Faerieworlds
In a little over a week (July 27th-29th), Eugene, Oregon will host its second of two summer alternative themed fairs - Faerieworlds. Only eight years old now, Faerieworlds is hardly known to me at all, but maybe its time to have a look.I mean at first glance, I dismissed it as just another alt-kook type fair of which this area of the country is famous for. And yeah, like Oregon Country Fair, it will draw out lots of hippies, costume freaks and Rennaisance Fair types. Frankly, the thought of this kind of has me a bit nauseated. I dunno. For some reason, people dressed up in Faerie costumes kind of bring out my reactionary, conservative side. Even guys in drag don't affect me as much as guys in faerie costumes.
So for me to attend, its just going to be hard - hard to fit in. I kind of picture myself showing up and then immediately getting surrounded by little elfs and faeries all holding hands and chanting as they dance circles around me. They might even build a bonfire to toast me in....
So, but below is, true to the OCC spirit, and example of what might bring me to faerieworlds. These pics have been posted before, but I'll lead off this thread by posting them again. Here's the deal - this festival, on second look, has really got some things going for it, despite the Faerie theme. For one, those in the know consider it to be the worlds finest Faerie fair. And that means some really top notch artists and entertainers, some from Hollywood and including Grammy Award winning artists like Donovan. And for another thing, even OCF can't match the full nudity shown below. And thirdly, pics from the fair show it to be large and open unlike OCF which is all crowded along narrow paths that seemingly go on for miles. That means I can relax, sit in one place, and take it all in rather than bust my butt..
more to follow..
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