Denver Will Only Hold County Fair If It's Ironic
County fairs, with animals and cheap rides and fried dough? Meh. But what if you added... irony? That would make something worth having, in Denver! I mean, just to pick a paragraph of this story at random:
There's a heavy dose of irony, too. Denver County Fair contests include a molded-gelatin competition and a mustache contest. A John Denver impersonator led a group "Rocky Mountain High" sing-along to open the fair. A "freak show" area includes a bearded lady, a tattooed glass-blower and other throwback spectacles. The group Devo, the 1970s and '80s group behind the song "Whip It," will perform, along with a cover band for The B-52s.
Twenty years from now, Denver residents who are 12 years old right now will organize a staunchly traditional County Fair at which an elderly Garth Brooks will perform a medley of classic patriotic American tunes. With a total lack of irony. Just you wait.