Banjo and Beer Night at the Saufen Und Spiel

After eating all that food at the Taste of Spring Grove, I almost didn't make it out to the Banjo and Beer Night at nearby Johnsburg, Illinois' Saufen Und Spiel. Hint to the Spring Grove organizers, DON'T HAVE IT DURING SAUFEN UND SPIEL!!!

As it was, I missed the banjo band and had to settle for the Margarita Island band playing all that Buffett, reggae, and party music. Oh the crosses we have to bear. I gave up thoughts of getting to the beer tent because of the masses congregating around it. Prices, though must have been good, as I haven't seen this many inebriated folks since New Year's Eve in Key West several years ago.

One guy was constantly tottering and held up by his wife. This person got into a conga line, prompting bets at our table as to whether or not he'd still be in line when they came back around. He wasn't.

A QUESTION OF FOOD

This was too much like that great old John Cleese/ Monty Python skit in the cheese store. Corn on the cob was a buck, so I went and got tickets for it. Waited in line only to find they were out. Okay, how about a Diet Coke. Nope, out of that. Alright, a water then? Nope, plum out.

Okay, then you must still have hot dogs. Yep, but we're out of hot dog buns. You CAN have it on a burger bun, though. Done deal. I had to cut it. At least they had sauerkraut (hey, this is a German festival and they do serve brats), onions, and relish, so I had a fine Vienna beef hot dog on a burger bun, loaded.

I'll have to get there earlier next year.

No Food For You!!! At Least It Wasn't the Soup Nazi. --RoadDog