Sunday, August 23, 2009

Berlin 2009, Day 14-15

Club der Polnischen Versager
Club der Polnischen Versager
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Summary of the gig: Awesome! We had a lovely audience, and the guys I played with were smoking. Harald recorded it, so I hope to hear it soon and maybe make it available.

My view from the stage
My view from the stage

Jürg and I setting up
Jürg and I setting up

Phil Skaller setting up: his rollup keyboard, horns, bells, whistles...
Phil Skaller setting up: his rollup keyboard, horns, bells, whistles...

The stage (drums off to the left)
The stage (drums off to the left)

Harald Thieman, percussionist and our host...the drums were in the dark, so no pictures of his beautiful set and random objects...
Harald Thieman, percussionist and our host...the drums were in the dark, so no pictures of his beautiful set and random objects...

onstage
onstage

Jürg onstage
Jürg onstage
(Thanks Jason Ponce, for taking the above two photographs)

The day after the gig, I took another full-on tourist day...Prenzlauer Berg, Kreuzberg, Unter den Linden, Alexander Platz and Neuköln.

Getting off the train at Prenzlauer Berg and asked the question we all want to know the truth about.
Getting off the train at Prenzlauer Berg and asked the question we all want to know the truth about.

My destination (tip from Roy Carroll) was Benjowski Tea, truly fantastic tea shop. Despite the proprietor's immense dislike of Pu-erh, she had a lovely selection, of which I did make a purchase.

Benjowki Tea
Benjowki Tea

Benjowki Tea
Benjowki Tea

Benjowki Tea
Benjowki Tea

Teeater, Phil Skaller's cousin's tea joint
Teeater, Phil Skaller's cousin's tea joint

Teeater
Teeater

Getting on the train to Unter den linden
Getting on the train to Unter den linden

Should've read the news, got off in the middle of the Marathon...!
Should've read the news, got off in the middle of the Marathon...!

Russian Embassy
Russian Embassy

Russian Embassy
Russian Embassy

The finsish line: Brandenburg Gate
The finsish line: Brandenburg Gate

Reichstag
Reichstag

Reichstag
Reichstag

Building by the Reichstag
Building by the Reichstag

Reichstag
Reichstag

Reichstag
Reichstag

Reichstag
Reichstag

Reichstag with TV tower in background
Reichstag with TV tower in background

on the Spree
on the Spree

I ran into a random old time string band...
I ran into a random old time string band...

random architecture in Neukölln
random architecture in Neukölln

Having a pilsener at Fuchs und Elster
Having a pilsener at Fuchs und Elster

Sowieso, in Neuköln
Sowieso, in Neuköln

Mikaele Pellegrino, guitar
Mikaele Pellegrino, guitar

Mikaele Pellegrino, guitar
Mikaele Pellegrino, guitar

Mark, the proprietor
Mark, the proprietor

Watching Crix X and Sarah Dietrich improvise to La Jetée
Watching Crix X and Sarah Dietrich improvise to La Jetée

Jason Ponce and Paris at the Schluck Sprecht
Jason Ponce and Paris at the Schluck Sprecht

Paris's place, around the corner from my apartment, has been my hang. A great guy, fun to hear his stories of his travels.

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