Can someone explain the "Texas State Fair" Scene? (fried)

[little elmer]

Originally Posted by Grainraiser

My only suggestion is to park in the State Fair parking lots. Those privately owned parking lots outside the fair are not the saftest places in the world.

Those families make up to half of their annual income by "leasing" out their property so I feel for them, but you can barely squeeze between the cars after they're parked (think door-ding city).

I lived in Pleasant Grove for 25 years, so it's still fresh in mind...

[momof2dfw]

Originally Posted by fratermus

There are people of all flavors at the State Fair. On DISD (when the local school district gets in free) day it will be, as they say, "majority minority".

FYI, The DISD had more than 1 "Fair Day". They have one day set aside for just High School Fair Day. That is the one I'd avoid.

Tuesdays are my favorite day to go. Get in cheap w/ a Dr Pepper can and rides are 1/2 price (tickets).

[Philip T]

Originally Posted by Refugee56

I may be returning to Dallas on business travel next month and have some down time to tour the City. I am thinking of going to the Texas State Fair.

As a southern black man will I be comfortable there? Or is it mostly for whites or the local Hispanic community?

I once went to the Minnesota State Fair and I was the only black man there. What a shock!

That was just because you and Prince were the only Black folks in Minnesota that day. (yeah, just joking with you.)

You can hang with us if you like. We are whitish folks but barely know the difference. We take the kids to at least one of the (cheap entry with a Dr. Pepper can) Family Days. Something like only $3 in, and not so crowded as the weekends.

My advice on the food -- skip the deep fried everything (from deep-fried ice cream, deep fried pickles, and deep-fried skittlels). Instead go the Old Mill restaurant on the fair grounds. They keep long hours during the fair and it is very fine and pleasant, old time Black operated business. Gotta keep the money in the neighborhood, yunno?

[FalconheadWest]

Considering White is the minority in Dallas at "only" 49%, you should be fine...

Do you like fried foods? Everything is fried from pickles to coke to gizzards to cheesecake to anything that can have a coating on it, and they stick it in oil, trans-fat free oil.

Personally, I go for the funnel cakes!

[Grainraiser]

Funnel Cakes and a Fletchers Corny Dog YUM YUM YUM!

[Lakewooder]

Don't forget Fried Green Tomatoes inside the Centennial Building - the side backing up to the Midway.

If you go to the Fletcher's Corny Dog stand in front of Big Tex, be sure to look for the little house from which Tex gets his voice (the Old Mill is behind there). The voice of Big Tex is really into old time radio if you want to talk to him on a break.

[momof2dfw]

STOP!!!!!! STOP IT!!! NOW!!!!

All of this talk of the State Fair is making me antsy to go. How many more days do I have to wait?????? I swear this year I'm gonna do what I've always said I was going to.......... I'm gonna get a group of us moms and go one day right after we get the kids to school

[Lakewooder]

HA, do you want me to tell you where you can get your beer cup refilled for a dollar (under the table)?

[momof2dfw]

Originally Posted by lakewooder

ha, do you want me to tell you where you can get your beer cup refilled for a dollar (under the table)?

I love you!!!!!!! :d

[aaronyoung777]

fried beer.