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There’s a spookiness to Big Tex’s new persona. Since the great flambé, we’ve anthropomorphized him into a walking, bilingual, phoenix-like colossus — a super weird way to collectively cope with loss. His “footprints” have been left all over the state like those of some corn dog-divined Sasquatch and public relations updates leak out news that he’s “recovering” at remote area spas rather than being welded, soldered and carved out of non-human ingredients. Well, that ends Friday. The decidedly not-alive Big Tex statue gets lifted into place, symbolizing another glorious season of spinny ride vomiting. The State Fair of Texas opens, ushering in all of the new fried foods, like the Deep Fried Chocolate Chip Burrito, Fernie’s Deep Fried King Ranch Casserole (which is actually shaped like the state of Texas), Deep Fried Cuban Roll and Deep Fried Thanksgiving Dinner. So go pay homage to the robotically-grand corn dog guardian, blow your coupon wad on the deepest of fried things, drop acid at the Chinese Lantern Festival, stare hypnotically into the butter sculpture, then ride Kick-It until you blow chunks all over Shiny New Tex. Keep tradition alive. The State Fair of Texas runs through October 20 at Fair Park (3750 The Midway). Visit bigtex.com. Tickets cost $13 to $17 with a separate fee for the Chinese Lantern Festival.
Sept. 27-Oct. 20, 2013
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