Despite the 37 degrees, wind and rain more than 96 Stein Club members still chose to sit under the Christmas Train in the Bier Garten singing, enjoying Spaten beverages and hors d'oeuvres reflecting as they watched Bavarian winter scenes on the HDTV. Give yourself a round of applause. Through your participation, over 90 stuffed toys will be delivered to the North Texas Foster Children organization. Wayne Allen, your club secretary, is making the delivery possible for us.
Even though Andreas Hausner, our Spaten USA president, couldn't make it this year his presence was still felt. He shipped in a great selection of button down Spaten and Franziskaner shirts, T Shirts, turtleneck sweaters and some glasses. Juergen even raided the gift shop to insure everyone received something. Saving the best for last, Susie won the one-liter Spaten boot.
The highlight of the evening was Allen Walling playing the 12 days of Christmas on his trusty accordion assisted by 12 volunteers who animated their character at each appropriate measure in the carol - speaking of position, you should have seen the goose-a-laying. We all had a great laugh. It was good fun.
A special thanks goes out to our host Juergen and his team. Many of you commented on the genuine feeling of appreciation you felt from the Bavarian Grill Team for your holiday support and patronage. You can check out the scrapbook and see some great photos by Thursday on . www.bavariangrill.com/stein_club_scrapbook.html
 Anyway, that's all the news from the Bier Garten, where all the steins are full, the friendship sincere and you guys are way above average.