Kristy Mussman from Claremont took home the Princess Kay of the Milky Way Crown, winning a chance to spend 8 hours in a cooler this Thursday at the Fair while her likeness is carved out of butter. Back stories can be found here and here, giving me a chance to link to the World Dairy Diary and Midwest Dairy Association websites – both highly underrepresented on MNSpeak. (Per capita consumption of total milk has climbed to 605 pounds today compared with 522 in 1983. )
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State Fair Food
Aug 20 2008 — 2:00am
It’s coming. What will you be eating? Will you dare sample this?
Shelby called. He referred to my automated greeting as "the chick."
Talent!
Aug 18 2008 — 2:00am
In her seven years of organizing the daily parades and nightly talent contests at the Minnesota State Fair, Theresa Weinfurtner has adopted some absolute truths.
For parades: Never assign a high school band to march directly behind a horse. Quit smirking — the main reason is that loud noises, especially from behind, can spook a horse.
For talent contests: Anything can be talent if you do it well enough.
no, I think dancing derusha belongs in the dancing with the stars thread
Food at the Fair
Jul 22 2008 — 2:00am
I think I've notice a few more actual pieces of farm equipment up on Machinery Hill last couple years. Used to be just riding lawn mowers and grain...
State Fair music line-up
Jun 3 2008 — 2:00am
The final opening on the MN State Fair Grandstand schedule has been filled by Gnarls Barkley. Plus, the free stage schedule is set as well – Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings, War, Trampled By Turtles and many others. Sadly, no appearances by Wally Pikal or The Spam-Ettes this year.
Seems the free stages have a better music lineup then the main stage (which is true most years...IMHO).
state fair rent-a-cops muscle for MNGOP
Aug 31 2007 — 2:00am
A friend just phoned from behind the yellow-tape pokey of the Great MN Get-together. He and a GOP booth-sitter/God warrior got into a heated debate about gay marriage. Words and epithets were exchanged and he’s been detained by the fair’s finest since – now going on 40 minutes.
While I agree that his debate skills are lacking, what about freedom of (poor) speech? Any other fairgoers out there who’ve been detained for being lippy?
Never been detained, but I was asked to leave the DFL booth for laughing too loudly.
Fair news 08.24.07
Aug 24 2007 — 2:00am
WCCO: Food critics at the fair
KARE11: Rainy day at the fair
MPR: Former governors at the fair
Mn Monitor: Pronto pups taste better damp
Vita.mn: Guide to food on a stick
Buzz.mn: Liveblogging from the fair
Then come out drinking later on.
Local State Fair news 08.23.07
Aug 23 2007 — 2:00am
KARE11: Princess Kay
WCCO: Day 1 at the Fair
MPR: The Great Minnesota Get-Together
Buzz.mn: Video preview of State Fair
And if you missed it, check out this MN State Fair video from 1988:
The Great MNSpeak Get-Together
Aug 22 2007 — 2:00am
Tomorrow is the beginning of the State Fair. More than just a twelve-day celebration of deep-fried oddities, it’s a unique opportunity for MNspeakers to get together in person. Have a corn dog with raindog. Visit the pet center with aliecat. Stand in the rain with wayne. As several have noted, we have been a little cranky on this forum of late, and I think we need to relax and have some fun. So use this post to connect with others at the Fair and have some fun before the summer’s done. Pwrgeek and I are starting things off early at the WCCO booth today. See you all at the Fair!
You can now see some of our exhibit (and and interview with me) on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9e1H7FvFtQ
Latest comment — Rat: I knew a woman in college whose Dad was always bugging here to try out for Princess Kay of the Milky Way. But she thought she was too sophisticated...