While working on my thesis I'm listening to BBC via NPR, and there was a segment about La fête des Menteurs (The festival of Liars) in the medieval French town of Moncrabeau. Different contestants compete with each other, and the one who spins the most convincing false story wins. Good God but I love the French. Why can't we have fun festivals like that in the states? American festivals, by and large, suck ass. They almost all center around crappy fried food and maybe a couple of rides. Even if there is a gimmick, like the Woolly Worm Festival in Banner Elk, NC, the gimmick isn't all that fun or interesting. We need more quirky little kickass festivals in different little towns across the country.