so febo and i did it up last night at the State Fair opening. sorta impromptu, as we went to the meridian room for beers and ended up not able to resist the fanfare across the street. had to go. it was easily my alltime best time at the fair. we walked in and caught the Belgian Stilt Band, a marching band on stilts where the last guy in line sports really tall stilts, and the rest of the band walks between his stilted legs after they turn around. an old, very carnival announcer sounding announcer told us (everyone) not to go anywhere, as we were in the perfect spot to see the commencement parade. him: "there's something for everyone...at the state fair...of texas." this girl on one of the floats..man..."there's my mom and dad! hi mom and dad!" with her family erupting on the sideline.
the fair is hot this year. they've got new shit, including the "thrillway" area. a cart on cables that rubber bands between the ground and 300 feet high. a cable swing deal where you fly out like superman, supposedly at 80 miles an hour. then there's the freefall, where they harness your torso, raise you 90 feet in a cart, open the hatch and drop you into a huge net that sits about 20 feet above the ground. good lord! we plan on working the freefall on our next visit.
they have fried twinkies this year. a corndog stick up a twinkie, battered and fried, and then served with powdered sugar and chocolate sauce. they taste incredible.
we saw a young girl wearing a baseball jersey shirt that said Goonies on the front, Chunk 85 (Chunk, and her team number below it) on the back, and pirate swords etc on the sleeves. yes! i atm'd 100 bucks and got 200, with receipt proof that i only got 100. yes! a country kind of kid had a "Beer, Bait and Ammo" shirt on. a little kid in a stroller, too young to know anything, had his face painted like spiderman. we hand fed donkeys, goats and yaks. we watched a baby kangaroo stand up straight and scratch his belly like a person that just woke up. febo ate a corndog, a fried twinkie, a turkey leg, and a cheeseburger in a span of about 4 hours. that fat old fuck couldn't stop eatin! we stuck sg stickers about, and there's now a limo trunk unknowingly endorsing the site. (nice one champ)
about 6am this morning, we decided that on sunday we're going to get our faces painted like spiderman and have one of the old timey photos made. they dress you in old western suits and take a black and white of you standing there looking solemn and holding muskets. as spider men. i'm taking my camera this time, and i want freefall pictures.
i could go on all day. it was fucking great. "there's something for everyone....."
the fair is hot this year. they've got new shit, including the "thrillway" area. a cart on cables that rubber bands between the ground and 300 feet high. a cable swing deal where you fly out like superman, supposedly at 80 miles an hour. then there's the freefall, where they harness your torso, raise you 90 feet in a cart, open the hatch and drop you into a huge net that sits about 20 feet above the ground. good lord! we plan on working the freefall on our next visit.
they have fried twinkies this year. a corndog stick up a twinkie, battered and fried, and then served with powdered sugar and chocolate sauce. they taste incredible.
we saw a young girl wearing a baseball jersey shirt that said Goonies on the front, Chunk 85 (Chunk, and her team number below it) on the back, and pirate swords etc on the sleeves. yes! i atm'd 100 bucks and got 200, with receipt proof that i only got 100. yes! a country kind of kid had a "Beer, Bait and Ammo" shirt on. a little kid in a stroller, too young to know anything, had his face painted like spiderman. we hand fed donkeys, goats and yaks. we watched a baby kangaroo stand up straight and scratch his belly like a person that just woke up. febo ate a corndog, a fried twinkie, a turkey leg, and a cheeseburger in a span of about 4 hours. that fat old fuck couldn't stop eatin! we stuck sg stickers about, and there's now a limo trunk unknowingly endorsing the site. (nice one champ)
about 6am this morning, we decided that on sunday we're going to get our faces painted like spiderman and have one of the old timey photos made. they dress you in old western suits and take a black and white of you standing there looking solemn and holding muskets. as spider men. i'm taking my camera this time, and i want freefall pictures.
i could go on all day. it was fucking great. "there's something for everyone....."
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