The Lucy Show

One of the things Melody was looking forward to at the fair was this re-enactment they were doing (with people from the audience) of the 2nd most popular I Love Lucy show ever (after the Vita-meata-vega-mine episode). The Candy Wrapping episode. The studio actually went to the See's Candy factory to watch how it was done before creating the scene on TV. Melody even thought about volunteering to do the wrapping, but didn't get chosen. It was pretty funny - and the old gal with the flaming red hair did a great job of being Lucy. Enjoy.

Metal Man

I liked this non-hairy "pot"ter in the Art Expo.

(That's a brush, not hair on his top.)

Do I Know You?

Here are two portraits - not from the Art Exhibit, but from the Candy Display. Many of you have seen the cool Jelly Belly jelly bean pictures at their factory down here in Fairfield. The bear on the left is our famous "governator" and the bear on the right is one that they were working on at the fair. Click on it to see the detail in an enlarged version.

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Not so modern vehicles

Below are two of the odd vehicles they had on display at the fair. The one on the left is called a "snow mobile" and isn't too creative. But the one on the right is something else! I have a video of it being put through it's paces back in the 30's. Very impressive. It may be hard to see, but the two pontoons have threads like a screw. You can probably see the video on YouTube.

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Pretty Fair Art

One of the places I like to visit every year at the State Fair is the Art Pavilion. Most years there's a lot of junk and a few fun and interesting things. My favorites are usually the metal sculptures. This year, however, was an outstanding exhibit! Some very good paintings, photography, and sculpture. I really like the love-bird skeletons below (check out the name of the magazine on the table).

What's that?

These are actually bicycles. Pretty cool. They had a nice exhibit with various odd cars and some extremely weird cycles. Batman was cool, but I liked the guitar/amp bike the best.

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Animal Fair

We saw some interesting animals at the fair and each of us chose which one we would be photographed with. . . Not really, these two pic's were just kind of funny.

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