Up Coming Events
Night of the Longcock
Wednesday, November 25th
THE LEGEND CONTINUES!
DJ Packy Malley
The celebration starts at 9 p.m.
THE STORY OF THE LONG COCK...
A long time ago settlers braved many hardships in return for the fruits of freedom this land would provide. Pilgrims began the tradition of Thanksgiving to celebrate all this new world gave to them. We celebrate today this great American holiday by giving thanks to God as well as to our family and friends for the simple things we cherish most.
What we do not hear of is another tradition born out of the Pilgrims first celebration of Thanksgiving. It is what was known as Night of the Long Cock.
The story begins many years after the Pilgrims first celebration of Thanksgiving. As settlers headed west in search of greater opportunities, they were confronted by a horific virus that decimated the turkey populations across their fertile land. Turkey supply was scarce and panicked settlers had to make way with the little food they could scrape together for that year's Thanksgiving celebration.
In a small town near a shallow and rocky river in the newly settled Western Reserve, there was not a turkey to be had because of the horrific Turkey virus of 1799. Legend has it that on a cold, blustery night before Thanksgiving, two men grappled over the only feathered fowl available for the next days feast, a cock from the old rooster coup. Having to feed the entire village this bird was surely not enough. As women cried and children held their empty stomachs, these two men wrestled, clawed and fought over this lone bird. The villagers knew that whatever there was of this bird to begin with, there surely would be nothing left of it after this fight.
With both hands tightly clenching an end of the bird, the two men pulled with all of their might. It was truly a tug-of-war. But as the horrified villagers looked on an amazing thing started to happen. As the men pulled and tugged, the bird stretched and grew between them. The harder they pulled, the bigger the bird got until it grew to amazing proportions. The cock was now enormous. The village erupted in celebration. Women cried tears of happiness, children jumped for joy. The men, every available man in the village that is, hoisted this gargantuously long bird onto their shoulders and took it to the center of the village and began to cook the humongous bird on one humongous fire. The people ate, drank, danced, and gave themselves to one another. They forever gave thanks to this one amazing bird.
Thus it began, the oft' forgotten legend of the Night of the Long Cock.
Pimp My Pumpkin
Thursday, October 29th
A pumpkin carving contest!
2 categories: stencil and anything goes
Judging will take place
Thursday, October 29th at 8 p.m.
Please, all carvings must be appropriate for children to view.
All entries become property of Rocky River Brewing Company for display.
Halloween
Friday, October 30th
HUNDREDS OF $$$ IN PRIZES FOR BEST COSTUME!
Live DJ
Festivities Start @ 9 pm
Best costume contest on the West side. Win games, door prizes and more...