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  1. This is interesting. I wonder if there will be any type of lighting or special effects inside or if it’s just going to be a dark box? - Either way, I’m excited to see how this turns out.
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  2. Last thing I bought was a new fountain for our back yard living space. - It looks so good! Very happy with the purchase.
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  3. several of us talked about it in the private trip group beforehand and shared where we were purchasing specific things (like the socks, or the specific shoes). but all of us who dressed up for that day, brought the outfits along. (Jonathan had two, a red and a green set). oh, you could have bought there - many, many shops were selling. . . . but way more expensive there.
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  4. day 4 continued. . . after a quick nap, and a slight change in outfit (rain was forecast, and it had gotten chilly), several of us met back up in the lobby of the hotel and headed back to the fair. it started to drizzle on the way, and by the time we got to the fair, it was a pretty steady rain. we ducked underneath one of the overhangs, and the chocolate dipped stuff caught my eye. I *really* was curious about that dipped pepper, but was afraid to try it. so instead went for dipped Pineapple which I enjoyed while standing underneath the covering of one of the bumper cars. yum! this I do remember, was so good! on the bumper cars were these guys, who were driving around with a flower clutched in one's mouth. I dunno. . . Oktoberfest!! the rain really started coming down, so we decided to check out if there was any "stand by" room in one of the nearby tents. as you can imagine, it was PACKED. .. tho I was able to charm one of the sales girls via chatting with her to pose for a picture with me. and she was able to find a spot for us to hang out for a little while (and use the restrooms) don't recall which tent this was, but the decor in here was great as well. what a sexy, sexy piggie! it had been a few hours since eating in the Lowenbrau tent, and several of us really wanted to try out this Truffle pasta place that everyone had been talking about. we tracked it down and found Andy there getting some. . . so we joined him in line. this is what Andy got (and I appreciate him letting me snap a pic of it) the rest of us got the truffle pasta that was getting raved about. and yes. . it deserved every rave. damn, this was good. I think I even went back and had it again the next night! while we were chatting and eating our pasta, the chat thread for the trip started to blow up as someone in the group who had been hanging with some folks (and had had quite a bit to drink thruout the day) had given someone his glasses to hold, and then disappeared. no one had any idea where he went, and honestly, several of us were very concerned about him. he's a very happy drunk, but he also managed to lose his wallet, his phone, and his hat too. he did eventually turn up (much later in the night) and insisted he was fine and had been riding things - tho how one could do that with no wallet? LOL. . I suspect someone had a "passout nap" underneath one of the ride trailers and just dreamed about riding things. . .LOL. . . but at the end of day they were fine, and for the final night at the fair, we took turns hanging with them to make sure they didn't disappear again. so all worked out just fine. Andy was still hanging with us when we decided it was time to ride Predator, so I am lucky enough to snag his long exposure pic of it. he takes SUCH good pics. Predator is this crazy gyroscope thing, but I had promised I'd ride it, so it was time. umm. .. . what did I get myself into it actually was REALLY fun. . but damn was that a long cycle! we rode a bunch of other things, including Olympia Looping, Alpina Bahn, a frying pan ride (that almost made me vomit, as the operator kept it going trying to make someone else sick!), and even went back over to that fantastic haunted ghost train attraction "Geister Pasast" these are the "admission tickets" for that ride. would have loved to have kept one, but after paying to ride, I wanted to ride, so just took a pic of it, as found it kinda neat and one of the multiple fun houses at the fair. Andrew and Jon took a ride on the Tagada (I chose to watch) and we bumped into Barry, Andy, and Colin over at my favorite ride at the fair: Voodoo Jumper. turned out that Barry did not care for spinning rides, and had gotten talked into riding it. Colin looks concerned funny thing tho? he LOVED it. .and got right back in line and rode it with me next. . . . so many things going on during this ride. . and animatronics all over the place too. thanks Andy for this wonderful pic! and with that, it was late, and we were semi-officially done with Oktoberfest. the next day was a "free day" to do some sightseeing or go back to the fair if we wanted to. Andrew and I had planned to spend the day at the German Science Museum (and spoiler - we did end up going back to the fair the next night) - but if this turned out to be the end of the Oktoberfest faire portion of the trip? Today had been a brilliant day, and the trip had totally been worth it. (there was SO much more yet to come on this trip tho). so we headed back to the hotel as the fair shut down for the night, took a nice long, hot shower, did a bit of packing (even tho not leaving until the day after, but since I had napped, I was up), read a little bit, and called it a night. tomorrow? Culture at the Munich Science Museum.
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  5. That is certainly a good way of looking at it! It does help, Bert. You're one of the people I was looking forward to hearing from the most, given your residence in one of the states-with-unfriendly-governments. I get what you're saying, which was my gut original reaction. And that's exactly how I would have done a Dollywood trip given the current circumstances (staying on property and not patronizing neighboring businesses), but I guess I was still concerned that Dollywood pays taxes and those go to support their bigoted government. I guess that's not that much in the grand scheme of things, is it? Thanks for the reply!
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  6. Vote with your wallet, and do NOT feel guilty about it. but it's going to come down to your decision. *if* I were to ever go back to Dollywood - and I'd very much like to. I'd spend a lot of $$ there because Dolly is and always has been an ally, therefore I would support something she's involved with, even tangentially. But I would not spend $$ elsewhere in the area (ie: I'd stay at Dreammore, wouldn't eat downtown in Gaitlinburg, etc) unless I was certain I would feel comfortable supporting the individual business. it's basically the "rules" I follow myself now..I choose to never eat Chick-Fil-A, or Cracker Barrel. ultimately, you do what you want to do, and if you want to justify it, you can justify just about anything. but don't ever feel "guilty" about your support of something when you agree with what they do. (another perfect example: SeaWorld I really don't give a shit about what the Blackfish activists, or PETA activists try to tell me about the park. I've seen the good they do for the animals they rescue, and I'm just fine giving them my support and money). hope that input helps?
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