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OnZeeEdge

The good, the bad, and the Karneval...

About Me

I am not a Beatles fan. I have none of their albums, and I don't quote John Lennon on life and making plans. It's not that I actively *dislike* their music or disagree with John's little insight -- I just met one too many militant Beatles fans who find it difficult to comprehend, or even offensive, that I don't share their particular love for John, Paul, George and Gringo, or whatever the hell their names are...

My Interests

Deep sea diving and flash photography. Add far-flung places & perilous puns. And beer... German beer.

I'd like to meet:

Partners in crime...

Music:

The Beatsteaks, The Hives, The Killers, The Strokes, Eskimo Joe, Mighty Mighty Bosstones, The Cat Empire, Powderfinger, Beck, Basement Jaxx, The Knife, Hed Kandi, James Brown, Lee Fields, The Bamboos, Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings, Metallica, Fettes Brot, Seeed, Jurassic 5, Hilltop Hoods, and much much more

Movies:

Scarface, The Godfather, Lock Stock & Two Smoking Barrels, The Usual Suspects, Gattaca, Shaun of the Dead, The Castle, Run Lola Run

Television:

Curb Your Enthusiasm, Frontline, The Sopranos, Miami Vice, Family Guy, Seinfeld, Monty Python, Tatort

Books:

Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, War & Peace, Generation Kill, One Bullet Away, Fleisch ist mein Gemüse, Der Schwarm

My Blog

Why do German tourists applaud when their plane lands?

Although there are certain hypothetical situations in which applauding the pilot would be a fitting gesture (eg. delivering a baby; doing a loop-the-loop; beating David Boon's record of 52 b...
Posted by OnZeeEdge on Sat, 10 Feb 2007 12:24:00 PST

Low season love in Egypt

I didn't go to Egypt looking for love...But the one at the front left -- Her name is Fatima. She likes extreme sports and long walks along the beach at sunset. The only downside is that she smokes, an...
Posted by OnZeeEdge on Thu, 18 Jan 2007 04:02:00 PST

New Year's Eve

First JC and I emptied the bottles, then we lit that little bastard up. (the firework, not the iPod). New Year's Eve in Berlin (or anywhere in Germany for that mater) is crazy.Similar to Karneval --...
Posted by OnZeeEdge on Tue, 02 Jan 2007 08:44:00 PST

Zee marketing message...

Do you sometimes see advertisements where you wonder what the slogan actually means? Lots of them are in English even in countries where people don't speak it as a mother tongue...Well, now  a ne...
Posted by OnZeeEdge on Fri, 01 Dec 2006 08:09:00 PST