Around The Fair Again

I love this first photo taken inside Belgium's huge pavilion; somehow it has a cinematic quality. If it wasn't for the giant inflatable insect chrysalis just visible over the rooftops, one might be fooled into thinking that this was really a part of old Bruges. Unlike many other parts of the fair, these "old" buildings DO feel old, right down to the soot and filth (charming filth, that is). There are little vending machines to our right that dispensed "Money Of The World", which I would have loved as a kid.


Over at the fabulous Chrysler pavilion, there was the whimsical auto-animal "zoo". The 22 foot tall red fella was dubbed the "zookeeper" (which also happened to be my nickname when I was in professional wrestling); If you misbehave he will zap you with his deadly laser eyes. Guess which thingamajig is the porcupine? Go on, I'll wait. There was also a 12-foot mantis, a 7-foot frog, a Cthulu, and other critters - all made from car parts. (OK, ok, there wasn't a Cthulu).


It was a magical day at Sinclair Dinoland; the miracle of new life was witnessed as baby Brontos hatched from their leathery eggs. Imagine how they felt when they were told that Brontosauruses never existed? If I had a baby dinosaur I'd teach him tricks and feed him and take him to show and tell and we'd be best pals 4-ever. Notice the feathered, flying archaeopteryx, swooping swoopily. His call sounded like a car horn.


And finally, let's all enjoy yet another photo of the U.S. Royal Giant Tire Ferris Wheel. Hey, YOU over there, you're not enjoying it.