Glenn Goode's Big People - Gainesville, TX
N 33° 40.141 W 097° 04.906
14S E 677841 N 3727109
Glenn Goode's collection of Big People is on display, 24/7, in front of his old business on FM 371, northwest of Gainesville. It includes two Big Johns, two Cowboy Muffler Men, a Uniroyal Gal, and a small cow.
Waymark Code: WMT7RG
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 10/10/2016
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When viewing the Big People from FM 371, a Big John anchors the south end of the group, and then, to his left, are a Uniroyal Gal (with pet calf), a Cowboy, another Big John and another Cowboy. The Cowboy in the middle arrived first, in 1971, and he needed a new head, hat, and hands. The Uniroyal Gal joined him in 1984. Initially clad in a red bikini -- you can still see the bottoms if you look under her skirt -- she now wears a modest blouse and a skirt that was lengthened from the original accessory that accompanied her. Mr. Goode was pretty religious, and wanted her clothing to look more "holy." Her original bracelet is missing, though.
The two Big Johns followed at some point after they'd been homeless and outdoors, and the Goodes did have their old grocery bags in storage somewhere. This group was a quartet for some years until the second Cowboy joined them in 2014. Mr. Goode didn't have the opportunity to finish the second Cowboy, as he's missing his hat and needs the paint job completed on his shoes, and he'd also hoped to fix the short right arm that the Uniroyal Gal has.
The first Cowboy got Mr. Goode into trouble at one point, as the public dubbed him "Big Tex," and apparently, Mr. Goode ran with that name. That didn't go over well with the State Fair of Texas, who are fiercely protective of their own giant, Big Tex, and the giants survived being taken down. Oddly, after Big Tex burned in 2012, Mr. Goode offered his services as work began on a replacement, but unfortunately, he was not included.
Mr. Goode died in 2015, leaving the future of the Big People up in the air, although his will stated that they'll remain here for at least five years (until at least March 2020) before they can find new homes.
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