I thought they were against sweatshops maybe. I thought she said it was something to do with mass nahen, which I think means tailoring and sewing? I didn’t dwell on it. What are you filming? Why? I didn’t ask but the orange and yellow hippie did explain something in German. Anyway, I should have asked what it was all about. I grew up in LA, and it was quite normal to stumble onto a film or TV set, just walking around. I guess this should have been a red flag, but honestly, Seth, it didn’t seem that out of the ordinary to me. Look at Me, heard “music video ” and got ready for her close up. Wanda had been persuaded by that point to join too, little Ms. The director with the drone shook his head and then the hippie lady came over to me, all smiles, and said I would need to sign a release-form to allow her to be in the music video. I think I called her back to me once, as a show of parenting, but one of the hippies welcomed her, so I let her dance. Well, Seth, she wanted to dance! The world’s so fucking dreary these days, I can’t bIame her. It sounded amateur, like a song made specifically by the group.īy the time I started to pick up the words, Deedee was already running toward them, in party animal Deedee fashion. It was something about wanting to sing again, dance again, hug again. The song was in German, of course, and it took me a few times hearing it before I began to piece out distinct words. They sang the same refrain over and over, each time following a loose choreography that brought them closer together for the final shot. And it dawned on me that they were making a music video. And they were singing and dancing.Īs we stood watching them, I noticed this drone swooping overhead, controlled by a director of sorts. Just a colorful group of adults, ranging in age from maybe 30 to 70. They were obviously a group of some kind, but it was unclear how they fit together. Some carried musical instruments, like accordions and tambourines. One man wore a brown polyester 70s suit with a pork pie hat. They had hair that made me think of the word tresses, and their faces were done up in theatrical makeup. They were dressed in a variety of costumes, like 50 of them altogether, twirling umbrellas! The women had long hippie skirts in red, overlaid with nets and jangly gold coins. That’s the only way to describe them, Seth. And even though it was busier than usual, I immediately saw the group of revelers. It was what my dad would have called a Chamber of Commerce kind of day, with the sun hitting the long green meadow flanked by stately oaks. I rode the mom-mobile to the largest meadow in the park. I figured it would kill time now and kill time later as an art project. I insisted the kids bring their backpacks to fill with leaves of red, gold, yellow, green and brown. Anyway, we went there to look for fall leaves. It’s where we saw the Amy Winehouse film at the outdoor cinema. It’s that expansive park near my place with enough space for a tennis court, two playgrounds, two running tracks, enclosures for boars and mountain goats. It’s the only American quality I still feel proud to pass on. Who am I to turn down an invitation? I mean, I want my children to be friendly. The opportunity comes so rarely in Berlin, to join in. OL7092234W Page_number_confidence 92.45 Pages 214 Partner Innodata Pdf_module_version 0.0.15 Ppi 360 Rcs_key 24143 Republisher_date 20210725015544 Republisher_operator Republisher_time 299 Scandate 20210722072843 Scanner Scanningcenter cebu Scribe3_search_catalog isbn Scribe3_search_id 0812818911 Tts_version 4.The first thing you have to know, Seth, is that we always leap toward participation. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 20:00:36 Associated-names Hoffer, William, joint author Boxid IA40187203 Camera Sony Alpha-A6300 (Control) Collection_set printdisabled External-identifier
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