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pidunk 06:17 am UTC 06/08/07 |
| In reply to: | Great post Markus - Jacqueline 06:13 am UTC 06/08/07 |
> Love, the Elder Jacqueline...that still feels like the > younger Jacqueline LOL! :) > Then you are at once the elder and the younger Jacqueline, and that explains it! They used mirrors!! > > > > > 1) About you: > > > > Markus, turned 34 on June 1st. Living in a small village > > "near" Heidelberg, between Frankfurt and Stuttgart. > > > > > 2) How you found Jim's music: > > > > It must have been at the age of 11 or 12 when I first saw > > Meatīs video for Modern Girl at the TV and I really liked > > it. At this time I found Bat & Dead Ringer in my mothers > > Album collection. I started with Bat and was hooked from > > the very first moment. I guess I was jimfected without > > knowing it first within a few minutes when I was sitting > > there in front of the stereo with an open mouth and even > > wider opened ears. :) Thank you Jim! > > > > > 3) Have you ever met Jim (details): > > > > Yes, and Iīll never forget it. It was at the Tanz Der > > Vampire - Preview in Stuttgart March 30th 2000. The day > > before I emailed Jacqueline that Iīll go to this show and > > I asked her if she knew if Jim was there too. She told me > > heīll be there and wished me luck to meet him. > > So when I was at the theater (which had a hotel connectet) > > I saw a huge flower bouquet which defintely came from JD. > > :) I thought about following them to the hotel room where > > Jim was but decided not to be a stalker. > > Later I looked through a window and coincidentally when I > > turned around I saw Jim walking down the floor. I only saw > > his back but I knew immediately that this was my dream > > coming true. I reached him and tapped him on his shoulder > > softly because I didnīt want to scare or terrify him. It > > seemed nobody else recognized the musical genius instead > > of me! So he turned around slowly and smiled and asked me > > who I was. I still wonder how I managed to say ANYTHING! > > Well, it wasnīt much and it wasnīt really intelligent > > but... > > I told him my name and that Iīm a huge fan of his music > > and lyrics and when he said "Oh, Markus then I know who > > you are, I read your message on the board" and "Jacqueline > > told me that youīre coming today" I felt like in another > > dimension. :) He signed a Bat II CD for me and my Dream > > Engine CDīs and the back of BFG where I already had a > > signature of Roman Polanski from the same day. ;) When he > > looked at the BFG picture he was like "Oh,ohhh....... > > thatīs long ago". Well, I told him something like he still > > looks amazing and I think itīs true. He was so kind and > > grateful and lovable... I saked him about a photo with him > > and he said "Yeah, I like photos with me". We decided to > > take them later after the show where Barry Keating was > > too. > > > > So far this was the only time I met Jim in person and I > > will treasure this moment in my heart forever as one of > > the greatest moments in my live because it was my > > possibility to thank him in person for every word and note > > he ever wrote and which means so much to me. > > > > On a side note: The pictures were shot by a young man who > > later disappeared with Jim and Barry. Years later in NY > > after one of the DOTV shows we attended a young man spoke > > to me just at the moment I was about to leave the theater. > > I didnīt remember him but then he told me that he was the > > one taking the photos in Stuttgart! He was German too and > > told me that he was Jimīs driver back then. What a small > > world we have! > > > > Oh, a funny little moment was this year in February when I > > met Jacqueline and the other fans in Vienna after one of > > the Tanz Concert Shows where she called Jim and we were > > able to talk to him for a few moments on the batphone. :) > > Jacqueline, youīre the best! > > > > > 4) Favorite song: > > > > As always, impossible for me to choose. Sorry. > > > > > 5) Your other interests: > > > > My girlfriend. ;) Wish me luck it will last forever this > > time. Photography. Singing - it was a really great > > pleasure and very emotional experience to get the chance > > twice to perform What Part Of My Body Hurts The Most in > > front of an audience that really seemed to like this song > > and itīs interpretation. > > > > > 6) Book you're currently reading: > > > > Uhm, no book at the moment. But I highly recommend The > > Suicide Treatment by Brian M. Van Hise, a great writer and > > a really emotional and passionate piano playing Steinfan, > > great guy and member of Rockman Record. > > > > Guess my alltime favourite book will be 1984. > > > > That was fun Jacqueline. :) > > > > Markus. | |
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