Wow, have you been to the ScotFest? Well, lemme tell ya, there are tens of thousands of visitors spending millions of dollars right there at Stanley Park. Anyone that is anybody is there and the Tattoo last night was a real patriotic tribute and highlighted some of the best bagpipe bands in the world. Yes, the world! Of course to my tin ear they sound like the inspiration to the Aflac Duck ads, but it’s best to leave the judging to people that know about these things. One major act was the Head Talk drum corps from Loveland. These kids are fantastic!
John Baudek was there in his skirt, standing in the shadows so he wouldn’t have to talk to anyone or make eye contact. He loves to wave from the sidelines, but being a passive aggressive he can’t stand being close to anyone. One wonders what he was thinking as he was propped up against one of the busier retail tents. It probably went something like this:
- I wonder if the citizens will buy into our cutting kids programs to raise taxes. That damn Estesparkian told people about this in one of his stupid blogs. Thank God no one ever does anything about that.
- This is a great party out here and it only costs the Town a few hundred thousand. So what if we don’t get any taxes or benefit from the event. Gosh, the busy downtown merchants probably enjoy the break. Gives them a little time to dust their inventories. Yea, that’s it. Besides, look at all those parking spaces downtown today. We don't need more parking. Peter can spin this; he’s got to be good for something. I’m sure glad he’s not in Town Hall anymore. What a pain in the butt it is to listen to him every day.
- I better tell Pickering and Marsh they have to change their story a bit about people not spending money; gosh this place is a spending frenzy. We better beef up our story showing we’re responsible for all of this.
- Note to self “gas prices don’t seem to be having any affect on travelers. There are thousands of cars spread out around here and people are actually spending $5 a car to park.” This doesn’t sound like any of our parking studies. Better change that story a bit as well. I think I’ll have Randy address that one.
- I need to drive by the church and see if Randy’s seeding project is going well. We have a huge landscaping budget, a few thousand up there is further beautification, good for the community.
- Boy they sure cut down on dogs this year. Good idea, they just poop all over the field and we can’t ticket them.
- I’m glad none of the TV stations are covering this. I feel like such an idiot in this stupid dress.
- I wonder if we can tie cutting kids programs with the need for a new fire station. Maybe that’s what the National Geographic people meant about this being a sappy town. These Saps will buy anything. I’ll have Peter work on this one. Heck if it’s any good I’ll put my name on it.
- I think I’ll sneak out of here with that Marine guard. Nobody will even notice. Can’t wait to get into some pants.
