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Before We Forget

This great picture appeared on billboards (rolling-boards to be precise) in Austria and had to be taken off after massive com- plaints. The project and it´s artists were officially sponsored and part of the 25 peaces campaign. We understand this special picture was done by a feminist artist from the former Yugoslavia, called Tanja Ostojic.

Halbwertzeit

The Info non stop blog has bitten the dust already, the guy behind it is focussing on a new art project in the future. So much for the Halbwertzeit of blogging... If the related Electroguide will last longer, only the future will tell. I do however recommend reading the great Kraftwerk forum Elektrogemeinschaft if you have the slightest interest in the band.

Stunt

Hearing the news that Susanne Osthoff had an remarkable appearance on German television last night and wants to go back back to Iraq is indeed worth a lil mention here. Kidnapped there this November and released just in time for Christmas she was big news for weeks. So a little irritation took place when she uttered she wants to go back there. Even more doubts about her sanity now, after this stunt on TV. So what can we say: Have a save trip!?

Screenery

Rushing thru Munich airport I managed to catch this screenery, which is short for a scene of screens arranged to enlighten the passers by. Sadly most people arriving will have little time to appreciate this screenery installation.

Now For Something Completely Different

No photo of  Santa, Christmas, X-Mas, Mistletoe, Christmas Tree, Comet, Reindeer, Christmas Cooky, Bethlehem, Chim- ney, Sleigh Ride, Presents, Angels, Snowman...

But a damn good factory!

Virus Warning

Sick for the second day now, nasty viruses seem to be crawling around. Starts like a flu but then you realise it´s something different, turning your stomach upside down. One does expect something like this to happen in Bangkok or Bali, but it does happen here...

Do You Remember 2005?

This wave of looking-back-to-2005 shows on television, the various articles in papers and features on webpages is killing me. Blimey, the year is not yet over. And somehow all those 2005 shows seem to start with an 2004 event, the TSUNAMI! Years ago there were one or two of these shows on television, now there are dozens. The faster people are living the more they need to look back on the last twelve months!? If you want to look back the last eight months, you can always scroll this page down and search the archi- ves. But who reads yesterdays blog entries?

Xmas Dinner

Some pictures certainly speak for them- selves. I found this one on the web and had to think of all the Christmas dinners, fat sweets and the large quantities of alcohol consumed. This geezer looks like he was sort of enjoying his post war Xmas. Still the dead pig looks much happier than him, especially with the flower on it´s forehead. Enjoy your meal...

New music and stuff for reading have been added to the sections on the right. The reading bits are all from Günter Grass, maybe the greatest of all German authors alive.

The Republic Of Togo

2005 was the year the Republic of Togo had an enor- mous impact on everyday life in Germany. It started during 2003 and 2004 already, but this year it became very appa- rent. Everywhere you went the bakeries, restaurants and other food shops developed a passion for adding the for- mula To go to their adverts, windows and flyers. This cafe in Munich last week reminded me of the hype.

The problem is some shop owners understood this was a magic message which may increase sales, but are not good friends of the English language. So I saw various slogans being reduced to: togo, TOGO, ToGo etc. Suddenly whole slogans appeared, looking like Cafe Togo, KAFFEE auch togo! and the like. Which does sound a fair bit like the cafes being named after this African republic or some kind of exo- tic coffee brand. Could be the German Zum Mitnehmen is out of fashion?

Sorry...

...for the massive problems TypePad is having! The site was set back to a backup  from last week during Friday and Saturday morning. This is not funny anymore, think they will be starting to lose customers very shortly. Re- member: this is no free service, people are paying good money for it!

Another Oldie

This photo is so old I even can not remem- ber anymore where is was taken! Must be from 2000 or 2001. So if anyone does know where it is from, I´ll be more than happy to hear from you...

One More?

Off to Munich again on Wednesday, hopefully the last two days this year. Maybe some snapshots will come back with me...

Todays FRAR was:

Echomen - Cure

But most striking is,  I even know what remix of the track I had I "playing in my head" when I woke up: the Main Vocal Mix!

Pics From The Past

Sometimes it takes years to appreciate an old photograph. I came across this shot from 2000 again, which was slightly digi- tally treated and filtered. It´s not a part of a high tech music club, nor part of a Pink Floyd stage setup. I like the colours that came out of nowhere, the original shot just shows bright white lights. I discovered this view when I looked upwards in one of London´s subway stations. I do think it was one of the modern ones close to the financial centre or the parlia- ment. So maybe the bankers or MPs are holding some kind of rave there from time to time.

Tidy Up

The page layout has been slightly rearranged. You can find the archive of old posts now on the right side, just below the essential listings. The links to other blogs have been strip- ped down to offer more space. And the how-much-is-this-blog-worth ranking has vanished, it was crap anyway...

White Isle

Time for some sunny shots being added to the photo sec- tion. Facing winter it´s time for flashbacks from the summer weeks we spend in Ibiza ever since 1998. The White Isle never ceases to amaze people, who make it down there for sun, parties and loads of fun. I´ll add some captions later, the choice of photos is - as usual - strange, insane and in- tentional at the same time.  And it´s pouring down with rain on one photograph...

Hallucinating Clown

Another remix from this year was done for Element 4 but not released so far. So this is a world premiere... More in- formation about Element 4 can be found here, it´s the "dan- cey side" of Brainwork.

The track from this years release INSPIRED was remixed by adding snippets from a well known German late night radio/tv show. The samples are uncleared and feature a woman who has been hallucinating badly for years. So if you´re into strange samples and and in a not too cheery mood, have a listen in the remixes section to the left.

Stop & Go

Klingklang Konsum Produkt hat letzte Woche die weltweit erste Auslieferung der "notebooks" vom Hersteller erhalten. Dabei wurden von Klingklang Konsum Produkt Qualtitäts- mängel an der Verpackung festgestellt. Wir haben inzwisch- en eine erste neue und korrekt verpackte Prooduktserie erhalten, die wir jetzt ausliefern können. Wir danken für ihre Geduld.

The worldwide first delivery of the "notebook" arrived last week at Klingklang Konsum Produkt from the manufacturer. Unfortunately damages caused by incorrect packaging were
noticed by Klingklang Konsum Produkt. We just received a new series of products with correct packaging that we can deliver now. Thank you for your patience.

Klingklang Konsum Produkt

Quality Does Matter For Kraftwerk...

...but they did not spot the silly mistake in their mail!

Liebe Kunden,
Aufgrund technischer Fertigungsprobleme seitens des Herstellers verzögert sich die Auslieferung des "notebooks" um einige Tage. Wir werden sie baldmöglichst über den neuen Liefertermin informieren. Wir bitten um ihr Ver-ständnis.

Dear customers,
due to technical fabrication problems of the manufactorer the delivery of the "notebook" will be delayed. We will in- form you about the new delivery date as soon as possible. Thanks for your patience.

Klingklang Konsum Produkt

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