Sunday, April 15, 2007
I Love Old Pictures
John is living many miles away now (4318, according to Google Earth), and is sure to resent my posting this picture of him, taken when he was about 10.
An American musician in exile in Cologne
"Where are you from?" the Germans ask me. Hard to say-- born in Michigan, but grew up in Missouri, South Carolina, Colorado, Nebraska, California, North Dakota. But REALLY grew up only after going to Europe. Bummed around London for 7 years (Camberwell, Shepherds Bush, Notting Hill Gate, Palmers Green, Golders Green, Westminster) and spent long periods of playing the violin and teaching in various places, mostly England and France, then ended up in Germany. Life remains very interesting.