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Billy's Newstar Adventures
Saturday June 28, 2008 at 9:35 pm
Purple Hull Pea Festival
Sorry for the lack of updates. It has been crazy! This adventure was definately worth the wait! I enjoy festivals, and covering them is something I absolutely love to do. Saturday, I spent the day in Emerson, Arkansas (click for map) which is about seven miles north of the Louisiana Border. I was there doing live shots for the Purple Hull Pea Festival for Saturday Daybreak. I decided to stay a while and was asked to be in the "Million Tiller Parade" which our very own Anne Pressly was the "Grand Pea Marshall". So, I along with Newstar of coarse was number two in line of the parade behind Anne's convertible. The festival includes a pea shelling competition and as always, the main event,The Tiller Thriller - 'The Weyerhaeuser 200' World Championship Rotary Tiller Race. (more info here) I have seen them on TV many times, but never in person. It is very cool to watch from the sidelines. I have put some video of Saturday's tiller race below and also, a link to a slide show of pictures of the day's happenings.
Click here for pictures (this link takes you to the old blog page)
