summer in cincinnati

i spent the weekend in cincinnati listening to people chant “o-h” and others answer “i-o” it was probably the best weekend of the year to be in that city seeing as it was sunny and hot and oktoberfest was in full swing. there is apparently a large german contingent in the greater cincinnati area and its oktoberfest celebration is well known. six blocks are closed right in the middle of the city and booths, stages, and lederhosen are scattered about amid the sea of people. we noticed some people drinking from half gallon jugs while we were watching the accordion band and decided that those were necessary. so we bought glass jugs of beer and drank them in the middle of the street. the dubious legality of that was somewhat offset by the crowds of people and our power to “look normal” while drinking from jugs like hillbillies.