The Legend of Big Tex - State Fair of Texas

Here's the unofficial song of the State Fair of Texas --  "The Legend of Big Tex." Jack Bridges, the artist who created Big Tex liked the song & story so much that he wrote a foreword to it (see the website).   I hope this recording will bring back lots of good memories about visits to the State Fair and about Big Tex as an ambassador of good will from Texas to the world.


Here is the Foreword to "The Legend of Big Tex" written by Jack Bridges in 1994:

"Little did I know in 1952 when I created the Big Tex statue that he would still be standing at the State Fair today. We originally planned to put him up for only one year. Then thousands of school children began writing the fair, wanting Big Tex to come back. The letters came in by the truck load. As a result, Big Tex has returned every year. He belongs to the children of Texas. But he is not just known in Texas. Big Tex has been written about in Australia, Bangkok, Korea, and all over the world. He is an ambassador of good will for Texas around the United States and around the world.

When I think about what these Big Tex tales mean to kids of every age, I think about four things -- addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. Add great imagination to the world, Subtract small thinking. Multiply your resourcefulness. Divide hard problems into workable solutions. That is what the spirit of Big Tex is about."

For more information about The Legend, go to
http://www.legendofbigtex.com

To help with the Big Tex restoration, go to
http://www.bigtex.com/sft


Thanks. Alan Elliott

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