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Title: TEXAS STATE FAIR BOUND!
Post by: spaman- on August 02, 2006, 02:05:48 pm
Term do ya get to the Texas State fair?
Title: Re: TEXAS STATE FAIR BOUND!
Post by: East_TX_Spa on August 02, 2006, 06:14:29 pm
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Term do ya get to the Texas State fair?


Great day in the mornin', do I ever!!!

I did a fantabulous man on the street report from there last year!  Oh what fun.

If you're going to be there, I will buy you a fried Twinkie.

Terminator
Title: Re: TEXAS STATE FAIR BOUND!
Post by: 96SC on August 02, 2006, 09:26:29 pm
Breakfast of Champions:  Shiner Bock and a fried twinkie.

and Lunch of Champions, and dinner of Champions and hair of the dog for Champions.

Have fun guys.
Title: Re: TEXAS STATE FAIR BOUND!
Post by: Gomboman on August 02, 2006, 09:30:16 pm
Sounds like fun. Where in the big state of Texas is the fair located. Does it beat our Del Mar fair now called the San Diego County Fair?
Title: Re: TEXAS STATE FAIR BOUND!
Post by: spaman- on August 02, 2006, 10:15:37 pm
well Del Mar is still the greatest of all the fairs for spas.  I am only gonna be at the state fair for nine days tho. I will however be at the Minnesota State fair for 14 days! I will absolutley take ya up on the twinkie and hope for a Fattire, Maybe even bring ya the Crocs. ;)
Title: Re: TEXAS STATE FAIR BOUND!
Post by: Brewman on August 03, 2006, 07:38:50 am
I may be attending the MN state fair this year.  
What booth are you working?  I'll pop by and say hi.
Title: Re: TEXAS STATE FAIR BOUND!
Post by: wmccall on August 03, 2006, 07:42:00 am
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well Del Mar is still the greatest of all the fairs for spas.  I am only gonna be at the state fair for nine days tho. I will however be at the Minnesota State fair for 14 days! I will absolutley take ya up on the twinkie and hope for a Fattire, Maybe even bring ya the Crocs. ;)



I suppose the Ohio State Fair is out of your territory?  Yesterday was opening day and we stopped in for a few hours.  Saw the new Master Dealer, The local COAST dealer, MAAX, and some other dealer who looked like he was still setting up.  Oh, yea, Royal was also there with their swim spa up front.
Title: Re: TEXAS STATE FAIR BOUND!
Post by: jgirvine on August 03, 2006, 08:33:48 am
Hey "Term" have a Fletcher's for me.......
Title: Re: TEXAS STATE FAIR BOUND!
Post by: East_TX_Spa on August 03, 2006, 11:36:31 am
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Sounds like fun. Where in the big state of Texas is the fair located. Does it beat our Del Mar fair now called the San Diego County Fair?


The State Fair of Texas is the biggest state fair of all.  It is located in Dallas at Fair Park.  The Cotton Bowl sits in the middle of the fairgrounds.  There are several museums, an aquarium, and a planetarium as well as a concert hall that operate year round.  Big Tex, the 52 foot tall cowboy, welcomes visitors:
(http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b206/EastTexasSpa/96345f16.jpg)

It runs about 3 weeks, is the birthplace of Fletcher's corny dogs and the fantabulous fried Twinkie, and I love everything about it.  I will see you guys there!

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Title: Re: TEXAS STATE FAIR BOUND!
Post by: spaman- on August 03, 2006, 12:30:54 pm
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I may be attending the MN state fair this year.  
 What booth are you working?  I'll pop by and say hi.



You may have already guessed in Minnesota I will be in the Cal Spas booth, Please do stop by and say hi.
Title: Re: TEXAS STATE FAIR BOUND!
Post by: Wisoki on August 03, 2006, 12:36:52 pm
Most any State Fair beats Del Mar. For the fact that these things are supposed to be agricultural events the Del Mar fair is just a big swap meet, like the one down at the sports arena. Granted, it's a helluva location! They used to put us up at a hotel in LaJolla at the cove! That made for a 45 minute commute going through the 5/405(?) merge what a nightmare! I did hear they are doing somethings a little different though. A couple of years back spa dealers had to put in seald bids for booth space, is that still going on? And I guess they are shutting it down on Mondays and Tuesdays. That's what I hear anyhow.

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Sounds like fun. Where in the big state of Texas is the fair located. Does it beat our Del Mar fair now called the San Diego County Fair?

Title: Re: TEXAS STATE FAIR BOUND!
Post by: Mendocino101 on August 03, 2006, 01:41:45 pm
The LA county fair is huge...It also incorporates agriculture, livestock, horse racing and lots and lots rides and entertainment as well as a swap meet of things you probably think you must have until you get home and realize what was I thinking.... ;)
Title: Re: TEXAS STATE FAIR BOUND!
Post by: Wisoki on August 03, 2006, 02:11:24 pm
Yeah, I've worked the Del Mar fair, The Orange Co. Fair and the L.A. County fair. They put us up at the Fairplex Hilton for that one, another nice place!

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The LA county fair is huge...It also incorporates agriculture, livestock, horse racing and lots and lots rides and entertainment as well as a swap meet of things you probably think you must have until you get home and realize what was I thinking.... ;)

Title: Re: TEXAS STATE FAIR BOUND!
Post by: Mendocino101 on August 03, 2006, 02:13:12 pm
did you find that the LA was the biggest....
Title: Re: TEXAS STATE FAIR BOUND!
Post by: DPS on August 04, 2006, 01:15:18 am
Including set-up and tear-down, I spent over 30 days at the Texas State Fair in 2001 and again in 2002.  What a beating!  I went back for a visit in 2003, on day 21 to see if all the other spa dealers were having a miserable time.  Most said it was terrible.  A few lied and said they were having a "decent fair".
You couldn't drag me back to the Texas State Fair.
Title: Re: TEXAS STATE FAIR BOUND!
Post by: Lori on August 06, 2006, 05:01:50 pm
I've only gone to the Texas State Fair once, to see OU & Texas play.   :'( It was not a happy day for me, but ate a corn dog & hung out with my Dad!  It was a fun day.  A friend of mine going to OU at the time & played in the band almost got me killed.  I went by to see him & he had to announce to everyone (basically the whole band) that I was a Texas fan!!!  

Ahhh, memories!!!  I don't even go to the Oklahoma State Fair anymore, and I live in the same city!  Funny, when I was growing up, I remember seeing the hot tubs and saying that I would own one some day!  Thank goodness my some day is here!!!!!!

Title: Re: TEXAS STATE FAIR BOUND!
Post by: cooltoy2000 on August 06, 2006, 05:39:25 pm
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