And, until The Current is finally here, I’ll keep listening online.

I missed last year’s festival but drove 4 hours for this year’s and it was well worth it. First off, thank you to the Brewhouse and Bayfront staff for hosting a well organized and authentic German Oktoberfest. Hay bales, blue and white checkered table cloths, banners, mas drinking steins, games, costumes, music etc are just like Germany and not the cheesy schtick found at other festivals. Their beer was excellent as always and the food was really good, particularly the rosemary chicken and pretzels. I heard criticisms of last year’s layout, but this year’s seemed to flow very well, though a few more fire rings would be nice for next year’s event.

The games were popular and I played more than 30 rounds of kubb, met dozens of nice people and had a really good time. It was a family event and despite the copious amount of drinking, I witnessed nothing negative at all. People were really well behaved, friendly and having a good time. My two friends from Winona who came up with me had a blast and were amazed how cool and friendly everyone in Duluth were to them.

The only negative thing was a four hour drive home with a painful hangover and that stupid “Chicken Dance” polka song stuck in my head.

Those damned spotlight however…