Botanischer Garten Berlin

Botanischer Garten Berlin, verschiedene Besuche

Wiedereröffnung des Victoria-Hauses im Juni 2018. Das Victoria-Haus mit tropischen Wasserpflanzen und den Riesenseerosen ist besonders schön.
A visit to the re-opened Victoria House with Giant Water Lilies and other tropical marsh plants.

Botanischer Garten, Außenanlagen und Botanisches Museum, letzter Besuch im Juni 2018 bei strahlendem Sommerwetter.

Kamelien und Rhododendron in voller Blüte / Camellia and Rhododendrons flourishing.  Manche Gewächshäuser gleichen einem Blütenmeer.

Kakteen

Verschiedene Schauhäuser. Mittelmeerhaus, Tropenhaus und Palmenhaus mit riesigem Bambus und Elefantenfuß, Goldfischteich und Wasserfall.

The Rolling Stones, Olympic Stadium Berlin - 22 June 2018

Rolling Stones - No Filter

Mick Jagger
Keith Richards
Charlie Watts
Ronnie Wood

Darryl Jones, bass, backgr voc
Sasha Allen, backgr voc
Karl Denson, sax
Tim Ries, sax, key
Chuck Leavell, key, backgr voc, perc
Matt Clifford, key, perc, horn
Bernard Fowler, backgr voc, perc



Rolling Stones shows on a summer night are hard to beat. It seemed to be my lucky day, I bought a last minute ticket off a guy who had a spare one and thus could save €60 as ticket fees were exorbitant.

The never aging band were in great spirits and obviously enjoyed playing. The setlist included some real gems, it's included in the photo album (thanks to Tamara posting it for the Keith Shrine). 'Just your fool' was definitely one of my highlights and they can still play the blues !!

To their surprise, the request song was 'She's a rainbow', haven't heard it for ages - beautifully done with Ronnie Wood on lap steel and Chuck Leavell on keyboards. My seat wasn't too bad, the huge screens enabled a good view. Fireworks at the end and nothing but happy faces around !

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Sad losses in June †

Michael Schluff vom Noergelbuff Goettingen
Michael 'Michi' Schluff, Urgestein der Göttinger Musikszene, ist tot. Er starb am Montag völlig überraschend nach kurzer, heftiger Krankheit. Er wurde nur 55 Jahre alt. Wer Stammgast im Noergelbuff war, kannte ihn. Ein Besuch im Club wird nie mehr dasselbe sein ohne Michael.




Neil Jones   (* 25. 03.1947 - † 08.06.2018)
Former guitar player with Amen Corner and Fair Weather has passed away aged 70. He was a founding member and played with the group who had four top 10 singles, including (If Paradise Is) Half as Nice. After his time in the music business, Neil Jones became a respected photographer with his work featuring the likes of fellow pop stars and royalty.


Dominic Joseph Fontana "DJ" Fontana (* 15.03.1931 - † 13.06.2018)
US amerikanischer Musiker, hauptsächlich bekannt als Schlagzeuger von Elvis Presley.
Aus Wikipedia: "Nach dem Ende seiner Auftritte mit Presley spielte D.J. Fontana zudem für bekannte Namen wie Dolly Parton, Roy Orbison, Rod Lane, Carl Perkins, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Ron Wood und Keith Richards. 2009 wurde er als Sideman in die Liste der Mitglieder der Rock and Roll Hall of Fame aufgenommen. Der Rolling Stone listete ihn 2016 auf Rang 13 der 100 besten Schlagzeuger aller Zeiten.^"

Kiefer Sutherland & Band, Columbia Club Berlin-Tempelhof – 12 June 2018

Kiefer Sutherland gab Konzert in Berlin

Columbia Club next to the old Tempelhof Airfield is a great place for concerts, the beer garden inviting and the staff friendly and helpful. Unfortunately I was rather late and couldn't get to the front, so just a handful of low-key photos possible. However, I teamed up with someone from Brandenburg who had won her ticket from a radio station and we managed to get to the side of the stage from where we had a reasonable view and could escape to the garden when it got too hot inside.


Below a review from a C & W website (sightly shortened) which can be shared. The reviewer says it all so no further comments needed.
"Die meisten kennen Hollywood-Star Kiefer Sutherland nur aus Blockbustern und erfolgreichen Serien wie „24“ oder „Designated Survivor“. Doch der gebürtige Kanadier ist auch seit Jahren musikalisch erfolgreich. Mit seiner Band ist er im Rahmen seiner „Reckless“-Tour zum zweiten Mal in Deutschland. Am Dienstagabend gab Kiefer Sutherland vor über 500 Fans ein Konzert in Berlin. Mit seinen Songs, einem Mix aus Country, Folk und erdigem Southern-Rock, konnte Kiefer Sutherland die Besucher im Columbia Theater begeistern. Zusammen mit einer vierköpfigen Band und ohne eine aufwendige Bühnenshow präsentierte er live zahlreiche Lieder aus seinem Debüt-Album „Down in a hole“.  Nach rund 90 Minuten und drei Zugaben wurden die Fans zufrieden nach Hause entlassen."

Art Garfunkel - An Evening Of Song And Stories - 08 June 2018

Art Garfunkel - Admiralspalast Berlin

The show was announced as an 'Evening with Songs and Stories' and that's exactly what it was. All those beautiful songs 'The Boxer', 'Homeward Bound', 'Bridge over Troubled Water', 'Sound of Silence' just to name a few - a very nostalgic evening. Art also paid tribute to The Everly Brothers duetting with his son Arthur jr. on 'Let it be me', just wonderful. Then  Arthur jr. did 2 songs of his own and addressed the audience in proper German. I noticed many English speaking people in the crowd (guess mostly Americans), it was sold out apart from maybe a handful of seats. The tickets were not very cheap but it was worth every penny.

Between the songs, Art Garfunkel told stories from the old days and read poems - one even in Hebrew! Some of the songs and the way he performed moved people almost to tears. What a great Friday night, grateful to see such a legend - 76 years old as he said. Standing ovations at the end - well deserved.

Art asked not to take photos during the show as he 'might lose the plot' - some people had flashed which I thought was not ok -  everyone else respected this. I was finally able to snap towards the end when everybody jumped to their feet and moved forward.