14 years ago.....

 ....I was very very unhappy - my ex-friend broke up with me end of 1995 and I had to move and thought to myself: OMG what happened to you: All of my friends in my age are thinking of marriage, building their own house, getting pregnant and you: Moved to a very small flat (just one single room, a small kitchen an bathroom) no pregnancy in sight and now all alone.... My dear friends Sonja and Claudia  helped me through this time and one day we decided to join the "Rock im Park" a music festival with lots of famous bands and singers- I cannot remember all but "googled" amd here we go:

Bryan Adams, Placebo, Rage Against the Machine, Alanis Morissette, Sting, Dave Matthews Band, Bush, Fugees, The Presidents of the United States of America, Sepultura, Rancid, Ash, Die Toten Hosen, Paradise Lost, Mike & The Mechanics, K's Choice, Herbert Grönemeyer, Zucchero, Amanda Marshall, Such a Surge, Thumb, Rödelheim Hartreim Projekt, Rekord, Madonna Hip Hop Massaker und Hereos del Silencio

Okay, Sonja borrowed her parents mobile home and we found a nice place where we "lived" the next three days. Every now and then we joined the Olympia Stadium to watch the singers - when we were not interested we walked around and had fun anyway. I had heard of Bryan Adams and knew his songs so far but wasn't a fan. I liked "Summer of 69" amd "Heaven" very much but had no idea how he looks. Then Sonja said she would love to see him and we went back to the stadium - found nice seats and waited to see him on stage. Then - never had something like that before in my life - he came on stage, snapped his guitar and began with "One night love affair" - I listened and until the refrain I enjoyed and then it was like I was hit from a flash - I wasn't me - I was like going out of my body and soul - I was soooooo captured from the song, the lyrics, the singer - I was like on drugs. I can remember that it took me more than 3 songs to "come back to earth".... I have no idea what happened there but since this time I am "obsessed" of this guy. Don't get me wrong - I am "normal" - I am married - I'm not a stalker (in that way), I don't send flowers or whatever ... I just love his music and his character - if we can speak about that because I don't know him at all. I met him once and talked to him but I am a member of his "board" since 2004 and I found sooo much people in this community who are like me - loving his music, loving his photos, loving his character and most of what he does, he's a great musican and photographer, hes such a grown up and little boy sometimes, sometimes we can meet him in chat and this is what I love also - a musican who "looks for his fans" - who is interested in his fans. And in my eyes you see that when he's on stage - he doesn't "discharge" his program on stage, he interacts with fans, he talks to his friends and you see he has really fun with his fans. And as he is on stage about 2 weeks per month (and this for years now) I am sure its not because of money - this guy can't live without music and his fans. I joined 35 concerts so far - have seen hin in Germany, Switzerland and Italy and the UK so far - not that I am following him wherever he goes - for my 40th birthday I got a ticket for a London gig, for christmas I got a ticket for Switzerland (including skiing there for three days) and if hubby can do it he is with me.Totally new for me was "making friends" via the internet - and some of them I met in person what is great. Not anyone can understand us "BAddies" (like we use to call ourselves) but being a part of ths "family" is awesome.

 Here you can see me with that silly and stupid grin - worse times with my dark hair (soo happy being a blondie again - will never change - maybe one day in  natural way to grey or white  :)

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