I'm back! And just in time for the Kankakee County Fair.

I have lived in Kankakee County for 20 out of my 24 years. And yet, despite all the wondrous opportunities it has presented me (red hots, river floats and $1 every-night Budweisers to name a few), I had never truly experienced perhaps its most prestigious event of the year: The Kankakee County Fair. Two years ago, I danced the night away in the beer tent to what I believe was The Silhouettes' 5,000th Kankakee County performance. While groovin' to Mustang Sally and Tutti-Frutti was a good time and all, it paled in comparison to the events of last night.

I'll tell you what; there's just something about seeing a beat-down old school bus with a paint job that made it resemble a pig (sponsored by the renowned Kankakee Swine Barn) ram head-on at 40 mph into a Wal-Mart themed beat-down old school bus that makes you want to get up from your seat, high-five the redneck to your right, and yell "Hell Yeah"

A hearty congratulations goes out to the winning bus "Kids with Kids" (shown here on right, with patriotic paint job). Surprisingly, the bus was named after children who own baby goats, and NOT the large population of Kankakee County residents who have given birth prior to turning 16.

Little did I expect that, in addition to recreational fun, the fair would also present an educational opportunity. First, I learned that a school bus driving with no tires while also on fire is much more exhilarating than one that has all of its tires and is not on fire. Second, I should never eat a ball of curly fries if said ball has a circumference of more than 12 inches. And lastly, never join in on a line dance with an 18 year old boy who knows the steps to every line dance in existence, never shows any emotion, and who looks like he believes Middle Earth actually exists. The death stare he gave my friend Kim for stealing his spotlight shook me to the core.

Finally, I have included this video for your enjoyment. Two things to keep an eye out for: 1) The amount of pure joy that dancing to this song gives to the two ladies on the left. 2)The guy WASN'T lying...that's his wife in the blue.

I guess this song is one more thing that makes me want to yell "Hell Yeah."

Club K3

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