Sometimes I wish I were the one with the camera... or maybe not.

Okay, so, what is loud, messy, wet, naked, and on fire?

The Late Night Adult Show of the 2005 Waterloo Busker's Festival. OH my. It started off with about 45 minutes of pre-show abuse of irresponsible parents who wouldn't take their kids home... and then it got dirty. A spelling bee of crude sexual euphemisms was the low-light, but the buskers-turned-Full-Monty made up for it. Trulee Odd wearing a string thong with a 3 ft long gold lame, uhm... appendage while working the crowd for donations was definitely something youngsters should not be able to see. Costume particulars aside, though, the tandem fire-breathing by scantily clad men was not a bad concept overall.

Despite the fact that I have neither the funds nor the inclination to keep up with my photographer honey, there are moments when I wish I had a half-decent point-and-shoot on hand.

Unfortunately, the weather gods did not like the near-nudity and the rain began bucketing down just as the fire breathers were really getting going. They toughed it out for as long as they could, after a full day of scrambling to avoid inclement weather already, so at the very least, my hat is off to the performers and crew for a very interesting weekend (and yes, I did put a $20 in the bin for the Late Show, which raises funds for the festival itself).

Cheers all. One more summer weekend, but somehow I don't think it'll top this one.