tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post1449306965089787091..comments2023-08-25T18:09:09.834-07:00Comments on Wrote By Rote: An Afternoon at the FairArlee Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-79573801276509123102015-08-07T17:37:13.779-07:002015-08-07T17:37:13.779-07:00I don't remember going much as I was growing u...I don't remember going much as I was growing up, but we did take our children to the Dixie Classic Fair in Winston-Salem, NC faithfully every year for about 10 years.Sheila Silerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15284982582798743408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-87181240003770196452015-08-04T15:08:12.597-07:002015-08-04T15:08:12.597-07:00So true about fairs! They bring up tons of memorie...So true about fairs! They bring up tons of memories for me, too! I've been to so many and I finally, as an adult got to go to the Texas state fair and it was pretty cool. Well, not cool as in weather wise. It was obnoxiously hot, but whatever!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-36116899135537991152015-08-02T19:59:39.257-07:002015-08-02T19:59:39.257-07:00Barbara, some of the carnies I knew were decent pe...Barbara, some of the carnies I knew were decent people and then there were the itinerant questionable sorts. It's kind of like people in general.<br /><br />LeeArlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-77242078309763012202015-08-02T15:57:05.388-07:002015-08-02T15:57:05.388-07:00Remembering your own memories and making new ones ...Remembering your own memories and making new ones with your grandkids: Lovely!<br />I dated a carny once. Wrote about it this past AtoZ here:<br />http://lifefaithincaneyhead.blogspot.com/2015/04/musical-memories-reo-speedwagon.htmlBarbara In Caneyheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06053601327400989802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-78597899329274838002015-08-01T19:40:24.658-07:002015-08-01T19:40:24.658-07:00Ann, your story puts me in mind of that great Roge...Ann, your story puts me in mind of that great Rogers & Hammerstein musical <i>Carousel</i>--one of my favorite movie musicals. Some of those carnies could be pretty sleazy.<br /><br />LeeArlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-29516350987304860462015-08-01T19:37:56.239-07:002015-08-01T19:37:56.239-07:00JoJo, I prefer fairs where there are more exhibits...JoJo, I prefer fairs where there are more exhibits such as state fairs have. I don't do the rides anymore and limit myself on the food.<br /><br />LeeArlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-13878278867151547382015-08-01T08:38:36.264-07:002015-08-01T08:38:36.264-07:00I could see the market for a carnival memoir. I co...I could see the market for a carnival memoir. I couldn't wait for the county fair when I was a kid. Just to get an inside look would be interesting. <br />I remember a guy working at the fair flirting with me and a friend. We were about 14 and it was probably the first time either of us had a grown man after us. Then this older woman who says she is his wife comes out of nowhere yelling at him.Ann Bennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17759967601352382204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-20081515336659498812015-08-01T07:09:43.242-07:002015-08-01T07:09:43.242-07:00Did you see my Barnstable County Fair post from a ...Did you see my Barnstable County Fair post from a few days ago? It wasn't the fair I remembered from my youth. The focus clearly shifted to games, food and rides only. I do miss the Puyallup Fair (Western WA Fair, now known as a state fair) though, that had way more exhibits and vendors.JoJohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18165375435543044068noreply@blogger.com