European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 12, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                As always the Gigantic statue called Bavaria will keep an Eye on proceedings. To the Theresie Wiese. Patrick 22, a computer machine operator assigned to he co 66th military intelligence brigade said she went five times last year. Quot there s not much that i did t like about it Quot she said. Quot it was a place to go if you want to have  for pfc. Ralph e. Silverstein 20, an intelligence analyst also assigned to the brigade the Beer is the Best thing the festival has to offer. Quot i like the attractions and the Beer. The crowds Are a bit much at night but there s a lot of stuff to see Quot he said. Americans Aren t the Only foreigners who flock to the event. Piero Martorana an italian who lives at baldeplat2, a few blocks from the Theresie Wiese said geography makes the City a natural attraction for his countrymen. Quot for Northern italians Munich is the first big City where they can say i was abroad Quot he said adding that an increase in the number of italian visitors to the festival is a natural result of that. Martorana said he goes twice each year a Quot once for myself and once for my guests Quot a but he regrets the abundance of tourist oriented concessions and the disappearance of local culture. And As a neighbor he also has to tolerate 16 straight nights of brew fuelled commotion. Quot the original bavarian history in t there any More Quot he said adding Quot i like living in Munich but not because of the  Sas Dave Casey a amps Peter Jaeger a Section of the oktoberfest crowd a mostly Young males a gets into the swing of the annual Celebration Sas Joseph Owen spec. Tina Patrick knows this oktoberfest could be her last. Sas Joseph Owen pfc. Ralph Silverstein goes for the Beer and other attractions. A amps Joseph Owen Rebecca Dubois plans to take in another round at the fest. September 12, 1991 stripes Magazine 5