Big Tex is smoking

[Treasure Chest]

Huh, I thought it was up north somewhere, he was a Santa Claus, right?

He was Santa, but he's from Kerens.

[Wicked98Snake]

Holy crap that sucks, we are going to the fair tomorrow, my kiddo will be dissapointed

[Badass2000GT]

So Big Tex went out broke back mountain style. A flamer

[Rick Modena]

Holy crap that sucks, we are going to the fair tomorrow, my kiddo will be dissapointed

I'll be there too, all day. Hopefully they take it down so as not to scare the kids.

[Baron Von Crowder]

wow wiki really is up to date.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Tex

Big Tex's beginnings were in 1949 as a 49 foot (15 m) tall Santa Claus constructed from iron drill casing and papier mache in Kerens, Texas to help encourage holiday sales in the town. In 1951, State Fair president R. L. Thornton purchased Santa's components for $750 and had Dallas artist Jack Bridges transform them into a cowboy, and Big Tex was born. Big Tex currently has a crispy charred fiberglass "skin."

[Lason]

If I remember correctly Big Tex was actually a giant Santa Clause in Ohio or something and someone bought it and changed out his clothes and made him a Texan to great those coming into the Texas State Fair.
Sad, hes been around since I was a kid.
It looka as though only his clothes burned so he should be back for next year. Since his skeloton is a steel frame.

Yep and they paid $750 for him

I saw that on the news a couple weeks ago.

**EDIT** Baron beat me to it

[ELVIS]

i say use the space for more parking. that was i dont have to park in Jammal's front yard for $20.

god bless.

[Cobraman]

i say use the space for more parking. that was i dont have to park in Jammal's front yard for $20.

god bless.

hahahahaha!

[jewozzy]

guess they really do fry everything at the fair...

[line-em-up]

1. I heard the Taliban did it.

2. He was larger than life. No, he's just a shell of his former self.

3. They should throw a large white sheet over him for Halloween to make him a ghost. That wouldn't be racist, would it?

[BigTitan21]

i say use the space for more parking. that was i dont have to park in Jammal's front yard for $20.

god bless.

But Jammal will "Take care yo shit good"

[Jimbo]

Huh, I thought it was up north somewhere, he was a Santa Claus, right?

Yes, Jack and Louise Bridges rebuilt him into big Tex. One of the greatest couples I ever knew. Lol, we had life sized paper Mache cows and elephants stored in our garage for jack for years. One of my favorite things as a kid was going with Jack to set up big tex every year. I'm glad they aren't around to see this it would have torn him up.

[Wicked98Snake]

I'll be there too, all day. Hopefully they take it down so as not to scare the kids.

I kind of hope they leave it, I wanna see it and that would be an story to tell someday when I show someone the pic of us in front of it. Plus like you said now he can be a skeleton for Halloween!

[mstng86]

We are going tomorrow as well. Shit, a bunch of mexicans and a halfbreed.

[motoman]