HungrieFest XV

HungrieFest XV was fun, but a little tamer than last year, which was tamer than the year before, and so on. HungrieFest is an annual picnic held at Busse Woods for friends and fans of the band “The Hungries” but is really just a large group of friends with almost everyone knowing one guy, Tom, in some way or another.

I planned on drinking but ended up only having three beers. Last year I was sick, but that was more from the heat and the fact that beer makes me sick. Not drunk-sick, but “my stomach just doesn’t handle beer well” sick. I’m sticking to Captain & Cokes from now on.

It was a perfect day for it too. Sunny, but nice and cool, with a bit of a breeze. I opted out of softball too since 2 years ago I broke and/or sprained my ring finger of my left hand playing softball. You have to understand, as a guitar player, my biggest fear (next to having my foot stuck in a bucket, which has nothing to do with being a guitar player) is hurting the fingers of my left hand. To this day it still feels a little funny sometimes, like it never quite healed 100% correctly.

When I first started hanging out with that whole group of people, there were two kids. Cash, which is Tom’s son, and a girl named Eva. This year everyone had kids, and some were on their second! It must be a trend! I think this also explains why it has become more of a get-together than the wild, drunken brouhahas of the past.