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| Longhorn Judging at the State Fair |
We
started today with a tour of the University of North Texas in Denton, TX, where
our daughter-in-law, Megan, went to college. We were very impressed with the campus and
we even stopped by her sorority and had some sweet tea in one of her favorite
local restaurants to try to experience some of the things that she did.
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| The Cotton Bowl is the Centerpiece of the Fair |
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the afternoon we went to the Texas State Fair in Dallas. It is the largest
state fair in the United State in terms of attendance and it was pretty crowded
today but not terrible. At least the weather was very pleasant. For us the fair
was good but not one of our favorites because they don’t have real headliner
events. That is, they choose have to have a free concert event instead of charging
an extra fee, and frankly the group today wasn’t very good. However if you like the rides, they have the largest midway of any state fair we have been to.
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| Big Tex |
One unique feature at the fair is Big Tex. He is a 55 foot tall talking statue who welcomes guests to the rodeo. Big Tex has been at the fair since 1949 when he was converted from Santa Claus, but that Big Tex caught fire in 2012 so the one today is actually a replacement.
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