Archive for September 10, 2009
Who Wants To Boycott The State Fair? And Some TV Shows?
by John Weckerle
Well, at least one of us is thinking about it. The issue? The incredibly irritating television commercial promoting the event.
The commercial – the theme of which is that the State Fair is like all the holidays rolled into one – features a number of people dressed in costumes representing holidays, dancing (poorly) to the Christmas song “It’s The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year.”
I, for one, have been sick to death for years of the exploitation of Christmas and the cynical trend of commercial interests’ shoving one of our best holidays into our faces as much as four months in advance. I can understand the hobby stores getting things out early – it takes time to make things for Christmas, especially if you make a lot of presents (which I do, although I’m committed to a last-minute dash most years). But this incessant barrage of Christmas paraphernalia that begins in late August and persists through December is, to my mind, offensive. »» Who Wants To Boycott The State Fair? And Some TV Shows?
3rd Annual Drinking for Cancer
by John Weckerle
The Lazy Lizard Grill on NM 14, just south of Frost Road, will hold its 3rd Annual Drinking for Cancer event on Friday, September 11 from 4 p.m. to 11 p.m. The event will include a raffle and silent auction to benefit local resident (currently staying in Texas) Mike Moore’s battle with cancer. Mr. Moore is undergoing treatment in Texas, and his insurance company has refused to pay for the treatments because they are considered “experimental.” The event’s entry fee is $5 in advance and $8 at the door. Raffle tickets are $5 each or $20 for five tickets.