Talk:Big Tex

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It says his pants require 72 yards of denim, and I think it might be better to say "square yards", but I'm not sure how denim is measured. Any input?Davemcarlson 02:25, 30 October 2006 (UTC)
 * A yard of material usually means a 36 inch length of the fabric from a standard width bolt of the fabric. The "standard" width varies depending on the type of fabric, manufacturer, etc. It could be anything from 24 inches wide to 60 inches wide. So, to say 72 square yards may be inaccurate, but just 72 yards is vague. Maybe some one else will know how to improve the accuracy of this statement. -Nv8200p talk 12:20, 30 October 2006 (UTC)

This article COMPLETELY lacks neutrality
Someone needs to work on this.


 * I fully agree, it reads like an advertisement. It also uses quite a bit of un-encyclopedic grammar. MJHankel (talk) 16:51, 19 October 2012 (UTC)

The voice of bill bragg
I believe the current voice of Big Tex is Bill Bragg.

See http://www.billbragg.com/ see http://www.yesterdayusa.com/bigtex/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by Keithg1964 (talk • contribs) 16:06, 20 March 2012 (UTC)

Big Tex has burned down
Sadly today Big Tex burned down at the State Fair. I'm sure he'll be rebuilt for next year, but it was a shocking scene for many at the Fair this morning. (It was his 60th anniversary this year) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 151.193.220.29 (talk) 16:11, 19 October 2012 (UTC)

Edit request on 19 October 2012
Hello. Would you please add this link from The Dallas Morning News as the citation after the first sentence in the section about the Big Tex fire: Big Tex caught fire on the morning of Friday October 19, 2012 and was destroyed completely, leaving nothing but hands, feet, partial face, and a metal skeleton frame. Also, would you please add a link to the audio from the fire department dispatch, via The Dallas Morning News' account, here: http://soundcloud.com/dallasnews/big-tex-fire-dispatch-audio

Thank you very much.

Americanshad (talk) 18:37, 19 October 2012 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: This is already referenced; not sure how FD dispatch audio will help here. &mdash; KuyaBriBri Talk 20:49, 19 October 2012 (UTC)

Edit request on 22 October 2012
Please REMOVE the Jim Lowe URL Link in the article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Lowe

The above pointer sends me to an article about a "Jim Lowe" in New York, not the real Big Tex Jim Lowe of Dallas TX and WRR FM Radio fame.

The pointer to the New York Jim Lowe is found in this sentence: "Radio announcer Jim Lowe, the most well-known voice of Big Tex, performed for 39 continuous years until 1998."

In case you have not been in Dallas long enough (or ever) to remember Jim Lowe, here are two links showing him to be Fort Worth, TX born and moving to Dallas, TX in 1950.

A link to show Jim Lowe was a Dallas guy: http://www.watermelon-kid.com/places/FairPark/ct-tour/ct-science2.htm "Several years ago, when WRR "Disc Jockey" Jim Lowe was the "voice of Big Tex," the studios of WRR were housed in the east end of the Centennial Building."

Another link to show Jim Lowe was a Dallas guy (born in Fort Worth): http://www.ci.dallas.tx.us/cso/archives/Exhibits/WRR/WRRdjs.htm "Besides his radio career, for nearly four decades he greeted millions of visitors to the State Fair of Texas through the voice of his alter ego, Big Tex. In a 1982 interview, Lowe recalled that Mayor R. L. Thornton instructed him to make Big Tex talk “like a cross between Gary Cooper and Santa Claus.”"

Michael Carr, native of Dallas, TX

70.122.211.95 (talk) 04:44, 22 October 2012 (UTC)
 * Done. Thanks. -Nathan Johnson (talk) 03:51, 27 October 2012 (UTC)

Edit request on 22 October 2012
Please change: "Former disc jockey Al Jones was the first voice of Big Tex, filling the role for only one season in 1953."

to the new text: "Al Jones, a WRR FM 101.1 dj, was the first voice of Big Tex. Al spoke for Big Tex for three years."

Requested changes supported at official City of Dallas URL: http://www.ci.dallas.tx.us/cso/archives/Exhibits/WRR/WRRdjs.htm where the following text can be found: "Al Jones Al Jones (1918-1956) was an announcer and dj at WRR for only eight years, but he was well remembered for his work at the station and around Fair Park, where he emceed acts at the Magnolia Lounge and provided the original voice of Big Tex at the State Fair for Tex’s first three years."

Michael Carr, native of Dallas, TX

70.122.211.95 (talk) 05:03, 22 October 2012 (UTC)
 * ✅ I added your source as a reference. Btw, the page is unprotected. --81.173.237.215 (talk) 00:13, 27 October 2012 (UTC)

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