ernest_t_bass
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Jul 18, 2013 4:24pm
dlazz;1474788 wrote:None. They make me feel embarrassed to be an American.
Mirrors?
Ironman92
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Jul 18, 2013 4:46pm
said_aouita;1474744 wrote:I attended the Vinton county fair once to see a band play. It was like a scene out of Deliverance.
I think Garth Brooks played there in about 1988 before he got big.
And Vinton County has I believe 2 stop lights in the entire county
Ironman92
Posts: 49,363
Jul 18, 2013 4:51pm
Jackson County Fair is going on right now. It's sucks.
Back when the Kentucky Headhunters had their one or two big songs back in about 1990 (Slaw Burger, fries and a bottle of ski)....there were over 10,000 of the biggest hill jacks in world history there to watch....it's in Guiness Book of World Records.
Don't ever go.
Back when the Kentucky Headhunters had their one or two big songs back in about 1990 (Slaw Burger, fries and a bottle of ski)....there were over 10,000 of the biggest hill jacks in world history there to watch....it's in Guiness Book of World Records.
Don't ever go.
Ironman92
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Jul 18, 2013 4:51pm
I went once to the Pike Co fair....it's pretty sucky.
Ironman92
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Jul 18, 2013 4:52pm
The best fair around me is Scioto Co....always have very good entertainment (Toby Keith, Mark Wills, Neal McCoy etc), and it's paved and not as stinky as others.
said_aouita
Posts: 8,532
Jul 18, 2013 5:10pm
(lol) The VC folks were really proud to mention "Garth was here" back then.Ironman92;1474813 wrote:I think Garth Brooks played there in about 1988 before he got big.
And Vinton County has I believe 2 stop lights in the entire county
I attended mid 90's (can't remember exactly) and I heard this same thing 13rd hundretz thousandz times that night.
This is the band I saw at the fair. They even brought in cops wearing full riot gear.
Was a fun weekend I gotta admit. Some of those back gravel roads in the hills are frightening in just a fwd car.
[video=youtube;GRmF09zMQ0U][/video]
GoChiefs
Posts: 16,754
Jul 18, 2013 5:15pm
Hocking County Fair has gone downhill, but I still go for the truck pulls and derby. I try to go to Vinton, Stark, Carroll, and Fairfield derbies as well.
Ironman92
Posts: 49,363
Jul 18, 2013 5:17pm
said_aouita;1474830 wrote:I attended mid 90's (can't remember exactly) and I heard this same thing 13rd hundretz thousandz times that night.
(lol) The VC folks were really proud to mention "Garth was here" back then.
This is the band I saw at the fair. They even brought in cops in full riot gear.
Was a fun weekend I gotta admit. Some of those back gravel roads in the hills are frightening in just a fwd car.
[video=youtube;GRmF09zMQ0U][/video]
Lol...who?
Seriously though....2 red lights and one high school in the entire county.....and just recently obtained a McDonalds and until about 7 or 8 years ago had ZERO fast food chains. To this day only Subway and McDonalds
No one famous. The Director of Football Operations at Georgia Tech is a VC grad.
said_aouita
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Jul 18, 2013 5:21pm
They were kinda big in C-bus back then. At least they had a following of everyone from the hills of SE (Athens/VC) who moved to Columbus in search of a job. Played at Alrosa Villa all the time.Ironman92;1474837 wrote:Lol...who?
Ironman92
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Jul 18, 2013 5:43pm
said_aouita;1474839 wrote:They were kinda big in C-bus back then. At least they had a following of everyone from the hills of SE (Athens/VC) who moved to Columbus in search of a job. Played at Alrosa Villa all the time.
I have always been extremely mainstream and their name made me lol because I was just expecting something country.
se-alum
Posts: 13,948
Jul 18, 2013 5:44pm
Have you ever made it up to the Ross Co. fair?Ironman92;1474816 wrote:Jackson County Fair is going on right now. It's sucks.
Back when the Kentucky Headhunters had their one or two big songs back in about 1990 (Slaw Burger, fries and a bottle of ski)....there were over 10,000 of the biggest hill jacks in world history there to watch....it's in Guiness Book of World Records.
Don't ever go.
gerb131
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Jul 18, 2013 5:51pm
Fairfield County every year since 1982 sometimes the Perry Co and sometims the Hartford fair.
said_aouita
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Jul 18, 2013 6:01pm
It was kinda a sarcastic joke by the band just playing there. It was a big party. Their lead singer made the comment about always wanting to perform on that cement block they called a stage at the VC fair.Ironman92;1474846 wrote:I have always been extremely mainstream and their name made me lol because I was just expecting something country.
Victim is the band "poop soup" is the name of the song.
Actually it was pretty fun. All the cops were cool. It was great they let them perform and pretty much take over the fair that one night.
It was just different. A small fair in a valley between mountains of trees.
Trueblue23
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Jul 18, 2013 6:11pm
The Fayette County Fair blows dong.
We'll probably go to the Indiana State Fair here in a few weeks.
We'll probably go to the Indiana State Fair here in a few weeks.
Ironman92
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Jul 18, 2013 6:53pm
se-alum;1474848 wrote:Have you ever made it up to the Ross Co. fair?
No....but they always had very good higher profile country acts, but it was $20 a person whereas Scioto was $6
iclfan2
Posts: 6,360
Jul 18, 2013 8:17pm
Canfield fair is probably the best one in Northeast Ohio. Usually get some huge acts. I think Blake Shelton played last year or two. And when I was in high school Brad Paisley paid with Chris Cagle. I usually go to the trumbull county fair and it is pretty much just trash. But the Milkshakes in the cow area are freaking awesome.
LJ
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Jul 18, 2013 8:30pm
If anyone needed a reason to go to the state fair http://www.nbc4i.com/story/22875939/maple-bacon-ice-cream-created-for-ohio-state-fair
GoChiefs
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Jul 18, 2013 8:34pm
iclfan2;1474892 wrote:Canfield fair is probably the best one in Northeast Ohio. Usually get some huge acts. I think Blake Shelton played last year or two. And when I was in high school Brad Paisley paid with Chris Cagle.
Train, Sheryl Crow, & Gary Allan are this years acts.
Ironman92
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Jul 18, 2013 9:12pm
LJ;1474902 wrote:If anyone needed a reason to go to the state fair http://www.nbc4i.com/story/22875939/maple-bacon-ice-cream-created-for-ohio-state-fair
I get to go and watch a spelling bee....whoppee!
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adog
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Jul 18, 2013 9:20pm
I have been to county fairs all over the state in my younger years(basically was a carney working a food booth for 3 summers, don't laugh..had a blast...lol) and have not seen a fair better that Fulton Co. Matter of fact, went to Wauseon last year to attend this fair for the 1st time in years and have to say..it is still the best in the state
Pick6
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Jul 18, 2013 10:50pm
Used to hit up the Belmont and Monroe county fairs back in the day.Was a prime spot to pick up chicks while in HS.
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cat_lover
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Jul 18, 2013 10:54pm
Hartford Fair.
se-alum
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Jul 19, 2013 1:14am
That's a legit lineup! How is the rest of the fair?GoChiefs;1474904 wrote:Train, Sheryl Crow, & Gary Allan are this years acts.
se-alum
Posts: 13,948
Jul 19, 2013 1:15am
Yea, they used to have very big acts, but have gone in a different direction financially lately, and it has resulted in top notch facilities for the 4-H'ers, which is what the fair is really about.Ironman92;1474863 wrote:No....but they always had very good higher profile country acts, but it was $20 a person whereas Scioto was $6
OSH
Posts: 4,145
Jul 19, 2013 1:26am
I haven't been to a county fair since 2003 -- that year I went to Muskingum, Perry, and Morgan.
I would've went to Muskingum this year had I still lived in Ohio, Florida Georgia Line and Colt Ford are playing there. I may try to go to the Kansas State Fair now that I live 25 minutes away. I've never been to a state fair.
I would've went to Muskingum this year had I still lived in Ohio, Florida Georgia Line and Colt Ford are playing there. I may try to go to the Kansas State Fair now that I live 25 minutes away. I've never been to a state fair.