Last night H and I celebrated the twentieth anniversary of German reunification with a glass of Rotkรคppchen Sekt and watching some of the party highlights from Berlin. There was coverage that will make for singular and interesting footage for future archives: a very elite audience of present and former German politicians sitting in the sunny afternoon on the promenade by the Bundestag and watched a very energetic performance, a capella, glee-club style cavalcade of pop tunes. Five and twenty years from now, I am sure we will have a glimpse of that spectacular and wonder and maybe cringe at today's popular culture influences. The assembled did not quite know what to make of it but overall it seemed like a good and appropriate celebration.
