July 3, 2008He's been guessing weight, birthdays and favorite colors for 29 years Monty Bowman has been playing the guessing game at the Buchanan Carnival for 29 years. He wins more than he looses. Bowman who comes from Clifton Forge in Allegheny County is an auctioneer by trade but has made a career of guessing weight and especially if you get woman's weight wrong in the wrong direction it can be a touchy situation he has said before. He uses 140 pounds as his baseline for women. When he began years ago he used 110 pounds. Yes Americans are getting heavier! Wearing a headset and a smile, he entices the crowd with "cracks." Those are pull-in lines that make folks want try to fool him. When he looses he has a stand full of trinkets to award the lucky customer. The carnival is winding down (it ends Saturday), so come on down to Buchanan and see if you can fool Bowman! He will be there waiting for you. For more Buchanan Carnival photos, we have this photo gallery. Our last post on the Buchanan Carnival was June 28. |
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Welcome to The Notebook, the community gathering place for news and tidbits from The Botetourt View, by community journalist Cathy Benson (that's her on the left). You'll be able to find the most up-to-date news, events and stories in Botetourt County here at this blog. And please join in! You can share your comments, stories, links and ideas here, too. This is your community conversation. .....Advertisement.....
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