pix by Anton T. Milagros, www.anton-milagros.de . 4. Falco lebt!!! 5. Brunching with my friend Till. 6. In front of die Siegessäule. 7. The street where I stayed, which for some reason had underwear on the sign. 8. With my friend Hannah at Roses. 9. Bundeskanzlerin Angela Urkel.

Sorry, inside joke.

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A few must-dos for this week...

First of all, happy first birthday to Hamburger Mary's and Mary's Attic. Thanks for one ( of, we hope, many ) year ( s ) of fun and frolic. Celebrate the madness this Friday, with giveaways and a special performance by hot recording artist Alden Bay.

Secondly, step down to the Chicago Cultural Center on Saturday night for The Empire's annual coronation celebration. You will NEVER find a better people-watching event... well, people might not fit all of them. Methinks ET phone home. Weird, wild stuff. Nightspots Magazine has long been a strong supporter of The Empire's fundraising efforts and we wish the new reign much success in their tireless work.

But seriously, these people are, like, from fuckin' Venus or something. You gotta see it.

Now please to enjoy a pictorial wrap-up of my fabulous trip to Berlin. Strong German beer and sexy German men as far as the eye can see. Why did I come back again???

kirk@windycitymediagroup.com