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1:03 PM Friday, October 30, 2009

Regarding Frank Frisch, who thinks that Middletown should have a hillbilly festival, instead of Middfest: I say, broaden your views and stop being so narrow-minded. Not all of us who live in Middletown have relations in Kentucky. As most people know, rednecks tend to be clannish, narrow-minded and non-inviting to people of other cultures or even to their fellow Americans of different backgrounds. Middfest is just the answer to broaden all of our minds. There is life outside of Middletown and Kentucky, you know. Not all of us are from the sticks.

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This is to the person who called us hillbillies redneck, narrow minded and non-inviting to others not from their clan. You have no business commenting on anyone else or to call anybody narrow minded! Its uppitty, self righteous people like you that make people NOT want to visit Middletown. I would bet my paycheck that a mountain festival would draw alot more people than your white, close minded Middfest. And you can kiss my hillbilly ***!

Electraglide
11:14 AM, 11/4/2009

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I have to agree with FedUp. Midfest has had dwindling crowds since they started charging admission to be filled with wonderous illusions of other countries. How much culture are you trying to cram down people's throats ? A different theme should be tried. The other local festivals all draw fantastic crowds; Pretzel, Strawberry, Popcorn, and SauerKraut festivals are always crowded. Make it an Octoberfest or Mardi Gras and watch the crowds flock !

Mark
3:03 PM, 10/30/2009

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To the person commenting about people with family ties to Kentucky.Isn't that the kettle calling the pot black? Seems you have managed to put all members of this group into one small narrow minded stereo type.Maybe you should stop watching beverly hill billies.A mountain(hillbilly festival) would bring a lot more people to Middletown then what we have had in October in the past years.

fedup
1:46 PM, 10/30/2009

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