Memorial Day: Gateway to summertime. For the third straight year, the Illbillys were asked to usher in that most pleasantly insect-ridden of seasons in the Planter's Row Subdivision of Midlothian, perched atop the Driveway de Dave, pointing out into a festive and patriotically decorated cul-de-sac.
Some 200 souls made their way through the blocked-off party area that afternoon and evening (a few in cars, crashing through the tables covered with delicious food, which seemed a particularly destructive way to celebrate the event, but then we all have our own different Memorial Day rituals): Happy children splashed through conveniently-placed collections of water, played a variety of low-impact sports or flung themselves carelessly about. In the end, the Kaiser and wicked Emperor Hirohito were vanquished, and all proud Americans went home to sleep the sleep of the just.
THIS GALLERY IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION!
The process of collecting all of the pictures taken at this event by 27 professional photographers (Morgan & Luanne), folding, spindling & mutilating only the finest selections, then setting our crack squad of Pulitzer prizewinning writers on the task of coming up with factual, historically accurate captions is well under way! Check back soon for the completed gallery! Maybe you're in it! Even if you weren't there! Because our equally crackish squad of graphic designers have both Photoshop and no ethical sense whatsoever!
