Back in North Carolina for another weekend, love it when that works out (and it took some work to work that out). Patty had to work at "Taste of Harrisburg, which was held in Harrisburg, NC. Nice event if a small one but really nice. Harrisburg, NC is the kind of small town that John Mellencamp would sing about; just a pleasant place. Town is working to prevent the big box stores from coming to the area, making a push to keep businesses small and local. So far, they have been successful. Its a nice change from a lot of communities in the area; gives it a different perspective than you find in the other towns.
Of course, if there is any sort of event, there is a car show. Like to see engines like these from back in the day when gas was ultra-cheap, and mileage was ultra-low. Big horsepower in big heavy cars. Technology is giving us some interesting designs; cars of today are safer and give us a lot better mileage, plus they tend to last a lot longer without major repairs. Still there is a bunch of history in these old cars, and its neat to see them again. Bring back a lot of memories from when I was a kid, and these sort of cars with these sort of motors were the "Kings of the Road". Some of them look like they just have come off of the assembly line.
Course its not an event without music. This was the band "Skinny Velvet" which played during Taste of Harrisburg. Music was sort of a mix between Southern Rock and what I would call "Da Blooze". Loud and proud, they played some good sets and I enjoyed them. In addition to the music and cars, there was good food, and a number of local businesses had tents and were showing off what they have to offer. In fact the area it was held in was innovative; it is a mix of stores, restaurants, and apartments..all within walking distance of each other. Seeing a number of developments like that in the region, think its a cool idea.
Final photo is NOT from a Taste of Harrisburg, took this during the motorcycle ride (a short one) on Sunday May 15. What you are looking at is the world's largest HD Video Screen (this week anyhow) which is at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, NC. The screen was built by Panasonic, and is 200 feet wide, and 80 feet high. Pretty impressive, got to hand it to the track owner Mr. Bruton Smith, he does nothing half way. Former biggest was at the Cowboy's football stadium, but I am sure that someone has something bigger in the works someplace in the world even as this one nears operation. It will get a lot of use in the next few weeks as the All-Star Race and the Cocal-Cola 600 is starting up once again.
Back in North Carolina for another weekend, love it when that works out (and it took some work to work that out). Patty had to work at "Taste of Harrisburg, which was held in Harrisburg, NC. Nice event if a small one but really nice. Harrisburg, NC is the kind of small town that John Mellencamp would sing about; just a pleasant place. Town is working to prevent the big box stores from coming to the area, making a push to keep businesses small and local. So far, they have been successful. Its a nice change from a lot of communities in the area; gives it a different perspective than you find in the other towns. 
Of course, if there is any sort of event, there is a car show. Like to see engines like these from back in the day when gas was ultra-cheap, and mileage was ultra-low. Big horsepower in big heavy cars. Technology is giving us some interesting designs; cars of today are safer and give us a lot better mileage, plus they tend to last a lot longer without major repairs. Still there is a bunch of history in these old cars, and its neat to see them again. Bring back a lot of memories from when I was a kid, and these sort of cars with these sort of motors were the "Kings of the Road". Some of them look like they just have come off of the assembly line. 
Course its not an event without music. This was the band "Skinny Velvet" which played during Taste of Harrisburg. Music was sort of a mix between Southern Rock and what I would call "Da Blooze". Loud and proud, they played some good sets and I enjoyed them. In addition to the music and cars, there was good food, and a number of local businesses had tents and were showing off what they have to offer. In fact the area it was held in was innovative; it is a mix of stores, restaurants, and apartments..all within walking distance of each other. Seeing a number of developments like that in the region, think its a cool idea. 
Final photo is NOT from a Taste of Harrisburg, took this during the motorcycle ride (a short one) on Sunday May 15. What you are looking at is the world's largest HD Video Screen (this week anyhow) which is at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, NC. The screen was built by Panasonic, and is 200 feet wide, and 80 feet high. Pretty impressive, got to hand it to the track owner Mr. Bruton Smith, he does nothing half way. Former biggest was at the Cowboy's football stadium, but I am sure that someone has something bigger in the works someplace in the world even as this one nears operation. It will get a lot of use in the next few weeks as the All-Star Race and the Cocal-Cola 600 is starting up once again.
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