Goschenhoppen Folk Festival

This is the most authentic festival depicting the life of early German Settlers in southeastern Pennsylvania.  Here are some scenes from 2014.

Goschenhoppen Folk Festival

Goschenhoppen Folk Festival

Goschenhoppen Folk Festival

This is the most authentic and dynamic festival depicting  life among the early German settlers living in southeastern Pennsylvania.  Here are scenes from the 2014 Festival.

Carnivals and Amusement Parks-Knobels

     I love carnivals and amusement parks.  The biggest events of the summer were the coming of the local carnival and county fair.  Here was a new, exciting world: here were scantly clad Hoochie Coochie dancers; leather clad tattooed (there were very few tattoos in those days)daredevil motorcyclists riding inside the "wall of death" ; plus bearded ladies, snake charmers, etc.  WOW!

     In the past two weeks I was in my "Happy Place" twice-once at Knobels and the other at a local Carnival.

Carnival- I "join" for a short time

      As a teenager, I would help the carnies set up.  My mother warned me not to hang out there-but, she lacked credibility as her prediction of my future self-induced blindness had not happened.
     We would take a break at the mess tent-great smells of frying burgers and sausages, onions, peppers and lots of grease.

Carnival-fine dining

At the local carnival in Quakertown I  B.S-ed  with the help-told them my fond youth memories, and the boss said those magic words, "Would you like to eat dinner with us in the mess tent"!  I concealed my orgasmic excitement, like the scene in "When Harry Met Sally" and said with a huge smile, "I sure would"!
    I talked-I ate- I talked.  Life is really really GOOD!

Knobels- America's best (and only) free amusement park

 In my opinion, Knobels Park is one of the finest in US. It is privately owned, has free admission, free parking, free musical shows, award winning food, and some of the top rated rides in America (wooden coasters and bumper cars).  Their antique wooden horse carousel is one of the best around.
    They have beautiful flowers everywhere,it is dog friendly, you may bring your own food,and the park and campground is exceptionally clean.  It should be on everybody's "bucket list"!

Knobels-rides

We are adrenalin junkies-my children and grandchildren-we ride everything!  For a real rush, ride the Stratos- Fear; you ascend to the top of a never ending tower and free fall-stopping a short distance from the ground.

Knobels-camping

We camped-we rode-some day , when a big smile crosses my face as I sit in the old folks home, I'll remember Knobels!  Hell no-who am I kidding-it will be the Hoochie Coochies!