Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2022/03/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Regards, Sonny http://sonc.com <http://sonc.com/look/> Natchitoches, Louisiana 1714 Oldest Permanent Settlement in the Louisiana Purchase USA