The State Fair

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Deep fried chocolate chip cheesecake, kettle corn, chocolate covered bacon, a deep fried donut burger, and foot long corn dogs…yep, we were at the state fair in OKC at least for our second week of being in town.

While the first week was full of rehearsals and run-throughs, week two meant presentations, shows, and the FAIR!

And for not only the show itself, but for myself as well as a few others, it was our first time performing the show in a fair atmosphere instead of just another arena.  This being said, there were a few differences. 

The building was not only very open to the public, but it was also covered in a decent amount of dirt, smelt like goats every now and then, and had its own permanent visitors; one being a gray and white cat and a pigeon we liked to call Ralph, who at times wanted to be part of the show both in the set as well as on the ice. 

We also had a group of police officers stop by while we were rehearsing one day.  Of course they were on bikes and some of us had the bright idea to try to ride while we had our skates on.  Some were successful, while others did not dare to try.  To our surprise, they came back day after day, even to watch the show and each time they did, the numbers in their group increased as did the audience and fair.

It seemed like it just went on forever in every direction, there were always more food booths, game tents, rides, or contests.  There was a petting zoo, a western show, a RAM driving course, of course the stables for horses, cows, and sheep, but one of my favorite attractions were the Piggy Races!  Yes, little pigs would race around a track and one even went for a swim. 

It’s no wonder that it took us walking around on all of our breaks to be able to see the whole fair and I still think in the end that we didn’t.   However, it did make the days pass by a lot quicker and when we weren’t at the fair, we found other things to busy our time. 

One day was dedicated to laser tag where of course it was Girls vs. Guys for the first round followed up by Earl’s BBQ and Marble Slab ice cream in Bricktown along the river walk.  And then it was off to Midtown for some bowling and ping-pong at the Dust Bowl.  And of course you can’t forget the mall and soccer night at the hotel.  It’s always nice to have an outdoor area to be able to escape to even if it is a late night on the field. 

Calling everyone to play, we were off to where The King was laid to rest.