Greetings
And welcome to the Liveblog of the Baja Arizona Kossacks 4th Annual Picnic. I'm still calling it a Picnic even though only the first one was actually held at a park. These days we have them at members' houses. This one is at the home of Mr. and Mrs. sneakers563. We've adjusted the date this year too, we used to have them in the summer. The weather is often a little warm here in the summer so this year we're having it a little earlier in the year. We're expecting a high temperature of 72° this afternoon and there will be no heat stroke.
More and Better
More and better Democrats is always a popular subject for debate here in Baja AZ, especially in an election year. Against the charge that Arizona is an incurably red state I often point out that 5 of our 9 US Reps are Democrats. This is true but it doesn't tell the whole story. While we in Tucson are justifiably proud of Raúl Grijalva (Wikipedia HERE) whose first elected office was board member for Tucson Unified School District #1, most of Tucson and all of Cochise County are now represented by Ron Barber (Wikipedia HERE) who is a very Blue Dog indeed. For an example of this Blue Doggedness see this article at Alternet ☛ 5 Million Dirty Reasons for Record Deportations.
So ...
Enjoy some Tucson tunes, or not, while Baja Kossacks arrive and begin meeting up. Check back later, photos and periodic updates below the fold.
4:50PM - First Photos
Food and subversive literature.
Dot563 with her pink dump truck.
sneakers563, Der Wurstmeister.
6:15PM - More Photos
Azazello makes a point.
DaNang65 and pwoodford talk books.
Bratwurst on the grill! Time for dinner.
(L-R) ItsAMathJoke, Azazello, chloris creator, and Desert Rose talk over brats while Der Wurstmeister sneakers563 looks on.
Dinnertime for Dot563 as well.
7:00PM - That's all, folks!
Here's the final group shot:
(L-R) Back row: pwoodford, DaNang65, Azazello, itzadryheat, rasbobbo
Front row: ItsAMathJoke, drnatrl, sneakers563, chloris creator, Desert Rose
Thanks to all who attended, thanks to all who have read this blog, and special thanks to Zello Technical Support.