Saturday, September 25, 2010

Von Steuben Day

Today marks NYC's Von Steuben day celebration, and the German/American Unity Day outdoor beer bash in Central Park's Sheep Meadow. I should be quaffing big boots of beer under a tent while listening to polka (the ultimate thrash music- celebrating substance abuse and involving wild dancing by d00ds in leather pants). Alas, I have to work today (as Oscar Wilde said, "Work is the curse of the drinking classes."), so I won't be guzzling wiesbier by the half-liter.

Oh, well, at least there's music, like this ditty from Die Toten Hosen. This number is a spoof of the children's classic Zehn Kleine Raupenkinder:





This coming month is going to be an extremely busy one for me. I'll try to maintain a decent posting schedule, but my posts may be short- {snagglepuss} perfunctory, even {/snagglepuss}.

9 comments:

  1. I have heard posting a video is acceptable.

    Or butterfly pictures.

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  2. I love this video!

    I'm going to see if there are any flutterbys about. It's beautiful and sunny, but cooler than last week.

    We'll see...
    ~

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  3. Aw, B4, I will totally raise a boot o beer in your general direction, as I'm working at our Oktoberfest tonight also.
    I'm in my cute German flag dress.....

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  4. I love this video!

    Someone used to link to it regularly over at S,N!. Can't remember who.

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  5. This is beer that gives you a kick inna head.

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  6. Someone used to link to it regularly over at S,N!. Can't remember who.

    I believe it was the artist formerly known as PeeJ- the emperor Pupienus Maximus.

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