ventures. This year we were able to do both comfortably. We had some great barbecue ribs at an outdoor eating establishment and we barely broke a sweat during our meal. We also saw some interesting exhibits at this year's fair. The Hollywood exhibit was especially noteworthy (probably due to our Governor's influence) and the "Back to the Future" exhibit brought back at lot of fond memories of Michael J Fox.
While at the fair we saw the Fab Four perform. They are as good, if not better than the other Beatles knockoff group "Rain", and as usual they provided a wonderful nostalgic performance for young and old alike. I met "Paul", actually his name is Artie, at CES in Las Vegas this year. He was staying at the South Pointe hotel where Dave and I stayed and I got to talking to Artie about the robotic Gibson guitar that I saw demonstrated at CES. Being a musician, an extremely talented guitar player and singer in his own right, he was very interested. When I saw him at the California State Fair this time we renewed our conversation and discussed our plans for this year's CES. Unfortunately, I will probably not attend this year's CES, but I do hope to see Artie again in Vegas at some point in time.
You can see the larger pictures of all our recent ventures by scrolling down to the bottom of the blog page. Today we went to see the movie "Elegy" at the historic Crest theatre in downtown Sacramento. Cruz and Kingsley are magnificent in their "May - December" roles in the movie. If you like film that doesn't rely on computer generated graphics and constant shoot-um-ups and car chases, then you will enjoy Elegy. After the movie we walked over to the Greek Festival and had a delicious meal and listened to some Greek music. All and all, a most fun day!
To see a short video clip of the Greek Festival click on the below link:
http://s178.photobucket.com/albums/w275/jimdaviselkgrove/?action=view¤t=GreekFestivalDancing.flv
"Kermit The Frog" Really Loves The Color Of Our New Jeep, As Do Most Jeep Enthusiasts.
The View From Our Room's Deck At The Stanford Inn In Mendocino, California
Our Room Has A Great View Of The Hillside And A Spacious Table To Enjoy Meals
Dinner - Vegan Style. The Raven, Stanford Inn's Only Restaurant, Is Pro-animal, Totally Vegan.
The Fireplace Makes The Suite Quite Comfortable As The Nighttime Temperature Drops
Murphy Joins Chili, Nancy and Me For Breakfast. Dogs Are Treated As Special Guests At The Stanford
Breakfast At Stanford Inn - Mendocino, California
HELLO THERE! WELCOME TO OUR POOL PARTY! HOWEVER, YOU MAY WANT TO TRY THE LAKE NEARBY!
"Big Red" - 2012 Ford F150 4Wheel
Trucker Ready To Make The Trip To Placerville, California
Lots Of Fruit For This Time Of Year
Nancy Selecting The Apples To Take Home
Nancy And Chili Get Ready To Leave The Orchard
ABSTRACT OF CHILI DOG
Me And My Buddy - Enjoying A Lazy Afternoon
We Just Added Crown Molding To Our Upstairs Den
The Den Can Be Entered From The Upstairs Landing Or Through The Master Bedroom
Nancy's New Wheels - 2011 Chrysler 300 Limited (iPhone 4 Pic)
High Tech - 8.4 Inch Nav Screen With Uconnect And Alpine 7.1 Surround Sound System
The Westend Boys - L to R - Dwight, Mike, Tim, Dick
I'll Be Getting My Manicure This Week (Apple iPhone 4 Photo)
Our Chili Dog (She's Camera Shy)
2007 Lexus LS460 L
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