DR. MARK BENECKE: WGT Diary 2022 (3/60) – Garlic? Corpses? Kim Wilde? (3/3)

Automatic translation. Improvements are constantly being worked on.

Shortly before we board the train, we meet a fan and her mother in the marketplace full of Polish delicacies such as bigos, pierogi, sauerkraut and waffles with a mild cream flavor, who has been trying to meet me for years based on my Insta and Facebook posts. After many years it has now worked and with a plastic bag full of strawberry plants we celebrate the epic and historic moment. The city is still colorful. In particular, the Polish candies wrapped in glittery metallic shimmering paper must seem alienating to goths.

23 April 2022, Chemnitz at the preliminary meeting in the Chemnitz Fuchsbau with DJ Elvis and Alexander as well as his entire band S.P.O.C.K., there will be a ceremonial handover of guest gifts. Alex receives crispy flakes from the East, which according to DJ Elvis from the East were called “Elefantenpopel” in the GDR. Why elephant boogers are black remains a mystery. We take a trip to the “Bravo” room, where the music magazine Bravo, banned in the GDR, is wallpapered everywhere. Our lowest common denominator is Kim Wilde, while Die Ärzte and Rod Stewart, for example, are of mixed international fame and popularity. (Text and photos: Mark Benecke)

The next part is about shadow rolls, Rammstein (or not?) and the Bild newspaper.

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