Sarah says:Got up at 5am and got the 6:45 train from Kortrijk to Brussels airport but had good company on the train so the ride went fast as did the plane ride and I was in Berlin before I knew it at my favorite airport in the world - Berlin Tempelhof! I'm so glad I got to fly in and out of that airport one last time before it closes this year shortly at the end of this month. Hitler, the psycho-sicko, evil-doer had big plans for this airport, which could seem like reason enough not to like the airport at all. But you have to see this airport and o read all about it via the link above or a google search. It's quite an amazing place with quite an amazing story. I took some last photos of it. I hope the building remains as a museum or something so the history gets preserved there.
After I arrives, I headed to my hotel which was on the total East side of Berlin, dropped my bags and then took the lovely S-bahn all the way West to the Popkomm expo hall. It's a fantastic S-bahn ride and I really enjoyed it twice each day. You go from one side of the city to the other and at night I timed it just right with the sun set so the city was basked in an amazing red glow. I love Berlin so much. It is a city that fascinates me. I never have time to explore it as whenever I have gone it has always been for work. I really must go back for vacation and check out every hook and corner of it. Every time I'm there I fall more in love with it.
I worked hard all day and had a good one. Headed back to the hotel to eat and to get ready to go out to gigs (also working) in the evening. I went to the Belgian night and saw Sharko and Mintzkov. I'm not much of a fan of either though Sharko interest me because I saw him play once with Zita Swoon and it was the best Zita Swoon concert I had ever seen and actually the best concert I had ever been too that Sharko is forever linked to that experience even though I don't really recall his concert. He seems like a character though. After him, I left and went to check out some Swedish bands at another club and liked one singer so much I bought her CD. Can't remember her name right now though! And then I returned to the Belgian night and watched Mintzkov. I have mixed feelings about Mintzkov. When I hear them on the radio, I confuse them with Deus sometimes because of the voice - even they aren't nearly as good. It bothers me each time I get fooled because they aren't Deus. They probably aren't trying to be Deus either but something about them comes off like they are - even the body movements of the singer sometimes. But what do I know and who cares. Deus is a great band so I see no harm in wanting to sing like, sound like or act like Deus. But there is only one Deus so it would be best for Mintzkov to somehow shed that comparison. How? I have no idea. But it works against them - not for them, if you ask me - which you didn't. With all that said, they do have some serious potential. There is no doubt about that! They have power? They play really tight. They bop around with so much good energy. They sound good. And most of all, they play like they really mean it and are totally dedicated to it, which is always nice to see. BUT -- for my tastes - they need some more time to mature. There is something so very "chiro-achtig" about them -- they have this youth-club quality about them. They seem too young to be real. As much as they appear to really mean it, it also looks very much like an act - like they are acting -playing the role of fun-loving party people-cool-loose band and it misses some art or something. They have the package. The music isn't bad at all. But for the moment, they lack the depth and the soul. I guess that will come with time and if it does, they have tons of potential.
And there I am above after the gigs, after a long day - tired and worn out like a hag!
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