Today, the final day was "Last Chance Day." That's original. My mom and I hit the fairgrounds today, in keeping with our annual tradition of doing the fair every year. I'm just thankful that she was able to do it, considering she's still only 2 and 1/2 weeks out from hernia surgery. We had a great time! One of the first things we did was watch the high-dive show. We had a while to wait, so I ran to the Pride of Kansas building's little café, and ordered 2 bierocks with an apple dumpling on the side. Bierocks are $6.75, and are served with a bag of chips. I believe the dumplings were $3.50. When I got back to the bleachers where the high-divers were going to perform, we opened the boxes to discover that there were no chips in the box! I was pretty steamed, thinking about the low grade I was going to give the service part of our experience. I went back to get them. They told me at the window that they had run out of chips the day before, and that they had discounted me $1.00. OK. It's not their fault that they ran out of chips. I'm an understanding guy. Mom and I gave the bierock and the apple dumpling an A. And there goes my spell-check again, telling me that bierock is not a word. Sheesh! (But it lets "sheesh" get by?)
We walked through a couple of buildings then we headed to Ron Diamond for his final show. He announced that he will be back next year! Smart move on the fair's part. Ron Diamond is wildly popular, and every one of his shows is packed out. People would mutiny the fair if they ever ended Ron Diamond's contract. He put on a good show, and I got some good video. I'm not sure if we were allowed to take video, but didn't say we couldn't for this show, so I took it. My mom and I have made Ron Diamond a tradition for many years.
Following Ron Diamond, we walked through a few more buildings. It was nearing 6pm, and by then many booths were closing down. As we were passing from the Sunflower North to the Pride of Kansas building, I stopped for a plate of BBQ nachos, the same place that makes the BBQ parfait. This big plate of nachos is covered with melted cheese, BBQ sauce, BBQ beef, and jalapenos upon request. (I requested no jalapenos) This dish is $8.00, and I give it all an A. They were so good! This was the last food I ate at the Kansas State Fair this year. My stomach told me that this was it. I listened. Once inside the Pride building, we admired the large pumpkins, as well as the butter sculpture.
I walked over to pick up my cookie info, and checked the notes they had made. They noted that the cookies were good, but that they were dry. DRY! Really?? I can't imagine them being dry, unless they opened the bag, checked the other cookies before mine, and by the time they got to mine, they were dry. That's all I can figure. To top it all off, I didn't even get a measly participation ribbon! I'll try again next year. It's a quest now. I'm bound and determined to enter something and win a ribbon. Just wait till next year. It's ON!
We stopped to get my mom a roasted corn, ($4.00) and she gave it a B. It wasn't very hot, she said, and maybe it's because they were getting ready to close. While she was eating her corn, we stopped at the Guadalupe Express, where I got my cinnamon crunchies earlier this week. I gave them an A. They thanked me, because one of my readers visited their booth because they heard about it on my blog! They also told me that their booth was voted number #1! However, the fair could not give them the award....you know why?....here it comes....because their food wasn't on a stick! Can you believe that? I can't believe it myself! The food at Guadalupe Express is not made to be served on a stick. Bad move, state fair. After visiting for a while, my mom got a Pronto Pup. ($3.50) She said that the Pronto Pup isn't the same as it used to be, and she gave it a B. However, at both the Roasted Corn and Pronto Pup booth, service was an A. On the way out, she stopped for an ice cream at the Grandstand. (Cost unknown) She gave the service and taste an A as well. At that point, we had to leave due to a family situation. Not an emergency, everything is fine.
My friends, I have some final thoughts, numbers, and other stats to give you, but the hour is late, and I do not want to be tired for school tomorrow morning. I'm going to make one final post tomorrow night. What was my favorite food? Did I lose or gain weight this week? How many total steps did I take during the 10 days of the fair? It's all coming tomorrow night.
Thanks for reading this past 10 days, and I hope you have enjoyed it. Stay tuned Monday night for a bonus posting!! God bless you!!
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