Thanks for such a person.

This afternoon the internets told me that Mary Travers had died and to my surprise, I immediately burst into tears. I just can't believe it. She was so much of my growing up and I can't wrap my mind around the fact that she's no longer living. I've never been this affected by a celebrity passing. The extra sad thing is that most Germans did not begin as hippie children that grew up on powdered milk and PP&M, so no one here understands what this means to those of us that did. Good thing Mom was home when I called so I could have someone to commiserate with. Here's to you, Mary.

On a comptelely unrelated note, a few of us went strolling around the Alster lastnight, which was then followed by an all-new Wasserlichtkonzert (Water/light concert...) in the Planten un Blomen park. Things to be gathered from the evening:

1. Everyone should visit me.

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2. Sometimes it's fun to live vicariously through the love lives of strangers.