Family a Fair

Rachel Evans writes in the Neshoba County Democrat about family times at the Fair and the Meridian Star writes about how a family reunion begun at the Fair has now grown into its own event.

Coming home

The Fair Times printed the following poem on July 27 - great Neshoba County Fair prose.

Coming Home
by Rebecca Perry

I long for a place of bluegrass memories...

Where porch swings sway with red dirt politics
And people relax in beer battered heat
Where there are fried chicken dinners
And horse race winners
And bed-bunked cabins consume Happy Hollow streets.

Where late night dances and Grandstand romances
Lead to race track walks and all nighter talks
And whisky flavored fist fights under Pavilion lights
Join red-footed children singing gospel delights.

Where lemonade stands and oldies rock bands
Call for air brush tattoos and The Fair Times news.
Where Beverly Hills provides gin rummy thrills
And Vernon Brothers nights help us all sleep tight.

This is Home Sweet Home.

Rebecca Perry of Jackson is the daughter of Pete Perry and Alice Perry and the granddaughter of Lallah Perry, formerly of Philadelphia and now of Jackson, and the late Dick Perry.

Video and Pictures

Here is the Clarion Ledger's Interactive slideshow with audio. On it you can hear a little kid singing Honky Tonk Badonkadonk.

Here area couple of more videos from YouTube:
Dancing at the Fair: Wright Family gets "footloose"
Card playing at the Fair: Mary Anna vs. Kevan Egyptian Rat Screw

Deep Fried Kudzu

DeepFriedKudzu blogs on the Fair with some great pictures and video of the races.

Two Posts

Jackson Free Press has this wrap-up on political speaking: No Name Calling At Neshoba

And another person blogging on the Fair: Ain't No Party Like a Mississippi Party...

ED: The Fair's Soup Nazis

The Neshoba Democrat, publisher of the Fair Times and the Fair's hometown newspaper, wrote yesterday on the Fair security's over-reacting shutdown of a musical get-together.

MPB Politics

Here are two audio pieces by Scott Philips at Mississippi Public Broadcasting on politics at the Fair.

July 28 - Tradition Continues at Neshoba County Fair

July 27 - Lt. Governor Won't Seek Office Next Year

This is a contact sport

Here is video of The Chair Race at the Neshoba County Fair.