9 years ago

“We can be heroes for just one day” 

"Ab sofort, unverzüglich!” said Günter Schabowski in the evening of 9. November 1989….(VIDEO)..…’Bösebrücke, a 20min walk from where I live in Berlin, was the first border post that fell that night… (Wiki) (Berliner Zeitung) (photo)…….The fall of the Berlin Wall showed us that dreams can come true and that nothing has to stay the way it is, no matter how high the hurdles might seem to be.” True Angela Merkel. Well said, but it looks like that again we haven’t learned so much from our past, Right? World on brink of new Cold War – BBCYou are right Mr. Stone. It is time for us to start looking in the mirror, because I truly think we became angels of our own despair through our self love ……——Oliver Stone’s Final thoughts – VIDEO —(MJ)—-(ATRQ Article) Last night, Sunday 09-11-2014, Berlin had a beautiful 25th anniversary event of the fall of the Berlin Wall, which attracted more than a million people . One of my personal highlights was Peter Gabriel singing David Bowie‘s 1970s classic “Heroes,” which was inspired by the Berlin Wall ——WATCH PERFORMANCE HERE———He covered the song on his 2010 album, Scratch My Back. On the nights itself, a project called ‘Lichtgrenze’ (FB-Photos) which was developed by the brothers Christopher Bauder and Marc Bauder, went into full ‘release’ mode around 19:20 CET….8,000 helium balloons were released into the night sky over Germany’s capital——BBC —— ZDF—-…. The white balloons – perched on 3.6m poles to match the height of the wall and stretching for 15km (nine miles) – were released one by one to symbolise the breaching of the wall by crowds of protesters….Have a look herehere and here. Love, hug to all my friends from the East and West of Berlin… I am so privileged to live in this extraordinary city….my jump —photo—-towards Freedom to all –—- More: ARDZDFDWSpiegelRBBSTERNsky and sand Paul Kalkbrenner live at Brandenburg Gate, 25 years laterRoger Waters – ” The Wall Live In Berlin ” 1990 FullClive James – Postcard from Berlin, Berlin Wall Animations by frameboXExpedition Mauerfall ZDF, Documentary Flucht in die Freiheit (PART1) (PART 2) (TRAILER), Dangerous Ideas by Matt Frei, BBC News 9th November 1989Spiegel TV – Der Fall der Mauer