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So on Sunday I went with Ariana and friends to Harvard Square's Oktoberfest... and of course, it's all about the food...

(That's at Charley's... I didn't realize that they had an almost-proper beer garden in the back.)

...but probably the coolest part was how the Honk parade was ending there. I've just barely been hearing about Honk... it was pretty amazing, left-minded brass bands from all over just having a blast. There were giant chefs...


Hulahoops!

Lots of hulahoops...

(I think they're playing "Voodoo", I recognized it from a Dirty Dozen Brass Band cd.) It made me wonder if I should get a sousaphone and find a group, but A. these guys are coming from all over and B. I'm pretty sure I ain't that kind of good, especially since it's been a decade. Plus I gotta admit, I haven't seen too many trumpeteers smoking at the same time...


There were simply multitudes at Harvard Square...

Multitudes I say!


Exhausting!


The pigeons above were all... WTF? Tell us when this is all over...


Funny thinking about the vibe of Oktoberfest vs. Topsfield Fair ... one was all Carny and Rural, the other was all Hippy and Urban Activist. Both were great, and considering I really didn't have much an idea about either before the weekend, I feel like I really made out well.