a quick jaunt around the fair

You gotta love the fair.

A feast for the eyes, belly, soul and belly. Strolling around the grounds on opening day with Tommy Duncan, we probably looked like the world’s ugliest gay couple (100% my fault; Tommy is quite fetching. I’m just sayin’) and we got a chance to see some interesting things.

We’ll have more photos (and video too!) to share with you as soon as we can, but here are a few quick snapshots:

Here’s (some of) the day in pictures….

Arrived at 12:48PM. Spotted my first mullet at 12:56PM.

Every year, all of us wonder what crazy thing is getting battered and deep fried. This year, everyone seems excited about deep fried butter. That allows the pictured abomination to exist slightly off the radar. It’s a bacon cheeseburger on two Krispy Kreme donuts instead of a hamburger bun. Just typing that drove my cholesterol up 40 points.

“Mommy, daddy! I wanna ride the giant… umm… giant… uh… swings!”

Apparently, Thursday was Drag Queen Day in the poultry & rabbits pavilion. Didn’t catch this one’s name. Might’a been Elton or something.

Midway royalty! The gentleman on the left (yeah, in the picture on the right) is the legendary Pooba, The Fire-Eating Pygmy, a fixture at the fair and other carnival midway shows for as long as just about anyone can remember.

Awwwwwwww!!! Look at the cute baby goats, only 20 minutes old when this picture was taken! Ewww, what’s that hanging there?

This ride is called “Pirates of the Sea.” More like “Pirates of the Dangerously Close to Copyright Infringement,” if you ask me.

There is a wide variety of goods and services available at the Florida State Fair. Probably some you didn’t expect.