About Last Weekend-- Part 3: Hardee's Breakfast, Saufen Und Spiel and Da Bears

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 9

We at Hardee's for breakfast.  We really like their breakfasts and were impressed with their new slider breakfast sandwiches.  Drove back to Spring Grove via the old way, Il-23 to Plank Road to Il-47 because of all the construction we encountered on the way to DeKalb yesterday.  This is the way we took from Palatine and later from Round Lake Beach.

Went to Sunnyside Tap in Johnsburg and watched the annual Saufen Und Spiel parade to honor  the village's German heritage.  We decided not to go to the Community Club grounds where they had bands, food, and, of course, bier.

Home and some yardwork before going to Spring Grove Pub to watch the Bears-Packers game.  Both Liz and I pull for the Packers UNLESS they play Da Bears.  Specials at the Pub were $4.50 pitchers of beer and a $5 pizza buffet. It being a new place, there weren't too many people there, but the ones that were had a good time in the first half of the game.  The less said about the second half, the better.

Parades and Da Bears.  How Much Fun Is That?  --RoadDog

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Saufen Und Spiel Weekend-- Part 3: A Parade, DaBears and Chain Crawlin'

SUNDAY, September 10

Listened to Rock and Roll Roots and recorded Breakfast With the Beatles as usual.

We drove over to Sunnyside Tavern in Johnsburg to view the Saufen Und Spiel parade which passes right by the place.  The name Saufen Und Spiel is, of course, German.  Johnsburg and Spring Grove were settled by many Germans.  Saufen und Spiel means drinking and games.  And, we sure keep the tradition going.

It is a long parade with marching bands and lots of floats.  We went inside afterwards and watched the Bears game.  We lost, but at least didn't have to watch old pouty face, Mr. Jay Cutler, doing his pouting thing on the sidelines.

We were going to go over to the Saugen und Spiel grounds at the Community Club to see the band, but could find no parking places, so decided to get some Chain Crawl Passport stamps and drove over to the the Snuggery on the Fox River in McHenry and had a drink and did the same at Vickie's.

Capped it off at the PLAV, Polish Legion of American Veterans.

Good Time.  --RoadDog

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Saufen Und Spiel Weekend-- Part 1: Friday Night Lights

SEPTEMBER 8, Friday

I went to the big rivalry game out here in northeast McHenry County, Illinois, the Johnsburg-Richmond-Burton (R-B) high school football game.  Had we had kids they would have gone to Richmond-Burton, but we are just a couple miles north of Johnsburg High School.  I pull for Johnsburg unless they play Richmond-Burton because I send a REAL lot of money there.

R-B scored a TD on an 88-yard running play on the third play of the game, but that was the high point in a 34-10 loss.

I came home and found a really great new internet station, Jukin' Oldies, which features one of my favorite deejays, 'Fessa John Hook.  There are 14 djs on it and they play all sorts of music, including Beach, Boogie & Blues and oldies you've never heard of before.

--RoadDog

Lots Going On Around Here This Weekend: Saufen Und Spiel, Apple Fest and Civil War Re-Enactment

A very busy weekend for us.  All events nearly in the northeast corner of Illinois in Lake and McHenry counties.

Yesterday, Johnsburg, kicked off its annual Saufen Und Spiel festival, honoring its German heritage with a tournament and band.  Tonight this continues with two bands at its Banjo-Beer Night and Sunday the Saufen Und Spiel Parade and activities as well as the Beach Bumz Band at the Community Center.

We plan on watching the parade at Sunnyside Tavern.  A tent will be pitched outside with plenty of cold beverages on tap, food, a band and the Bears game on big screen.  We can watch the parade go right by us as well.

Antioch is having their annual Apple Fest with a juried craft show and Street Party.

Today, Hainesville is having a Civil War Re-Enactment.

Why Go Anywhere Else?  --RoadDog

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About Last Weekend: Saufen und Spiel, Why Go Anywhere Else?

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11TH--  I went to Fox Lake and saw "The Visit."  Boy, that was one creepy movie that just got creepier.  Makes you wonder about  "To Grandmother's house we go."  We then met up with the Usual Suspects at 'Cuda's on Grasslake Road in Antioch and enjoyed the $2 craft pints and watched Terry and Gregg Spizzirri play music from across the ages as they call it.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12TH--  Went to Stormy Monday on Fox Lake for an End-of the Summer party.  Then went to the Legion on Nippersink Lake and enjoyed a great blues band while chowing down on bbq chicken, corn on the cob and fixins while we had the SAL gun raffle and a benefit for Joe Gliniewicz where $4,000 was raised.  Too tired to go over to Johnsburg to watch the Rolling Stone tribute band Hot Rocks playing at Saufen und Spiel.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13TH--  Went to the Bears/Parade party at Sunnyside Tavern in Johnsburg where they had a tent set upside and were grilling brats.  Watched the Saufen und Spiel parade pass by the tent and then the Bear-Packer game on a big screen under the tend.  Sdaly, Da Bears lost, but played well.

Then went to the Saufen und Spiel grounds by the Johnsburg Community Center  (Johnsburg has a lot of German folks) and enjoyed Hans & the Harmones and a German oompah band.

Ein, Schwein.  --RoadDog


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Way Too Much To Do

I really hate it when there is too much going on around here to do it all.  Even with this very cool weather that arrived yesterday.

We've already decided not to go out to the NIU-Murray State game in DeKalb.  We do plan to go to the Joe Gliniewicz benefit at out Fox Lake American Legion at 5 p.m..  There will be food and a band.  later, we hope to get over to Saufen Und Spiel in nearby Johnsburg.  a Rolling Stones tribute band called Hot Rocks is playing.

We also have a rib cook-off at Route 12 Bar and Grill and an End-of-the-Summer Party at Stormy Monday.

Decisions, Decisions.  --RoadDog