I'm Here Now

I'm here now

Germaine Krull, Les Amies, 1924

I particularly love this picture. Olli is just lost in that suit, Richard looks so cheery, and Flake is so grumpy with his snacks. But mostly I like to imagine that there exists a simultaneous photo of Paul, grinning like a maniac, with Flake surly and washed-out in the foreground.

Young Oliver, Richard and Flake :)

Just rewatched the Radio making-of now that I can fully appreciate with subtitles and I have to say my favorite bit (after the hilarious credits scene of course) is when Jeorn can't remember the word for Paul's neckwear and they immediately cut to Paul and one of the wardrobe people:

Wardrobe guy: "Ascot"

Paul: "Ascot. Schneider, I'm getting an ascot!"

Schneider, off screen: "Custom made for you?"

Paul: "Well, I'm not going with...I'm not going out with an ascot from the department store."

Just to group them for myself, here's another PaulandFlake band: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjwyR1TSPeY

... Talking about PaulAndFlake's musical endeavors: Rammwiki says that Flake & Piet was Flake + his mysterious neighbor Piet, but here's what I found in Mix mir einen Drink:

Wenn gar niemand zu greifen war, machte ich eben mit Paul etwas. 1991 erschien unter den Namen Flake und Piet eine Kassette, die hieß »Goessel beinhart«. Abstrakt strukturierte Elektronik mit Titeln wie »Der Damenschneider« oder »Granatendub«. Ich habe mir die Kassette jetzt mal wieder angehört. Das ist wirklich harter Tobak. Junge, Junge, sage ich da nur.

Which I would (badly) translate as:

If no one else was available, I would do something with Paul. In 1991, a cassette was released under the name Flake und Piet, which was called "Goessel beinhart" ("Tough gosling"??). Abstractly structured electronics with titles such as "Der Damenschneider" ("The Tailor for Ladies") or "Granatendub" ("Grenades Dub"). I've listened to the cassette again lately. This is really tough stuff. Boy, boy, I'm just saying.

... From which I understand that Piet-the-neighbor is actually Paul. But I don't know for sure. Anyway, it sounds like a lot of fun.

This video has a lot of legs in it! Not least the lead singer's!

No Big Silence - Rammstein warmup in Tallinn 2001

On press conference in Tallinn Paul and Flake were asked following:

How did you like warm-up band No Big Silence?

Flake: They’re really nice, I generally like this type of music.

Paul: I think their guitarist looks better than our guitarist (Flake measures the guitarist Paul with gaze and nods).  

(that last comments cracked me up, I can imagine them both with serious faces there agreeing how Kristo Kotkas was hot :D LOL!) 

Well i could not find a good picture of No Big Silence guitarist back in 2001, but he was a little devil with two ponytails and long coat sharing himself on stage between synths, guitar and backup vocals. 

 Last  Friday I danced myself to pieces with this song of theirs: 

attention @hoch-rot​ and @hwbswd​ in opening seconds of this video (and also later) we can take a closer look to the legs that were on PaulandFlake lap on this previously discussed afterparty-picture.