Official California State...
Tuesday, September 5, 2006 at 11:09am 5 comments (last by Jason again)
Last week the governor vetoed a bill that would have made zinfandel the official state wine of California. It was a scam by the zinfandel makers to get some attention over other, more popular, California wines, but it got me to thinking that we have a lot of official state stuff.
After it came up in a conversation yesterday, I did a search to see what else was official. The tree (the redwood, tallest tree in the world), animal (the grizzly) all nickname ("the golden state") all make sense, but did you know we had an official state folk dance? Or an official state plaid?
The official California Historical Society is the California Historical Society, which seems a bit circular.
So what else should be an official state thing?
5 Comments
Jamison Wednesday, September 6, 2006 at 4:58pm
That might fall under the official state agricultural crop.
jesse Wednesday, September 6, 2006 at 5:19pm
2 in 1! Bam!
Jason Dewees Thursday, September 14, 2006 at 3:02pm
Congrats, Jamison, on the recent appointment by Newsom!
Re official state grass, I believe it's Nasella pulchra, AKA Purple Needle Grass. Yes, I know it's not smokeable, but it was one of the most common species of our distinctive California bunchgrass prairie community before the introduction by the Spanish of Mediterranean annual grasses (the ones that make our hills golden in summer) and cattle grazing.
Jason again Thursday, September 14, 2006 at 3:03pm
Oops! Forgot to follow that link! Blush.
jesse Wednesday, September 6, 2006 at 4:36pm
I think we need an update on the official state grass.