A Taste Of Abilene

04/04/12 Taste of Abilene

I attended “A Taste of Abilene” on April 3 2012.I was reminded of a story I heard about a man named Joe Foss the leading world war two fighter ace of the United States Marine Corps,20th governor of South Dakota,and first commissioner of the American Football League;it was said that he walked across a stadium to shake the hand of a Janitor that wanted to meet him.
When we got in to the civic center and then into the line got our food and drink. Then we wondered around trying to find a seat but all were taken by these invisible people. Finally someone pointed out that out the door in the foyer there was room and the inn. By the time we were seated our food was cold the beer warm. We were shunned by all those at the semi empty tables. Some of those people were Elders and Deacons in Churches in Abilene. A Elder or Deacon is by the very institution a Representative of Jesus Christ. So what ever action that these do is exactly what Christ would do,from my treatment there I do not want much to do with Christ.
One would think that with the Boy Scouts and Rotarian’s there there would have been some signs directing people. The snobbery is to be expected. My table mates expressed the same feelings about the snobbery and wondering around looking for a seat. If this is Abilene Texas,The Rotary club,and the Boy Scouts of Abilene best then I highly suggest they read about Joseph Jacob Foss And Jesus Christ then ask: Is this the picture we want to present to the world. I have worked banquets under Ernie Delacruz production Chef at Abilene Christian University there were people seating people it was total organization unlike the Taste of Abilene.