Special towns and cities

Lamplighter · 12-20-2010, 01:01 PM

A small town east of Eugene OR doesn't quite fit the state's traditional image.

Check out Google Images: "Fair Veneta Oregon"

Sundae · 12-20-2010, 01:18 PM

I've come up with images from a fair (what we would call a festival).
Not knowing what the state's traditional image is, I'm at a bit of a loss.
I also haven't found the image of the multi-storey caravans.

Let me know if I'm looking at the wrong thing!
Google Image "Fair Veneta Oregon"

monster · 12-20-2010, 01:45 PM

^wss. I'm all confused.

skysidhe · 12-20-2010, 01:53 PM

I thought I'd seen it all. I've been to bagby. I've been to brithenbush,the Oregon vortex,caves, crater lake,high desert museum,silver falls, Columbia gorge, sea-lion caves,lighthouse,north-fork camping, hikes above the ocean, rose festival, blues festival, and much much more, but never, ever have I heard of the Vaneta fair.

This is typical SG http://www.google.com/images?q=littl...w=1366&bih=500

jimhelm · 12-20-2010, 01:58 PM

Apparently that guy from the Office is from there

this guy

Lamplighter · 12-20-2010, 02:24 PM

Sky, From Wikipedia:

Veneta has been the site of the annual Oregon Country Fair, originally called the Renaissance Faire, since 1970.[4]

On August 27, 1972, the Grateful Dead played a concert—the first "Field Trip"—at the Oregon Country Fair site.
The concert, a benefit for Springfield Creamery, has become legendary to Deadheads and is documented in the film Sunshine Daydream.
The city's name is used on Veneta, Oregon, a 2004 release by New Riders of the Purple Sage,
which is a live recording of the group's opening performance at the 1972 Field Trip

IIRC, the Rainbow Family was initially planning a gathering there some years back, but was thwarted by the Oregon Health Dept.
I think they ended up in one of the other National Forest areas.

skysidhe · 12-20-2010, 02:35 PM

I went to the Canterbury renaissance faire. It looks liked this.

Oh well, I really have led a sheltered life.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/1268576...n/photostream/

monster · 12-20-2010, 03:14 PM

What do the trailers have to do with the fair?

TheMercenary · 12-22-2010, 09:00 AM

I love a good well done renaissance fair. There use to be one outside of Atlanta every year that was really big and went on for quite a few weeks. I will have to keep my eye out for it's return.

TheMercenary · 12-22-2010, 09:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lamplighter

Check out Google Images: "Fair Veneta Oregon"

Some serious hippy action, stuck in the 60's. But the Fair looks like a lot of fun.

For the quirky fair I prefer Burning Man. It is more along my lines of a good party.

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12-20-2010, 01:53 PM	#4
skysidhe ~~Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.~~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 6,828	I thought I'd seen it all. I've been to bagby. I've been to brithenbush,the Oregon vortex,caves, crater lake,high desert museum,silver falls, Columbia gorge, sea-lion caves,lighthouse,north-fork camping, hikes above the ocean, rose festival, blues festival, and much much more, but never, ever have I heard of the Vaneta fair. This is typical SG http://www.google.com/images?q=littl...w=1366&bih=500

12-20-2010, 02:24 PM	#6
Lamplighter Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Bottom lands of the Missoula floods Posts: 6,402	Sky, From Wikipedia: Veneta has been the site of the annual Oregon Country Fair, originally called the Renaissance Faire, since 1970.[4] On August 27, 1972, the Grateful Dead played a concert—the first "Field Trip"—at the Oregon Country Fair site. The concert, a benefit for Springfield Creamery, has become legendary to Deadheads and is documented in the film Sunshine Daydream. The city's name is used on Veneta, Oregon, a 2004 release by New Riders of the Purple Sage, which is a live recording of the group's opening performance at the 1972 Field Trip IIRC, the Rainbow Family was initially planning a gathering there some years back, but was thwarted by the Oregon Health Dept. I think they ended up in one of the other National Forest areas.

12-20-2010, 02:35 PM	#7
skysidhe ~~Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.~~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 6,828	I went to the Canterbury renaissance faire. It looks liked this. Oh well, I really have led a sheltered life. http://www.flickr.com/photos/1268576...n/photostream/

12-22-2010, 09:00 AM	#9
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	I love a good well done renaissance fair. There use to be one outside of Atlanta every year that was really big and went on for quite a few weeks. I will have to keep my eye out for it's return. __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

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