Posted by Mark on August 27, 2006, 20:42:53 I walked into the fairgrounds right around 9:30 a.m. Mornings are not typically a good time for sightings, but as I turned the corner past the Coliseum on the south side of the fairgrounds, I could barely contain my excitement knowing I was about to embark on my favorite and most productive sightings adventure of the year. Within about two minutes of arrival, I’m in front of the cattle building, preparing to turn north and spot a 19-20-ish blonde with her friend. The blonde has a pink shirt and flattering white shorts. Beauty-wise, she wasn’t a perfect 10, but definitely a solid seven. She took two snap inhales filling the cool morning air with carcinogens, crushed out the all-white beneath her shoes and proceeded into the cattle barn with her non-smoking friend. Welcome to the Minnesota State Fair! A second modest sighting occurred within the next 10 minutes and was quickly followed by one of my top-five sightings of the day. I’m navigating the middle of one of the fair’s busier streets (as I always do to try to spot smokers on both sides of the street) when I look to my left and catch a glimpse of a decent-looking 18-ish brunette brandishing an all-white. Closer inspection helped me realize she was in a party of four (likely two sets of couples). I saw both of the guys in the group were also smoking, and finally noticed the other girl in the group….an absolutely adorable brunette in a white tanktop and a pair of jean shorts that fit her body perfectly. She was the perfect stereotype of the sweetheart “girl next door”, yet there she stood holding an all-white (likely a Marlboro Light) along with the rest of her group, who all looked fairly wholesome. I followed the group at a fairly close distance and admired the amazing posterior on the more attractive brunette. The way she filled out those shorts brought back memories of the 1996 “State Fair Girls” I talked about last week. She crushed out the cigarette under her flip-flop and proceeded onward. The day was shaping up quite nicely. My early morning luck held up as I journeyed past the horticulture building to find Sighting #5, a beautiful light brunette in her early 20’s sharing a bench with what I assumed to be her grandmother. The elderly lady looked to be well into her 70’s, yet was smoking a cigarette right along with her granddaughter. It reminded me of my ex-girlfriend Dana, who also has a very strong relationship with her grandmother, and is also a smoker. A matriarchal bond over nicotine…..could anything be more beautiful? Sighting #6 represented the climax of my early morning streak of success. I walked past the trades buildings to see an attractive mid-20’s blonde with long hair who appeared to be part of a demonstration for the public, dangling an all-white from her lips as she showed a small crowd some sort of woodworking project along with a couple non-smoking males. As is often the case, late morning was very unproductive for sightings. I looped around for the next two hours, sparingly piecing together a handful of marginal sightings and taking an interest in a number of attractive young ladies who never lit up. Sighting #11 was the first sighting that tickled my fancy for well over an hour. It was a short-haired bottle blonde in her early 20’s who appeared to be in the presence of her smoking mother observing the marine life just outside the impressive DNR building. She was a petite little firecracker and really invigorated my desire to press on after a lackluster hour. Right around noon, I rested at an opportune location where two sets of incredibly attractive and scantily-clad teenagers were eating with their families. The girls and the families accompanying them looked very much like potential smokers. I sat here for at least 15 minutes, hoping to see a cigarette fired up after the girls finished their junk food, but it simply wasn’t happening. All was not lost, however. Just as I was about to give up, Sighting #19 enters the picture, journeying in a group of three (two females, one older male) down the busy street. I could tell from a distance that she was beautiful, and proceeded to follow the group, marinating in her toxic exhaust every time she exhaled from her cork filter (likely Marlboro Red). I was close enough to hear her talk to the other girl and was struck by how husky her smokers’ voice was, even though she was no older than 21. She eventually settled in the commons area behind the grandstand, while the older male in the group went to grab some junk food. It was at this point I was able to sit down and get a closer look at this beauty. What a stunner! Picture Lindsay Lohan as a light brunette without the freckles and you have this girl. She finished her Marlboro and crushed it out. The other girl, who was mildly attractive but slightly chubby, proceeded to pull out her own pack of Marlboro Lights and fire up a cigarette of her own as soon as “Lindsay” finished hers. But even with this girl smoking, all I could do was lust over the gorgeous light brunette. The older male returned with junk food and the group departed. What a lovely turning point into the afternoon hours. Several sightings and about 45 minutes later, I had circled the fairgrounds and was near the food building, where quality sightings have been known to occur in the commons area once people finish scarfing up their junk food. I took particular interest in a group of three 19-20ish hotties all dolled up and seated on the back bench near the Skyride. They were still eating, but I had a feeling about them, so I did a quick loop up the block in the hope that when I returned, they’d have extracted their “desserts” from their purses. When I returned, they were getting up to leave. My eyes were fixated on the two dirty blondes, who did not appear to have tobacco in their presence, but right when I was about to give up, I notice the brunette in the group was wielding an all-white. As the three girls left, I noticed the brunette throwing her empty pack of Marlboro Lights away (I hope she had more!!!). All three girls were dolled up in flattering State Fair-esque attire, and this brunette’s blue tanktop and denim mini-skirt certainly fit the bill. My lucky number is 27, and Sighting #27 sure lived up to that superstition as I followed the girl(s) at a comfortable distance and enjoyed her every exhale. She crushed out the cigarette on the sidewalk before entering some “Eco-System” water stand that offered samples of free bottled water. I waited outside for the girls to exit, hoping to see more tobacco consumption, but when they left and didn’t spark up, I knew it wasn’t meant to be. Still, another first-rate performance, and one that I really valued since I had to work for it and was duly rewarded. As is the case every year, the plurality of my sightings came from the open-air beer gardens area and its numerous restaurants with live music performances. That and the accompanying restroom facilities a few yards to the east ALWAYS come through. Sightings #32, #33, and #34 all came in one fell swoop as I came across three beauties in their early-to-mid-20’s, with boyfriends in tow, smoking on the sidewalk a few feet from the beer gardens. The young ladies were not 10’s, but again, solid sevens. They had the classic “naughty nicotine girl” look which I’m sure most of us fetishers can detect in a crowd. I wasn’t in much of a position to watch them, but tried nonetheless (and was very clearly spotted doing so), and took in a couple quality inhales before the group left the scene. From there I turned around to continue my journey past the beer gardens and instantly spotted the oddball tobacco sighting of the day (I didn’t count it as a smoking sighting). I see this middle-aged couple (likely the parents of one) walking in front of a young guy and cute 18-ish girl who appeared to be a couple. The guy was pulling out his tub of Skoal and extracting a big old nasty dip which he inserted into his mouth. After seeing this, I looked to the girl to find her lower lip swollen up, very clearly possessing a plug of chew of her own. I must say that this cute girl looked absolutely ridiculous with a wad of chew under her lip, but exotic tobacco sightings like that definitely add to the character of a sightings safari.
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I began my current routine of Minnesota State Fair smoker safaris in 2001, but didn’t specifically dedicate my day to the consumption and bookkeeping of sightings until 2002. This was my sixth year of obsessively navigating the grounds for young and attractive female smokers, and every year I’ve hovered just above 100 sightings that I deemed “satisfying”. My previous record was 2004 where I got 106 sightings. Last year, I barely hit the century mark with 101 sightings, despite being on the fairgrounds for 13 hours, my longest stint ever, and the last two sightings were squeezed in while driving out of the parking lot. It was pretty clear by late afternoon on Saturday, August 26, 2006, that I was heading for a record day of sightings. Not only did I beat my previous record, I destroyed it, ending the 12-hour day with a blistering 165 sightings!! Even Elaine Benes would have to agree to the necessity of an exclamation point at the end of a sentence like that!
Not only was the quantity there, the quality was as well. After such an amazing initial experience at the Iowa State Fair two weeks ago, I was trying to hold expectations down for this year’s Minnesota State Fair, particularly considering that last year was a bit of a disappointment. The sheer quantity of blockbuster sightings (including one “epic” sighting) helped make this year’s Minnesota State Fair experience at least as good as the Iowa State Fair trip. Without any further adieu, let’s get to the sightings….
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