Heart of Illinois Fair

Peoria, IL
Heart of Illinois Fair
Day 15
7/10/1999

Place at a Glance

Went hiking at some local park in the morning

Won free Styxs tickets from Rock 106 (more info)

Went to Heart of Illinois Fair

Ate Corn Dogs

Checked out all the animals (more info)

Watched the horse show

Tried on the 32 lb pregnancy vest (more info)

Watched Bobo the clown heckle people as they tried to dunk him in the dunk tank

Analyzed the structural integrity of all the midway rides

Went to the Collective Soul concert

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Free Styx Tickets
(See actual Tickets)

Talking to the Animals

Pig

A pregnant me

Free Styx Tickets

Now this is the biggest score of the trip! Pete and I were driving past Prospect Mitsubishi (shameless plug) in Peoria and it looked like some radio station was broadcasting from there. We stopped, I walked up to the DJ and said, "We were just driving by, we were not even listening to your station, but we stopped to see if you have any free stuff." Joey, the DJ, was totally cool and hooked us up with free Styx concert tickets. Bottom line: Joey and Rock 106 KICK ASS!
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Animals at the Fair

Checking out the animals at the fair may not seem like a big deal to most people, but it was pretty darn cool for me. At the Orange Show Fair (San Bernardino, CA) the agriculture exhibit consists of 2 sheep, a pig, a chicken, and a pavillion full of oranges. But out here, in a land where every interstate is bordered by farms, the agriculture exhibits are much more impressive and there are lots of animals to look at.

A pregnant Mike

I don't have much trouble hauling a 45 pound backpack up a snowy mountain side, but strap 32 pounds of fake breasts and baby onto my belly and I am not an overly happy person. Lori and Nina, from the Methodist Medical Center of Illinois 'Wonder Center', along with their pregnancy vest, quickly taught me how inconvenient being pregnant must be. Now don't misunderstand me, I am not bad mouthing pregnancy in any way, I am actually very happy that some people decide to get pregnant (ie my mom), but not being able to tie my shoes and having to awkwardly squat in order to pick stuff up of the floor would get old in a hurry. Mothers of the world: I have empathy.

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