Just like the Rogers and Hammerstein song "Our State Fair Is A Great State Fair"!!! They are the 12 Best Days of Summer!Dan, Alan & I made our annual visit to the "Great Minnesota Get-Together" with some friends, Butch and Sue. We arrived early and toured all of the animal barns while it was still cool and not very crowded. The Swine Barn is Alan's favorite, any whining, snoring or snorting giant pig just makes him laugh. One pig thought the tire on our stroller looked like it might be a good morning snack. I have to say that I love the barns too! I am sure us "City Slickers" are just as much entertainment to the farmers as their cows, sheep and pigs are to us. You do see every imaginable fashion faux pau carrying a fanny pack, which makes the people watching excellent.
Some of my many memories of the fair
- I was a "band geek" in High School (no, I never went to band camp) and we got to march in the State Fair parade every year. The parade was in the middle of the afternoon so we would come down on the bus and do our band thing for about an hour then we got the rest of the day at the fair with our friends.
- The first time Dan & I went to the fair was in 1992 and we saw The Steve Miller Band at the Grandstand. That was the first concert we ever went to together.
- Few years ago we got tickets to see Styx & REO Speedwagon at the Grandstand with a bunch of friends. We brought in a huge bucket of Sweet Martha's cookies and we all had a beer and we worked our way up to our seats, which were near the top. During "Can't fight this feelin'" by REO Speedwagon the two ladies sitting in front of my friend, Angie, stood up and cried through the whole song.
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