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MySpace Layouts Bilder UploadAbout me ?? Yes, who am I.... I have no clue who I am. Did I start as an altar boy ? ´Honestly, I´d rather work in the foundry than put fishes in the can. I am 97, and I have travelled far.Every day I get up in the morning and go to work And do my job--whatever I need some Sentimental Hygiene Everybody's at war these days Let's have a mini-surrender I need some Sentimental hygieneEverybody's had to hurt about it No one wants to live without it It's so hard to find it Sentimental hygieneEvery night I come home exhausted From trying to get along I need some Sentimental hygieneSome nights I drive my car Up and down the boulevard It's so hard to find it Sentimental hygieneEverybody's had to hurt about it No one wants to live without it It's so hard to find it Sentimental hygieneSome nights I drive my car Up and down the boulevard It's so hard to find it Sentimental hygiene Sentimental hygiene I need some Sentimental hygiene

My Interests

My kids. Music. Chess. Concerts. Gym. My dogs. Travelling (I would love to see Italy, Hungary and Malta again....., and Ireland..... and and and.....)

I'd like to meet:

Nigel Short.

Music:

Warren Zevon.Ad Vanderveen, Bruce Springsteen, Jackson Browne, Jill Sobule, Thea Gilmore, Solas, David Lindley, LeRoy P Marinell, Holly Williams, Beatles,Traveling Wilburys, Clive Gregson, Judie Tzuke, John Wesley Harding, Any Trouble, Little Feat, Joni, Wallflowers, James Taylor, Jordan Zevon, Luka Bloom, Bruce Cockburn, Paul Simon, Marc Cohn, Steve Forbert, Bruce Hornsby, Rickie Lee Jones, Nada Surf, Southside Johnny, Todd Rundgren, The Headboys, Carole King, Louise Goffin, Steely Dan, Shawn Colvin, Joan Armatrading, Jan Hauenstein, Iain Matthews, Paul Brady,Bob Dylan, Beoga, Kevin Montgomery, Don Henley, Dire Straits, Graham Parker, Van Morrison, Joe Jackson, Randy Newman, Tom Petty, Dan Fogelberg , Willy de Ville, Counting Crows, Paul Weller, The Jam, oh and yes, the Dixie Chicks.Rossini.

Movies:

Good Will Hunting. 4 weddings and a funeral, The Fisher King, Dead Poets Society. The Prince of Tides. Whats up, doc ? What about Bob ? Missing. All movies with Rupert Everett... and with Robin Williams.... and with Jeff Bridges... and with Alan Rickman.... and....

Television:

Desperate Housewives. Lost. Monk. Loriot.

Books:

From Cyrano de Bergerac to Harry Potter VI, from Oscar Wilde to GB Shaw... and Asterix, the old books. Herbert Rosendorfer, especially "BallmannÂ´s Leiden". Walter Satterthwait !!!

Heroes:

No heroes. But itÂ´s Warren Zevon I adore.

My Blog

at the zoo...

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Posted by The Village Idiot on Sat, 19 May 2007 03:02:00 PST

Waiting for....

(at least) three new CDs to be released.... - LeRoy P. Marinell´s - Counting Crows´ - Nada Surf. Anything more to wait for? ...
Posted by The Village Idiot on Sun, 06 May 2007 09:35:00 PST

Joan Armatrading in Hamburg

Absolutely great concert.. one of the best I have ever been to. She played a lot of new songs (from her new CD) but older ones too.... Cool Blue stole my heart, Love and affection, All away from Ameri...
Posted by The Village Idiot on Sat, 14 Apr 2007 12:52:00 PST

Campania in 3 days...

.. or a father and daugther´s trip to the heart of Italy. It was fun. Herculaneum.. They dig down deep there. Ummm.. climbing up the Vesuvio.... ... 15 minutes later.. wa...
Posted by The Village Idiot on Sat, 14 Apr 2007 11:36:00 PST

men don´t talk that much...but women do....

Statistics. I learned today that a woman says about 20 thousand words per day, what is 13 thousands more, than a man does. Other sources say something about 7000 - 12000 (words men say pe...
Posted by The Village Idiot on Mon, 19 Mar 2007 01:47:00 PST

Happy Birthday Warren.

Whereever you are.
Posted by The Village Idiot on Wed, 24 Jan 2007 04:23:00 PST

Tagged again...

I remember I was tagged last time last year... long time ago. This time it was Matthias who obviously believes I am the perfect victim. Here we go again... The tagged game Each player of the ga...
Posted by The Village Idiot on Thu, 04 Jan 2007 02:51:00 PST

Back to the 17th century

Disgusting. Barbaric. Words fail. It was a political trial. The man should have been on trial in Hague. Death penalty is murder.
Posted by The Village Idiot on Mon, 01 Jan 2007 02:08:00 PST

Jill at Christmas

Driving home from Christmas party today, I couldn´t believe that "the" radio station here (NDR2) played my fav Xmas song.... so I thought this is the right time to share the lyrics : Jill Sobule, Merr...
Posted by The Village Idiot on Mon, 25 Dec 2006 02:09:00 PST

This is how far we´ve come.

From andPOP, Canada: "Country music's girl group, the Dixie Chicks, are reportedly ready to split after the upcoming Grammy Awards, the trusty National Enquirer reports.The sketchy-at-best-tab ...
Posted by The Village Idiot on Sun, 17 Dec 2006 01:57:00 PST