The Wall

Good morning. We are leaving Berlin today and have to say the visit here was an interesting one. Of course we couldn't leave without visiting the wall. The kids took it all in with amazement, awe and sadness. I am sure they will never forget the experience. The day before in our ever-ending quest to find practice space Larry ran into someone in the street who offered a big space. It ended up being the ground floor of a TV station that did a show about animals. They were so kind to us and amazed with Larry's voice. They gave the kids a grand tour (and box of cookies), and want to do an interview with Larry should we come back here. On the other hand, when we showed up to yesterday's audition, there was a big stink with the monitor about letting me play for Larry. After some exchange between the two, she said he couldn't audition. We almost walked out but as you all know nobody better try to stop Larry from singing. So he went to the agent directly who turned out to be very nice and fair said "no problem". After the audition, the grumpy monitor was smiling, the other pianist embraced me, and the agent immediately approached Larry about his availability. In general, I see a big difference between here and the States on the treatment of singers. That's all I will say for now! Photos from the wall and Checkpoint Charlie.