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         The life and times of Mark and Paula Persons
 
Saturday, August 23, 2014:
 Mark and Paula headed to the Great Minnesota Get Together, otherwise know as the State Fair.
 
Fair food is on the top of most people's list, but who would want a fried pickle?
 
There is a parade at 2 PM each day.

Mark loves parades....especially ones with young ladies and old cars.

WOW!...look at those cheerleaders.

Don't try that at home!
People along the parade route volunteered to be thrown into the air from a trampoline mat.

Would you do that?
Paula reluctantly climbed to the top of the Department of Natural Resources fire lookout tower.  Nice view. 
She hung onto the railing really tight.  Her fingerprints are still there.
Mark is not afraid of height.  If you can't find him, just look to a nearby roof or tower.
 
(l-r) Steve Thompson of WCCO Radio interviews computer wizard Doug Swinhart most Saturday afternoons at 1 PM unless they are preempted by sports.
The program is Tech Talk and it runs for an hour.  They discuss computer problems and cures.  Great stuff.
 
Plenty of music throughout the fair including this band from Ecuador.

Most music at the fair is free and there is lots of variety.
Then it was off to the WCCO Television area at the fair.

(l-r) News people Jamie Yuccas and Lauren Casey were on camera that night.

Mark and Paula were in the audience as fans of WCCO television.  They got their "seconds of fame" on camera and were noticed by friends in Brainerd.  Now the offers should start coming for millions to appear in movies and television.  Funny, the phone hasn't rung yet!
Paula is an ice cream person and couldn't resist chocolate on this warm day.  Mark chose vanilla. 
Later, Paula ran into her close personal friend Wild Bill Hickok.  Gee, I thought he was already dead and buried!
Quote of the day:  The Minnesota State Fair is one of the best in the country.   Mark < Back to previous story Ahead to next story >

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