Hate to say, but Big Tex won't be DMN Texan of the Year
... 2012, by Rodger Jones. I hate to break the news to Big Tex fans (and this is from someone who spent quality time with the big guy this year): The State Fair of Texas icon is out of the running for Dallas Morning News Texan of the Year.dallasmorningviewsblog.dallasnews.com
Big Tex Grief Support Group forms on Facebook in wake of Friday's fiery loss
DALLAS - The event just lends itself to metahumor: While many of the thoughts and feelings expressed in the wake of Big Tex's blazing Friday demise have expressed a very real sense of nostalgia and sadness, the situation was, at its core, too absurd ...www.pegasusnews.com
A slightly fanciful, although sincere, ode to Big Tex and the Miracle of the ...
And, no, I don't mean the cloth, plastic and steel representation of Big Tex that was destroyed by fire Friday at the State Fair of Texas in Dallas, although I've certainly seen that one, too, across 30 years of covering football games and eating ...blog.chron.com
Mourning Big Tex; Take the Train to Denton
FACEBOOK—Still reeling from the loss of Big Tex? Seeing visions of his charred remains every time you close your eyes? Don't worry, you're not alone.dallas.eater.com
Big Tex painting party in Flower Mound
Join us Friday evening, October 26 from 7 to 10 p.m., as our instructor leads the class through this great painting of Big Tex. Register online at: http://paintingwithatwist.com/flowermound/calendar/ It's only $45 and includes all the paint and canvas ...www.wfaa.com
State Fair of Texas ends amid hopes for Big Tex 'rebirth' in 2013
Even with the sadness of the Big Tex fire on Friday, Oct. 19, which destroyed the iconic 52-foot-tall cowboy who has personified the fair for the past 60 years; even with the drama of the glitch that stranded passengers on a ride 150-plus feet above ...www.examiner.com
Big Tex, Icon of Texas State Fair, Burns to the Ground
Big Tex, the 52-foot-tall symbol of the Texas State Fair, smoldered, caught fire, and was finally engulfed in flames late last week at the fairgrounds in Dallas before firefighters could arrive and put it out.blogs.villagevoice.com
Big Tex shrine has it all, from corny dogs to Jesus
When R.J. Haayden was born in September, his parents planned to use Big Tex to track his growth. The idea was this: Take their child to the State Fair of Texas every year and snap his picture in front of the 52-foot-tall cowboy.idmn.dallasnews.com
Memorial springs up for Big Tex at State Fair
The Associated Press. DALLAS - As the Texas State Fair came to a close Sunday, one big mascot's absence continues to loom large over the fairgrounds.www.star-telegram.com
American Scene: Fire destroys State Fair of Texas icon Big Tex
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 destroyed Friday when flames engulfed his 52-foot-tall frame.www.washingtontimes.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
Dallas Mourns Big Tex on Social Media
For 60 years, Big Tex has towered over the annual State Fair of Texas, wearing his signature cowboy shirt and always a 75-gallon hat.thelede.blogs.nytimes.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
State Fair Icon 'Big Tex' Burns
DALLAS—Big Tex, a 52-foot-tall cowboy who greeted visitors to the State Fair of Texas for 60 years, went up in flames Friday, leaving throngs of distraught Texans across the state.online.wsj.com
'Big Tex' burns at State Fair of Texas
The State Fair of Texas was celebrating Big Tex's 60th birthday. Emergency scanner chatter lit up around 10:30 a.m. with reports of a "rather tall cowboy with all his clothes burned off.www.king5.com
Big Tex lives on despite inferno
The fiery demise of Big Tex has brought out the stand-up comedian in many of us. Twitter and other social media outlets are aflutter with clever, and not-so- clever, one-liners about the 52-foot, talking, waving mechanical cowboy that greeted millions ...www.chron.com
Big Tex, State Fair Greeter, Goes up in Flames
Oct. 20--Big Tex, the larger-than-life icon that has greeted visitors to the State Fair of Texas for 60 years, was consumed in a Friday morning fire.www.firehouse.com
Texas fair icon Big Tex becomes burning man
DALLAS (AP) - 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!www.dispatch.com
Big Tex burns, destroyed by fire at TX State Fair
Big Tex, who welcomes visitors to the Texas State Fair, has been destroyed by a fire. Nothing but a wire shell and hands remain.abclocal.go.com
State Fair ends 2012 run without Big Tex
The memorial to Big Tex was growing, with floral tributes, cards and notes addressed to the 52-foot-tall statue that was removed from its place on honor on Big Tex Circle Friday after catching on fire, leaving only its steel frame intact. The offerings ...www.wfaa.com
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