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[Mattias Kessén]

> organizers that maybe for the big Danish Independence Day (one of the 177
> times they threw out the Germans, I think.

...or invaded Sweden, or threw out the Swedes, or got rid of the Norwegians (who are the ones that really celebrates their national day, 17th of may round here). Anyway it sounds like a good time so have fun and remember eel requires a dram.

/Mattias

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> I can't believe it.  I forgot how it works.  At the Danish festival here in
> town last November, since it was a nice day, I drove my Allis G up for a
> book signing and parked it on main street.  It's a big shopping day for the
> ladies and usually guys just stand around bored and jingling their car keys
> but now they had something for a group gawk and talk.  So I told the
> organizers that maybe for the big Danish Independence Day (one of the 177
> times they threw out the Germans, I think) I would take up the G and maybe
> Linda's JD B.  And I mentioned it to some other restorers around here, and
> so a few of them said they'd bring in a machine.  Or two.  And then I got
> notes from 25 miles away...maybe they'd bring one. And then 125.  And now
> WISCONSIN!
> 
> Jeez, we are just going to drive in the parade down the entire 100 yards of
> main street and then park and loaf, but that seems to be enough to draw
> tractor nuts like flies to honey.  So, you won't find it on any published
> schedules, and it's really not going to be much more than sitting on the
> curb bragging (Dannebrog IS the home of the National Liars Hall of Fame and
> the tractors will be sitting right across the street from the NLHF
> Convention Center and Museum Complex) but I thought I best let any of you
> who might be in the area know.
> 
> That's Dannebrog NE (about 22 miles north of Grand Island, just off Hwys 281
> and 58...you may not find the town on a lot of maps), June 4.  The parade is
> at 10, Danish food all day long (I think they are skipping the eel this
> year), lying pretty much full time....
> 
> Roger Welsch
> 
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