We drove already two days before to Ihlow
(between Jüterbog and Luckau) to Uwes parents. from there it's only
100 km till Hoyerswerda. As we woked up on the 17th of May it was a rainy
morning how so often on Alphaville-concert-days before. fortunately concert
will take place in a clubhouse . there it will be dry and warm. the hours
were unending long till to the departure. At 17.00 o'clock we started and
the sun was shining. All streets were free, so that we already at 19.00
o'clock arrived in Hoyerswerda. now we must find the Bautzener avenue.
we thought first of all direction Bautzen. but along was nothing like a
youthclub .We drove back, because we had seen on the mainstreet a sign
to the Information of the town. On the trip we came by next to Burger King.
Although we don't like this kind of fast food , we decided spontaneous
to eat there. young people served us. We thought , that they certainly
have knowledge, where we can find the club called "Ossi" . They looked
to us anyway curious, because our T-shirt already had squeal, that we're
Alphaville-fans and wanted to the concert . So we got faster than thought
knowledge about the way. We took the food with us. We couldn't eat something
before we're not in front of the club. On the way we saw also the first
concertplacats. We saw also the price for the tickets and that was a shock
: 34 german marks, that means 68 german marks for us both together. Actually
we could not pay so much , but it is however for Alphaville and now we're
already here...
The whole event was named Oldie party,
we thought we aren't so aged that we're oldies. In front of the Ossi were
already many people and we saw well-known fan-automobiles. shocked from
the costs we eated the Burgers. We inquired the environment and got the
second shock, because the concert was Open-Air!!! Fortunatly the sun was
powerful and the weather seemed to be on this way. We remembered that already
many concerts in the morning rain falls and then in the evening we had
the most beautiful weather. With good moods (and naturally with chair)
we gone to the entrance. Marion gave us informations the admission should
start at 20.oo/ 20.30 o'clock and the beginning of the concert should be
at 23.00 o'clock. So we had still enough time. We wondered 'cos the admission
already started and we could go at once on the grounds. The only problem:
we were not on the list of ordered cards, although we had reserved over
the telephone. We were looking for the Merchandisingtable. We thought we
would be falsify 'cos we didn't found. Than Bianka saw us and called. There
was the Merchandising hidden behind a truck. We were happy to see so many
well-known faces : Karin, Gaby, Simone, Andrea and naturally Frank &
CO from Chemnitz. In the mid-point first of all Götzes new car stands.
They had "buys"an Alphaville-identifier (KA-AV101). Ralf also fixed on
it one of the new Merchandisingproducts (sticker for cars), which were
an idea of Frank. It was simply wonderful !Beside there were new grey "Peace
on earth"-T-shirts with coloured characters (red,blue, green, grey...).
Than we got either knowledge, that the band themselves have heard that
the concert will be open air only at location . The good side of the thing
the concerts starts already at 21.00 o'clock . In the way Marion was coming
to say "hello". She reconnoitered for us immediately when will be begin
in Dresden . It would be the worst if we would arrived too late. The concert
began: we stood again in the first row. We recognized various new Arragements
of the songs. In this way "A victory of love", "jet Set", "Big in Japan"
and especially "Ivory tower" came better than ever before . The versions
are now nearer to the studiorecordings. Marian was in a good mood. we danced
everytime. I looked around from my chair, the concert seemed sold out,
but in the last rows the audience were not so active. Later we got knowledge
from a native species, that this would be the typical menthality of the
Hoyerswerderaner. Just at the Hits like "sounds like a melody" or "Forever
Young" melted them. Frank had however lights and we took ourselves on the
hands and moved to the music. we were sure that today we'll see only the
"shorter" concertprogram ('cos it's dependend on the activity of the audience).
After the main part we at once started to demand a free gift 'come on',
but we fans were probably the only who called. One time we were still to
have a short relax and in that moment nobody else called for a bonus. We
thought today we'll see no free gift 'come on'. What a luck the organisator
came at the microphone and said: "they'd play another block of songs yet,
but for all that you have to call louder ". In the way refracted the ice
and we heard "Ivory Tower", "Big in Japan" as well as "apollo".we were
sure, that would be the end of the concert, but now the audience called
once more quite powerful, and so we heard to the first times "Jerusalem"
live. Totally enthusiasm fulfils us still. we find the Liveversion still
better than the version from the album. it is livelier. after the concert
various troubles at the Merchandisingtable there was, because it was already
dark and we had no light. We sang as it had become bright. Uwe and me were
not completely fortunate, because we know Yvonne , who's at home in Hoyerswerda
. We wrote her about the concert and hoped to meet her . We could not believe
that she wouldn't come . We speeches to all interested, who came to snoop
at the merchandising, and see Yvonne was also thereby. That was making
the evening then perfectly for us. We maintained detailed till we start
the return journey at 23.30o'clock. After all we had nor 2 hours to drive
and on the next day another great last concertday in Dresden. Nearly we
had a crash: strange to say but a big, big wild boar ran in the city of
Senftenberg directly behind our car and ran even afterwards. Maybe it came
free from the zoo next door ? We arrived safed Ihlow . If we had known,
that Bernd (Kalki) danced after the concert in the following took placed
Disco,we still rested a little bit ' cos we also like special the music
of the 80.