The Saints Go Ridin' In

Saturday morning at 6 am the alarm sounded on my phone "And the saints go marchin' in; and the saints go marchin in ..." My words were: "How appropriate, we are in the South."

Tour de Corn, 2006 - East Prairie, MO.

Our arrival on Friday evening left me surprised. I had no idea that South East Missouri was actually in The South. This cute, very conservative Southern town welcomed over 500 participants to this years Tour de Corn bicycle fun ride. While the people are sweet and hospitable, don't get on their nasty side.

Their annual Main Street Party was on Friday evening, which gave me a nice taste of Southern entertainment and cuisine - boxtops heaping full of boiled crawdads and fried, well fried everything.


Local Bluegrass band. For smalltown music, this group was pretty good.

Here's a pic of the Elvis impersonator - a local, of course! The theme was back to the '50s, so we were also spectators to a '50s dance off and hulahoop and chicken-dance contests.


Make sure to check out these videos: Dancin' Mary and Elvis.
Needless to say, the bicycle ride was awesome! 60 miles went by in no time, especially with multiple reststops well supplied with sweet corn! Check out the tan lines around my neck! Aren't they scary?! I think the shadow dramatizes the contrast in my skin color, but it's funny nonetheless.