{"id":2395,"date":"2014-09-14T20:35:07","date_gmt":"2014-09-15T01:35:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.madisonmaennerchor.org\/blog2\/?p=2395"},"modified":"2014-09-14T20:43:27","modified_gmt":"2014-09-15T01:43:27","slug":"wauktoberfest-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.madisonmaennerchor.org\/blog2\/2014\/09\/14\/wauktoberfest-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"Wauktoberfest 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We performed at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wauktoberfest.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Wauktoberfest<\/a> on Sunday September 14. We did the usual performance: sing the first set, pause for the dachshund races, and then sing the second set. It was a beautiful afternoon to sing and watch dachshunds run, and the Packers eventually managed to win after a dismal first half.<\/p>\n<p>I did take some video of the dachshund race finals: click on the link for <a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/58-IRWgib_A\" target=\"_blank\">7 Seconds of Glory<\/a>. Congratulations to Bentley the 2014 champion.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some photos from Wauktoberfest &#8211; as always, click on the small image to see the larger photo.<\/p>\n<!-- Awesome Flickr Gallery Start --><!-- - Version - 3.5.6 - User ID - 123920099@N05 - Photoset ID - 72157647198816359 - Gallery ID -  - Group ID -  - Tags -  - Popular -  - Per Page - 20 - Sort Order - flickr - Photo Size - _m - Custom Size - 0 - Square - false - Captions - on - Description - on - Columns - 2 - Credit Note - off - Background Color - Transparent - Width - auto - Pagination - on - Slideshow - colorbox - Disable slideshow? - --><div class='afg-gallery custom-gallery-8' id='afg-8' style='background-color:Transparent; width:100%; color:; border-color:Transparent;'><div class='afg-table' style='width:100%'><div class='afg-row'><div class='afg-cell' style='width:50%;'><a class='afgcolorbox' rel='example48'  href='https:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5551\/15241698342_d4421ca2c6_b.jpg' title='Wauktoberfest 2014-09-14'><img class='afg-img' title='Wauktoberfest 2014-09-14' src='https:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5551\/15241698342_d4421ca2c6_m.jpg' alt='Wauktoberfest 2014-09-14 \u2022 &lt;a style=&quot;font-size:0.8em;&quot; href=&quot;http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/123920099@N05\/15241698342\/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View on Flickr&lt;\/a&gt;'\/><\/a><div class='afg-title' style='font-size:1em'>Wauktoberfest 2014-09-14 <\/div><div class='afg-description'>Wauktoberfest is held on the Endres Manufacturing grounds in Waunakee, where there are goats to provide entertainment for children of all ages.<\/div><\/div><div class='afg-cell' style='width:50%;'><a class='afgcolorbox' rel='example48'  href='https:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5556\/15055510418_d6d261189f_b.jpg' title='Wauktoberfest 2014-09-14'><img class='afg-img' title='Wauktoberfest 2014-09-14' src='https:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5556\/15055510418_d6d261189f_m.jpg' alt='Wauktoberfest 2014-09-14 \u2022 &lt;a style=&quot;font-size:0.8em;&quot; href=&quot;http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/123920099@N05\/15055510418\/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View on Flickr&lt;\/a&gt;'\/><\/a><div class='afg-title' style='font-size:1em'>Wauktoberfest 2014-09-14 <\/div><div class='afg-description'>The official mascot of Wauktoberfest is a large goat in lederhosen walking on its hind legs. The mascot is better known among the choir as &quot;Greg's Nemesis.&quot;<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='afg-row'><div class='afg-cell' style='width:50%;'><a class='afgcolorbox' rel='example48'  href='https:\/\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3847\/15055380310_4d3ea21c35_b.jpg' title='Wauktoberfest 2014-09-14'><img class='afg-img' title='Wauktoberfest 2014-09-14' src='https:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3847\/15055380310_4d3ea21c35_m.jpg' alt='Wauktoberfest 2014-09-14 \u2022 &lt;a style=&quot;font-size:0.8em;&quot; href=&quot;http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/123920099@N05\/15055380310\/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View on Flickr&lt;\/a&gt;'\/><\/a><div class='afg-title' style='font-size:1em'>Wauktoberfest 2014-09-14 <\/div><div class='afg-description'>Just Too Accordions performed right before we did.<\/div><\/div><div class='afg-cell' style='width:50%;'><a class='afgcolorbox' rel='example48'  href='https:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5560\/15055482177_42e7cdae8c_b.jpg' title='Wauktoberfest 2014-09-14'><img class='afg-img' title='Wauktoberfest 2014-09-14' src='https:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5560\/15055482177_42e7cdae8c_m.jpg' alt='Wauktoberfest 2014-09-14 \u2022 &lt;a style=&quot;font-size:0.8em;&quot; href=&quot;http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/123920099@N05\/15055482177\/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View on Flickr&lt;\/a&gt;'\/><\/a><div class='afg-title' style='font-size:1em'>Wauktoberfest 2014-09-14 <\/div><div class='afg-description'>They're a lot of fun and we enjoyed singing along with some of their songs.<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='afg-row'><div class='afg-cell' style='width:50%;'><a class='afgcolorbox' rel='example48'  href='https:\/\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3853\/15055285359_3581662782_b.jpg' title='Wauktoberfest 2014-09-14'><img class='afg-img' title='Wauktoberfest 2014-09-14' src='https:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3853\/15055285359_3581662782_m.jpg' alt='Wauktoberfest 2014-09-14 \u2022 &lt;a style=&quot;font-size:0.8em;&quot; href=&quot;http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/123920099@N05\/15055285359\/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View on Flickr&lt;\/a&gt;'\/><\/a><div class='afg-title' style='font-size:1em'>Wauktoberfest 2014-09-14 <\/div><div class='afg-description'>Werner seems to have made friends with the mascot...<\/div><\/div><div class='afg-cell' style='width:50%;'><a class='afgcolorbox' rel='example48'  href='https:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5555\/15238828851_635c4e9064_b.jpg' title='Wauktoberfest 2014-09-14'><img class='afg-img' title='Wauktoberfest 2014-09-14' src='https:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5555\/15238828851_635c4e9064_m.jpg' alt='Wauktoberfest 2014-09-14 \u2022 &lt;a style=&quot;font-size:0.8em;&quot; href=&quot;http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/123920099@N05\/15238828851\/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View on Flickr&lt;\/a&gt;'\/><\/a><div class='afg-title' style='font-size:1em'>Wauktoberfest 2014-09-14 <\/div><div class='afg-description'>...or at least he gets along with it a lot better than Greg does \ud83d\ude42<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='afg-row'><div class='afg-cell' style='width:50%;'><a class='afgcolorbox' rel='example48'  href='https:\/\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3878\/15055348180_2a74479c7c_b.jpg' title='Wauktoberfest 2014-09-14'><img class='afg-img' title='Wauktoberfest 2014-09-14' src='https:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3878\/15055348180_2a74479c7c_m.jpg' alt='Wauktoberfest 2014-09-14 \u2022 &lt;a style=&quot;font-size:0.8em;&quot; href=&quot;http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/123920099@N05\/15055348180\/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View on Flickr&lt;\/a&gt;'\/><\/a><div class='afg-title' style='font-size:1em'>Wauktoberfest 2014-09-14 <\/div><div class='afg-description'>After our first set, we adjourned to watch the dachshund races. In this heat eventual champion Bentley is in the lead, with our friend Squeaky still loitering at the starting line.<\/div><\/div><div class='afg-cell' style='width:50%;'><a class='afgcolorbox' rel='example48'  href='https:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5563\/15242016425_5649fb54da_b.jpg' title='Wauktoberfest 2014-09-14'><img class='afg-img' title='Wauktoberfest 2014-09-14' src='https:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5563\/15242016425_5649fb54da_m.jpg' alt='Wauktoberfest 2014-09-14 \u2022 &lt;a style=&quot;font-size:0.8em;&quot; href=&quot;http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/123920099@N05\/15242016425\/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View on Flickr&lt;\/a&gt;'\/><\/a><div class='afg-title' style='font-size:1em'>Wauktoberfest 2014-09-14 <\/div><div class='afg-description'>Funny how dachshund races seem to attract all sorts of riff-raff \ud83d\ude42<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='afg-row'><div class='afg-cell' style='width:50%;'><a class='afgcolorbox' rel='example48'  href='https:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5574\/15241624292_c4df7e6cc0_b.jpg' title='Wauktoberfest 2014-09-14'><img class='afg-img' title='Wauktoberfest 2014-09-14' src='https:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5574\/15241624292_c4df7e6cc0_m.jpg' alt='Wauktoberfest 2014-09-14 \u2022 &lt;a style=&quot;font-size:0.8em;&quot; href=&quot;http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/123920099@N05\/15241624292\/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View on Flickr&lt;\/a&gt;'\/><\/a><div class='afg-title' style='font-size:1em'>Wauktoberfest 2014-09-14 <\/div><div class='afg-description'>Squeaky did not finish, but he was first in our hearts, and certainly would have won a costume contest.<\/div><\/div><div class='afg-cell' style='width:50%;'><a class='afgcolorbox' rel='example48'  href='https:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5561\/15055317120_9df35890c1_b.jpg' title='Wauktoberfest 2014-09-14'><img class='afg-img' title='Wauktoberfest 2014-09-14' src='https:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5561\/15055317120_9df35890c1_m.jpg' alt='Wauktoberfest 2014-09-14 \u2022 &lt;a style=&quot;font-size:0.8em;&quot; href=&quot;http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/123920099@N05\/15055317120\/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View on Flickr&lt;\/a&gt;'\/><\/a><div class='afg-title' style='font-size:1em'>Wauktoberfest 2014-09-14 <\/div><div class='afg-description'>Just wait until next year Squeaky! Did I ever tell you the story about my first race? It was the 1993 Crazylegs and Governor Thompson was running it too and...oh, you've heard me tell this story already. Never mind.<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='afg-row'><div class='afg-cell' style='width:50%;'><a class='afgcolorbox' rel='example48'  href='https:\/\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3899\/15241985685_00e5dba42d_b.jpg' title='Wauktoberfest 2014-09-14'><img class='afg-img' title='Wauktoberfest 2014-09-14' src='https:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3899\/15241985685_00e5dba42d_m.jpg' alt='Wauktoberfest 2014-09-14 \u2022 &lt;a style=&quot;font-size:0.8em;&quot; href=&quot;http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/123920099@N05\/15241985685\/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View on Flickr&lt;\/a&gt;'\/><\/a><div class='afg-title' style='font-size:1em'>Wauktoberfest 2014-09-14 <\/div><div class='afg-description'>After the adrenaline rush of the dachshund races had passed we sang our second set.<\/div><\/div><div class='afg-cell' style='width:50%;'><a class='afgcolorbox' rel='example48'  href='https:\/\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3917\/15241595322_d76942831d_b.jpg' title='Wauktoberfest 2014-09-14'><img class='afg-img' title='Wauktoberfest 2014-09-14' src='https:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3917\/15241595322_d76942831d_m.jpg' alt='Wauktoberfest 2014-09-14 \u2022 &lt;a style=&quot;font-size:0.8em;&quot; href=&quot;http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/123920099@N05\/15241595322\/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View on Flickr&lt;\/a&gt;'\/><\/a><div class='afg-title' style='font-size:1em'>Wauktoberfest 2014-09-14 <\/div><div class='afg-description'> Notice that during the singing of &quot;Ein Prosit&quot; not every singer has a beer in hand. Obviously this is something that we will have to work on. Practice makes perfect.<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='afg-row'><div class='afg-cell' style='width:50%;'><a class='afgcolorbox' rel='example48'  href='https:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5590\/15241585022_66af0a1601_b.jpg' title='Wauktoberfest 2014-09-14'><img class='afg-img' title='Wauktoberfest 2014-09-14' src='https:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5590\/15241585022_66af0a1601_m.jpg' alt='Wauktoberfest 2014-09-14 \u2022 &lt;a style=&quot;font-size:0.8em;&quot; href=&quot;http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/123920099@N05\/15241585022\/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View on Flickr&lt;\/a&gt;'\/><\/a><div class='afg-title' style='font-size:1em'>Wauktoberfest 2014-09-14 <\/div><div class='afg-description'>After the second set I had a brat with sauerkraut. <\/div><\/div><div class='afg-cell' style='width:50%;'><a class='afgcolorbox' rel='example48'  href='https:\/\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3900\/15218951506_6cb63b3e35_b.jpg' title='Wauktoberfest 2014-09-14'><img class='afg-img' title='Wauktoberfest 2014-09-14' src='https:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3900\/15218951506_6cb63b3e35_m.jpg' alt='Wauktoberfest 2014-09-14 \u2022 &lt;a style=&quot;font-size:0.8em;&quot; href=&quot;http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/123920099@N05\/15218951506\/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View on Flickr&lt;\/a&gt;'\/><\/a><div class='afg-title' style='font-size:1em'>Wauktoberfest 2014-09-14 <\/div><div class='afg-description'>President Bill having a word with Greg. Perhaps something concerning large goats in lederhosen...<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='afg-row'><div class='afg-cell' style='width:50%;'><a class='afgcolorbox' rel='example48'  href='https:\/\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3877\/15055387688_8b41ec6271_b.jpg' title='Wauktoberfest 2014-09-14'><img class='afg-img' title='Wauktoberfest 2014-09-14' src='https:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3877\/15055387688_8b41ec6271_m.jpg' alt='Wauktoberfest 2014-09-14 \u2022 &lt;a style=&quot;font-size:0.8em;&quot; href=&quot;http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/123920099@N05\/15055387688\/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View on Flickr&lt;\/a&gt;'\/><\/a><div class='afg-title' style='font-size:1em'>Wauktoberfest 2014-09-14 <\/div><div class='afg-description'>For the stalwarts who stayed after the second set, there was plenty of beer...<\/div><\/div><div class='afg-cell' style='width:50%;'><a class='afgcolorbox' rel='example48'  href='https:\/\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3864\/15241553532_7c408b81cb_b.jpg' title='Wauktoberfest 2014-09-14'><img class='afg-img' title='Wauktoberfest 2014-09-14' src='https:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3864\/15241553532_7c408b81cb_m.jpg' alt='Wauktoberfest 2014-09-14 \u2022 &lt;a style=&quot;font-size:0.8em;&quot; href=&quot;http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/123920099@N05\/15241553532\/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View on Flickr&lt;\/a&gt;'\/><\/a><div class='afg-title' style='font-size:1em'>Wauktoberfest 2014-09-14 <\/div><div class='afg-description'>...and the chance to sing a few more songs. Anything to take our minds off of the Packers dismal performance in the first half. Thankfully they managed to win the game.<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='afg-row'><div class='afg-cell' style='width:50%;'><a class='afgcolorbox' rel='example48'  href='https:\/\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3839\/15055365978_1fe2bcfef9_b.jpg' title='Wauktoberfest 2014-09-14'><img class='afg-img' title='Wauktoberfest 2014-09-14' src='https:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3839\/15055365978_1fe2bcfef9_m.jpg' alt='Wauktoberfest 2014-09-14 \u2022 &lt;a style=&quot;font-size:0.8em;&quot; href=&quot;http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/123920099@N05\/15055365978\/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View on Flickr&lt;\/a&gt;'\/><\/a><div class='afg-title' style='font-size:1em'>Wauktoberfest 2014-09-14 <\/div><div class='afg-description'>Wauktoberfest was a lot of fun, especially as it wrapped up on a beautiful Sunday afternoon. As Ralph says, &quot;the beer is free (sort of), the strudel is cheap, and life is good.&quot; See you in 2015!<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- Awesome Flickr Gallery End -->\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We performed at Wauktoberfest on Sunday September 14. We did the usual performance: sing the first set, pause for the dachshund races, and then sing the second set. It was a beautiful afternoon to sing and watch dachshunds run, and the Packers eventually managed to win after a dismal first half. 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