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Good Times at the Mont. Co. Fair
Curt Dalton
233 posts
Nov 17, 2009
5:28 PM
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Hey all,
Any memories of the Fair?
When I was 12 I was a member of the 4-H club in Farmersville. This would have been in 1970. I entered the greased pig contest, where they'd let several piglets (still weighed a ton) out down a ramp from the back of a truck and you'd chase after them and whoever dragged them back to the truck and up the ramp won the pig. Well, I stripped my shirt off and covered myself with dirt and dust (the pigs were released at the race track there). I grabbed at at the pigs a couple of times but slipped off into space as they had a LOT of grease on them. I finally caught one by the back hind legs and sort of backpeddled the VERY LOUD squealing pig like a live wheelbarrel back to the truck and was one of the winners. Trouble was, we didn't have a use for the pig like the other boys did since I wasn't a farmer. Fortunately, someone offered $50 for the squealer and I took it.
Last Edited on 17-Nov-2009 5:48 PM
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Northridge Kid
48 posts
Nov 17, 2009
6:26 PM
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I remember my dad taking me to the Fair in 1958.Got to see a old daredevil called Speedy Babbs that rode his motorcycle in a big steel globe round and round and upside down. It was called the Globe of Death.That was something to see back then.Also Conway Twitty was there also ... singing rock & roll at that time.
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mem
36 posts
Nov 24, 2009
6:07 PM
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Yep, I seen Conway also, He sang his hit at the time, "It's Only Make Believe". Walked home afterwards with friends to Northridge.
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