Recap

Waukesha SOUTH High School Marching Band

takes to the streets, once again offering spirited music for the Memorial Day parade. Raccoon District alums Erin and Lee were members of that august body.

(Photo courtesy of Waukesha Freeman electronic edition 5-26-09)

A dozen brats were done on the famed Dick Dietrich-augmented cooker. See: http://raccoonnews.blogspot.com/2008/07/for-pennies.html
The home-made charcoal was ignited using the notched stove pipe method. A gust of non-chemical smoke roared through the signal column like a skyrocket. When the furious frenzy subsided, the stove pipe was removed with a pliers, laid aside in its glowing red state, and the charcoal fire, confined to the small-radius base - seen at the center of the grill under the brats - was covered by the lid, and the roasting was done slowly, over a period of 30 minutes.

Result, fabulous!