{"id":20693,"date":"2016-05-23T08:08:37","date_gmt":"2016-05-23T12:08:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/?p=20693"},"modified":"2019-11-26T07:23:15","modified_gmt":"2019-11-26T12:23:15","slug":"italian-market-festival-2016-the-pole","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2016\/05\/23\/italian-market-festival-2016-the-pole\/","title":{"rendered":"Italian Market Festival 2016 – The Pole"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Pole3Up\"<\/p>\n

After nineteen years, the greased pole is back at the Italian Market Festival! The thirty foot, lard coated pole has\u00a0prizes\u00a0at the top for anyone daring\u00a0enough to try. These guys made several attempts, drawing a massive, cheering crowd. I’m not certain if there were any winners, but it was fun to watch, and great to see an old tradition brought back to the festival! More photos behind the cut.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Strategy\"<\/p>\n

\"Twotier\"<\/p>\n

\"Emcee\"\"Climb\"<\/p>\n

\"Handshake\"<\/p>\n

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After nineteen years, the greased pole is back at the Italian Market Festival! The thirty foot, lard coated pole has\u00a0prizes\u00a0at the top for anyone daring\u00a0enough to try. These guys made several attempts, drawing a massive, cheering crowd. 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