“Al” one of the Blacksmith’s at the
Fair – and a great friend. Al is
always willing to help!
Jorge and his wife – my neighbors
at the “Cider House”
Great Neighbors!
Me, Cindy and Maw Hutto.
A storyteller, artist and
excellent “Dirt Cooks” and
Great Friends.
Lyle Wheeler – a great chair and
furniture maker.
Me and Lonesome Standard Time, the Bluegrass band who played on Heritage Circle’s Bluegrass stage.
Don Rigsby, Larry Cordle, Mike Anglin and Jody King. Entertaining on stage for all the folks.
Me, my daughter Dawn, and an entertainer “the Living Tree”
My Son-In-Law
Dwayne and “Di-Vine”
an excellent performer.
I thoroughly enjoyed my 10 years at the North Carolina State Fair (2007-2016). I met so many folks there – families who would make me “their first stop” each year when they came thru the gates. I had children making me things each year, coming for a hug and pictures that made my day far more than I made theirs.
Having people drive from many miles away – Billy Parrish from s/w Miss. Paulette Pippin from Miss. Serena Rogers from s/w Tenn. , Don Thompson and his family from Connecticut and all the others that came from 35 states to see me. I had 4 folks fly from California, a paleontologist from Utah … it was just so over whelming. I really hated for it to end, but that last year I was there I got showed how unappreciated I had become and with all I went thru to provide that show – being unappreciated wasn’t gonna work.