Once a year in Columbus, a community festival occurs which is the mother of all other festivals. It is called ComFest. It takes place over a weekend. It is held in Goodale Park in the Victorian Village area of Columbus. It is a free event. There are several stages on which local performers do their thing...whatever that may be. There is food. There is beer. There is more beer. There are tons of people. There are tons of people who have enjoyed a whole lotta beer. It's really to bad I don't like beer.
ComFest is known to be a "hippie" festival. I say this loosely because actually people of all different persuasions find themselves at home at ComFest. I am okay with the hippie thing anyway. My parents were hippie want-a-bes back in the day. My mother shopped at a coop. We had an ginormous garden. We made our own yogurt. My mom bought the kind of peanut butter that separates between each use. I hated that peanut butter as a kid, just sayin. I also grew up a stone's throw from Yellow Springs, Oh, (the home for hippies). And my father and stepmother currently live in this lovely little town. So, it's all good.
The most awesome thing about ComFest (beside the local color) is all of the local musicians/ bands that play. The worst thing is parking. We ended up parking way way way far away. And I kinda forgot about the walking and wore my lovely raspberry Converse. Converse are super comfy unless you sometimes have a little heel issue that becomes exacerbated by walking more than around the block. Oops, I was in a tiny bit of pain in the morning. But since I don't drink beer and I did not have the forethought to take a flask, I was not in that kind of pain.
Back to the entertainment... For the second year in a row, a few friends and I have gone down on Friday evening to see my friend and coworker perform with his collaboration, Speakeasy. This deal was a combination of three different bands this year: Advanced Placement, Generic Product, and Math of Trees (the lineup changes from year to year). Although they would be considered hip hop, they have broad appeal and are always a good time. I am not really a hip hop gal but I do enjoy these tight ComFest performances.
There was the Sex Kitten Purr-Lesque that followed directly after Speakeasy. And one of the friends I was with happened to be a heterosexual man so enough said. Not that the burlesque is the only place to see naked breasts at ComFest, believe me. After the burlesque, we watched MojoFlo who have a soul, R and B kind of vibe. They have lots of energy and a great sound. Then we finished off the evening with Phantods. They are an alternative band. I have seen them before and like them very much.
I am always amazed that ComFest remains free and open to everyone. I am amazed that much of the work is done by volunteers. I love that ComFest continues to celebrate all different types of everything. I love the fact that right inside the park entrance there was a tree made entirely from plastic grocery sacks. It truly is a good time that can be had by all. That is if you can find a parking space!
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