The Old Time Fiddlers Jam had a lot of things going for it. One of the big attractions was the Budweiser 8 horse hitch. The horse appear to be a smaller team than we are used to seeing. However they are certainly beautiful animals. They only appeared once here on Saturday. Sunday they loaded up the wagon and the horses and took them somewhere else to show today. They left two of the horses here in the special stalls and then returned late this evening and unloaded the horses for the night. I assume they will load up in the morning and hit the road for their next show.
We listened to the music inside the big building as the groups rotated. Most only did 3 or 4 numbers and then they would be replaced by another group. They probably rotated throughout the day and appeared two or three times during the day.
The food vendors were all busy with lines of 20 or more. The Kettle Corn man was busy popping corn all day and his wife was selling it as fast as he could pop it. $5.00 for a fairly good sized bag and $8.00
for a large one. A bit pricey for me, but they were buying it as fast a
s they could make it. The other vendors had all kinds of things from burgers, Italian sausage, Curly fries, BBQ, turkey legs, most anything you would desire. Of course there was all kinds of drinks including beer. Other vendors had western hats of all kinds and there were two Silversmiths in house that would make a bracelet with your name in it as well as rings in sterling silver. A bit expensive apparently as I overheard a conversation and they were talking $80.00 or so. Not sure what they were talking about but that sounded like a lot or money. I even saw a Tupperware gal there selling her wares.
We watched some of the tractors pull again today. They were antique tractors, some had been restored and looked like new and others were original but still running good and pulling that sled as best as they could.
Many of the motor homes left on Saturday evening. Most of the rest left on Sunday. There are only a few left with us staying tonight. We will be leaving tomorrow for Quartsite for Quartzfest. That is a hamfest that runs the week of January 17 thru the 24th.