New York copies Oklahoma

Sam Ellis, 9, of Moore, wears two fake pig noses during Baconalia 2010, a bacon festival in Enid. On a side note, this kid is awesome!

A friend of mine emailed me this story, which is clear proof that New York is copying Oklahoma.

Many fundraisers feature women in designer gowns and men in tuxes, but over the weekend in New York City’s SoHo neighborhood — known for art galleries and hipsters — one gallery held a different kind of charity event: The Bacon-Palooza.

The dress was casual, the people were young, and the cause was to raise money for kids with autism.

The event had everything bacon: bacon the movie, bacon the musical, bacon songs, bacon art, bacon products, and, of course, bacon food and drink. And the people who paid $50 to get tickets to the three-day affair said bacon — not vegan — was the hippest food.

Sorry, Charlies. We’ve cornered the market on bacon. Ladies and gentlemen, Exhibits A and B:

• July 26: Baconlicious.
• Sept. 1: Oh, the bacon.