Say Goodbye to the Oldest Stand at the Fair

Well, the state fair is here and all those familiar sights, sounds and smells are back with it.  One of my favorite smells is this smell of fresh hot roasted peanuts.  Did you know that the peanut stand that sits between the Bud Tent and Mango Jacks has been at the Missouri State Fair for 100 of it's 110 year history?  That's amazing!

It used to be up by the Pepsi Grandstand.  For years it was a daily ritual for a bunch of us who were at the fair everyday to go get some hot roasted peanuts, sit in the back of the Bud Tent and listen to the State Fair Idol Competition, trying to figure out who was going to win.

Well, now what are we going to do? I found out today that the peanut stand is no more.  Due to other business obligations, owner Mark Thompson won't be opening the peanut stand this year.  This is devastating news to a lot of us, but Thompson told me that they will try to bring it back next year.

I know change is inevitable, but darn it I loved them peanuts...*sigh*

What's your favorite fair food?