Singer/songwriter Desiree Richardson, aka, Death Ray Robin, has a peculiar dream. As long as her equipment doesn’t get messed up she wants a crowd hurling tomatoes at her. Despite performing steps away from handfuls of free tomatoes this weekend, the people of Columbia have let Desiree down.

The Palmetto Tasty Tomato Festival returned for the first time since the pandemic on Saturday, relocating to the NoMa Warehouse and attracting hundreds of visitors despite the nasty July heat.

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About the author: Sean Rayford is a photojournalist covering North Carolina, Georgia, South Carolina and anywhere that hurricanes go. He is a 2001 graduate of the University of South Carolina.