So this afternoon/evening/night, I was able to spend about 6 hours on the grounds of the Illinois State Fair.
I had several things on my to-do/to-see/to-eat list and actually got most of them done.....
** eat Illinois Pork Producers chop.... CHECK (this is my highest "must do" every time I come to the fair)
** get an awesomely cool "I'd Wrap That in Bacon" Illinois Pork Producers t-shirt.... CHECK (not planned)
** see a little of the horse show.... CHECK
** view the butter cow (and dream of a hot, warm, buttery baked potato).... CHECK
** ride the SkyGlider.... CHECK
** listen to a band playing in the beer tent.... CHECK (they stunk)
** see the high dive show..... CHECK (cornier than the corn-on-the-cob being sold right next to their performance area)
** eat Potato Tornado.... not planned, but CHECK (awesome new greasy food treat)
** ride the tractor tram around the grounds.... CHECK
** consume a milkshake.... CHECK (although I didn't get the flavor I wanted)
** take lots of pictures.... CHECK (I'll post those here on Mattchat tomorrow)
Things I did not get done:
** get an apple cider slushie.... missed this (the Illinois Marketplace tent was closed by the time I got over there)
** play Bingo with the senior citizens; but, their building shuts down at 5pm (maybe to get home to watch Wheel of Fortune??)
** get a cup of honey ice cream from the Illinois Beekeepers, but they are in the same building as the Bingo-playing seniors
** annoy the live presenters of pots/pans, knives, and cleaning solutions with lots of random and crazy questions, such as "Is that pot GMO-free?"
** lay down in the path of a Rascal-riding senior citizen to see if those things really can stop on a dime
** get to Conservation World to see the guy fish in a tank of fish who always seem to take the bait cause they feel sorry for the fisherman
** annoy the carnival workers by attempting to make up my own rules for their carny games
** chase a pig thru the animal barn
** or a sheep (they are slower)
I love the State Fair. Cantcha tell?
Out for now.....
Matt