David Todd
David Todd
areas damage mess muddy parking
And the parking areas were just a muddy mess and we probably would have done more damage than we would have made on the derby,
entertainment fair revisit time type work
It's just one of those things, ... The fair is an entertainment type thing -- you have to try new things from time to time. This is one that just didn't work out. We won't revisit that for a while.
bunch dropped game last maybe pick row won year
You never know what the first game is going to mean. Last year we won our first game and dropped (five) in a row after that. Maybe this year we pick up a bunch after this.
couple next
And for the next couple of years we won't be able to make big improvements,
half normal normally year
In a normal year we would probably get about $8,000 to $9,000 from them, ... It was half this year of what we normally get.
biggest derby draw fair full good harder huge pack people separate single stands though time year
In a good year the derby will make us $15,000 or $16,000 clear, ... It's a huge draw, we always pack the stands full of people and it's our single biggest moneymaker of the year. That's why it's so important that we try to get it in, even though it will be at a separate time from the fair -- it will be harder to draw a crowd.
attendance following free groups higher local shows somebody
We've been having free shows under the big top, ... We usually try to get local groups out, and the attendance is higher because it's free and usually if its' somebody local there will be a following that comes with them.
auction friday livestock poured rain rained start stopped supposed time
The rain poured, ... It started Friday afternoon, stopped for a while -- about the time the livestock auction was supposed to start it just poured and it rained pretty much the whole night.