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knight_shadow

10-19-2012 12:01 PM

Big Tex Goes Up In Flames

For all the Texas folks...

Quote:

DALLAS (October 19, 2012)—Big Tex, the iconic symbol of the State Fair of Texas, went up in flames Friday morning at Fair Park in Dallas.

Only his hands were still intact.

The fair’s vice president of marketing told WFAA-TV in Dallas an electrical short appears to have been the cause of the fire.

Witnesses said flames engulfed the 70-foot figure within five minutes, WFAA reported.

Other details weren’t immediately available.

http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/B...174951621.html

IrishLake

10-19-2012 12:02 PM

Big Tex went the way of Big Butter Jesus. Sad...

shirley1929

10-19-2012 12:04 PM

Noooooooooo....

thetalady

10-19-2012 12:38 PM

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Originally Posted by knight_shadow (Post 2185356)

For all the Texas folks...

http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/B...174951621.html

OH NO :( Texas will be in mourning for a week

Just interested

10-19-2012 01:17 PM

He was 60 years old this year! Very sad!

tinydancer

10-19-2012 04:16 PM

I'm so sad. I can remember seeing him for the first time when I was about 4.

ComradesTrue

10-19-2012 04:29 PM

^^ Yes, me too. Such an iconic part of the fair, and always what everyone looked forward to seeing. Sad that there won't be anymore "How-dy Folks" for the rest of the fair run this year.

I'm curious as to how he returns next year- same ol' Big Tex, a 21st century version, or something else? Some fun suggestions on t_witter have him reincarnated as Nolan Ryan (yes!!), Troy Aikman, or Roger Staubach.

For those DFW area Ticket listeners, is it pathetic that Gordo is the first person that I thought of when I heard the news?

Just interested

10-19-2012 07:17 PM

The Dallas Police escorted the "body" covered with a tarp from the Fair Grounds to an unnamed location. Flowers were being placed where he proudly stood. It's a sad day in Dallas.

thetalady

10-19-2012 07:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Just interested (Post 2185432)

The Dallas Police escorted the "body" covered with a tarp from the Fair Grounds to an unnamed location. Flowers were being placed where he proudly stood. It's a sad day in Dallas.

Some people here in Dallas are just taking this whole thing awfully seriously! ;) Carting the "body" off covered by a tarp seemed a little silly, but I guess some little kids might have been upset. He will be back next, probably bigger & better!

Honeykiss1974

10-19-2012 08:27 PM

Kevin

10-19-2012 10:53 PM

Awful. I go to OU-TX almost every year. He's been a big feature.

thetalady

10-20-2012 12:09 AM

Worst joke I have heard today: Well, they really DO fry everything at the State Fair :rolleyes:

AnchorAlum

10-21-2012 07:28 PM

Tex is toast.

No more "Howdy, folks" every 30 minutes. Surely they'll replace him?!

thetalady

10-21-2012 08:18 PM

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Originally Posted by AnchorAlum (Post 2185632)

Tex is toast. No more "Howdy, folks" every 30 minutes. Surely they'll replace him?!

Of course he will be replaced! They are already working on it & the Fair says he should be ready for the State Fair next year. The man who is the voice of Big Tex will even record new greetings and comments, so Big Tex will sound exactly the same. We don't take well to change around here :o

AnchorAlumna

10-21-2012 11:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Just interested (Post 2185366)

He was 60 years old this year! Very sad!

Oh no! Me, too!

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