Re: Awards and ANthems(and now some background) [OT] [HIST]

Jim 'Jiji' Foster wrote:

> In an interesting real-life note on the subject of anthems, in this
year's German Unity Day celebration, the province of Bavaria threatened
to pull out of the festivities as the theme for the event contained
componenets of the old East German state song. This 

Bavaria, the Texas of Europe.  Scratch a Bavarian and you'll find a
Monarchist.  And NOT pro-Kaiser, either.

John