Tuesday, December 11, 2007

Stadtkeller Basel


We took our German language teacher out for a holiday dinner and he got to choose the location. His other students recommended a place called the Stadtkeller (literally: city cellar) recently and really enjoyed it. Apparently this establishment is well know and it was very crowded when we arrived. Mid-way through our salads, a deep voice sounds over the room, the lights dim, and the music comes up. A spot light directs our attention to a curtain in the corner that is pulled back to reveal an animated Freddy Mercury doll surrounded by furry dogs who proceed to belt out a non-Christmas Queen song of days gone by. Next, another curtain opens with a Tina Turner doll complete with sax-playing reindeer and a disco ball. Two additional curtained areas contained Fats Domino (who looked more like Little Richard) with hula-like Christmas trees, and Docelli with Rattitui directing his performance. We were completely stunned by these elaborate displays and of course stayed for the 2nd set. It was a great time and Robert is still kicking himself for not taking his camera.

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