The big talk every year, as far as festivals are cocerned is the Gilroy Garlic Festival.

Last year was my final GGF, sorry to say. Yes, some people love it - they have garlic ice cream there, after all! My problem is paying a $10 admission fee (OK, the money goes to charity) for the right to pay for street-fair food. Add the traffic jams and parking in a hay field, and this year I am off to the Morgan Hill Musrroom Festival!

I’ll let you know if the food is good….don’t think they have ’shroom ice cream tho

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American Idol is done….withdrawal begins…sorry, but I can’t get into So You Think You Can Dance….uh-uh.

This is my first blog!!

How cool was it to see American Idol last night and watch Blake Lewis and Jordin Sparks go toe-to-toe for the final time. While I think this year’s show will not provide any stars like previous years, it was entertaining.

The Doug E. Fresh - Blake Lewis version of “The Show” was great, as was Jordin’s finale.

But…I am not sure if Jordin can carry a full album, that Blake’s entertainment can translate into a CD, if no-neck Melinda’s great voice will attract wide appeal, or if Jennifer Hudson-ish LaKisha’s gospel style will make her the next Aretha or just another Martha Wash wannabe.