The 33rd Annual Spiedie Festival & Balloon Rally held at Otsiningo Park, Binghamton, NY was held on August 4 – 6, 2017. With countless vendors, amusement park rides, face painting, music, volleyball, 5K run and balloon rides just to name a few of the festivities, this event has grown tremendously throughout the years. For those of you who are not familiar with the word ‘spiedie,’ it is cubed chicken, pork, lamb, veal, venison or beef marinated in a spiedie sauce then placed on metal skewers over a charcoal pit. Once cooked, they are eaten on a fresh piece of Italian bread. Developed by Camillo Iacovelli, Agostino Iacovelli and Peter Sharak from the Southern Tier of New York State from 1939 on, their popularity has expanded nation-wide. Today there are countless deviations to the original recipe at the annual spiedie cook-off held at the festival every year. There are several spiedie marinate companies available for purchasing spiedie marinade sauce online. For those of you who do eat meat (I am a vegetarian), here are a few local distributors. Enjoy!
“Cast your cares on the Lord and He will sustain you; He will never let the righteous fall.”
Psalm 55:22
“The fruit of the Spirit is Love, Joy and Peace.”
Galatians 5:22
“…For God is always ready to give a bountiful supply of wisdom to all who ask Him…Ask in Faith.”
James 1:5 – 6
“Yet God has revealed this wisdom to us through the Spirit.”
1 Corinthians 2:10
“Love is not enough. You can’t exist as the reflection of someone’s love.”
John Powell, S.J.
“Now it is characteristic of play that one plays without reason and there must be no reason for it. Play is its own good reason.”
Lin Yutang
“If we treat people as they are, they will stay as they are. But if we treat them for what they might be, and might become, they will become their better selves.”
“Self-discipline is an act of cultivation. It requires you to connect today’s actions to tomorrow’s results. There’s a season for sowing a season for reaping. Self-discipline helps you know which is which.”
Gary Ryan Blair
“By constant self-discipline and self-control you can develop greatness of character.”
Grenville Kleiser
“In order to carry a positive action we must develop here a positive vision.”
Dalai Lama
“The distance between dreams and reality is called discipline.”
“Suddenly an angel appeared among them, and the landscape shone bright with the glory of the Lord.”
Luke 2:9
“I bring you the most joyful news ever announced! The Savior – yes, the Messiah, the Lord – has been born tonight in Bethlehem!”
Luke 2: 10
“The Candy Cane”
The hard candy is shaped like a “J” to represent that Jesus is our rock of all ages. The candy was made white to stand for the pureness of Jesus. The red represents the blood that Jesus shed to save us from our sins.
“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to give you hope and a future.”
Jeremiah 29:11
“God will supply all of our needs according to His riches in glory.”
Philippians 4:19
“Cast all your cares on ME.”
1 Peter 5:7
“Trust in the Lord with all of your heart and lean not on your own understanding. In All your ways acknowledge Him and He will direct your paths.”
Proverbs 3:5-6
“We know that All things work together for them that love God, to them that are called according to His Purpose.”
Romans 8:28
Thank you to Ransom Steele Tavern, Cyber Cafe West, family, friends and guests for making The Other Ear’s Reunion weekend of music a memorable experience for everyone!
First recording of the end of “Dirt” cover written by Phish is posted below the credits taken from Ben Fambrough’s You Tube channel.
Ben Fambrough (lead vocals, guitar); Chuck Kozlowski (drums, back-up vocals); Chris Carlsen (bass, vocals); Lori D. Marchell Carlsen (keyboards); with guest musicians Rich Kennicutt (keyboards) and James Michael Thompson (guitar, vocals).