The Day I Was Mistaken For A Priest

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The other day I went to see my daughter Carolina perform with the Symphony Orchestra at Catholic University in Washington, DC. Because of my black outfit I was apparently mistaken for a Priest. As I did not have the heart to disappoint the ones in need I administered a few baptisms. Always doing good, one day at a […]

The Fall of the Berlin Wall

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25 years ago in was practicing in my room in our apartment in what was then West Berlin, in Berlin Tiergarten, a few hundred meters from the Wall. Mina comes storming into the room……”Eenjdrieki, Eenjdrieki, die Mauer iest oofen!!! (Hendrik, Hendrik, the Wall is open!!!)” I answer: “Sure…….”, and continue practicing. Five minutes later I am […]