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Howdy, folks...
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...and, welcome to thr State Fair of Texas"
Big Tex is the 52 foot (16 m) high icon of the annual State Fair of Texas held at Fair Park in Dallas, Texas. He wears size 70 boots, a 75 gallon hat, a size 100 180/181 shirt and 284W/185L XXXXXL pair of Lee jeans. The pants alone require 72 yards (66 m) of denim and weigh in at 65 pounds (29.5 kg).
Big Tex's humble beginnings were in 1949 as a 49 foot (15 m) tall Santa Claus constructed from iron-pipe drill casing and papier mache in Kerens, Texas to help encourage holiday sales in the town. In 1951, State Fair president R. L. Thornton purchased Santa's components for $750 and had Dallas artist Jack Bridges transform them into a cowboy, and Big Tex was born. Big Tex currently has fiberglass "skin."
Big Tex made his grand debut at the 1952 fair. He was altered the following year to straighten his nose, correct a lascivious wink and allow him to talk. Former disc jockey Al Jones was the first voice of Big Tex, but would fill the role for only one season. His most familiar voice is that of radio announcer, Jim Lowe, who boomed Big Tex's signature "Howdy, folks!" for a total of 39 years.
In 1958, Tex underwent further re-design, bringing him closer to the look of today. The next year, a mechanism was installed that allowed his mouth to move in sync with the announcer's voice. In 1997, Big Tex was given a skeletal makeover including a new hand that waved to passersby . Three years later, his head was animated that allowed it to turn. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Tex
He lools a lot smaller to me than he did when I was a child, and I used to think that the announcer sat in his head!! Funny what kids think sometimes.
I wanted to post a few pictures straight up with little to no post processing. No effects for my photos this week.
I did add a border to this one. |
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Hi Amy,
Nice and colorfull shot!
depth of photo is very good!
i can see all details, so clearly...
like the color of sky,too.. a peaceful blue..
by the way 'nice to meet u Big Tex :)
regard..
zeynep :)
- frank
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A great "portrait" despite the light coming harshly from the side, the POV works very well, it's very dynamic... Well done!
Frank
Yeah, you Texas folk gotta make everything bigger and better than the rest of us regular mortals! ;) (I'm from Arkansas, ya understand!) So, Big Tex used to have a lascivious wink, huh? lol! Love it!
I just went to our State Fair last night, and will probably be posting some shots soon. As usual, I was disappointed that some of the shots weren't as good as I had hoped, but there might be a few worth sharing.
Tell Big Tex howdy from me, next time you talk to him. YeeeeHaaaa!
:) Gayle
Hello my friend
Spain calling for last time ..
internet cafe but home tomorrow.
Compliments and a Tulip for thisd photo
Ciao ciao
Your friend
John
What a fantastic shot. I love the details.
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