Oktoberfest. A 16 day celebration of drinking mass quantities of beer and merry making in the southern Bavarian province in a town called Munich. It started in 1810 to celebrate a royal marriage and someone thought it would be a great idea to do it every year. This is my story of my personal Oktoberfest. A teenage tale of high adventure, suspense, thrills and nerve wracking escapes. This story has it all. My companions had traveled from afar to surprise me with mirth and merriment and their visit had done so. It was post-war Germany (ok, ok, it was 1971) and my visiting colleagues and I were restless with an empty Friday night in front of us and no plans penciled in on the calendar. We were meaning to imbibe and celebrate our rare but occasional reunion but no plans from headquarters had kept us mum for the moment. We needed jubilation, cheers and toasts to celebrate our reunion. Everett, Spivey and Troy were last seen a year previous so it was going to be joyous i