Back in February, well before all of this wedding business, Margaux's Aunt Mary and "Unkie" Dale came in from Los Angeles for a trip to Round Top, TX to see their favorite television oddity, The Big Joe Polka Shoe, live at Polka Fest with Brave Combo as the headliner for the evening.
Of course, Aaron and I were game, we weren't quite sure what to think or expect but we know it was going to be good. I even got to wear my "I Love Polka Music" tshirt that I had stashed away (see photo). So Mary and Dale arrive in Austin and we venture 2 hours east to the bustling metropolis that is Round Top, Texas (population 3).
We pulled up to the Big Red Barn and saw motor-home after motor-home, Buick after Buick and realize that we are entirely underdressed. Most of the attendees were wearing their competitive dance uniforms, each team with their own king and queen and all of them could dance circles around us.
The majority of the evening was spent listening to traditional polka music... and the interesting thing is that the show has maybe 4 or 5 of these 'fests' around the country and obtains footage for an entire year of programming, so you'd be cheering for Christmas which was still 10 months away. This was the case in this photo, captured by Mary and Dale while we were all rocking out to Brave Combo. It's not the most flattering photo I've ever seen of myself, but at least I'm on national tv....rfd-tv that is. Thanks to Mary and Dale for diligently watching Big Joe every weekend to nail this shot, 10 months later.
PS-Brave Combo is actually really cool, we ended up catching them the following night in Austin!
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Great post Margaux! I just got done watching the show again...we played our part twice.
Dale and I still shake our heads at the bizarre-ness of actually attending the show. We had such a good time and you two were great tour guides for the rest of the trip. I hope you have some polka music at your reception.
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