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About Me

I'm an American living in Regensburg, Bavaria.Born in Munich I spent my first 10 years in Kirkwood, Mo. 1971 we moved to where I am now.Finished German school in 1981, then spent 29 semesters studying German literature, philosophy and political science.1982 I joined the management of the local film club's cinema Filmgalerie, and from 1991-2001 I ran my own arthouse cinema STALI (Stadtamhofer Lichtspiele). In between I also co-owned a cinema bookstore for a few years.In the 80s I co-founded the local industrial band and performance art group Lyssa humana that officially still exists, but currently doesn't perform. I was also member of the shortlived noise rock band Hammersmith.Since 2001 I work for the customer service of a big American online retail store.Latest acquisitions:

My Interests

The degree of civilization in a society can be judged by entering its prisons. -Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Music:

"blessed are the noise musicians for they shall go down in history.way.way.down."Thurston Moore on the cover of his album sensitive/lethalTori Amos;Azure Ray;Bastro;Bic Runga;BjÃ¶rk;Black Dice;Bonnie 'Prince' Billy;Borbetomagus;Bright Eyes;Kate Bush;Butthole Surfers;Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band;James Chance;Cibo Matto;CocoRosie;Coil;Ornette Coleman;John Coltrane;Lindsay Cooper;Cranes;Decemberists;Dinosaur Jr.;Eric Dolphy;Nick Drake;Bob Dylan;Eels;Faust;Diamanda GalÃ¡s;Gastr Del Sol;God;PJ Harvey;Jimi Hendrix;His Name Is Alive;Jewel;Joy Division;Last Exit;Magazine;Aimee Mann;Marcy Playground;Massive Attack;Maurizio Bianchi;Medicine;Miranda Sex Garden;Mission of Burma;Meredith Monk;Van Morrsion;Mountain Goats;My Bloody Valentine;My Dad Is Dead;Naked City;Nico;Painkiller;Palace Brothers;Pale Saints;Pearls Before Swine;Pere Ubu;Pop Group;Portishead;Pram;Rage Against the Machine;Red Crayola/Krayola;Renaldo and the Loaf;Residents;Savage Republic;Snakefinger;Sonic Youth;Sparklehorse;SPK;Sun Ra;Swans;Television;This Heat;Throbbing Gristle;Tortoise;Tricky;James Blood Ulmer;Whitehouse;Who;Wipers;Neil Young;Frank Zappa (and the Mothers of Invention);John Zorn Snakefinger - The Man In The Dark Sedan Music Video

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Movies:

Vertigo (1958);A Man for All Seasons (1966);La JetÃ©e(1962);The Godfather: Part II (1974);Eraserhead (1977);Dead Ringers (1988);Sans soleil (1983);The Philadelphia Story (1940);Blue Velvet (1986);Vivre sa vie: Film en douze tableaux (1962);Taxi Driver (1976);

Books:

I'm always reading several books at the same time, I'll keep you updated here.Currently reading:

My Blog

Blood Frenzy

[Over the years I have experienced so many things I could literally tell hundreds of little true-life stories, and eventually I will do so. Those friends who know me personally probably have heard qui...
Posted by William on Sun, 22 Jun 2008 12:47:00 PST

Recently at the Beer Garden

Last Thursday Ursula and I decided to go out to eat, so we went to the beer garden. The one we went to is a 5 minute walk from where we live on an island in the midst of the Danube. Here's the view fr...
Posted by William on Mon, 09 Jun 2008 05:37:00 PST

At the Catania Airport

Sorry, I'm late posting my photos from Sicily, it has been a busy week. There will be several blogs. Meanwhile I wanted to share this series I took while at the bar of the Catania airport....
Posted by William on Sun, 01 Jun 2008 04:25:00 PST

Social Behaviour at Rock Concerts

Contrary to what you may ever have heard or read about rock'n'roll history, rock concerts are extremely civilized events, and you'll need to be informed a bit about the strict rules, if you decide to ...
Posted by William on Thu, 15 May 2008 10:56:00 PST

At the Fair

[All pictures taken this afternoon, the fair is a 10 minutes walk from our apartment]I guess you all know about the Munich Oktoberfest, but many it's less know that this is only the largest and most f...
Posted by William on Mon, 12 May 2008 10:41:00 PST

I’ve been tagged...

by my friend Nuala Nu!Here's how you play: Once you've been tagged you have to write a blog with 10 weird, random, facts, habits or goals about yourself , at the end choose 10 (or more) people to be t...
Posted by William on Wed, 23 Jan 2008 06:13:00 PST

My way home from work

Taken with my camera: some impressions from the journey I take every day from work to home.First through the building and the garage...outside the industrial park where our comapny is situated......th...
Posted by William on Thu, 20 Dec 2007 01:45:00 PST

What I got for my birthday

Late arrivals:...
Posted by William on Sat, 15 Dec 2007 04:27:00 PST

Me after January 1st, 2008

Posted by William on Wed, 03 Oct 2007 01:07:00 PST

Edinburgh: Friday, Oct. 11th - Friday, October 19th

We already have plans to meet friends in Edinburgh, and on Saturday, Oct 12th. a big day oot to the pub:-)In this time we will be making some day trips to other places in Scotland, but nothing is sche...
Posted by William on Mon, 20 Aug 2007 06:35:00 PST