Fair on Thurs?

[barondave]

Anybody up to go to the MN State on Thursday, or even Friday? I like to go early, before everyone's schpeil runs dry. And early in the day: 10am or so, as it will get crowded by early afternoon. Both Thurs and Friday Tonic Sol-Fa is giving a concert in the Bandshell at 11am, and Brave Combo has the 1pm slot. Two great groups. Maybe lunch in the middle.

Plan is to drive to the U parking lot and catch the shuttle. Then start off with All The Milk You Can Drink, though I've done that a lot.

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[mrissa.livejournal.com]

How much is All The Milk You Can Drink these days? I was going around telling people it was a quarter, and my friend Twig had to correct me that it was actually 50c, and that was some years ago.

[davidwilford.livejournal.com]

Erin and I are going to the state fair first thing Monday morning, because that's when the herding dog competition is at the Coliseum. We'll be there all day if anyone is interested in meeting us.

[barondave.livejournal.com]

All the Milk You Can Drink is now up to $1 (http://gopher.mnstatefair.org/foodfinder/details.lasso?id=000025A&keywords=milk&category=), alas, but there are two locations. Still a deal, if you're thirsty. Since I tend to begin and end my Fair Journey at the nearest gate, I've been known to have a couple of chunks of milk, save the cup, (wash it out along the way), and have a last drink just before leaving. A victory for cargo pants!

[asimovberlioz.livejournal.com]

Do they still have Cheese on a Stick? Oh, how I miss that!

I also used to enjoy visiting the poultry exhibit. One year I made a point of looking every chicken right in its face, or at least in whichever eye was towards me. (If the hen was brooding and had her head tucked down, I didn't count that as a minus, 'cause it wasn't my fault.)

I also miss seeing the tractors. And there were often some heavy equipment companies which sold interesting-looking caps. I remember I bought one with a flying mallard drake on it, and another with a wingèd ear of corn (http://www.dekalbcounty-il.com/images/dekagsign.gif) (the unofficial symbol of DeKalb, Illinois).

[radparker.livejournal.com]

Oh man, you like Tonic Sol-Fa. They played my ex-employer's holiday party, and I found them to be somewhat barfy. Have you seen them before?

[barondave.livejournal.com]

Every now and then I duck into the Poultry Barn. One year, it was to see all the roosters. Lots of different kinds! Made me appreciate Bob Clampett and co. all the more. One year it was rabbits. I'm not much of a tractor guy, but the Art exhibit can be pretty good.

[barondave.livejournal.com]

Tonic Sol-Fa is great. I've seen several of their Fair shows, and have three of their CDs. They're a doo-wop group who really works the crowd, And while they sometimes channel The Backstreet Boys, their hearts are closer to The Nylons. They do terrific cappella versions of "Eleanor Rigby", "Cecelia" and "Scooby Doo, Where Are You" among others.

Brave Combo is also great. I'd stay just to pick up their CDs. (They won a couple of Grammys for Best Polka Band, or something, but that's only part of what they do.)

[bchbum-98.livejournal.com]

I'll be there on Thursday. I'm chaperoning my son's marching band for the day. They will be in the parade, which starts at 2:00. It's Rosemount High School in case you want to see them. There are typiclly 4-5 high school bands in each parade.

Don't miss the new Eco Experience, which I think is in the Science building (sort of NE corner of the fairgrounds). That sounds very interesting to me.