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Oktoberfest – A Personal Reflection

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I wrote a parody to Mac Davis’ hit song, “It’s Hard to be Humble,” about going out to our favorite watering hole. The song describes me ordering a lager beer, “in my own wooden mug.” See My Lyrics

michelle with wooden mug
Michelle toasting with the wooden mug, now a fixture at the North Mtn. Inn.

The Wooden Mug

The wooden mug is a great conversation starter. It’s very fine looking, and we tell people the story of Octoberfest, and how a vendor was selling his home-made wooden beer mugs. Came with a free pint too!

Mug Shot

I was going through image files I gathered from everywhere I could think. Old phones, cameras, USB drives. Literally, thousands. And most are not named anything useful, so I have to look at each one.

Suddenly I found these. The first drink from our new wooden mugs! Michelle and I each got one.

Oktoberfest 2013

The Bayliss’ decend on Reading.

Reading Liederkranz Oktoberfest
Reading Liederkranz Oktoberfest
cousins
Cousins Doug and Todd Bayliss
beer drinkers
Fun lovers!
accordian player
The fun never stops. Five days!
dancers
Dancing staff.
another mug shot
Michelle and her (my) wooden mug!
Ron and Doug Bayliss
uncle george
George Bayliss and Doug Bayliss

Stokesay Castle

  • Location: 141 Stokesay Castle Ln, Reading, PA 19606 [1]
  • What it is: A 20th-century estate built in 1931 by George Bear Hester and inspired by a 13th-century English castle in Shropshire, England. [1, 2]
  • Details: It sits in the wooded hills of Mount Penn and operates as a fine-dining destination and event venue featuring The Knight’s Pub and The Lord’s Dining Room. [1, 2]

Reading Liederkranz Oktoberfest

  • Location: 143 Spook Lane, Reading, PA 19606 (right near the castle area) [1, 2]
  • What it is: The actual site of the famous annual Oktoberfest, which is widely recognized as one of the largest and oldest authentic German celebrations on the East Coast, frequently voted among the best in the country by USA Today. [1]
  • Details: Features five continuous days of German food, beer, live bands, and artisan vendors. [1, 2]

The Lyrics

When we go out for the evening, It’s up to The North Mountain Inn

My wife? She’ll order a Coors Lite.

She knows that the mountains are blue.

For me, I’ll order a Lager.

It comes in my own wooden mug!

The bar-keep treats me so special.

It’s no wonder I’m feelin’ so smug.

ORIGINAL SING-A-LONG
Lord, it’s hard to be humble when you’re perfect in every way

 I can’t wait to look in the mirror, I get better looking each day

 To know me is to love me. I must be a hell of a man,

Lord, it’s hard to be humble, I’m doing the best that I can

Repeat

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