| Things are putting a damper on the Festival | | | | of Napoleon Dynamite. I went to: |
| of Light Parade in the mainly Mormon town of | | | | |
| Preston, Idaho. November 25 was to be a | | | | I first learned that there is a fan club of |
| joyous day when the extras who "stared" in | | | | over 150,000 members. It must be important, I |
| Napoleon Dynamite where to be the headline | | | | thought. |
| attractions at the annual parade. The city | | | | |
| fathers and merchants expected all 500 | | | | I realized that the Foxsearchlight site had |
| residents (includes horses) to come out to | | | | nothing to do with the network. It is the |
| the parade. But now there is a damper on the | | | | focus of the Fox Store. They reported that a |
| event. | | | | DVD was or would soon be available for |
| | | | $19.95. |
| How sad that the former Chief of Police has | | | | |
| been declared "a crooked cop" by the local | | | | They also provided this useful information: |
| court. He was sentenced to 1-5 years in | | | | |
| whatever they call a jail up that way. | | | | Actors: Jon Heder, Jon Gries, Aaron Ruell, |
| | | | Efren Ramirez, Tina Majorino, Haylie Duff, |
| Even worse, the State of Idaho Attorney | | | | Diedrich Bader; |
| General is mad at the former Mayor of | | | | |
| Preston. It seems the former mayor billed | | | | Director: Jared Hess |
| Preston twice for a $1300 expenditure on a | | | | |
| trip to Washington, D.C. The AG thinks that | | | | Never heard of 'em! |
| was $1300 too much. You can't fool our AG | | | | |
| with such shenanigans. He cares about | | | | Cancel the parade! |
| small-town idaho. | | | | |
| | | | Copyright©John T. Jones, Ph.D. |
| Being an old fuddy-duddy, I had never heard | | | | |