krieg | jazz rock

in den späten 1970er jahren spielte ich in einer jazz-rock band in münchen. wir fünf musik-affine jungs hatten wenig ahnung, kannten aber unsere instrumente gut und waren hoch motiviert. der name der band war ungeschickt improvisiert gewesen: peter silly band — mit petersilie als hintergedanken, einem kraut der mainstream-küche.

stefan am bass, reinhard am schlagzeug, hubo an der e-gitarre, martin am saxofon. ich spielte ein schweres e-piano (fender rhodes) und sang. was sollte ich denn für texte singen? der freund und kollege thomas palzer lieferte einige. ich kaufte in london’s charing cross road das oben abgebildete buch. es war 1972 erschienen und versammelte gedichte über den zweiten weltkrieg. auch wenn ich vieles nicht verstand, ich verstand den grundton der texte und nahm einige davon in die band mit. dass ich sie dann auch noch sang, hört sich heute nicht gut an. die musik war mit verve, aber ziemlich untight gespielt, was uns damals nicht auffiel. ich solperte gesangsmäßig durch die kriegstexte. von copyright hatten wir eh keine ahnung.

1980 hatten wir erfahrung für etwas neues gesammelt. drei kernmitglieder gründeten eine new wave band mit dem sperrigen namen k. rot extra. die englischen kriegsgedichte wichen deutschen texten, die von uns selbst geschrieben wurden. straßenkampf, pirouetten, schwarze milch etc.

ep | stein

jeffrey epstein was an intelligent person, with a solid science background. apart from that he, of course, was a criminal. the epstein files, released in january 2026, contain hundreds of photos, most of them depicting high society „jet set“ life. you have to be patiently searching to find images like these: epstein on the massage table, certainly not sleeping.

ghislaine maxwell was his spouse. she frequently travelled with epstein, shot thousands of photos, had access to his houses, helped him find young girls for his sexual desires. she could fly helicopters. the photo on the left was redacted by the → DOJ. the photo on the right is from a series of shots on epstein’s plane.

racist trump coorporation | 1973

nyt, oct. 1973

in 1973 donald trump was 27 years young and under his father’s thumb: fred c. trump. the kid followed his father’s racism. the new york times article above demostrates this quite well. the son reacted to the injunction:

„They are absolutely ridiculous. […] There have been a number of local actions against us, and we’ve won them all.“

instead of asking what might have been wrong, he went straight into attack mode. just like today.

in 1950 the left wing protest singer woody guthrie („this land is my land“) rented an apartment owned by fred trump. trump had coined the building „beach haven“. to woody guthrie it was „bitch haven“. he wrote:

    Beach Haven ain't my home! 
    I just cain't pay this rent!
    My money's down the drain!
    And my soul is badly bent!
    Beach Haven looks like heaven
    Where no black ones come to roam!
    No, no, no! Old Man Trump!
    Old Beach Haven ain't my home!

two on | 5th

two on 5th avenue

this Ai image is great. i wanted two people in focus, walking down 5th avenue in new york. i also demanded a photo with very shallow depth of field. well done.

with, luckily, a few flaws. depth of field would keep the legs of the two in focus, and everthing further back out of focus. optically it does not make sense to have two areas of sharpness. another flaw has to do with text. the taxi on the right has nonsense on its roof.

in a further attempt i wanted this image to be animated. this works well. the traffic jam make the cars stand still; one car moves a bit. the closer the two people get to the „camera“ the more puppet-like they look.

two on 5th avenue, animated with Ai

someone commented that the woman somehow lost her handbag. true!

i met her on a | train

the train to rome
the train to rome (GEMA)

reins | traum

Ai rendering in renaissance style

this instrumental can be used for meditation or clubbing. in fact it contains – apart from several other instrumants – a tuba and a fender stratocaster guitar.

reinstraum (GEMA)

the wind blows | the roof off

Ai visualisation
the wind blows the roof off (GEMA)

not a | word

Ai visualisation
not a word passed our lips (GEMA)

bernhard’s | salzburg 1944

Ai visualisation

You wandered through the grass
on which snow grew
A unicorn wobbled over the fence
The wren cried “Alarm”
No sun, only the moon

Then Bernhard came round the corner
A fast runner he was
But slow in old age
With heavy books in his sack
Salzburg is not my favourite city

In fact I hate Salzburg
That bloated confectioner’s little town
With the wretched violin teacher
And the beautiful English teacher
Lessons paid for by my grandfather

The teacher, shortly before the English lesson,
Was struck by an aerial bomb
It was the autumn of 1944
Yet everyone thought the confectioner’s town
Was of no interest to the bombers

I owe you nothing

Salzburg, I owe you nothing.

vermögen von | nazis

amtsblatt höxter, dezember 1945

in der zweiten hälfte 1945 hatten die siegermächte die fast vollständige kontrolle über das ehemalige hitler-deutschland. in vielen landkreisen gab es bekanntmachungen wie hier im kreis höxter. bei nichtbefolgen von anordnungen drohten strafen „mit ausnahme der todesstrafe“, wie es hier heißt. im obigen abschnitt sind NS-angehörige sehr detailliert aufgelistet, deren vermögen eingezogen wurde. position 39 übrigens die funktionäre des reichsrundfunks. der zeitungsauschnitt wird durch anklicken schön groß und gut lesbar.