This year we had tickets to see Jeff Dunham at the Kentucky State Fair. For those of you who do NOT know who he is, he is a comedian...who is also a ventriloquist. And while I realize it sounds silly as I type it - he's hilarious! More on that later...
You may remember the fiasco we had at the fair last year! We had tickets to see Heart & Journey & traffic was SO bad we didn't walk into Freedom Hall until Heart was singing their last song & I.was.pissed!
Sooo in an effort to not have me have a stroke again, I told the other couple we went with that we needed to leave around 4 ish to go get dinner & then head over to the fair. Well, Denise wanted to go a bit earlier to walk around first since they had a sitter & were gonna be kid-free. I said no problemo so off we went....
Now, I have never been to a state fair. Sure, I've been to our local county fair (& it sucks out loud by the way...) but I was a lot younger & had a lot different priorities. Ya know-walking around looking pretty, trying to find cute boys... important stuff.... So we walked into the door & as far as my eyes could see were cages. With birds in them. All kinds of birds. Big birds. Little birds. Chickens. Hens. Roosters & other birds I had no clue what they were. I was like, "mmmmm kay? Birds, huh?"
After we walked outta the bird wing, I was greeted by this guy:
And I was like, "What the heck is going on here? What's with all these animals? Is this all the fair is?" And B-rad so lovingly says to me, "You moron, what did you think it was? IT'S THE FAIR!" And I told him I thought there would be booths & stuff.... Then I turned around & saw cows:
And I was like, "Oooh, cool - Cows! Like right here beside me. Can they kick me?!" And then we walked through the cow wing. It was cooler than the bird wing because the cows were like really close to you (they were tied to fences & stuff) & then I saw some being milked. And my farming hubby explained to me that, "no matter where these cows go, they gotta be milked everyday. They can't wait!" We also saw some people who had those 'Easy up' tents set up with air mattresses & stuff in them because that's where they stay while their animals are at the fair. My question was, "How do they take a shower!?"
So we continued on our big adventure. As we walked outta the fair & expo center into Freedom Hall, we saw a celebrity! Does anyone remember when Extreme Makeover:Home Edition came to Louisville & rebuilt the house? It was for a young man who is blind & in a wheelchair. His name is Patrick. I think maybe his last name is Hughes? He played trumpet in U of L's marching band & his dad went to all his band competitions & pushed him in the wheelchair. He was there playing the piano & singing!
I was still wondering where the heck the booths are in this place. And then I found 'em. Ahhhhh, purses.....
And it was like an alien had possessed my body. I went crazy spending money! I never do that! I bought a Christmas present, a new toe ring & this little beauty right here: 
It was a little pricey so I tried to talk the chick down but she wouldn't budge. Hmph.... the purse IS real leather though so I can't complain too much. I did find something else I wanted in her booth for a gift so I asked what she'd charge for the gift if I bought the purse. She cut me a little deal & I was happy! Listen, I know I have a problem. Admitting it is the first step...I'm just not sure what the second step is?! 
We were promptly in our seats by 7:45 & the show started at 8:00! Perfect!
Denise & I before the show! I like Denise because she laughs at everything I say. She even told her hubby, "I like Jaime. The more we hang out with her, the more I act like her!" Flattery will get you everywhere...
Again, Jeff Dunham is a comedian AND a ventriloquist. He has these puppets that he has conversations with. And I swear you can't tell that he's even talking when he's doing the 'puppets' voice. The first guy is Walter. He's an old, grumpy man. He hates his wife & pretty much all living creatures.
The next one is my favorite. It's Achmed, the dead terrorist. Not only does he move their mouths, he has controls for their eyes & eyebrows for the facial expressions. Achmed says things like, "Greetings, Infidels" & the title at the top: "SILENCE! I keel you!" He's a terrorist & suicide bomber, get it?
The last one is Peanut. He's like a little crazy dude who really needs to be sedated. When he's talking to Peanut he gets going SO fast back & forth it's amazing how he does it. He can also throw his voice because every so often during their chats, you would hear Walter make a wise crack from down in his case.
He introduced a new puppet too. Her name is Diana. Jeff is in the new Steve Carrell, Paul Rudd movie, "Dinner with Schmucks". He plays a character at a dinner party whose wife is a dummy. Big stretch... Since he had to develop the puppet & character for the movie, he owns the rights to it & can introduce her into his act. We weren't that impressed with her. It doesn't help that he's a dude trying to to a chicks voice....
All in all, it was a great night. Got some new stuff, had a ton of laughs (before & during) the show with old friends & got to see a good show-the whole, entire show... If you ever see any of Jeff Dunham's episodes on Comedy Central, you really should try to catch it. He really his very talented & funny & of course, my descriptions do him NO justice!
And I was like, "Oooh, cool - Cows! Like right here beside me. Can they kick me?!" And then we walked through the cow wing. It was cooler than the bird wing because the cows were like really close to you (they were tied to fences & stuff) & then I saw some being milked. And my farming hubby explained to me that, "no matter where these cows go, they gotta be milked everyday. They can't wait!" We also saw some people who had those 'Easy up' tents set up with air mattresses & stuff in them because that's where they stay while their animals are at the fair. My question was, "How do they take a shower!?"So we continued on our big adventure. As we walked outta the fair & expo center into Freedom Hall, we saw a celebrity! Does anyone remember when Extreme Makeover:Home Edition came to Louisville & rebuilt the house? It was for a young man who is blind & in a wheelchair. His name is Patrick. I think maybe his last name is Hughes? He played trumpet in U of L's marching band & his dad went to all his band competitions & pushed him in the wheelchair. He was there playing the piano & singing!
I was still wondering where the heck the booths are in this place. And then I found 'em. Ahhhhh, purses.....
And it was like an alien had possessed my body. I went crazy spending money! I never do that! I bought a Christmas present, a new toe ring & this little beauty right here: It was a little pricey so I tried to talk the chick down but she wouldn't budge. Hmph.... the purse IS real leather though so I can't complain too much. I did find something else I wanted in her booth for a gift so I asked what she'd charge for the gift if I bought the purse. She cut me a little deal & I was happy! Listen, I know I have a problem. Admitting it is the first step...I'm just not sure what the second step is?!Perhaps the best part? B-rad did not get to buy not one.single.solitary.thing. That's because I had spent all the cash we had... (plus he had just spent $300 buying new tires for the motorcycle that day so he really couldn't say much...)
Ok-back to Jeff Dunham....
We were promptly in our seats by 7:45 & the show started at 8:00! Perfect!
Denise & I before the show! I like Denise because she laughs at everything I say. She even told her hubby, "I like Jaime. The more we hang out with her, the more I act like her!" Flattery will get you everywhere...Again, Jeff Dunham is a comedian AND a ventriloquist. He has these puppets that he has conversations with. And I swear you can't tell that he's even talking when he's doing the 'puppets' voice. The first guy is Walter. He's an old, grumpy man. He hates his wife & pretty much all living creatures.
The next one is my favorite. It's Achmed, the dead terrorist. Not only does he move their mouths, he has controls for their eyes & eyebrows for the facial expressions. Achmed says things like, "Greetings, Infidels" & the title at the top: "SILENCE! I keel you!" He's a terrorist & suicide bomber, get it?
The last one is Peanut. He's like a little crazy dude who really needs to be sedated. When he's talking to Peanut he gets going SO fast back & forth it's amazing how he does it. He can also throw his voice because every so often during their chats, you would hear Walter make a wise crack from down in his case.
He introduced a new puppet too. Her name is Diana. Jeff is in the new Steve Carrell, Paul Rudd movie, "Dinner with Schmucks". He plays a character at a dinner party whose wife is a dummy. Big stretch... Since he had to develop the puppet & character for the movie, he owns the rights to it & can introduce her into his act. We weren't that impressed with her. It doesn't help that he's a dude trying to to a chicks voice....
All in all, it was a great night. Got some new stuff, had a ton of laughs (before & during) the show with old friends & got to see a good show-the whole, entire show... If you ever see any of Jeff Dunham's episodes on Comedy Central, you really should try to catch it. He really his very talented & funny & of course, my descriptions do him NO justice! 
3 comments:
Patrick Hughes played at our church last year, he was AMAZING!!!!
cool! i'd like to see him sometime. we've been over to comedy caravan a couple of times. it's always a blast!
I was reading this and Madelyn was sitting on my lap. She saw the pic of you and Brad and goes "Mommy Brad Jaime." I guess she is warming up to Brad now!!! She has always remembered you though!!!:)
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