{"id":91240,"date":"2025-09-20T08:03:53","date_gmt":"2025-09-20T15:03:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=91240"},"modified":"2025-09-21T11:13:21","modified_gmt":"2025-09-21T18:13:21","slug":"octoberfest-at-the-elks-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=91240","title":{"rendered":"Octoberfest At The Elks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-91242\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/09\/457005306_10159840604797116_5764868807975712651_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"563\" height=\"601\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/09\/457005306_10159840604797116_5764868807975712651_n.jpg 563w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/09\/457005306_10159840604797116_5764868807975712651_n-141x150.jpg 141w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/09\/457005306_10159840604797116_5764868807975712651_n-100x107.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 563px) 100vw, 563px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The three of us were up and had our coffee before Robin departed for home.\u00a0 \u00a0She will return tonight for round two of the weekend, Oktoberfest!<\/p>\n<p>We worked in the yard for a bit, but spent the rest of the time inside just messing around the house.<\/p>\n<p>We watched &#8220;Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid&#8221;.\u00a0 Before their next heist, Harvey Logan (Ted Cassidy) and Butch Cassidy (Paul Newman) clash over leadership of their gang.\u00a0 To settle their fierce power struggle, Harvey proposes a knife fight.\u00a0 Which of these outlaws will claim victory?\u00a0 Watch how the story unfolds in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969).<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Butch and Harvey Fight for Power (Clip) | Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) | TCM\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ke73f0tgBLM?start=8&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Robin arrived at 5:15 pm, and we dashed out the door, heading to The Silver Fox toward the Elks Lodge for Oktoberfest!<\/p>\n<p>The first Oktoberfest in 1810 celebrated the marriage of Bavarian Crown Prince Ludwig and Princess Therese, originally featuring horse races.<span class=\"\" data-wiz-uids=\"CozPle_b,CozPle_c\"><span class=\"vKEkVd\" data-animation-atomic=\"\">\u00a0 The name &#8220;Oktoberfest&#8221; is misleading, as most of the festival takes place in September to take advantage of warmer weather.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_91244\" style=\"width: 1488px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-91244\" class=\"size-full wp-image-91244\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025-09-20-001.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1478\" height=\"1971\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025-09-20-001.jpg 1478w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025-09-20-001-650x867.jpg 650w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025-09-20-001-112x150.jpg 112w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025-09-20-001-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025-09-20-001-100x133.jpg 100w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025-09-20-001-1152x1536.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1478px) 100vw, 1478px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-91244\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">She gets me into the strangest getups!<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"ymCSIb\" data-hveid=\"CAYQAA\"><span class=\"dsyJjd\"><span class=\"T286Pc\">&#8220;O&#8217;zapft is!&#8221;<\/span><\/span>The official opening cry, meaning &#8220;It&#8217;s tapped!&#8221; is declared by the Mayor of Munich after he taps the first beer keg of the festival.<span class=\"\" data-wiz-uids=\"YEn4te_18,YEn4te_19\"><span class=\"vKEkVd\" data-animation-atomic=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lilesnet.com\/elks\/new-santa-ana\/2025-09-20-octoberfest\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">See additional pictures taken at the Elks.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_91245\" style=\"width: 1152px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-91245\" class=\"size-full wp-image-91245\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025-09-20-002.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1142\" height=\"1971\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025-09-20-002.jpg 1142w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025-09-20-002-650x1122.jpg 650w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025-09-20-002-87x150.jpg 87w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025-09-20-002-768x1326.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025-09-20-002-100x173.jpg 100w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025-09-20-002-890x1536.jpg 890w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1142px) 100vw, 1142px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-91245\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lookout, Germany, here we come!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Only beer brewed within the city limits of Munich by six specific breweries (Augustiner, Hacker-Pschorr, Hofbr\u00e4u, L\u00f6wenbr\u00e4u, Paulaner, and Spaten) is allowed at the festival, ensuring an authentic Bavarian experience.<span class=\"\" data-wiz-uids=\"YEn4te_1a,YEn4te_1b\"><span class=\"vKEkVd\" data-animation-atomic=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_91246\" style=\"width: 1207px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-91246\" class=\"size-full wp-image-91246\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025-09-20-003.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1197\" height=\"1971\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025-09-20-003.jpg 1197w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025-09-20-003-650x1070.jpg 650w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025-09-20-003-91x150.jpg 91w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025-09-20-003-768x1265.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025-09-20-003-100x165.jpg 100w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025-09-20-003-933x1536.jpg 933w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1197px) 100vw, 1197px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-91246\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">When Mary comes in, surrounding colors disappear!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>One of the crazy facts about Oktoberfest is the size of\u00a0<b>Hofbrau <\/b><b>tent<\/b>.\u00a0 It is the largest Oktoberfest beer tent, which takes three months to build and two months to disassemble.\u00a0 Stretching 279 feet long and towering 43 feet high, it can accommodate 10,000 guests, with dedicated seating inside and in the beer garden.\u00a0 As a symbol of its grandeur, the entrance features a massive 10-foot, 2,205-pound crown.\u00a0 Over the two weeks of the festival, people in this tent alone drink over 800,000 liters of beer, gobble up 70,000 chicken halves, 4,200 pork hocks, and 6,200 servings of pork sausage.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_91247\" style=\"width: 2049px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-91247\" class=\"size-full wp-image-91247\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025-09-20-004.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2039\" height=\"1971\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025-09-20-004.jpg 2039w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025-09-20-004-650x628.jpg 650w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025-09-20-004-150x145.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025-09-20-004-768x742.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025-09-20-004-100x97.jpg 100w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025-09-20-004-1536x1485.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2039px) 100vw, 2039px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-91247\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sekfie time!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Though it may seem like a joke, it isn&#8217;t.\u00a0 As a teenager in 1896, the 17-year-oldEinstein and his family&#8217;s electrical engineering firm helped install the lights in the Oktoberfest tents.\u00a0 While he wasn&#8217;t personally stringing up bulbs, this was an interesting early brush with the technology that would later revolutionize the world.<\/p>\n<p>We danced, duh!!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_91249\" style=\"width: 1675px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-91249\" class=\"size-full wp-image-91249\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025-09-20-005.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1665\" height=\"1971\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025-09-20-005.jpg 1665w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025-09-20-005-650x769.jpg 650w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025-09-20-005-127x150.jpg 127w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025-09-20-005-768x909.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025-09-20-005-100x118.jpg 100w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025-09-20-005-1298x1536.jpg 1298w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1665px) 100vw, 1665px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-91249\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I even danced.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>HELP!\u00a0 That crazy woman is chasing me again!\u00a0 I must remember to slow up so she can catch me!<\/p>\n<p>Oktoberfest&#8217;s largest group of visitors is from Italy.\u00a0 This might seem surprising for a nation known for its love of wine, but Oktoberfest&#8217;s appeal transcends borders.\u00a0 During the second weekend, the festival celebrates its &#8220;Italian weekend,&#8221; with newspapers printed in Italian and German, traffic reports switching languages, and a surge of designer sunglasses appearing in the lost and found.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_91250\" style=\"width: 1614px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-91250\" class=\"size-full wp-image-91250\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025-09-20-006.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1604\" height=\"1971\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025-09-20-006.jpg 1604w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025-09-20-006-650x799.jpg 650w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025-09-20-006-122x150.jpg 122w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025-09-20-006-768x944.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025-09-20-006-100x123.jpg 100w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025-09-20-006-1250x1536.jpg 1250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1604px) 100vw, 1604px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-91250\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Around and around we go!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Every year, the\u00a0Oktoberfest Lost and Found transforms into a fascinating museum of forgotten items.\u00a0 These misplaced treasures offer a glimpse into the festival&#8217;s lively chaos.\u00a0 Last year alone, the collection included a staggering number of everyday essentials, including 1,300 passports, 640 wallets, 580 Oktoberfest outfit items, 520 ID cards, 400 smartphones, 310 pairs of glasses, 120 bags, 40 umbrellas, 200 keys, and 60 pieces of jewelry.\u00a0 Around 800 items of lost property were handed over during the Wiesn.<\/p>\n<p>When we got home, we visited Jeff, and I took a spill on his front porch.\u00a0 \u00a0Nothing serious, but I will feel it in the morning, I am sure.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-91252\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/09\/450531919_1544842799704186_1657622661895786733_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"903\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/09\/450531919_1544842799704186_1657622661895786733_n.jpg 720w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/09\/450531919_1544842799704186_1657622661895786733_n-650x815.jpg 650w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/09\/450531919_1544842799704186_1657622661895786733_n-120x150.jpg 120w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2025\/09\/450531919_1544842799704186_1657622661895786733_n-100x125.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The three of us were up and had our coffee before Robin departed for home.\u00a0 \u00a0She will return tonight for round two of the weekend, Oktoberfest! We worked in the yard for a bit, but spent the rest of the &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=91240\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,227,235,17,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-91240","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-dancing","category-dining-out","category-elks","category-friends","category-fun"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91240","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=91240"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91240\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":91254,"href":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91240\/revisions\/91254"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=91240"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=91240"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=91240"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}