Registered: Aug 2006
Location: milan,mi
Posts: 1379
quote:Originally posted by rmcmillan KEEP EM COMING FOR US WHO NEVER ATTENDED. WHAT WAS SOME OF THE BEHIND THE SCENES LIKE. I REALLY LIKED THE DRUNK AMISH GIRL FLASHING. LEBANON LEVI WOULD BE PROUD. HEARD YOU COULD BUY ANYTHING FROM "A" TO "Z" NOW WHAT ARE SOME OF THOSE.
We started going in 1968 only missed a couple of years due to family time. Now behind the scenes in 69 or 70 in the field across from the middle gate a group came in and set up a BBQ pit selling ribs n chicken. The person who seemed in charge was a black lady weighing about 4 bills. As it got dark she started a bonfire and around the fire sat some pretty girls. If you watched long enough you would see a man go up and buy a meal then disappear into a tent with one of the pretty girls. She did a lot of business that Saturday night. Never seen the set up after that year.
Registered: Mar 2008
Location: central Pa.
Posts: 408
Kenton
My favorite memories are from the midway around midnite, it was a great show, laughed so much my sides hurt, no specific actions just every year was a blast, I sure miss it. Ha Ha
Registered: Jun 2003
Location: michigan
Posts: 2573
Spent a lot of time there with Dad & cousins & family. Dad"s generation and he knew Eddie Ross and a lot of the old timers like himself. Always was about the Field Trials & Water Races for Dad. Always heard there was a deal with the Boy Scouts for cleaning up the grounds after the event. Laurie & I walked around one whole trip in the rain & mud with our first ever Wick Frogleg boots on. She thought I was crazy til we got there and saw the muddy mess.
Registered: Oct 2006
Location: MIFFLINTOWN,PA.
Posts: 564
quote:Originally posted by micooner We started going in 1968 only missed a couple of years due to family time. Now behind the scenes in 69 or 70 in the field across from the middle gate a group came in and set up a BBQ pit selling ribs n chicken. The person who seemed in charge was a black lady weighing about 4 bills. As it got dark she started a bonfire and around the fire sat some pretty girls. If you watched long enough you would see a man go up and buy a meal then disappear into a tent with one of the pretty girls. She did a lot of business that Saturday night. Never seen the set up after that year.
My friend I have seen the same thing well after the 70's. Just one more site I have seen there.
Registered: Mar 2008
Location: Richwood, Ohio
Posts: 137
Kenton
A couple good memories I started going when I was 18 in the late 80's never missed it looked forward to it every year went on Friday. I only lived about 20 miles from there the first thing I remember was all the contraptions people were driving around on ole junked lawn mowers with supped up engines quite the site. Then later they disallowed them so we took a gator up to cruise around on and that night one of my buddy's was driving it had a little to much adult beverages ran into the Sheriff with the wheel of the gator told the Sheriff to get the h- - - outa the way oh my that was good. lol great times.
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