Sommerparty and Music Tips

As mentioned before, last night was the big Hechtsheimer Sommerfest, and it weren't half big !

A stage was erected, lots of pub benches set up around the buildings on the grass, and a disco was organised in the bike-cellar. The music then started at 6pm, and if you were in your room at that time, you couldn't help but notice the cups and books on your desk starting to fall off. Yes it really was that loud. I pity anyone who needed to work during this time (i.e. Luca), as you could hear the noise from over a mile off !!

Well, the spanish group met up in Mavi and Marilo's place where we (I'm adopted, ok!) had some Borrett (cafe-liquor with coke) and sangria. Listening to the music through the opened window we chatted and generally enjoyed ourselves until everyone had arrived so that we could go downstairs and meet up with everyone else. So much for that. I have no correct statistics for the night, but suffice it to say that 2000 people were expected. It was therfore extremely difficult to find anyone amongst the crowd. The best way was to stay up on the bridges and send text messages to each other to say where we were.

The music wasn't bad, the food was definitely welcome, and the atmosphere was buzzing. At around midnight we ventured down into the disco, beating back the heatwave that was the non-air-conditioned underground room, and started to dance.

Up until about 3am everything seemed normal. Then we managed to get near some benches, and Mavi and Elizabeth (italian) took it upon themselves to introduce their shoes to the aforementioned furniture. Dancing on top of the benches, we were definiteley in the party spirit, and therefore were surprised if not disappointed when at 4am the music was switched off.

Needing no further help, we then continued the party by singing the famous spanish songs (Bomba, para no ver te mas, maricones...) as loud as possible. It wasn't long before the rest of the room were around us clapping as we went from one song to the next (still dancing, of course). Eventually, when the room had almost been cleaned out, we fell back to some oldies before finishing our performance. Some of us then thought, seeing as it was 5am, it would be a good time to get to bed, which we duly undertook. Or rather, we would have, were it not for the others deciding instead to continue the singing outside our windows.

So, all in all, this must have been one of the best parties that's happened in Mainz, and was very much helped by the fact that the following day (thursday) was a national holiday here :)

The photos will be put up as soon as they are all developed and I get any spare time (not much of the semester left now !).

Music News

Now on a not so dissimilar topic, there have been some tunes that I have listened to recently that I would like to recommend. Firstly a song that I first saw being performed on spanish TV in Valencia, and have subsequently heard it quite often on the german radio. It is called "Goodnight Moon", and is by a band called "Shivaree". It really is something different, and just lifts me up whenever I hear it.

The second song I would like introduce you to is one that I heard every night of my holiday in Rome when I was returning home with Giulia's in her car. It is by a man called "Vasco Rossi" and the song is called "Siamo Soli" from his album "Stupido Hotel". This piece of music really has to be a memory of my trip, and I am presently listening to it at least once a night. I recommend you go and listen to it right away (even buy it if you feel like it :)

Bits and Bobs

Well, I'm off to Berlin this weekend with Martin Kortüm (a friend from Stuttgart) and so will have even more photos for you to goggle at when I get back.

Crossing fingers for the people who have exams later today (friday), including Luca, Pili, Gloria and Ethel. Hopefully everything goes well.

Signing out for now,