First County Fair

I had been to rodeos as a little kid in Texas and carnivals, but I don't think I've ever been to a county or state fair--though I had seen one on TV. :) 

So it was with trepidation and a good sense of well intentioned mockery that I headed with friends to the 2009 Alameda County Fair.

Boy, was I wrong, there was scores of people and a well organized team of people running the place.  

We were there for the food, funnel cake (yum!), my first Turkey leg (um, too much and too dry) and I am proud to say, Cotton Candy (score!).  

We were also there to see the group En Vogue.  To be honest, I know their popular songs and there were to me the Destiny's Child of my childhood, but I thought it was going to be one long screeching contest of patience and a small group.  Instead, they filled an entire area of more than 1,500 people @ 6pm and again at 8pm.  Though they were off-key initially and the choreography, wasn't anything like their old music videos, the singing and dancing got better and better and better and the crowd got more and more and more into it.