Pie Report

Still waiting word on the money raised at the Monona Pie Party for the Monona public library early literacy offerings, but I can report my personal findings.

Chad Speight's spouse the inimitable Sue Carr told me that Chad baked a pedestrian pecan pie. Huh?! Thought bubble: Geez, Sue's calling Chad's pie pedestrian? Not much of endorsement. And then an even worse thought occurred to me: the pie was made of pedestrians mixed with pecans! I mean, this event is a big deal, but do we need human sacrifice and cannibalism? I was much relieved to learn that he was just having a bit of fun at his own expense. (You know, because of the urban myth that he lost the election because of his support for sidewalks.)

The volunteers did a fantastic job. Phil McDade did a great job auctioneering and causing runaway pie/price inflation. Did he say Sunny Schubert's pie was half-baked? Noooo, I'm kidding, but he did say it was "hand-baked". Ouch! How do you "hand-bake" a pie (or anything else) without burning your fingers off? Just askin'.

I also learned to be careful how many pies you bid on because you will probably win some of them. This thought didn't arise until I had bid on about 49 pies (OK, I bid on seven pies and used the truth/squared exaggeration rule of blogging.). I won two for a mere $12 each and picked up an unclaimed third one for $10. They were numbers 55, 95, and 98. A berry pie concoction, a pumpkin pie, and a walnut/chocolate cookie-pie that is insanely good. The first two are good, but didn't cause an altered state of consciousness. Psst, that's a good web site.

(Apropos of nothing: Check out the Acidemic Film Blog on films that cause altered states or that should be watched while in said state. The blogger describes himself as a "moody pseudo-shaman in semi-recovery".)

I will declare the event a huge success regardless of how much money was raised. Popular? The Main Hall at the Community Center was a bit of a tight fit for all the customers, volunteers, and pies. Curtain call for the volunteers who made this event happen again. Encore! Encore!

Itsy bitsy, teensy weensy suggestion: It would be nice if pies came with a pedigree sheet; who made it, what's it called, the back story, and so forth.