Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Techno vs House!!! And the winner is...

Yes, thats right people, I am getting techno musik training 101 here in good old Berlin. The capital of techno, right?? All these crazy Germans man!!

Thank you Couchsurfing! Great community of students. Berlin is one of the most active cities. Sunday night I went to a small little bar in the cool young student part of Berlin called Kreuzberg. It was open mic night and featured about 12 different musicians. How great it was, I cannot describe to you in words. Hello! We're talking about music here people!

Check out this pretty cute guy from France:



I really wish I would've taken more video. Good thing is, they play every Sunday! The room is really small, probably about as big as my current bedroom, which is medium sized. Its filled with international students from all over the world, in fact, I think I was one of the oldest people there *cringe*. There were students standing on the stairs just to try and hear a few guitar strums... they couldn't see a thing. Oh yeah, there was this EXTRA stinky European guy smooshed right in front of me. Just kidding, Europeans don't stink.... riiiighhtt....

In addition, I went to a real German techno club with Paula and her German friends. I found one thing out that night, techno clubs are not my thing! House is much better :) Here (<-----click) is a very informative video to help you understand the difference. You can put it on in the background while you read the rest of my blog. See if you can guess which is which without reading the comments in the video.

Here are some pics:





So basically its way more fun to dance to house music. And I like to DANCE BABE!

Oh yeah, there was this awesome old guy in the techno club. He was flirting with all the girls and blowing bubbles in the air and dancing around wearing a smile the whole night. Some how he was some kind of celebrity and attracted a lot of attention.. Anyway, he was... a really really cool old dude! Hey Dad, I think you would fit right in here in Berlin!

Things have been going better with my job. At least now I have things to do! I'm actually learning some stuff about the international PR business. I think, and this is just a guess, that if I want to get a job in the PR business (especially international) with my MBA, I could be making some pretty big bucks. YEAH BABE! Ok sorry... but that feels freaking good.

I will write later this week about the Environmental topic.

5 comments:

AuntGus said...

Hmmm...interesting info on the diff between techno and house. Techno has changed a LOT since the 80's and 90's. I used to love techno, but now that I see the difference with what they are now, I have to say I prefer house. Good cardiovascular health is a MUST though at 135 to 150 bpm. I'd probably fall over dead after five minutes at this point! Oy!!!

SO glad to hear things are improving for you at work. I think the PR field is a perfect fit! Looking forward to the next post!!!
XOXOXOXOXOXOXOXO

Anonymous said...

Hey sis my speakers are not working dang it, couldnt hear a thing!! Oh well, still great to read your blog. Love LL Cool G

AuntGus said...

Still looking forward to the next post...hint hint...

Auntgus said...

"...And you will know us by the trail of dead" is going to be playing in Berlin on May 5th! Go check 'em out...they're a great band!

AuntGus said...

It's been 2 weeks dahlink...what gives?