Yesterday I went to the NC State Fair to stuff myself on funnel cakes and fried coke and watch the pig races (Hoggy Jarrett and Piggy Gordon were the crowd favorites). While the food was good, I failed to win any of the games. (darts and throwing a baseball to break bottles). No huge stuffed animal this year.
On another note, the 3rd edition of the Sports Business Carnival will be published on Monday, October 22. You can submit an article from your blog or website here. If you write about anything sports business/marketing related, this is your chance to get some link love and show people what you're knowledgeable about.
You can find the first edition of the SBC here and the second one here. They've got some great posts from some influential sports business minds, so go check them out if you haven't already.