Fair Game Podcast
A Podcast for the Fair Industry.
Miranda Muir is one of the most creative and innovative young fair managers in our industry. She’s currently the manager of the Elkhart County 4H Fair in Indiana. Miranda and I have been friends for many years and I was excited for her and her husband, Steve when they recently welcomed their newest addition to their family. We talk fair life, pandemic life and parenthood.
Today’s episode welcomes One Man Band, Eric Haines. Eric has a long history in entertainment having been a one man band, stilt walker and comedian. He even once opened for Weird Al Yankovic. On today’s show we check in with him on how he’s navigated the pandemic, the RV Super Show in Tampa and what his plans are for 2021.
Danny Alfonso is the fair manager for the Manatee County Fair in Palmetto, Florida. His is one of the few fairs in the nation that has managed to dodge the pandemic thus far, denying the odds and hosting a fair in both 2020 and 2021. We sit down and discuss the mitigation strategies they used plus the emotional toll it takes seeing friends have to cancel the fairs they work so hard to produce.
In 1999, Jim Morris found himself as the high school baseball coach in the small town of Big Lake, Texas. Little did he know that a deal made with his team would ultimately set him on the most improbable and inspiring journey to Major League Baseball. Walt Disney later adapted his remarkable story into the uplifting film, “The Rookie.” Today, he joins me to share his extraordinary experience and provide a source of inspiration for others.
