Taste of India/OystoberFest (October 8, 2011)

Interesting sort of day in the RVA, hit a couple of small festivals starting with the Festival of India 2011 at the Greater Richmond Convention Center. While I was there, saw this car, which was last owned by one John Dillinger. He was of course a famous Indiana Depression era outlaw, and had quite a colorful history. He had this car for a long time, finally crashing it in (I believe) 1934. Later he became quite fond of Ford's (this is not one, I can't remember the brand but it is no longer made) and wrote a letter to Henry Ford. He died right after watching a movie in Chicago on July 22, 1934. He has a very interesting story, and was one of the more colorful gangsters of the day.
Festival of India was held at the Greater Richmond Convention Center. I believe it is one of the oldest festivals of its time, celebrated 30 years this year. It was a cool thing, while in the USN never made it to India, but enjoyed the colorful clothing worn, the smells of the good food on hand (tis quite the food festival) and some very interesting dancing as seen here at right. A very interesting culture, and a fine and friendly people. I liked both that, and the first visit to the Greater Richmond Convention Center which is an interesting and massive place. Nice to visit this event, as a man who did a lot of flying around much of the world-we are not that far apart.
Finally, the Orderlies are seen here at OystoberFest which was held at St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Ginter Park. It was a first time for me both for the festival and for that area of Richmond. Had a good time, marvel both at the skill of musicians in the area, and also the fine beer selections at the festivals. Lots of good stuff besides "Miller and Bud" which is pretty cool. I also am a big fan of oysters, and the theme of this event was pretty cool. As always, nice people here and had a great time at this event.
Seeing some hints of fall here in the RVA, won't be long until this area is a blaze of color and I am looking forward to it. Hope to bring some of that in my next post here. Thanks for visiting this page!