Neither my carefully cultivated sense of irony nor my jaded journalistic sixth sense has managed to stamp out the fact that I freakin' love the fair. The rides, the food, the unnaturally large farm animals - I heart it all. I am even dubiously proud to say that I attended the California State Fair an incredible FOUR times last year. Admittedly, a couple of those times were work-related, but that Huey Lewis concert I attended with my family was all voluntary and, yes, I even partook in their infectious enthusiasm for a man who has looked 50 since he was 25 and still looks 50 now that he's a nearly a decade past it. Aaand that tangent just may haunt me for life. Anyway....
Fellow Bee person and fair lover Manny Crisostomo has been hitting Cal Expo for the past three years to bring photographic fair coverage to you, dear readers, and he's compiled a pretty awesome multimedia presentation called "Postcards From the Fair" for those who just can't wait to hit the hay (ha!) on opening day Friday. Or who would just rather enjoy the event from afar. Either way, it's totally worth a check-out here.
Of course, we will also have all the fair particulars in our guide in Friday Ticket. You can check that out, too.
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