Berlin: Birthday
People say I should never get too personal, let alone be emotional on this blog. I guess that goes against everything I am, so to hell with them. Today I celebrated my birthday from my bed. It was not a sleep in, I leave that to Yoko and John, but I was sick. Nevertheless; I … Read more
Berlin: Present
My cousin and her girlfriend were in town this weekend. After they left I studied on two new pieces for piano I am writing. After two hours my 78 year old Turkish neighbour dropped by for a cup of tea. He gave me a Kabak Kemane for my birthday with the words: “Now you can … Read more
Berlin: Cheers
Tonight I will celebrate my birthday. With Dutch potato croquettes you can’t go wrong.
Berlin: Jim Morrison
Jim Morrison is dead, but close to 40 years later he’s almost criminal off in Florida. “On Tuesday, Governor Charlie Crist of Florida said he will officially submit Morrison’s name to his state’s clemency board as a candidate to be pardoned for two convictions the iconoclastic rock star received following some outrageous behavior at a … Read more
Gemert: Birthday Penne
Today is the day of my father’s birthday, which, to Dutch tradition, has to be celebrated by the whole family. Unfortunatly, the rest of the family couldn’t make it, so my father and I spent the evening at restaurant Al Vesuvio in Gemert. My father ate a Penne with spinach, I enjoyed a Tagiatelle with … Read more
Berlin: Birthday
Today was the day of Audrey Chen’s birthday. She is in town, so we celebrated it at Themroc in Mitte. Afterwards she played a show together with Axel Dorner at a loungebar called Noi.
Berlin: Birthday Soup
Today I learned the best way to beat a hangover is long walk and eating Korean seaweed soup. Traditionally Koreans eat this soup to celebrate someone’s birthday. Today is Frans de Waard’s birthday, so I dedicate my soup to him.
