rike has supported the mark-bolan-school of music several times over the last two years and was again involved with a charity concert earlier this spring. the school, founded by mark bolan's widow gloria jones, works with disavantaged youngsters in sierra leone. rike speaks very highly of gloria, who seems to be patient and committed to the young musicians she works with. credit also to rike's friend otis who organized the concert.
rike was the lucky recipient of several invitations to whitstable, where her friend's parents have a summer place, but one day we just ignored protocol and invited ourselves, too. so after seeing grayson perry's 'provincial punk' in the turner contemporary in margate, we spent a gloriuos afternoon on the beach in this most quaint english invention, the beach hut. delightful!
just back from a wonderful moment on the southbank where rike has now worked for two days with david byrne in his meltdown festival. twice this afternoon over sixty five horn players performed john luther adam's 'across the distance', indoors first and in the pretty jubilee gardens the second time. a great experience as the musicians wander around and the horns talk to each other over various distances. that and a last glimpse of a long hot august day made for a great moment, before it is about to be all rain and work from next week, and the prediction is that summer is finished.
not only that this handsome and wonderful couple commands large parts of the gila wilderness but now they also party in kauai (just look at the website!), as they tell us via facebook, while we slave over our computers in the dusty city ... unfair!!!
you know that this is a VIP wedding when the gleaming white limo turns up
knew it! look whose here! sparkling in black and white the groom and the bride look simply stunning, but who would have expected anything less... the crowds gather around the entrance to the standesamt hannover
happy, my darling? happy!!!!
the registrar pulled a few tricks out of his hat - a minute later the desk was full of white plastic cups...
the rings are anything but plastic - show me closer!!!!
lunch in the beautiful and well chosen 'alte muehle', on a gorgeously sunny day! what you don't see from the pic is that everybody with heels is 5 inches into the muddy lawn by now
contemplating over the menu but with a closer look at the bride's bouquet
and over to the evening gathering in hannover's suedstadt - here you see the wedding cake supplied by one hell of a wedding cake baker :)
... and just a few snapshots from what turned out to be a long but happy night, with the bride and groom dancing into the wee hours ...
good luck to you both, you are one special couple! or shall i say 'ehepaar'!
though there were approximately 500 people taking pics in an unprecedented paparazzi style that i have ever seen at any wedding, but only one has made it my pc so far, as husband and child were still uploading and friends and family haven't really gotten their act together either. BUT believe me it will only be a matter of days, so patiently watch this space. and in the meantime i can report they both said 'yes'. actually, pam said 'yes, definitely', to the great amusement of registrar and guests...
