Rib Fest

I went to Rib Fest with a friend this afternoon.  The ribs I had were very good. Falling off the bone done, which is how I like them, but I have mixed feelings about this festival.  First. as you walk down the 'avenue' of booths it is very hard to decide what looks best.  They all claim to be prize winners with impressive exhibits of trophys to prove it. I've been to Rib Fest three times over the last few years, tried a different booth each time and really can't tell you which was best.  Second, the prices seem really high to me, but festival food often is high priced so I really can't fault them for that. Third, while I know the rib grillers can't control the weather, it was hot, even in the covered picnic area. The music (canned while we were there) was nice, old-time rock, but played so loudly that it was hard to have any kind of conversation.  Bottom line, while the food was good, I would rather go to one of the local restaurants where I can get equally good ribs and eat them in airconditioned comfort.