STEARMAN PLT LANDS AT CLOSED ARPT (FOR AIRSHOW).

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WE WERE MAKING THE LAST FUEL STOP OF THE DAY AFTER LEAVING GALESBURG; IL; STEARMAN RESTORERS MEET. WE FLEW OVER NEW CASTLE; PA; ARPT AND NOTED WIND DIRECTION FROM THE SOCK -- AS THE STEARMAN HAS NO RADIO. THE ONLY VISIBLE TFC WAS A GREEN STAGGER WING BEECH TAXING OUT FOR TKOF. WE LANDED AFTER HIS DEP AND WAS TAXIING TO THE 80 OCTANE FUEL PUMP AND WHAT I THOUGHT WAS AN OVER ZEALOUS LINE BOY STOPPED US AND DEMANDED WE TAXI TO THE R SIDE OF THE STRIP AND SHUT DOWN. I WAS IN THE REAR COCKPIT AND TOLD HIM 'ALL WE WANTED TO DO WAS GET GAS AND BE ON OUR WAY.' HE INFORMED ME WE WERE NOT GOING ANYWHERE AND TO GET OUT OF THE ACFT. HE SAID THE FIELD WAS CLOSED AND AN AIRSHOW WAS IN PROGRESS. THIS WAS APPROX XX30 EST. AT THIS STAGE OF THE GAME I SAW HIS FAA IDENT CARD. I TOLD HIM I WAS SORRY HOWEVER THERE WAS NO X ON THE RWY TO INDICATE ANYTHING. HE ASKED IF I HAD CHKED NOTAMS AND I SAID NO. THE WX RPT FOR THE WHOLE TRIP WAS FOR GOOD VFR AND WE HAD LEFT SHORTLY AFTER DAYBREAK EXPECTING TO MAKE HOME BASE BEFORE SUNSET. WE HAVE NO RADIO OR NIGHT FLYING EQUIP. AFTER DEPARTING THE ACFT AT HIS REQUEST; HE AND HIS PARTNER CHKED ALL PAPERWORK AND ALLOWED US TO TAXI TO THE PUMPS. THE SHOW WAIVER TIME WAS OVER IN ABOUT 20 MINS AND WE GASSED UP AND TOOK OFF BEHIND ABOUT 5 OTHER DEPARTING ACFT. I DO NOT KNOW WHETHER HE FILED A VIOLATION.