Vanilla Ice and Joan Jett and the Blackhearts will be there.

http://www.wral.com/vanilla-ice-parmalee-lead-n-c-state-fair-entertainment/13779156/

7/1/2014 12:31:01 PM

Since when do home flippers know how to sing?

7/1/2014 12:34:32 PM

$5 to see Vanilla Ice? No thanks

Trace Adkins, that I think I might do.

7/2/2014 4:54:08 PM

Trace Adkins is like a shittier redneck vanilla ice.

7/2/2014 10:00:24 PM

I like Trace Adkins

but not enough to go to the state fair to see him

7/2/2014 11:24:17 PM

How can you diss the state fair. The state fair so awesome.

7/3/2014 8:20:04 AM

i wouldn't hate trace adkins if it wasn't for honky tonk badonkadonk.

it blows so much shit.

[Edited on July 3, 2014 at 11:36 AM. Reason : i love the state fair. i have been every year that i have been alive.]

7/3/2014 11:35:53 AM

i pretty much hate any modern "country" singer that's been on the radio in the last 15/20 years (that I'm aware of)

[Edited on July 3, 2014 at 11:40 AM. Reason : and the state fair is awesome. food, fun and the weirdest people]

7/3/2014 11:40:00 AM

me too! (well i have a soft spot for brad paisley, but other than that FUCK THOSE GUYS)

[Edited on July 3, 2014 at 11:42 AM. Reason : edit conversations are the best. ]

7/3/2014 11:42:24 AM

The Frito pie girl is unknown if she will be attending.

7/3/2014 11:57:14 AM

In other news, ridership down 190% over last year. Carnies seen milling about outside and doing meth inside their trailers due to lack of customers.

7/3/2014 12:48:59 PM

i've already told the wife that i will need a night off from the cupcake booth to see Vanilla Ice. F all the haters this is big time!

7/3/2014 4:22:32 PM

I really can't wait til they publish the artist's cost this year like they do every year. Def want to know if I could afford Vanilla Ice for a house party...

7/3/2014 10:26:27 PM

I pretty much only go to the state fair for the food. I usually eat one ridiculous fried thing while j am there, get one fun drink, and bring home maple cotton candy, honey cottom candy, and red candied apples. Last year I added in some cupcakes and cake pushpops from dalecooter. I was not disappointed.

7/4/2014 7:34:12 AM

^^$5 for the Vanilla Ice show ($15 for Joan Jett). Can't beat that.

also, it's pretty cool that V.I. is a spokesman for Habitat for Humanity and supports The Make-A-Wish Foundation, The Little Smiles Organization, and the Toys For Tots. Good for you, Robert Van Winkle.

7/7/2014 10:10:59 AM

do they sell alcohol at the music events at the fair? kinda thinking no, but meh

7/7/2014 1:25:37 PM

7/7/2014 1:47:18 PM

If Parmalee is the same band as the one somewhere in eastern bumfuck NC, they are pretty terrible

7/7/2014 3:02:32 PM

Quote :

"do they sell alcohol at the music events at the fair? kinda thinking no, but meh"

no.

7/7/2014 3:07:03 PM

About Parmalee I did not know...

Quote :

"Shooting[edit] In September 2010, they were the victims of an attempted robbery.[1] They had just finished playing at The Money, a local bar directly across from Winthrop University in Rock Hill, South Carolina, and were in their RV when two suspects, Dytavis Hinton and Demario Burris, entered the vehicle with a handgun demanding money. At this time, drummer Scott Thomas came out from the back of the bus with his own gun and told them to leave. The gunman, Burris, opened fire and Scott was shot in the leg, stomach, and shoulder.[2] Returning fire, both suspects were hit, with Burris being killed and Hinton wounded. Thomas was in critical condition after the gunshot wound and was hospitalized in Charlotte, North Carolina for 35 days, 10 of which he spent in a coma.[1][3] By May 2011, Scott was well enough to get behind a drum kit for the first time and the band finally performed their promised label showcase. He has since made a full recovery."

7/7/2014 3:33:44 PM

Vanilla Ice tickets went on sale today

8/1/2014 11:42:30 AM

^^most badass drummer ever

8/1/2014 3:41:46 PM

Nm

[Edited on August 3, 2014 at 10:24 PM. Reason : nm]

8/3/2014 10:22:57 PM

I'm thinking I'm going to go see Joan Jett.

She's going to be in some new Stephen King TV show that will air on Lifetime.

10/1/2014 9:14:41 AM

From my cold dead hands!
http://www.wral.com/pro-gun-group-to-challenge-state-fair-gun-ban/14032162/

10/1/2014 7:20:01 PM

just a friendly reminder to come by the Kerr Scott building and support a wolfwebber at blue bird cupcakes! this year we will feature

caramel apple spice
pumpkin spice
s'mores
red velvet
coconut
lemon blueberry
toffee
reese's pushups
vanilla pushups

come on by and say hello

10/13/2014 4:00:21 PM

more like state unfair

10/13/2014 4:02:42 PM

Woo hoo been looking forward to the cupcakes for a few weeks now.

10/14/2014 9:45:07 AM

http://www.wral.com/deep-fried-bbq-rice-krispy-treats-among-new-fair-foods/14073243/

Quote :

"Murphy House has the Twinx - a Twix bar stuffed into a Twinkie, wrapped in bacon, then deep fried ... Chester's Gators and Taters is deep frying Rice Krispy Treats. .. La Farm Bakery will be serving up Piedmont pimento cheese sandwiches and Piedmont BLTs on their Piedmont Sourdough and White Chocolate Baguettes on a stick and drizzled with Belgian chocolate. La Farm will have their bread truck parked outside the Agriculture Today exhibit near Gate 1. "

10/14/2014 9:48:31 AM

Doss2K. Bring me one, k? Not going this year.

10/14/2014 10:22:47 AM

twinx? YES PLEASE

pimento cheese sandwich? FUCK NO GET THAT NASTY SHIT OUT OF HERE

10/14/2014 11:24:46 AM

Mmm. Deep fried pimento cheese sammich.

10/14/2014 11:30:56 AM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BTJ_n9Oqs0

10/14/2014 12:53:50 PM

Quote :

"Twinx"

~

10/14/2014 1:12:47 PM

Smath got a little excited when he heard twinks were going to be at the fair.

10/14/2014 3:02:28 PM

No key lime pie cupcake..? C'moooonnnn..

10/15/2014 7:01:59 PM

I just can't mix bacon with a dessert, so I won't be doin that

10/15/2014 11:15:30 PM

Quote :

"Doss2K. Bring me one, k? Not going this year."

I will look into it I have no idea when I will be going right now haha

10/16/2014 8:53:30 AM

I heard Vanilla Ice brought down the house and cooked MCs like a pound of bacon

10/17/2014 6:41:09 PM

10/18/2014 6:17:07 PM

Here is a field guide to the fair...

10/20/2014 12:50:38 PM

has anyone tried those steak tips?

10/20/2014 2:06:40 PM

http://www.indyweek.com/indyweek/how-the-nc-state-fair-spends-its-talent-budget/Content?oid=4269271

http://www.indyweek.com/music/archives/2014/10/17/a-running-tally-of-the-money-lost-or-made-at-this-years-nc-state-fair-dorton-arena-concerts

[Edited on October 20, 2014 at 2:09 PM. Reason : ]

10/20/2014 2:08:33 PM

^^ Saw them, they didnt look that good.

10/20/2014 2:25:58 PM

http://www.wral.com/best-state-fair-attractions/14078059/

10/20/2014 2:57:41 PM

this year, it's all about those bacon-wrapped, barbecue-stuffed jalapenos deep fried in hushpuppy batter, served with "moonshine" barbecue sauce and sweet potato fries from the food truck outside the Got To Be NC tent.

10/20/2014 4:44:41 PM

Those oddly enough were not on the list but I found them.


My asshole is paying the price now...

10/20/2014 4:49:15 PM

Quote :

"this year, it's all about those bacon-wrapped, barbecue-stuffed jalapenos deep fried in hushpuppy batter, served with "moonshine" barbecue sauce and sweet potato fries from the food truck outside the Got To Be NC tent."

Finally a bacon-wrapped item I actually want.

10/20/2014 6:03:36 PM

It is really good.

10/20/2014 6:22:32 PM

holy shit those hush puppies sounds delicious.

10/20/2014 6:23:18 PM