Bright hot sunshine, temperature is 64°, "Ommm..." humidity 39%, breeze "Paaah," from the south at 7 mph, "Ommpaah" Sky is a deep Carolina blue. "Ommpaah, Ommpaah!" and the German band is stirring the earth and the crowds. Octoberfest and Heffewiezen beers, locally brewed from the Olde Hickory Taproom are available in plenitude and the smell of bratwurst and sauerkraut travel through the crowd of perhaps 40,000 who have gathered in downtown Hickory today.
Other food is available too. Remarkably good gyros, along with fried chicken, famous Carolina pulled-pork barbecue, curley chips, pizza, locally made ice cream, braised "baby-back" ribs, hamburgers and hot dogs, french fries and even Asian food. And all kinds of goodies to buy for those important people in your life to thrill them on their next birthday or for Christmas.
But the really BIG attraction to this Oktoberfest is the Foothills Oompah Band. How good were these guys? I really don't know because they cast their spell on me from the git-go.
Their music just took me away to a world that is happy, joyful, fun and funny too. Thanks guys - you really did it right! Hoi! Hoi! Hoi!© John Womack, 2008. All rights reserved.
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