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Taylor Picker

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15. Why even call this schmegege a "state fair" when it isn't being held in a state?

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Thu May 28, 2026, 10:42 AM

Yesterday

Is it because it features washed-up musicians who couldn't draw a crowd unless admission is free? ...like a state fair?
And I assume we, the taxpayers, are funding this.

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