Folklife Festival

On Saturday, we met Mom and Peter at Folklife for a festival-fun day running in the fountain, eating all varieties of ethnic foods, listening to music (including the Raging Grannies - http://www.seattleraginggrannies.com/) and, unlike a few poor folks at the festival, not getting shot at!

Peter and Andy run through the fountain.

Dancing (Mom with Andy; Peter with Sylvia)

Tito and Andy share some yummy food.

Sly sacks out in the stroller.

I'll leave you with just a sample of the hour-long Raging Grannies sing-a-long:

GLORY, GLORY HALLIBURTON
(tune: Battle Hymn of the Republic)
Chorus:
Glory, glory Halliburton!
All our people now are hurtin’.
Massive deficits are certain--

But we know how to make war pay!

Three hundred billion is a lot of money, true,

And we will get our share of it and more before we’re through.

The army will protect us while we do the things we do.

We know how to make war pay.

Chorus

A cost of war is relative and so it all depends

On who are your connections and who..oo are your friends

A contract here and there can do a lot to make amends.

We know how to make war pay.

IMPEACHMENT IN THE WIND
(tune: Blowin' in the Wind)

How many kids will die in Iraq
Before the troops come home?
How many bombs will you drop everywhere
Before the world brings you down?
How many rich people rake it in
Before we all revolt?
How many kids have to go without food
Before we respond to their needs?
How many times can you screw things up
Before you are impeached?
The answer my friend is impeaching him,
The answer is getting rid of Bush.

RAPTURE
(tune: I've Been Working on the Railroad)

We've been waiting for the Rapture

To lift us up to heaven. (3 bangs)

Today's the day they promised lift-off

At twenty past eleven. (3 bangs)

First, we'll see the Angel Gabriel,

And then the chariots come. (3 bangs)

But only for us true believers-- Not you other scum. (3 bangs)

Chorus:

We will be the first.

The rest of you are cursed--

The flames of hell are waiting there for you.

There'll be a mighty fire. (1 bang)

And you'll be on the pyre. (1 bang)

When God fires up the barbecue. (3 bangs)

We've read the Book of Revelation--

Every gory bit. (3 bangs)

Lots of thunderclaps and smiting,

In the good old holy writ. (3 bangs)

We confess we once were sinners,

But we've joined the righteous squad. (3 bangs)

We sent our money to the preacher-- Now we're right with God. (3 bangs)