Maybe It's Because He's A Londoner?

...that he sings of her
whenever he's here...

Ladies and Gentlemen: Meet "that 'Streets of London' guy" from Fürth - Richard Smerin by name. He has over two hundred original songs to his credit and proves it on his web page http://www.richardsmerin.com, it's just that he chooses to stick to his trademark one when he's playing downtown Nuremberg's pedestrian zone. I'm glad I finally found out his name last spring - he's also got sixteen CDs (as of May 2016) on sale, you just have to ask! Well, sometimes you don't ;)

The Martian Interview

Still way up on the New York Times's best seller list: Andy Weir's "The Martian" - the movie's coming out next month... and I had the honor of interviewing the author for "Star Tracks" recently; if you're interested, have a look at http://blog.hillvalley.de/2015/09/spuren-auf-dem-mars/ (the interview is in English although the rest of the article is in German - just click on the last link for a transcript in English and the third from the bottom to access an audio recording of the show). You should, of course, check out the book & film, too, if you're so inclined ;)

Begin Day Watch

Hello world. After quite a long time of hiatus, I've decided to give this blog another shot. Have a nice start of term, everyone at WEG and elsewhere! ;)

Radio Not-Quite-So-Gaga

...at least I hope so! You might have heard me bragging about the radio show I used to do for WUSC when I was in the States, and probably about my new one as well: It's called "Star Tracks" (go figure!) and I play & comment (in English!) on movie songs most of which you usually don't get to hear on the radio (as opposed to mainstream stations that play "Ghostbusters" at least once a week). There are two new shows coming up, one on March 13th, 8-10 pm. Central European Time, and one on Easter Monday (which happens to be April 1st this year) from 4-6 pm. - thought I'd let you know :-) To tune in, you'll need Internet access (it's not a "regular" FM station, I'm afraid); just go to http://www.radiobavariainternational.de or find the station on iTunes radio under "'80s Flashback / Radio Bavaria International". The facebook page can be found at https://www.facebook.com/StarTracksRadio. Enjoy!
P.S. Not to worry if you missed a show: The latest episode can now be listened to (again) in the archive section at http://www.horalf.de/startracks.htm :)

What can I diddledy-do for you?

If Klingon is too hard for you (or out of the question for other fandom-related reasons), why not talk some Flanders? Here's a neat idea for those among you who know how to code: http://www.neatorama.com/2013/01/11/How-to-Speak-Flanders/ - maybe an idea to bring to Mr.P's or Dr.N's attention...

Merry Christmas!

As a special Christmas treat this year, you can listen to Mr.Weese's radio show on Christmas Day and Boxing Day (25th and 26th of December)... Just tune in to Radio Bavaria International between 4pm and 6pm Central European Time.

No shirt, no shoes...

...no service! They don't say anything about pants, but I suppose that goes without saying...

Start-of-term

...but no feast in sight. Well, this isn't Hogwarts, after all. Has it really been six weeks already? Alright then - here we go again. Glad you could make it ;)

School's Out For Summer

...a few of my 8th graders will remember this one... Have yourselves a great vacation, everybody!

A Tribute

Germany's very own Hans Zimmer, soundtrack composer for The Dark Knight, wrote a haunting piece for the Aurora, CO victims. 100% of the proceeds will go to the families and survivors & I recommend you download this on iTunes or elsewhere... As I've read, apart from the horrible tragedy that they have to deal with, a few are having real trouble paying their own medical bills. Many thanks to Chris Huelsbeck for the note on facebook.