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Tuesday's real weekend news - Beloit River Fest 2008
This entry was posted on 7/15/2008 10:10 PM and is filed under Tuesday's Real Weekend News,Fairs - Fests - Events.
The Beloit River Fest took a hit on the first night (Thursday, July 10th) as the rain yet again intervened in our lives here and forced the fest to shut down. The relatively current band Seether was to have played. Not to be distracted, the fest officials got right back up and opened up the grounds for the rest of the duration.
I rode the teal and cream Harley down there to the Rock River on Saturday and parked right up front. It cost 13 Bucks to get in. My mission was to find food and maybe listen in on a band. While I was in search of grub, what was left of the rock band Molly Hatchet played on the main stage.
I found that most of the food places at the River Fest are those that travel from fest to fest. I did find the Bistro Italiano trailer where I got a massive Italian Sausage on a bun. They assured me they will be at some of the county fairs in the upcoming fair season. Also, there was a joint called Toni's Gyros where I got some fried rice to go with my sausage.
I had to laugh when Joan Jett took the stage. She still looks good from 50 yards away. Heide and I saw her open for Don Henley (of Eagle's fame) back in the mid-1980s in Texas. Her current Black Heart band still sounds good and gritty as ever. I tried to send Heide a couple of cell phone photos - Heide was visiting Texas. I am afraid my photos did not capture the true "Jett" ambiance.
The Beloit River Fest is cool with Cool Dadio. If you have never made it there, try it once before you die. It is usually for a few days in mid-July every year. Find it just north of downtown Beloit on River Road (old 51) alone the Rock River.
Wisconsin military service person of the week
Army Captain John F. Kurth, 31, of Columbus died Saturday, March 13, 2004 in Tikrit, Iraq. Kurth was one of two soldiers killed by a roadside bomb. John was a member of Company B, 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division. According to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and the Associated Press, Captain Kurth had been in Iraq less than one month. His unit patrolled roads in and around Tikrit. He had been based in Schweinfurt Germany for the three years prior to his death. His company had been dispatched to Iraq in rotation of forces. The Journal Sentinel also mentioned John went by "Hans," he had played on the 1991 high school championship football team, and had graduated West Point in 1995. Kurth had also served in the 82nd Airborne. Captain Kurth had also served two tours in Kosovo. Captain John R. Kurth was the 12th Wisconsin military service person to be killed in Iraq.
As of this blog entry's posting date:
85,966 Iraqi civilians have been killed in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
8,440 Iraqi Security Forces have been killed in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
4,121 Americans have been killed in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
552 Americans have been killed in Afghanistan since October, 2001.
314 Coalition soldiers have been killed in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
331 Coalition soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan since October, 2001.
30,409 U.S. troops have been wounded in action in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
2,205 U.S. troops have been wounded in action in Afghanistan since October, 2001.
90 Wisconsin soldiers have been killed in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
10 Wisconsin soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan since October, 2001.
129 journalists (several nationalities) have been killed in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
15 journalists (various nationalities) have been killed in Afghanistan since October, 2001.
Soldier of the week, military casualty, and journalist casualty information sources: Committee to Protect Journalists; cnn.com; Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; washingtonpost.com; thehighground.org; Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs; iraqbodycount.org; and, icasualties.org.
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