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I’ve heard good things!**  Wann beginnt Casino Corn Dog zu spielen? Ich habe Gutes gehört**!** Scheiße! Der Bierhahn funktioniert schon wieder nicht!!!**!!** **Hey lady you’re wearing ladyhosen, no you’re a boy wearing short pants, oh how come the long socks, oh Dean, where’s Dean, why am I here even, I’d like a sandwich thank you very much please because I’m sooo hungry, goivin!**  Hey Dame, du trägst Ladyhosen, nein, du bist ein Junge, der kurze Hosen trägt, oh wie kommen die langen Socken, oh Dean, wo ist Dean, warum bin ich überhaupt hier, ich hätte gerne einSandwich, danke schön, bitte, weil ich sooo hungrig bin, goivin. - [Home](/ "Home") - [Behind the Strudel](/behind-the-strudel "Behind the Strudel") - [Invitation/RSVP](/invitation-rsvp "Invitation/RSVP") - [Menu](/menu "Menu") - [Invitation/RSVP](/invitation-rsvp "Invitation/RSVP") - [RSVP Comments](/rsvp-comments "RSVP Comments") - [Directions](/directions "Directions") - [Places to Stay](/places-to-stay "Places to Stay") - [Fun With German](/fun-with-german "Fun With German") - [Past Slide Shows](/past-slide-shows "Past Slide Shows") - [Ask Rusty](/ask-rusty "Ask Rusty") - [Uncle Rusty's](/uncle-rustys "Uncle Rusty's") - [Menu](/menu "Menu") - [Invitation/RSVP](/invitation-rsvp "Invitation/RSVP") - [RSVP Comments](/rsvp-comments "RSVP Comments") - [Directions](/directions "Directions") - [Places to Stay](/places-to-stay "Places to Stay") - [Home](/ "Home") - [Behind the Strudel](/behind-the-strudel "Behind the Strudel") - [Invitation/RSVP](/invitation-rsvp "Invitation/RSVP") - [Menu](/menu "Menu") - [Invitation/RSVP](/invitation-rsvp "Invitation/RSVP") - [RSVP Comments](/rsvp-comments "RSVP Comments") - [Directions](/directions "Directions") - [Places to Stay](/places-to-stay "Places to Stay") - [Fun With German](/fun-with-german "Fun With German") - [Past Slide Shows](/past-slide-shows "Past Slide Shows") - [Ask Rusty](/ask-rusty "Ask Rusty") - [Uncle Rusty's](/uncle-rustys "Uncle Rusty's") - [Menu](/menu "Menu") - [Invitation/RSVP](/invitation-rsvp "Invitation/RSVP") - [RSVP Comments](/rsvp-comments "RSVP Comments") - [Directions](/directions "Directions") - [Places to Stay](/places-to-stay "Places to Stay") --- ## URL: https://www.russtoberfest.com/places-to-stay ### Title: Places to Stay ### Page ID: 1495888 ### Content: **Those needing accommodations** can call the following Hotels that are the closest to the festivities. Now taking reservations online - [https://staycobblestone.com/wi/denmark]( https://staycobblestone.com/wi/denmark) 850 Kepler Dr Suite A, Green Bay, WI 54311 (920) 770-2683 4601 Calumet Ave, Manitowoc, WI 54220 (920) 682-6000 **Other hotels seem to be booked but it may be worth it to check online later as last-minute deals will likely be available.**  Or… bring your own tent and sleeping bags, camper, or sleep in a van down by the pond.  - [Home](/ "Home") - [Behind the Strudel](/behind-the-strudel "Behind the Strudel") - [Invitation/RSVP](/invitation-rsvp "Invitation/RSVP") - [Menu](/menu "Menu") - [Invitation/RSVP](/invitation-rsvp "Invitation/RSVP") - [RSVP Comments](/rsvp-comments "RSVP Comments") - [Directions](/directions "Directions") - [Places to Stay](/places-to-stay "Places to Stay") - [Fun With German](/fun-with-german "Fun With German") - [Past Slide Shows](/past-slide-shows "Past Slide Shows") - [Ask Rusty](/ask-rusty "Ask Rusty") - [Uncle Rusty's](/uncle-rustys "Uncle Rusty's") - [Menu](/menu "Menu") - [Invitation/RSVP](/invitation-rsvp "Invitation/RSVP") - [RSVP Comments](/rsvp-comments "RSVP Comments") - [Directions](/directions "Directions") - [Places to Stay](/places-to-stay "Places to Stay") - [Home](/ "Home") - [Behind the Strudel](/behind-the-strudel "Behind the Strudel") - [Invitation/RSVP](/invitation-rsvp "Invitation/RSVP") - [Menu](/menu "Menu") - [Invitation/RSVP](/invitation-rsvp "Invitation/RSVP") - [RSVP Comments](/rsvp-comments "RSVP Comments") - [Directions](/directions "Directions") - [Places to Stay](/places-to-stay "Places to Stay") - [Fun With German](/fun-with-german "Fun With German") - [Past Slide Shows](/past-slide-shows "Past Slide Shows") - [Ask Rusty](/ask-rusty "Ask Rusty") - [Uncle Rusty's](/uncle-rustys "Uncle Rusty's") - [Menu](/menu "Menu") - [Invitation/RSVP](/invitation-rsvp "Invitation/RSVP") - [RSVP Comments](/rsvp-comments "RSVP Comments") - [Directions](/directions "Directions") - [Places to Stay](/places-to-stay "Places to Stay") --- ## URL: https://www.russtoberfest.com/ask-rusty ### Title: Ask Rusty ### Page ID: 1495889 ### Content: # ASK RUSTY ## Kellyn: Can I leave and come back? Or once I leave, am I not able to rejoin the party? #### Russ: That depends. Do you mean physically or metaphysically. If you are so elevated spiritually, emotionally or cosmically into some higher plane of Russtoberbliss, and you disappear from our midst, I’m pretty sure we can’t make you come back, even if YOU want to. There may have been some chant we could perform but those tomes that the old ones read, are gone with the ages, never again to be incanted. If you mean like you have to run to get a fresh pack of smokes from the gas station, just get your hand stamped before you leave. ## Chris: What is the air speed velocity of an unladen swallow? #### Russ: What do you mean? An African or European swallow?" Once again here’s your opportunity to ask for the wisdom, insight and foresight of Rusty. Your questions and my answers will be posted here on this page for all to enjoy (Names will be withheld to protect the not so innocent). You’ll be sure to get a thought-provoking and perhaps controversial answer to all of your questions. That or I’ll come back with some hackneyed phrase or just steal a movie quote that may be too obscure for anyone to even recognize. 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Sometimes I have serious comments about products or services but most often I feel the need to write to them something inane. I’m most satisfied by my efforts when my comments are funny, and the company doesn’t get the joke. Of course, Bev thinks I am Laszlo Toth, the Don Novello alter ego that writes some of the funniest letters to people and companies I have ever seen. Not having read his books until recently, I had no idea he has been writing and publishing them since 1977. I'm a cheap but earnest copy, I guess. Sometimes when I don’t get a response, I like to belabor the point. Here’s an example. A few years ago, when we started get a tad more attuned to race, stereotypes and correcting images that may be considered racist (which is perfectly legitimate, folks – none of us wants to be on the wrong side of the caricature), I heard that Uncle Ben’s was going to make a change. I offered my help to Mars Corp, owner of the Uncle Ben’s brand. *I'm not sure if the picture or context of Uncle Ben is racist or not. I've always considered him just the guy with the rice I really enjoy. That said, I don’t know everything so if it is offensive and it needs to be replaced, I truly understand. In its place, please consider me, Uncle Rusty. I have a pleasant demeanor, a friendly face, a decent voice, and I really do love your rice. I have attached two pictures. I'm the guy on the far left in Lederhosen in the first picture. In the second, please imagine instead of "tacos" my shirt says, "Say Yes to Uncle Rusty’s!" I'm digging that and think others will too.* Since they didn’t respond to me, I figured either they thought I was a nut (that’s a win!) or they simply couldn't envision my likeness on the box. Obviously, they needed more assistance. I started sending pictures of what the boxes would look like with me gracing the photo slot. I made it even more fun by making sure each subsequent picture submitted was less “delightful” than the previous one. Without even a “get lost” or “hey, yeah, thanks for the suggestion,” I can only conclude that corporate America is too big for the little ideas from Uncle Rusty. 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Russtoberfest isn’t exactly that. Although its roots are certainly seated in it, I’ve never taken the time to lay out for people what it is or how it came to be. I’ll give it a shot now. In the late 90’s, I went to work for Oxford & Associates in the Chicago area, which meant uprooting my life in Wisconsin for one in a cultural melting pot where every ethnic/cultural tradition and celebration is found. I occasionally lament that I didn’t experience as many of the festivals as I could have, but one that I did get to enjoy was Oktoberfest at Hans’s Bavarian Lodge in Wheeling, IL along with Bill Kiel, Mark Amaral, other coworkers, and consultants in our employ. Oktoberfest, with its giant tent, mix of German and American music, fantastic food, and copious amounts of beer, brought out mischief and merriment in all of us. I thought it would be something we’d all be doing annually, perhaps forever. It turned out to be 'forever' until Hans’s was purchased by a venture capital company who said that they were going to build a new and improved Hans’, but found it was easier to turn it into a dirt lot and wait for the property value to increase. More than losing Hans’s, I couldn’t let go of the anticipated jocularity of the Oktoberfests to come. With what I can only describe as a dull thud in my head, I decided screw it, I’ll hold one myself. Of course, there’s a ton that goes into a fest like that, but I could come up with the beer and food which was locally available. My major obstacle was that I didn’t have any of the traditional Ausstattungen (accoutrements); the tent, the long tables, the garb, the decorations, etc., so I had to make the party my own. How about Russtoberfest? I’m of German descent (along with more Swedish, Danish, and Scottish than I knew – thanks for sharing with me, Ancestry.com!). Signs could be made, I could purchase a sprinkle of German ones, I could wear lederhosen. Along with the proper food and beer, it would be set Somehow though, just having my name on the party wasn’t enough. What if I took it a step (or eleven) further? When I was younger, I took great delight in providing “clever and witty” commentary about nearly everything, often at others’ expense. It hit me at some point that those actions really weren’t that funny and that making fun of myself or circumstances I found ridiculous was much more entertaining. This is the base of the true Russtoberfest spirit. It’s all just “a bit”, folks: the mugs (you are drinking out of my head), the signs proudly celebrating my goofy look, the rug (with my face in it) that you wipe your feet on as you enter our abode…all a joke. It’s not a rip on me or an effort to tear me off some lofty perch (believe me, my ego isn’t secure enough to seriously name a party after me), but a celebration of us all as the quirky, wacky individuals we are. It’s just more me than you! While I’m at it, I’m a music nut (Bev says “snob”). The evening always starts with German music, but after a couple of hours, most people are ready to move on from it (some are ready for a switch after about 15 minutes), so I change it up. You’ll hear a cavalcade of music that has been cultivated over the last 24 years into an essentially 13-hour mixtape. You’ll recognize a bunch of songs, some tunes will be unfamiliar but by bands you know, and others will be by bands I think you might enjoy if given the chance. Big shout out here to Bill Kiel for annually (over many scotches leading to sleepover events) helping cultivate the list. I invite all of you to keep your ears and minds open because there’s still good music being made that’s not autotuned garbage. If you hear a tune at Russtoberfest that’s new to you and you dig it, let me know. I’ll make sure you get the song and artist information before you amble off for the night. There you have it, the entire strudel. Please join us to let your freak flag fly, get a bit silly, get to know people you don’t (there’s a reward in that), eat some German food, put mustard or cheese on an amazing pretzel, have a drink, do a shot-ski, listen to some tunes, and take advantage of the time we can get together. 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