Hallo faithful readers!Jeremy is in Durban, South Africa this very second. He's at an embryology conference as a fancy-pants special speaker.
He's been gone only 24 hours, but I think I have already used my time somewhat wisely. Last night, I went with my friend Beate to a harpsichord concert and met quite a few adorable young baroque kids. They were all flabbergasted by the idea of baroque dance, so it looks like I should really petition the Musikhochschule into letting me teach those impressionable minds the proper way to do the minuet.
This morning, I realized it was the Christopher Street Parade day (aka Gay Pride, named after the street in NYC), so I hopped on my bike to check it out. It was, I'll admit, mostly like gay Pride everywhere-- disco techno music, rainbows, plentiful sequins, wacky baroque costumes that make me totally jealous, feathers à la Rio, and chaps-- but with a few charming kölsch additions. I should just realize that every big event in Cologne will have Karneval songs and groups of people dressed in red and white (the colors of our fair city). Also, there were 2 fabulous drag queens dressed as Saint Gereon and Saint Ursula. Saint Ursula, as you may recall, along with her entourage of 10,000 virgins, saved the city of Cologne during a seige by the barbarians by sailing up the Rhein and getting slaughtered. The barbarians' blood lust was sated and they returned from whence they came.
My other favorite float was from Ikea-- "Leb mit wem du willst!" (Live with who you want!). They were throwing tablecloths and kazoos into the crowd.
There were a few dance teams, but I couldn't see them because I am a midget. Too bad.
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