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re: Did you ride the gondola over the Miss River at the 1984 World’s Fair?

Posted on 11/21/18 at 4:05 pm to
Posted by Crow Pie
Neuro ICU - Tulane Med Center
Member since Feb 2010
25715 posts
Posted on 11/21/18 at 4:05 pm to
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I had a season pass to the fair, rode that thing a bunch.
the fair was awesome, especially the bars at night (Sheila’s, jed’s
Foster's "Oil Cans" ! I worked part time at a food booth and spent many a night on the roof of the convention center watching the fireworks in a haze of smoke!!!

Eta - I still have my annual WF pass somewhere in a box with all my 70's and 80's concert tickets
This post was edited on 11/21/18 at 4:17 pm
Posted by coopsdad
Luling, LA
Member since Sep 2009
925 posts
Posted on 11/21/18 at 5:01 pm to
I rode them as a young boy. And then Old man Mr. Curtis bought two of them and had them on the playground at John Curtis Elementary Campus. Not sure what happened to them now though.
Posted by cgrand
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Member since Oct 2009
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Posted on 11/21/18 at 5:51 pm to
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Foster's "Oil Cans" !

I think I read somewhere that the wooden kangaroo is still on display somewhere in New Orleans...i would sure like to see it again
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