Checking out the Exhibition Mall at the Maryland State Fair

Published: Aug 29, 2024 Duration: 00:07:48 Category: News & Politics

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YOU CAN ENJOY TIME AT THE MARYLAND STATE FAIR. >> ME TOO. ALEXUS DAVILA JOINING US LIVE FROM THE EXHIBITION HALL. >> SHE ESCAPED IS THE BIRDS. GOD BLESS IT. GLAD YOU ARE SAFE. >> Reporter: I MEAN, I GOT ENOUGH SCREEN SHOTS FROM VIEWERS TELLING ME HOW MY FACE LOOKED. YOU CAN IMAGINE WHAT'S HAPPENING BECAUSE I AM IN CANDY LAND. THIS IS SO EXCITING. OH MY GOSH, INTRODUCE YOURSELF AND TELL US HOW MANY PIECES OF CANDY YOU HAVE. >> OVER 100,000 PIECES BUT DIFFERENT VARIETIES. AND WE HAVE OVER 400. I AM BRIAN SHANKMAN WITH BULK CANDY STORE AT THE MARYLAND STATE FAIR AND WE WILL BE HERE THIS WEEKEND AND NEXT WEEKEND FROM 10:00 TO 9:00 ON THE WEEKEND. WE HAVE OVER 400 DIFFERENT VARIETIES AND HAVE BEEN AT THE FAIR OVER 40 YEARS. >> Reporter: YOU HAVE THE ONES MADE BY THE LOVELY MARYLAND FOLKS UP FRONT THERE FROM THE COW TALES AND BULL'S EYE. I LOVE THE CREAM WITH IT. BUT YOU HAVE EVEN MORE BEYOND THAT. SOME ARE NOSTALGIC. >> WE HAVE A LOT OF NOSTALGIC STUFF BUT WE HAVE KIDS FOR THE KIDS AND SOMETHING FOR EVERY AGE. WHEN YOU WALK THROUGH YOU HAVE A SMILE ON YOUR FACE AND REMEMBER POP ROCKS OR YOU KNOW WHAT, THE DOTS RIGHT HERE. YOU THINK YOU GOT A GOOD SHOT BEFORE THESE ARE EVEN BETTER. IF YOU KNOW WHAT A ZOT IS SHE DOESN'T KNOW. SO WHAT WE WILL DO IS GIVE YOU THIS. >> Reporter: OH, DEAR. >> AND I WILL SWITCH WITH YOU. >> Reporter: I FEEL LIKE IT'S SHOT IN MY FACE. >> THIS IS GOING TO BE GREAT. SO ANYBODY THAT DOESN'T KNOW WHAT A ZOT IS, IT HAS LOT OF FLAVOR YOU CAN EAT IT FOR A COUPLE SECONDS AND YOU HAVE TO HAVE THAT LITTLE BIT OF BITE. WHILE SHE IS DOING THAT COME IN AND YOU WILL SEE I MEAN, TEN VARIETIES OF TOOTSIE ROLLS AND EVERYTHING ELSE. THERE WE GO. THERE WE GO. THAT'S THE FACE WE LOVE, THE FACE THE CAMERA. YOU HAVE TO FACE THE CAMERA. NO, NO HANDS. YOU GOT TO GET THAT DOWN. OH, THERE WE GO. ALL RIGHT. SEE, DID I NOT LIE? I MEAN THAT'S SOMETHING ELSE. >> Reporter: YOU SAID FLAVOR. THIS IS SOUR. >> THAT'S FLAVOR. NO, I AM SORRY, THIS IS THE FLAVOR. I MISUNDERSTOOD. THIS IS THE FREEZE-DRIED SKITTLES THAT MAKES TWO AND HALF HOURS TO MAKE YOUR CAMERAMAN TRIED IT. I WILL SWITCH AND YOU CAN TRY IT AND THIS HAS GOOD FLAVOR. GOOD FLAVOR. >> Reporter: THAT'S FUN. >> IT TAKES TWO AND A HALF HOURS TO MAKE AND WE HAVE 25 DIFFERENT VARIETIES. MILK DUDS AND SKITTLES AND SOUR SKITTLES ALL KINDS OF STUFF. >> Reporter: I COULD DO THIS ALL DAY BECAUSE I KNOW YOU WOULD PUT ME THROUGH IT, BUT MY DENTIST PROBABLY WANTS ME TO START. >> MORE SUGAR. >> Reporter: DON'T YOU DARE. NOW BACK TO YOU BUT THEY HAVE EVERYTHING AND I HAVE TO SAY, YOU ARE LUCKY I DIDN'T TRY THE CRICKETS ON AIR WHO KNOWS WHAT KIND OF FACE I WOULD MAKE. >> WE WILL GET IT NEXT TIME. TWO THINGS TO SAY, ONE YOU GAVE THE VIEWERS SOMETHING ELSE TO SCREEN SHOT. AND SECONDLY, GOOD EXCUSE ON THE DENTIST BEING SAVED BY DENTIST TO GET OUT OF THE CANDY. BRING US YOU. >> THANK YOU, TIM. >>> GOOD LUCK OUT THERE. AND IT IS THE SECOND WEEKEND OF THE MARYLAND STATE FAIR. >> THAT'S RIGHT. IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN ALEXUS IS THERE WITH A LOOK AT WHAT TO EXPECT. THE BIRD TALK. WE HEAR IT, GOOD MORNING TO YOU. >> Reporter: YOU HEAR IT. OH, OH, AGAIN UPCLOSE LOOK WITH IT. I HAVE A NEW FRIEND HERE. THIS IS SO MUCH FUN BECAUSE I GREW UP WITH PARAKEETS IN MY AUNT'S HOME. SO I AM HERE WITH BECOMEY AND I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THIS. THIS IS A FUN, EXCITING EXPERIENCE EVERY AGE CAN ENJOY. >> EVERYONE ENJOYS IT. IT IS FUN AND EDUCATIONAL, AND INTERACTIVE. SO YOU CAN FEED THE BIRDS, AND IT'S PART OF THE FAIR'S ENTERTAINMENT FREE ENTERTAINMENT WHERE YOU CAN COME IN AND THERE'S NO CHARGE TO WALK IN. IF YOU CHOOSE TO BUY ONE YOU CAN. YOU DON'T HAVE TO. THANK YOU MARYLAND FOR HAVING ME. I LOVE IT UP HERE. >> Reporter: HOW MANY DO YOU HAVE? >> ABOUT 125 HORS 125. >> THESE ARE ALL RESCUE BIRDS I RESCUED IN FLORIDA. AND THIS IS KIND OF MY HOBBY TO SUPPORT MY BAD HABIT BIRDS. >>Reporter: THIS IS LOVELY. IT WAS FUN TO HAVE THEM ACTUALLY -- OH, ON -- I AM GOING TO SEND IT BACK TO YOU. >> HEY, THERE, OKAY, WE WERE CONCERNED FOR YOU GOING INTO THIS, AMY, AND IT IS TURNING OUT THE BIRD IS THE WORLD. YOU NEED A WRANGLE ON THOSE THINGS OUT THERE. >> Reporter: I FEEL FINE. I FEEL FINE. A BIG BRUSH OF WIND AND I WAS NOT READY FOR IT. >> IT'S ALL RIGHT. WE WILL HOPE YOU GET IT US ALL THE FUN THINGS. ALEXUS WHERE HAVE YOU MADE IT. >> Reporter: I KNOW, THIS IS SO EXCITING BECAUSE WE GET TO TALK ABOUT SOME BEFORE THE UN-- FORGOTTEN BASEBALL PLAYERS THAT MY FRIENDS SAYS YOU WILL REMEMBER BY THE FULL NAMES AND WHOLE LEGEND. SO, WE ARE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE AMAZING EXHIBIT AT MARYLAND STATE FAIR GROUND. INTRODUCE YOURSELF AND TELL US ABOUT IT. >> MY NAME IS RAY BANKS AND I AM KNOWN TO BE THE NEGRO LEAGUE WILL AMBASSADOR AND I AM PROUD TO SAY I AM A COFOUNDER OF A HUBERT D SIMMONS MUSEUM OF NEGRO LEAGUE BASEBALL. >> Reporter: YOU HAVE DISPLAYS HERE. CAN YOU TELL US MORE ABOUT IT AND PEOPLE YOU ARE HIGHLIGHTING. >> WE ARE HIGHLIGHTING THIS YEAR A STATISTICS THAT TOOK PLACE WITH MAJOR LEAGUE AND NEGRO LEAGUE. STATS INDICATE JOSH GIBSON IS ABOVE BABE RUTH IN CERTAIN CATEGORIES. AND A LOT OF THE PLAYERS IN THE BLUE ARE HIGHER THAN A LOT OF THE BALL PLAYERS WHO PLAYED BACK THEN AS WELL. I AM HAPPY THIS IS FINALLY HAPPENING. LONG TIME OVERDUE. >> Reporter: LONG TIME. >> IT NEEDS TO BE MENTIONED AND WE ARE HIGHLIGHTING CELEBRATE. >> Reporter: WILLIE MAYS. >> WHO PASSED AWAY JUNE 18ST OR 19th. I WAS IN BIRMINGHAM ALABAMA AND HIGHLY HONORED TO BE A PART OF THAT WONDERFUL OCCASION. >> Reporter: WOW. AND YOU KNOW, THERE'S EVEN MORE HERE, TOO, BUT THERE'S WOMEN. I WILL JOIN MY FRIEND YOU CULMINATED A BEAUTIFUL FARTHER OF THE EXHIBIT HIGHLIGHTING WOMEN PART OF THE BASEBALL LEAGUES AS WELL. >> YES, THERE WERE THREE WOMEN THAT PLAYED WITH THE NEGRO LEAGUES. AND PEANUT JOHNSON, TONY, AND CONNIE. AND THE TEAM WAS CALLED INDIANAPOLIS CLOWNS. AND THEY CAME IN IS BECAUSE IN '47 WHEN JACKIE WENT TO THE MAJORS, SIGH POLLOCK WAS TRYING TO FIND A WAY TO KEEP THE BASE -- KEEP THE FANS OCCUPIED AND WANTING TO COME BACK. SO, THEY BROUGHT IN THE WOMEN AND PEA NAUGHT WAS NAMED THAT BECAUSE SHE PLAYED AGAINST ANOTHER TEAM AND THE GUY SAID YOU ARE SO SMALL ABOUT AS BIG AS PEANUT HOW WILL YOU STRIKE ANYBODY OUT. YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENED SHE STRUCK HIM OUT. >> Reporter: DON'T UNDERESTIMATE TINY PEOPLE. THE EXHIBIT IS IN THE BALTIMORE COUNTY LIBRARY. IT'S A HIDDEN GEM. THERE'S GREAT FUND-RAISER YOU ARE DOING. >> OKAY. THE MUSEUM IS HAVING A FUND-RAISER ON SUNDAY, OCTOBER 6th FROM 3:00 TO 7:00 AT THE FORUM AND TICKETS ARE $90 AND THERE WILL BE DANCING, DJs, RAFFLES AND PRIZES AND WE HOPE YOU ARE ATTEND. >> Reporter: THANKS SO MUCH. WE APPRECIATE IT. NOW BACK TO YOU GUYS. >> LOVE ALL OF THAT. THE NEGRO LEAGUE PART OF MY LIFE SATCHEL PAGE AND MY HIGH SCHOOL COACH CALLED ME AND I DIDN'T KNOW AND LOOKED UP ALL THIS STUFF. >> WHAT? >> AMAZING. >> WE WANT TO GET

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