[Leica] Friday Follies

[Sonny Carter]

Douglas, you need to dig up the movie “State Fair” with Pat Boone and Ann
Margaret, and you’ll see Big Tex in action


On Sun, Mar 20, 2022 at 3:53 PM Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> wrote:

> That Big Tex stuff is surreal, Don.
>
> On 18/03/2022 09:46, Don Dory via LUG wrote:
> > Greetings to all.  Let's start at the Texas State Fair.  Everything is
> > bigger in Texas:
> >
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Austin+Signs/big+boots+to+fill.jpg.html
> >
> > This is the current Big Tex which is at the main entrance of the fair
> > grounds:
> >
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Austin+Signs/the+old+current+big+tex.jpg.html
> >
> > An earlier version burned down but we still have the head:
> >
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Austin+Signs/the+old+big+tex.jpg.html
> >
> > Now, back to the byways of Austin:
> >
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Austin+Signs/SMAC.jpg.html
> >
> > This was deep in a culvert and not visible unless you were walking in
> > the creekbed:
> >
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Austin+Signs/it_s+feeling+better.jpg.html
> >
> > Last and perhaps somewhat late:
> >
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Austin+Signs/happy+2022.jpg.html
> >
> > All the best.
> >
>
>
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