Went to the Tennessee State Fair today. Have never been to a State Fair so have no idea how typical the TSF is of state fairs in general - but in retrospect my mental image of the event going in was formed by old Hollywood musicals like the Music Man - this did not accurately reflect the event.
I'm going to have to go back in the evening I think as it was so hot and humid out today people did not seem that enthused. Most folks seemed to be loitering. I'll go back when it's cooler.
Did take a few snaps though. The two pics in this post are of the Cake Decorating Competition. As you can see in the pic above the theme seems to be the 101st Airborne. I think the guy being interviewed by the Fox News stringer were was one of the judges but I could be wrong.
My father was once banished from the Southeastern World's Fair because he had mastered one of the carney games whereby you flip a softball into a sideways-tilted basket, and was winning more than he was spending.
Posted by: Phil | September 12, 2007 at 10:20 AM
I'm just reading Bill Bryson's latest book (an autobiography of his childhood in Des Moines) in which he recounts how in the mid sixties the Iowa State Fair had a Strippers Tent! Presumably nothing like that in Tennessee?
Posted by: Tim | September 12, 2007 at 11:00 AM
Hi Tim - I have not seen a 'Strippers Tent' at the TSF. Am planning to go in the evening to photograph the Fairground Attractions all lit up so will have a look for you.
Posted by: Jett Loe | September 12, 2007 at 11:41 AM
were there any pig races?
Posted by: Heather | September 13, 2007 at 09:30 PM
Were there pig races? My friend - the pigs not only raced...they dived off a 90 foot platform!
Now that's entertainment!
Posted by: Jett Loe | September 13, 2007 at 10:16 PM