DID german style


Half a year ago I this guy Nacho from Spain at the Nürburgring here in Germany. He said: Ey, you come over to sunny Valencia and visit me.

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I SAID: NACHO! Not this guy, he knocks on doors at 4 a.m.


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Ahhh, better...


Well, after some months of cold and rainy weather here in the center of Germany, I decided to travel to Valencia. Unfortunatly all flights were booked out, so I decided to take the ship. Bad idea.
I travelled to Hamburg

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to departure from there.

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Soon after we left Hamburg habour a storm came up.




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Not much to see.

Ship sinking : washed ashore,10 items


2 Watches
2 songs
1 movie
1 book
1 memory
1 meal
1 drink
1 photograph
1 person


First watch, my much beloved and treasured 360

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Second, I need a watch for daily use in sand and water. The G-Shock

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Thank god my iphone survived, but all I found were two songs and a movie on it.


I love music. I have tons of CDs of all kind. From Classical to Heavy Metal. I thought it would have been a tough choice, but to my surprise it wasn´t.

First song, from the only singer I really, really admire. Not only for his music but also for the man he was. Unfortunatly I discoverd him in my mid 30s, after he died. So I wasn´t able to see him live.
The man in black. Johnny Cash.




This is a german DID, right. So second song from a german band, almost 20 years old now, but still one of my favorites. For your listening pleasure with german subtitles

Die Ärzte - Zu Spät




I also love movies, and I love the Cohen Brothers. I own almost all of their movies. But for me one is outstanding and it´s NOT The Big Lebowski.

I chose O Brother Where Art thou
An unbelievebalegreat story with George Clooney at his best

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One book. My choice Robert Harris - Pompeji. Awesome book, great story about the last day of Pompeji with a lot of historic background. The story begins two days before the first eruption. The Aqua Augusta no longer supplies water to the gulf of Naples and Marius Attilius Primus tries to repair the aqueduct and starts to relize whats going on Not only Harris describes the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, he also gives a good description of the town and all its luxury. It´s a great mixture between history and fiction.

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One memory

Thats a no brainer. The birth of my first daughter Emily in 2007. This is and always will be the happiest day in my life. I remember every single moment of the birth and how tiny and small she was. It was like six in the morning when I called my parents to tell them, they are grandparents again. I wasn´t able to speak a single word.

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One meal

I´m a fool for italian food. Some many great meals, pizza, all kinds of pasta, bistecca fiorentina, seafood and so on. But I always start with the same course:

Insalata caprese. So simple, so good! Only mozzarella, fresh tomatos, prociutto di parma and basil. This one here we had while in Firenze for pday 8.

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One drink

I love beer. Typical for a german right? But I choose a beer from Austria (well, actually brewed in Germany for some reason, but anyway).
This one here is from the Austrian town of *******, called ******* Hell (a pun, hell means in german light beer)




One photograph

Another no brainer, a photo of my two daughters Emily and Anabelle, taken three monts ago in kindergarden. Both are so adorable and gorgeous. Nothing better in life, you bet.

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One person

Also very simple. The love of my live, my wife Heike. She is the best example why we call our wifes better halves because she really is. Everyone who knows her, will agree with me. She is everything I am not: Warm, friendly, a real positive person and pretty too














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Rules for responders : just post your name underneath . Prepare your script do not post it, I will pick someone to post next monday tomorrow evening (european time)

Oliver
Bonn, Nordrhein-Westfahlen, Germany

when she beats you for posting that pic, remember me laughing...



bo

Man...you are blessed with a wonderful family.

Loved how you included Valencia mate! LOL!!! In any case, we have to make it! OK?!


Great movie and book also my friend. And...one more thing: CAN WE SHARE THE FOOD?! Looks delicious!

GREAT one OLSTER. Thanks! BE well and give my regards to Heike.

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Nacho Martinez
Spain

I agree with Bo. You are gonna get beat!

Great stuff!








May the force be with you........................Always!

Being "Individual" is SO expensive!

"Always remember, you can't buy class" -Dad

I believe in COMMUNITY, wether you believe in it or me. If you are reading this, then you are community!

nt




Montreal, Canada

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Nacho Martinez
Spain

Nice work Oliver! You, my friend, may be shipped to a deserted island very soon:)

"Life's an adventure, you might as well wear a Panerai"
Steve (steveroadking)

Richardson Hwy, Valdez, Alaska-- The Brooks Range via Dalton Hwy Alaska--Prudhoe Bay/Deadhorse Arctic Ocean Alaska--Dawson Cr, Mile Marker '0' Alaska Canadian Hwy Alberta Canada--Yukon Territory, Al Can Highway--Crossing the Yukon River via The George Black Ferry from Dawson City--Poker Creek, population 2, furthest northern border crossing in Alaska. The Forty Mile River Region/Top Of The World Highway

after your better half catches this.


Enjoyed the DID. Thanks my friend.



-luke

and a risky pic of the wife! great work Oliver..

Forty shades of green. Not bad for a good ol country boy from down south.

I remember when you first posted that "proud papa" picture.

And you are sooooo right about the great Man in Black. Got to see him live a few times -- and once with the Highwaymen...
A giant among giants...

and that iconic picture by the late, great Jim Marshall...



Big D
360,27, 112, 232
If You Don't Go, You Can't Come Back.
RIP BBQ & Drew

My apologies again to the whole crew at the DBA for waking up everyone that night! Hahah 4:00 AM. U r a funny ***** guy.

That ****** hell beer is ******** good too! Great ******* pick.

Best to you Heike and the children.

-Eric

Loved that mate!

RIDE





There is no doubt that getting older is mandatory, but to mature remains still optional...

Good looking family mate. However, Heike is gonna kick your arse for that mate!! Love the beer also, bring me one over when you come next
Cheers!





"Golf is a game whose aim is to hit a very small ball into a even smaller hole,
with weapons singularly ill-designed for the purpose" Winston Churchill

Awesome!

Panerai...
"It's like children. You can't understand until you've had one."

... or an imaginative torturer? Or I go for a more sophisticated way or revenge: THE APPROPRIATE REPARATION IS AT LEAST A PANERAI!!!!

Good one Heike!

Hope we can meet soon again.
Cheers!

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Nacho Martinez
Spain

Great to see some G love!

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Community! So much more than a watch!

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So much MORE than just a Watch

What Watch ,, it's the M8TES behind my brand that I LOVE ,, the Watch is just the GPS

A decade on ,, I COPY it now ,, More than EVER b4 >> it's a PANERAI behind every Panerai is a PANERISTI

And dat , SIMPLY blows me away ,, U Bet....................... BBQ Drew RIP

Feel the Passion ,, Respect the DNA ,, Cheers Beers ,,, Hoo Roo Hammer

Thank you for taking the time, M8. Best to your family as, always.

x

'Last night what we talked about
It made so much sense
But now the haze has ascended
It don't make no sense anymore'


RIPBBQ

Well done!!!!

Thanks!

Michael M.

that song "zu spat", brilliant rock song though I didn't really understand the words

Cheers!

TC

That caprese salad is making me hungry though.

Thanks for sharing!

Shella

I've already gotten to share your one meal with you at Obika. In fact I think we shared it twice!

Lovely photos of Heike and the girls, congrats