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Senator Barack Obama held a rally yesterday at the Lancaster Train Station. With The Pennsylvania Primaries coming on Tuesday, Lots of supporters came out.

This is not a political website. But this is where I was Yesterday, with several thousand other Lancasterians.

Sen. Hillary Clinton was campaigning in York, Pa. Mean while Sen. Obama was here in Lancaster, with friend and respected Pennsylvania Senator Bob Casey.
The weather was beautiful and the air was thick was excitement. and I kinda chuckled when a few young girls nearly swooned beside me. The Political issues are always the most important thing, however you cant underestimate the charisma of Obama, admits the very festive atmosphere.

The Rally included a local, proud veteran, some fine Lancaster Rock bands. Senator Bob Casey (middle right  second pane) talked briefly and stood in support of Obama.
Hootenanny singer Earl Pickens received a couple humorous Jeers for mispronouncing Lancaster (its pronounced LANG-kist-er). his performance was fun and engaging he is definitely worth checking out at is site: myspace/earlpickens.

the Senator from Illinois did pronounce “Lancaster” correctly and that is the most important thing (hehe).

Some overtime for these two fellows.
The Primary is on Tuesday Aprill 22nd. Vote early and vote often!

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Julia was part of America’s “Greatest Generation”. She was a poor child of the depression. She was an aspiring musician who played on a couple radio programs in the 1930s.( today I have her saxophones)

She joined the U.S army during WW2 and she was one of the first women stationed abroad in the U.S military.

Julia was a single mother who worked full time to raise her child. She became the first Female council woman of Lancaster City government, while raising her family and working full time.
My fondest memory of Grandma Julia was, when she took me too my first Philadelphia Phillies Baseball game. I was eight years old. (the worst memory of her is when she told me she had become an Atlanta Braves fan.. he)
Julia (1922 - 2007).
We finally got her favorite type of tree (weeping willow) tree…
planted spot on the Conestoga river. tomorrow is her Birthday.
Happy Birthday Grandma.

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Hillary Clinton will be at Millersville State University tomorrow evening.She is the first of the major candidate to do so.

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…The Download for the unofficial list of candidates in the Pennsylvania 2008 Primary….
i thought i’d pass on the link.

This link is for the PDF download (as with Adobe acrobat reader)

http://www.dos.state.pa.us/bcel/lib/bcel/elections/petition_filers.pdf
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click below for the HTML (viewed in your browser):

(VIEW HERE)

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This short list is updated and unofficial.

(this post has been re edited. It was a bit jumbled after i moved things around. The unofficial list is a neutral non-partisan list…sorry if it was confusing, before)

“Its about a Roller coaster!”
Blasting my radio in my truck the other day…on the way to Work at 5:20 am… AS usual…
“Diablo Roho” by “Rodrigo y Gabriela” came through my speakers.
A terrific Spanish guitar duo from Mexico.
Thank God WXPN FM 85.5 is broadcasting into Central Pa.
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Apparently need to start keeping up with music again… I only heard of them last week.

There site is www.rodgab.com
I saw on there tour-info page that , The closest concert to me is in New Jersey in 2008.
We need to get these two brilliant performers to Longs Park!

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well the the lunar eclipse was a bit of a bust compared to the last one. The Snow and clouds made it hard to get a good view of the moon over Lancaster City.

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Well .. hmm thats s good as it gets…
I thought the nice frame would make it look better

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think of “Fat Tuesday”. What comes to mind?

…Mardis Graz in New Orleans
….Del Carnivals in Rio De Janiero

and of course…
Fausnaught day in Central and Eastern Pennsylvania.

Of course you were! So what is A fausenaught

A fausnaught is a fluffy pastry similar in texture to donut… and once a year pa dutch treat.

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The exact history of the fausnaught seems to be debated. However
Fat Tuesday is one day before the beginning of the forty days of lent that lead up to easter, in Christian tradition.

Many cooking ingredients, including fat and butter, were given up for the Lent period. This can be a problem if you have a lot of left over food ingredients that will spoil before Easter.

What does one do with there extra fat, butter and eggs, you ask?

Make pastries and gorge your family with them.

ahh the fausenaught.

Now some old school dutchies will tell you that they are to be eaten plain,
but i buy my Faussies pimped up.

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powdered fausenauts from willow Valley bakery.

Goes well with Lancaster county brewed Turkey Hill Iced Tea.
(Actually they go well with Lancaster Ale but i will save that for another post).

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Peace and Pastry!

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Friday night, in downtown lancaster the christmas tree, just like every year…

This can only mean one thing. “Tuba Christmas”!

As part of the tree lighting celebration, an ensemble of roughly 30 to 40 tubas and sousaphones play festive and seasonal carols.
I do not know the history of this tuba ensemble, but they have been giving a christmas season concert at Penn Square since I was a kid.

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After taking in the celebration at the square i did some window shopping.

(above is the display window at Hagars, and a display in the Heritage found.)

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Friday was also the first friday of the Month. This means Art galleries and museums open to the public at night. The “First Fridays” gallery openings started in downtown only a couple years ago. The dowtown tree lighting ceremony has been intergrated nicely..

I will be posting more on “First Fridays” at a later time.

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To End the night, me an my cohorts did grab a bite at the “Starving Artists Cafe “, a small sandwich shop that has joined into the Downtown Lancaster’s art culture… Along with the Art Academy and “First Fridays”".

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I had a hot chocolate and the “Cuban”

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Happy Holidays!
from Chris.

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