51 days. Yikes! Or should I say Hurray! It is T-minus 51 days before the start of the largest county Fair in the country! Signs are going up, buildings are getting painted, dinosaurs are shining their pebbly skin, dogs are barking (literally and figuratively!). Now, all we need is you! To help you get here,…
Come to the Fair or Walk the Plank, You Grubby Land Lubber
Arrrrgh! This is Iron Prudentilla Flint. I’m sittin’ in for that flowery maiden the Fair-ey Blogster. I ‘ear that ragin’ festival of grog and swashbucklin’ fun ye call ye ol’ L.A. County Fair be right ‘round the bend. ‘Twas a might fun last year whenst me and my sprogs took up a squadron of Fair…
Read My Blog, Win a Prize
Alright Hot Blog on a Stick fans – the time has come. It’s contest time. I know thousands of you are faithful readers of the Fair-ey Blogster and fans of the L.A. County Fair, and I love you all. But just a few tend to send comments. I want to hear from you! So, to…
Almost to 500! Become Our Facebook Fan!!
Wow, we’ve almost met our initial goal of 500 Facebook friends. We’ve grown to 444 fans, a big chunk of those just within the past few days. We need 56 more – once we hit 500, the Los Angeles County Fair Association will donate $500 to the American Red Cross. All you have to do…
Double the Fun in the Sky Above
I just heard that we are getting a new skyride at the Fair this year! Actually, it’s two new skyrides – one going down Palm from the clocktower to Fairplex 9 near Blue Gate and the other following along Broadway from Sunset Cabana to La Grande Wheel in the carnival. Way cool! The skyride is…
75 Days and Counting…
I am not kidding you! There are only 75 days left until opening day of the 2009 L.A. County Fair! What happened to spring? It was just here. This past Sunday was the official start of summer, and you know what that means here on the grounds of Fairplex. It’s go time! So, in honor…
Ode to a Deep-Fried Wedding
The entire L.A. County Fair family would like to extend a heartfelt congratulations to “Chicken” Charlie Boghosian and Dawn Clasen – who are getting married tomorrow, April 25. Chicken Charlie is the Deep-Fry King at fairs throughout the region. He is the one who comes up with the deep-fried Oreos, deep-fried Twinkies, deep-fried frog legs…
Ice Cream… Anyone??
I love food – I can’t help it! When I’m eating I think about how delicious it is and when I am not eating I am planning my next meal. I have to say that working on this year’s L.A. County Fair is not helping much. All of this food talk just makes me hungrier.…
It's Almost May…
It’s almost May and I have to say that I’m getting excited! The Fair is right around the corner, the Los Angeles International Wine and Spirits Competition, and the Los Angeles International Commercial Beer Competitions are coming up VERY quickly, and on May 2nd we are having a Kentucky Derby Party!!! Yup… I said PARTY and…
It's time for Wine, Spirits and Beer!
As we all continue to work diligently to bring everyone the most amazing 2009 Fair, we are also working on the Los Angeles International Wine and Spirits Competition and the Los Angeles International Commercial Beer Competition. When it comes to the best of the best… it all comes from these competitions! Entries are pouring in…
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