In our little town called Los Alamos, California population 1,400- the last weekend in September, for the past 62 years, we celebrate our community and call it simply "Old Days." There is nothing more American than a weekend like this, putting together in one weekend the most mirrored representation of who we are. Los Alamos, in the heart of Santa Barbara County, is primarily an agriculture and ranching based economy, the wine industry is huge, but over the past 20 years it has evolved into a bedroom community with the larger cities of Santa Barbara and Santa Maria providing the bulk of the jobs making for longer commutes---in other words, we don't see each other all that often. Weekends like this make up for that lost time, and we have a a lot of fun. It's a nweekend to unplug, to not talk politics, to watch the kids run amok, and to dance, drink and laugh after a years worth of hard work. Towns across America have festivals like this, and this commonality, if anything, brings us Americans closer together than ever.
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