“We've been having free shows under the big top, ... We usually try to get local groups out, and the attendance is higher because it's free and usually if its' somebody local there will be a following that comes with them.”
“It's just one of those things, ... The fair is an entertainment type thing -- you have to try new things from time to time. This is one that just didn't work out. We won't revisit that for a while.”
“The rain poured, ... It started Friday afternoon, stopped for a while -- about the time the livestock auction was supposed to start it just poured and it rained pretty much the whole night.”
“In a good year the derby will make us $15,000 or $16,000 clear, ... It's a huge draw, we always pack the stands full of people and it's our single biggest moneymaker of the year. That's why it's so important that we try to get it in, even though it will be at a separate time from the fair -- it will be harder to draw a crowd.”
