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Month: July 2024

Blue Kentucky Girl

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On July 18, 2024

In Concert critiques

Finally!

At long last, the New York State Fair has added a genuine country performer to its Chevrolet Court lineup.

Grand Ole Opry member Crystal Gayle,CRYSTAL best known for her 1977  Grammy-winning record “Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue,” will sing on the Stan Colella stage on Wednesday, Aug. 28 at 1 p.m.

Gayle started out as the coal miner’s other daughter, the younger sister of legendary Loretta Lynn, but shrewdly forged her own path with a more sophisticated vocal style that made her one of country’s most popular artists of the 70s and 80s. While Loretta had a girl-next-door quality, Crystal’s sultry voice and impressive range placed her in a different neighborhood as she brought passion to a string of hits as long as her famous hair.

Early arrival is advisable as fans, starved for classic country at the Fair, are sure to overflow the Chevy Court benches to hear Gayle’s romantic repertoire, including “Talking in Your Sleep,” “I’ll Get Over You” and “If You Ever Change Your Mind.”

One show won’t make up for years of neglecting country fans, but it could be a start.

It’s Not EZ to Park at the Fair

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On July 13, 2024

In Hound's view

Customers of the New York State Fair aren’t given the simple, logical courtesy of being able to pay for parking with good old American cash, but drivers have been able to keep their credit cards in their pockets by driving through EZ Pass scanners in the brown and orange lots. LOT RAMPSUntil now.

For some reason, EZ Pass won’t get you into parking lots this year, so you’ll have to have a pre-paid pass or hand over your credit card, slowing down the lines of entering cars.

When you consider this change in addition to the fact that parking charges have increased from five dollars to 12 dollars plus fees since 2022, customers will understandably feel unappreciated.

ORANGE LOT BUS 16Drivers will have limited options as Centro park-and-ride bus service rolls from fewer locations than it has in some years.

Improved traffic control and more efficient parking service have long been needed at the Fair. Instead, they’re getting worse–and more expensive. Our new director and her team need to do some work. Fair customers deserve it.

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