I Suck At The Quincy August Moon Festival

Yesterday, the city of Quincy held its annual August Moon Festival organized by the Quincy Asian Resources, Inc. Too bad I suck at the Quincy August Moon Festival.

Interestingly enough, Karen and I saw some familiar faces at the festival. Among those familiar faces were my friend's (Bill) brother (Sean), Bill's wife, my friend's (Kelley) mother and newly married sister, and someone Karen knew from her days at St. Ann's who happens to be an elected official in Quincy.

Speaking of which, the mayor of Quincy was also there. (Insert the Cass for mayor chant.) I'm not a fan of politics. It goes without saying that I'm not that big of a fan of the current mayor, especially since he tried to be all endearing to the Asian community by awkwardly petting the lion head during the lion dance. It almost reminded me of Mitt Romney asking who let the dogs out.

Needless to say, I was a little disappointed by the festival. To me, the festival seemed more political than anything. After all, there was a main stage where things like the lion dancing took place. Located above the stage was an area for the mayor and the other elected officials. And on the ground before the stage were some chairs for the "common" people. It was like the mayor was on a throne looking down on the masses. Let them eat cake... or maybe in this case... char siu bao.

Regardless, I think my parents had a good time at the festival... not because of the festival itself, but because they got to see their grandchildren. (For anyone curious, my mom thought the festival last year was better.)