Notes from Germany

I am an American expat living in Germany. It's a far away land on the other side of the ocean. It's interesting and often weird here. If you read this and want to comment then email me at nate(the at symbol)chillmost.com. If you find any spelling or grammar mistakes, you can keep them.

Thursday, September 25, 2003

Designed this party flyer. If your in the neighborhood you should try to make it. Back to The Boots

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Tuesday, September 23, 2003

Here is a list of German words I have trouble pronouncing:
1 sich erinnern
2 Tragödie
3 Eichhörnchen
4 Psychologie and other sciences. It?s just something about the -ology on the end.
5 einfügen
6 folgen. It always comes out sounding like vögeln. That can have embarrassing consequences.
7 Erhöhung
8 Milch
9 Molkerei

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Just got this in the mail from Concerned Artists & Activists:

FROM ED ASNER, BEN COHEN, JAMES CROMWELL, 
ANI DIFRANCO, BARBARA EHRENREICH, 
ELLIOTT GOULD AND MIMI KENNEDY

Dear Friend,

We write you as artists and activists who believe the Democratic Party is at a
turning point.  Jim Hightower says it best -- when asked what he thinks of 3rd
parties, he says: "I'd settle for a second party."  So would we.

We want a Democratic Party that offers a real alternative to the Bush
Administration agenda of corporatism and war. 

We want Democrats to stand up against the Bush Administration's war in Iraq,
and the continuing occupation which is so costly in lives and resources.

We want a Party that stands up for genuine universal health coverage and for
expanded educational opportunities and environmental cleanup paid for by cuts in
the bloated Pentagon budget.  Our country's military spending now rivals that of
all other countries in the world combined.  Yet most Democratic presidential
candidates have declared the Pentagon off-limits to cuts.

We want a Party that challenges NAFTA, the World Trade Organization and a
system of global trade that enriches multinational corporations as it drives down
environmental and labor standards around the world.  Unfortunately, most
Democratic presidential candidates supported NAFTA and/or the WTO.

We want a Party that says no to failed criminal justice policies such as the
racially-biased "drug war" that has depleted state budgets while fueling the
prison-industrial complex.

If you agree with us on what the Democratic Party should stand for, there is one
sure way of telling the world: Support Dennis Kucinich in the Democratic
primaries!

Dennis Kucinich is a unique and courageous member of Congress -- the first
presidential candidate to oppose Bush's war in Iraq, and one who has never
wavered in his opposition. 

He's the only presidential candidate who voted against the "USA PATRIOT Act."
We know Dennis.  We admire him.  We endorse him. 

If you agree with us on what direction the Party and our nation must take -- even
if you aren't endorsing Dennis yet -- please consider sending a donation to help
him spread his progressive Democratic message to more and more people.

Contributions are needed now, as the Sept. 30 is the financial filing deadline --
and your donation to the campaign is doubled thanks to federal matching funds.
It's quick and easy to donate.  Please do so by clicking here: 
https://www.kucinich.us/contribute.php

Join us and Dennis in telling the world that only a Democratic Party with firm
principles can inspire and win. 

Thank you,
Ed Asner, Ben Cohen, James Cromwell, Ani DiFranco, 
Barbara Ehrenreich, Elliott Gould, Mimi Kennedy

For more information on Dennis Kucinich: http://www.kucinich.us
Please forward our email to others who share our concerns and values.

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Had a show the other night in the small village of Hoopte. It was a big party with lights, video projectors, stages, sound systems, beer , bratwurst, motorcycles, and go-go dancers.

A few things that rule:
Star Time 4 cd box set from James Brown. Ugh!
Hitsville 4 cd boxset from Motown.
Döners with lots of goat cheese.
Cola with Jägermeister.
Tube amps.
Hiphuggers.
punk rock girls.
punk rock girls with cute glasses and tattoos.
When shit works the way it is supposed to.
When your 10 cents short when buying something and the cashier doesn't sweat it.
Swervedriver.
Second song on FooFighters album "one by one". The one where Dave Grohl and Jack Black are in the video together.
When you are playing together with other musicians and you get that groove and it feels good.

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Really weird weather here today. First it was raining really hard but the sun was shining bright. Then it was super stormy and dark without a drop. I took a picture of some windmills on my way home from work.

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Monday, September 22, 2003

Awww yeah. Cha-Cha-Cha-Changing up the colors with some CSS. It's so easy. Let me know what you think.
Nothing new coming to my mind right now. Its thundering and lightning outside. I probably shouldn't be on the computer. Oh I know what to wite about. Something that has been irritating me for the last week und zwar...

Now I hate to say I told you so, but I did. The reasons for going to war in Iraq were completely bogus. The American people were lied to and so many innocent americans and Iraqis had to die. It's sick. The two main reasons were Weapons of Mass Destruction© and Saddams involvement with 911©. Time, the great teller of truth, has so far not revealed one iota of nuclear, chemical, or biological weapons. Dubya, the great king of monkeys, has just recently admitted that there is no connection between Saddam and 911©. But what is this? Its from the White House's very own website.



Hmmm. Look real close at point number 2. Does that mean he lied to congress? I am not a lawyer but it seems a little shady. Then again so does everything else about this presidency. So. Anyway. It makes me angry that so much life was wasted (on both sides), so many resources squandered, so much sympathy and good will towards Amerca simply pissed away. I don't understand how this guy is not already impeached. Clinton gets a blowjob and its a constitutional crisis, but Dubya sends thousands of young men and women off to a foreign land to fight a bullshit war for the political and economical gains of his friends and there is not a revolution going on? not even an armed skirmish? America needs an uprising. I don't get it. I just don't get it. That would never happen again in Germany. It happened here once and it will, I hope to God, never happen again. Europeans have seen what happens when leaders run amok with unchecked powers. I've heard a few Americans say that they don't mind giving up some freedom so that the man can better protect them. Yeah, thats what the germans said after Hitler brought in some sweeping changes after the Reichstag was firebombed. At the time the communists were blamed but history has shown that it was actually Hitler's henchmen.

I know the constitution is supposed to provide a legal and stable way for the people to swap out unfavorable and/or dangerous leaders, but it doesn't seem to be working. If all of America's veterans went to war and fought to protect the freedoms and stabilities offered by the Constitution and Bill of Rights, I don't understand how Americans let this kind of shit keep happening. When politicians in Germany are found to be doing something shady their careers are over in about 2 days. Perhaps it has something to with the history. Get the diseased apples out of the bunch before the rest go bad. Don't get me wrong. Not all Geman politicians are angels. They are politicians. Of course there are a few snakes in the grass. There just seems to be a sense of accountability in the German political system that's all.

Manno, Jetzt bin ich schlecht gelaunt. Verdammte Sheiße.

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