State Fair fans mourn fiery demise of Big Tex, a folksy icon since 1952
Hundreds gathered in Big Tex Circle to watch the big guy go up in flames. Many stood in tears. Others snapped pictures with their smartphones, spreading the news online as quickly as the fire spread up Big Tex. They reminisced about the good-lookin ...idmn.dallasnews.com
Crazy Fair: First Big Tex goes up in flames, then riders stuck on 'Stratosphere'
Crazy Fair: First Big Tex goes up in flames, then riders stuck on 'Stratosphere'. 102012 Big Tex is a flamer OK, by now you're hear all about the flaming demise of Big Tex, the towering icon of the State Fair of Texas. But the flame-out of Big Tex was ...blogs.star-telegram.com
Fire Destroys Texas Icon Big Tex
The man who provides the voice for Big Tex, the giant cowboy at the State Fair of Texas, was greeting people with his usual "Howdy, folks!abcnews.go.com
Big Tex, 52-foot-tall State Fair of Texas cowboy, goes up in flames
Two scorched arms and a metal frame are all that remains of Big Tex, a 52-foot-tall cowboy statue that welcomed visitors to the State Fair of Texas, after the local icon burned like a towering torch Friday.www.latimes.com
Mourning Big Tex and the religion of being a Texan
Big Tex was the totem of state fair-goers, tied to memories of visiting the Dallas attraction as a child, a college student or ritually year after year.blog.chron.com
Big Tex, the Texas State Fair icon, destroyed by fire
The burned remains of Big Tex stand at the State Fair of Texas on Oct. 19 in Dallas. Fire destroyed Big Tex on Friday, leaving behind little more than the metal frame of the 52-foot-tall metal-and-fabric cowboy that was an icon of the State Fair of ...www.usatoday.com
Fire Destroys State Fair Of Texas Icon Big Tex
Some material that made up Big Tex's hands and sleeves could still be seen as firefighters gathered around the scorched area.www.pollstar.com
Big Tex Burns to Ground
The state of Texas is mourning the loss of an important figure recognized statewide: Big Tex, the 52-foot-tall cowboy statue who had presided over the state fair since 1952, caught fire Friday morning.www.thedailybeast.com
Fire Fells a Really Big Cowboy in Dallas
HOUSTON - In a big state proud of its big things, few were bigger than Big Tex, symbolically as well as physically. The 52-foot-tall mechanical cowboy towered over the State Fair of Texas in Dallas in bluejeans, size-70 boots and a 75-gallon hat, the ...www.nytimes.com
Photos: Texas icon Big Tex, destroyed by fire
Texas icon Big Tex caught fire at the State Fair of Texas, in Fair Park on Friday, Oct. 19, 2012 in Dallas. Big Tex, the metal cowboy whose slow drawl of "Howdy, folks!photos.denverpost.com
Oklahoma football: Who burned Big Tex?
Big Tex is gone. The icon of the State Fair of Texas, the 52-foot tall statue burned up Friday as the state fair entered its final weekend.blog.newsok.com
Iconic statue Big Tex goes up in flames
By the time the fire was put out, Big Tex was almost completely burned, leaving behind little more than the metal frame of the 52-foot-tall cowboy that's an icon of the State Fair of Texas.www.cbsnews.com
Electrical fire destroys Big Tex, State Fair's folksy icon since 1952
Hundreds gathered in Big Tex Circle to watch the big guy go up in flames. Many stood in tears. Others snapped pictures with their smartphones, spreading the news online as quickly as the fire spread up Big Tex. They reminisced about the good-lookin ...www.dallasnews.com
Big Tex, 60, greeted visitors to the Texas State Fair
Workers remove the hand from the burned remains of Big Tex at the State Fair of Texas Friday, Oct. 19, 2012, in Dallas. Big Tex, the metal cowboy whose slow drawl of "Howdy, folks!" made him an icon of the State Fair of Texas for 60 years, was ...www.mysanantonio.com
Iconic 52-foot state fair mascot Big Tex burns up
DALLAS (Reuters) - Big Tex, a 52-foot-tall cowboy mascot for the State Fair of Texas, went up in flames on Friday due to a suspected electrical malfunction, reducing the animated structure to little more than a charred skeletal frame.www.reuters.com
Big Tex once met the X-Men
Big Tex, the icon of the Texas State Fair, burned down earlier today. I was reminded on Facebook by Chad Prater that Big Tex, a 52-foot-tall metal-and-fabric cowboy, once starred with the X-Men in the Dallas Times Herald supplement, "The Uncanny X-Men ...blog.newsok.com
Big Tex catches fire at the State Fair of Texas
Big Tex, the signature icon of the State Fair of Texas, caught fire Friday morning. A spokesperson for the fair said the fire was caused by an electrical short near his jaw.www.bizjournals.com
Big Tex: Goodbye old buddy, we've loved you through the years
Looking deep in the eyes of Big Tex is Buddy Rash, 6. The well-known State Fair giant spent Sunday afternoon sprawled across pavement and grass as workers prepared the statue, grounds, booths and amusements for the opening of the fair's 24-day run on ...photographyblog.dallasnews.com
Big Tex: Cultural icon destroyed by fire at Texas state fair
"Got a rather tall cowboy with all his clothes burned off." The announcement came over Dallas Fire-Rescue dispatch, according to the Dallas Morning News.blog.zap2it.com
RIP Big Tex: 1952-2012
RIP Big Tex: 1952-2012 "Howdeeeee folks. Welcome to the State Fair of Texas!" Visitors to Dallas' Fair Park have been greeted by the booming voice of a 52-foot-tall statue at the state fair for the last 60 years.gizmodo.com
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