Sweet Home Alabama

On the last day in Berlin, the Ottos planned to take us to the Bier Mile (or beer festival that stretched for many, many blocks) in downtown Berlin. One can try and imagine what a beer festival in Germany looks like...At this particular one there were a series of 20 stages set up along the festival where artists of varying talent levels were playing. And while the beer was good (I prefer the dark beers to those that are lighter in both calories and color), it truly was the assortment of musical artists that made this experience special. Many stages had cover bands playing, covering different artists from all genres...most, no correction, all were bad, but highly amusing. One lady (a bigger lady with mostly black, gothic looking clothing) stepped up onto a stage that looked like something out of Gilligan's Island, and played a “Sweet Home Alabama” cover...we all lost it...it was so funny. Something about the outfit, the stage, and the setting of a beer festival in Berlin, Germany made that song choice such high entertainment. The festival just stretched on, with different countries being represented in different sections (you had your German, Czech, Danish, African, Vietnamese, etc. types of beers). It was a spectacle thats for sure. I once told my friend Andy while at Summerfest in Milwaukee, that I came to people watch (watch all of the various people and their outfits, hairstyles, posses, actions, etc) almost as much as I did for the music...Andy, I tell you now, the Bier Mile blows Summerfest out of the water in terms of people watching. I couldnt be blatantly creepy or rude and take pictures of it all, but take my word for it when I say it was great....ha hah! All in all, it was an entertaining end to a wonderful week in Berlin!