"Piggylicious"

Playing at the festival this weekend for the first time was Gary Lewis & the Playboys (This Diamond Ring, Just My Style, Count Me In).  Quite a different feel than The Guess Who…they didn’t really rock the house but were still good and fun.  For those who may not know, Gary is the son of comedian Jerry Lewis but got his start without relying on
his dad’s name. In fact, his first gig was at Disneyland where he was billed simply as Gary & the Playboys.  However, his dad was helpful in getting the group’s first appearance on the Ed Sullivan show, but their continued success was all on their on merits and talent.  Gary comes across as a really nice guy, and we caught the 2nd and 3rd shows (which as it
turns out were exactly the same except for one cover song done by the band...a different one each show).  And at the end of each show as Gary was leaving the stage, his keyboardist said, “Let’s hear it for Gary Lewis, the man who made his father famous!”  Of course, that got quite a few laughs!

 

Joe and Nancy joined us for the last show, and after it was over and before we found our spot to watch Illuminations, we all decided to try one of this year’s new delicacies at the American pavilion called the “Piggylicious” Bacon Cupcake.  We had heard they were delicious and some even said “to die for!”  This white cupcake was studded with applewood smoked bacon topped with maple frosting and a few mini-pretzel pieces, and quite frankly none of us were very impressed.  We shared two, and though the maple frosting was delicious, not one of us would claim that this cupcake was anywhere near “to die for”, but we can at least say we tried it.

 

Earlier in the day as we made our way over to the concert, I was able to snap more photos of the incredible topiaries on display so am posting more here for you to enjoy.  I also captured Woody from Toy Story after the last show near where we got the cupcake.