Hey Hon, break out your big sunglasses, whip up your beehive hair-do and join the fun at the 2009 Baltimore Hon Fest which was this past weekend. Why am I telling you about it after it happened? So you can put it on your calendar for next year. Don't forget to bring your camera!

Honfest started as a modest pageant that was a tribute to all of those industrious women who use the word “hon” in conversation. These women happened to favor beehive hair-dos, ’60s-style clothing with lots of leopard print, pedal pushers, poodle skirts and stripes, and they thought nothing of combining spandex with bright blue eye shadow. Read more here.