The Famous Circleville Pumpkin Show/Fest!

or, lots of strange people eating pumpkin themed fried food....

Published on October 21, 2004 By Death_By_Beebles In Misc

So I'm sure that at least some of the people who blog here have heard about the Circleville Pumpkin Festival/Show.

It is the 6th largest festival in the world, and "The Greatest Free Show on Earth!" which is often spouted by loving Circlvilians.
Let me tell you right now. Pumpkin show is hell.

Circleville is close to where I live. In fact, one might say that I go there frequently to purchase food, CDs, go to Wal-Mart, ect. When Pumpkin show comes in, so do the 5 dollar parking rates. It costs 5 dollars to park anywhere, even on the side of the road! Greatest Free Show ever my ass! Well, it is free, as long as you park a mile away and walk in.Another handy piece of info about cars is that you can tell if someone is from Circleville if they don't ever ever ever EVER use turn signals! I've almost gotten into accidents because Joe Blow Circlvillian decided he was in to big of a rush to use turn signals.

Tonight our band marches the show, starting at 8:30 or 8:00. I'm not sure exactly.

I can just smell the pumpkin donuts.

Peace,

Beebes

Comments

carebear07

on Oct 21, 2004

So did you have fun with out me tonight! If it weren't for the all the pizza you can eat after out soccer game, I might have came to the parade. Yeah Brandon said you guys sounded bad because I wasn't there. Ha! lol. He said that it was some of the trumpets fault, something to do w/ Hey ya, and how they messed it up at the end, or something like that. So see...you do need me! lol. Did you guys freeze there? We did up at our game during half time.

~carebear~

Death_By_Beebles

on Oct 21, 2004

Actually, it wasn't cold at all. It was quite warm in the band uniforms.

Stacey screwed up a part on Hey Ya and came in about a half beat late.

You and Sam put out a lot of sound, and most of the band takes it for granted that you are there.

It just sounds better with our horns.

Peace,

Beebes

apdelong31

on Oct 21, 2004

Oh man, I saw the title of the article on the little sidebar and got scared out of my mind. I would have found it VERY hard to believe that (1) someone from around here besides the AC group is registered with JU and (2) felt compelled to write an article about it. I had some serious trouble parking last night, it was free but for good reason, it was like 12 blocks east on Franklin Street. I didn't know it cost $5 for even the side of the road. I thought those were just some price-gouging locals who want to make a dollar off of some shmuck who doesn't know any better.

By the way, where did you get your information on the Pumpkin show being the sixth largest festival in the world? I wonder how they're counting that, whoever it is.

Texas Wahine

on Oct 21, 2004

Sounds like a neat deal, Beebles. Hope you have a great time.

When Pumpkin show comes in, so do the 5 dollar parking rates. It costs 5 dollars to park anywhere, even on the side of the road

I've paid $18 for 2 hours of parking in downtown Honolulu before . . . $5 ain't nothin'.

Tractor Chick

on Oct 22, 2004

Yeah I did I am soo sorry but I couldn't hear the woodwinds and so when I thought they came in I was already off a half a beat late.I guess I thought wrong. It wasn't that bad nobody besides us knows how this song goes at least I hope not. It wasn't that bad. It could have happen to anybody but instead it happen to me who you yelled out b.c i told you to chill out b.c you were yelling at your sister. All she did was state her opinion that she is entitle to... I know how it feels to be yelled at by a brother b.c i have one. Only thing you are old than her and my brother is younger. But still the things you or my brother says to their sisters are hurtful and cruel and i think if your sister could take it back she would. I just thought you really a little to mean to her but that is my opinion. We all have been mean or hurtful to someone we love and wish we could take it back. oNe day that person won't be here and you would wish you could take it back.

tractor-chick

Zoologist03

on Oct 22, 2004

Well, people would hear the woodwinds if some of the trumpets would stop trying to blow the sound up our ass with great force....but anyway the Pumpkin Show wasn't too bad, the only thing that pissed me off was when I was going home and there was someone going 40MPH with one tail light on 22!!!! What an asshat!

And of course we did miss the horns:D...its just not the same....

~Zoo

carebear07

on Oct 23, 2004

You and Sam put out a lot of sound, and most of the band takes it for granted that you are there.It just sounds better with our horns.

Yeah, I know. Most of the band does take us for granted. That'll learn 'em! lol. Yeah, it does sound better!

Well, people would hear the woodwinds if some of the trumpets would stop trying to blow the sound up our ass with great force....

I totaly agree with you Shaun. I mean between all of the instruments, I'd have to say besides percussion, the horns and the trombones are the loudest instruments. Yeah we might not play as loud as we can, but that's because we don't play utterly too friggin loud like some instruments....*cough*trumpets*cough*. Maybe that's why you couldn't hear the woodwinds Stacey. No offense, but I don't think you realize just how loud you play. That's why most everyone trys to avoid standing infront of you when you play.

~carebear~

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