"It was quite a show, beer, rednecks,
and French Horn duets under the Live Oak Tree behind the bar."
I pride myself as having a bit of redneck in my blood. When I moved to
Germany, many things came to me as a surprise. One of the biggest suprises
I found was that there are true blooded rednecks in Germany.
This past week was extremely hot. 45° c in the sun. So after working on
some horns, and calling it a day, we had a few beers, listened to Bruckner
9, and decided it was just a little too hot to do anything. But we chose to
make our own outdoor whirlpool. We used a neighbors big plastic grape
storage bin. In this region of Germany you have a plethora of German
Redneck Winemakers to borrow tractors, tools, big plastic grape storage
bins Etc. Well anyway in a slow and easy going manner, we borrowed the
tractor and rode through town drinkin our beers in the wagon while holdin on
to the big plastic grape storage bin... Where I live in town happens to be
owned by a famous schnapps maker. (anyone out there heard of Williams
Schnapps?) ... anyway he always has this big white water tank nearly full
and the problem is always where to get rid of the water So we filled
this big plastic grape storage bin with water, drank a beer, put on the rest
of Bruckner 9, and had a sit down in the big plastic grape storage bin. Not
long into the 2nd movement, our buddy came up with the idea to snag this
whirlpool bath thing from his mother-in-law. He snagged this whirlpool bath
thing and put it in the big plastic grape storage bin. Within minutes we
had an outdoor whirlpool with a shade umbrella decorated with xmas lights,
Bruckner 9 finishing up his ideas, beer, bikinis, and a real hoot of a
party. And yes all who went in the big plastic grape storage bin came out
smelling like grapes!!
I think that one thing that makes a redneck is their unique ability to
create great things with nothing. In the city, we go out and subscribe to a
gym, or pay for pool time, or buy the expensive whirlpool. Not a redneck.
We'd rather spend our money on beer, gas, four wheelers.So to all
rednecks out there, know that you can easily find a home in Germany!!
(try explaining to a German Redneck what Redneck means in English) (how
would you define it?) (keep in mind you are trying to define a way of life,
or idea that they have themselves..)
In the heat of summer,
Scott H. Bacon
Sales, Marketing, and Service
Verkauf, Marketing, und Service
Specialist in French Horn
Spezialist für Waldhorn
Musikhaus Dürk
Steuerstraße 16a
55411 Bingen - Dromersheim
Germany
Telephone: 49 ((0)6725) 1507
Fax: 49 ((0)6725) 6307
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Website: www.DuerkHorns.de.
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