Category Archives: People

Adult Grease Pole Climb

Unlike the kid’s event I showed you yesterday, the Grease Pole Climb event is for adults and features a 30 foot (9 meters) tall pole.  Like the kid’s event, the pole is covered in grease with two minutes to complete … Continue reading

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Kid’s Greased Pole Cross Competition

For 65 years, the Jordan Fall Festival in Jordan, New York has flourished with a mix of old time charm, good food, family atmosphere and traditional competitions.  Each year, people look forward to the Kid’s Greased Pole Cross.  Picture two slanted … Continue reading

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Goodbye to Summer

The autumnal equinox occurs tomorrow morning at 5:04AM (9/23/2011 at 9:04 GMT) to astronomically end summer. Thought I would wave goodbye on this last day of summer with a scene I photographed back in July. This young couple was watching … Continue reading

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Strolling Entertainers

The New York State Fair over the years has featured entertainers who set up their “stage” in various locations around the fairgrounds.  This year, I had an up close and personal encounter with Bandaloni, THE One Man Band, as he … Continue reading

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More Fair People

Here are some people enjoying the 2011 New York State Fair.  From left: The girl with the drum was getting a free lesson at the Pan African Village, the brightly colored fellow is the Gatekeeper of an entertainment troop called … Continue reading

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