Hey, hey, hey! So a lot of stuff has happened since I last blogged and I totally meant to blog before now (sorry about that) but life has been incredibly hectic. :P So back to me. Ha ha I'd like to talk about a pending topic, possibly something that will get this blog on Google Search results, you never know. Big Tex. If you live in Texas, you should know who this is. If not, you might. It was on national news. At the State Fair of Texas, there used to be this fifty-foot cowboy named Big Tex who would wave to you when you came to the fair and go "Howdy, folks, and welcome to the State Fair of Texas!" He was a pretty beast cowboy. That's not all he'd say but you get the gist. Well, yesterday he burned down in a fire that started with an electrical short (they think in his mouth) and all that was left was his skeleton and his arms. I'd like to list some fin facts about Big Tex for you:
~In 1949, Big Tex was a 49 foot Santa Claus at some store in Texas to try and prevent it from going out of business
~The Santa had 7 feet of unraveled rope for a beard
~When the store actually did go out of business, they sold him to the fair owner
~The owner then had Dickie's clothe him and make him look like a cowboy, rather than a Santa (Not as creepy a cowboy as he was a Santa)
~He stood, proudly welcoming fair goers, for sixty years
~This week (the week of his death) was the week the fair-workers chose to celebrate his sixtieth birthday
~He has always had various technical problems, but a fire was unexpected
Now for a series of pictures in memory of Big Tex, and showing his fiery state:
We love you Big Tex
