Americana
We have done a couple of things recently that have made me feel like I have been in episodes of The Simpsons, or any typical American family programme or movie.We went to the Lake County Fair, which had all the trappings you would expect, including a demolition derby, livestock judging, tractor pulling, pie eating contest (Homer would have won that one). There was also all the usual fairground rides, so the whole thing was pretty big.
And then yesterday we went to watch the Walker Cup Golf Tournament, which was being held at Chicago Golf Club, which is about an hour south of here. This tournament has been going on for about 80 years, and is an amateur competition, held every 2 years, with Great Britain & Ireland against America. We were there for the final day, but unfortunately GB&I lost by just 1 point. But the reason it made me think of the Simpsons again, was that we were directed to park the car a couple of miles away from the course, and then there were school buses shuttling people back and forth. So we got to go on a real American school bus, which is not something I thought would get to experience at my time of life! God, I sound old!
4 Comments:
You're not old honeychild!
Yeah, but next thing I know, I will be saying 'In my day ....'!
What did you think of the school bus? Pretty awful ... just imagine kids throwing paper airplanes, spitting things at each other, hanging out the windows ... ahhh... the good ol' days ...
I thought it was pretty cool to go on one as I never thought I would get a chance, being grown up already. And it was exactly how they look in the movies. But yes, I could imagine the hair pulling, etc that must go on most of the time!
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