Category: Americana

getting the band together again

Jarrod’s not playing, so it might be weird to keep calling it Old Braunfels. Who knows, though. It’s a good name for a band in Munich, whose members predominantly come from Texas. However, we’ve got something else going on and Vancouver Michael will most likely have a considerable impact. Nina Kuhlig, who you might remember… Continue reading getting the band together again

‘I got a hamster’ brought to you by Diamond Cookieoftruth

‘Hello Violet,’ he said. ‘It’s Uncle BK…‘ ‘Really? All the way from Germany?‘ ‘All the way from Germany, yes. I saw you got a hamster. A hamster named Alexander, right? Let me tell you about the history of the domesticated hamster,‘ I started to mansplain to my second oldest niece. ‘Got it covered, Uncle BK.… Continue reading ‘I got a hamster’ brought to you by Diamond Cookieoftruth

never as right as right now

Here I am at some ungodly hour up in the night waiting for a sporting event to just get started already.  And I’m trying to imagine a thing I’d be more excited about…just can’t do it.  What about a World Cup Final? If Germany made it all the way to the title game? Been there,… Continue reading never as right as right now

We are all God’s children. Don’t forget that shit.

Wasn’t going to blog about this topic, but this photo swayed me. Not going to get into what happened this week in Ferguson, Missouri and the maelstrom of Internet drama that followed. Enough has been said, and although I’m certain there’s much more that needs to be said, I’m not sure I’m the one to say… Continue reading We are all God’s children. Don’t forget that shit.

Sea and sky twenty years later

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8t31thiT2r8] I feel like a castaway but I’m not afraid You and me and a couple of dusty volumes I wanna be your Messiah but there’s no way I feel the tide roll in around us You be the sea and I’ll be the sky I want you with me now don’t wonder why… Continue reading Sea and sky twenty years later

when you’re not supposed to be a football fan

Was in a conversation recently with a few American friends, and as I’m also one (an American) I found myself getting hot and bothered about some ridiculous assumption these two friends of mine were making about being a Yankee abroad. Their contention was that being a football fan while living in Europe is an affect.… Continue reading when you’re not supposed to be a football fan

German baseballers go for glory

Here’s Douglas Sutton‘s article in The Munich Eye about baseball in Germany: German baseballers go for glory. Thanks Douglas. Great article. You didn’t even know we had baseball over here, did you? I’ve written about the game before, because I associate it with both my dad and my Nana. It’s one of the only things I miss about living… Continue reading German baseballers go for glory

Texas is for Lovers

In Notting Hill in London, there’s a shop, that’s been written about here before called the The Idler Academy of Philosophy Husbandry and Merriment, and I made the voyage to its doors. Upon arrival, I sat amongst the tomes and looked across the room to see the above. A man wearing a shirt that said ‘Texas… Continue reading Texas is for Lovers

Bagpipes with a side of Salsa

While I was travelling, I had times when I was regularly posting things here (lots of family and galavanting) and on the teablog (tea shops in southern Spain) and on tumblr (when I really didn’t have time to write much), but there were also times when there was just ‘too much living goin’ on around.’… Continue reading Bagpipes with a side of Salsa