Mike-
Sorry I missed your post... I had a bar named “Bill's American Bar” it now called Harrys in Bischofwiesen. Next to “Gran Sasso”- I had it from 1992-1995... rent was way out of line...
But what I remember on New Years Eve, I joined the Weilnachtsschutzen in 1977, I was the first “Ami” to ever be accepted into the “Schutzen”... I still have my “Boeller”, which my first born son will inherit. *g -
I used to love those holidays going shooting and just having good ole fun... I know that if I were still there, I'd be in Bischofswiesen, (as the tradition goes) with both of my boys shooting on the 12 days of Christmas... every day at 14:45- (2:45 pm)-
In 1998/99 on new years I decided to fire it on our street where I own a home, needless to say, the neighbors called the cops, and they showed up, after I showed it to them they warned me but let me go.