Ok.. now that I have the permission... I decided to post this little thingie I've been annoucing before in my greetings post
I just copied it from my previous DeviantArt. page. And yes, I want to apologise in advance, because ... I admit I got little carried away in some parts (but I made sure to censor each explicit word, don't worry:P)So please, don't be scared of me. It's just emotions... And I swear to everything, that what I've written was based on most reliable sources.
I have no other choice but to split it up in two parts now, because of the characters limit. Hence the double post.
Here it goes:
Ekhem... *clears her throat*
I've been thinking about that for quite a long time. And heck yeah, I decided to do it.
I want to say it out loud. I want to destroy all false myths and gossips circulating about Till and his family. Because I find it extremelly annoying, when I come across some made up stories, stories without foundation... Stories which are mostly the fruit of people's wicked imagination. It p**es me off. I mean, what in the name of holy wursts and frankfurters?! :[
Let me clear some things up for you:
1)*Gitta and Werner
It has been mentioned all over again, on Wikipedia and other sources, that Till's "parents divorced when he was twelve". Yeah, rrrriiiiiiight... you see.. before you set down to write a biography about your "idol", make sure you rely on plausible sources and don't make anything up. Well, this rule seems to have already gone into oblivion and people tend to post whatever they want, however they want, whenever it meets the truth or not. Werner's book, "Mike Oldfield im Schaukestuhl" makes it clystar clear, that:
-Werner moved to their small cottage- house in 1972, because he liked the quietitude of the farmhouse and wanted to create his poems in peace.
Being in town caused him too much stress. Meanwhile his wife Gitta, had to do her job as a journalist. He mentions it a couple of times, that he would love to have her around all the time, but it was impossible because of their professions (writer and journalist) As such, they were forced to live two, separate lifestyles. They would pay each other regular visits, mostly during the weekends, every once in a while Werner would even take the pain to move to the town for a couple of days. There is a really lovely part, when he's so excited to have his all family around and is busy preparing some special food for this occasion. "Other folks mumble - they live separately! As if being together meant living constantly under one roof" authentic quote from Werner himself. He let his wife continue her job and fulfil herself as a journalist, he didn't want to get in the way. He also says that his precious daughter Saskia would have a long way to school had she been living constantly in the village. He wanted to make things more comfortable for them. He mentiones about them taking long walks in the sunset, attending motet concert in Saint Thomas church.. "where their hands (Gitta and his) find each other unintentionally". He recalls the New Year Celebration, mentions about his "beautiful wife smiling" and his children having great fun with fireworks. Somewhere else, Gitta and Werner are shopping in Leipzig, and he suddenly gives her a passionate kiss, totally out of the blue... Another plausible source that sets everything in new light is a Radio Audition "Mike Olfield Neuerdings", with Gitta Lindemann interview. She's talking about how did she meet her future husband (Bitterfelder Konferenz 1959, he would constantly gaze at her during the presentation and he invited her to coffee afterwards), some parts later she explains that "they would always live very happily as a family, but they were individualits and each one of them wanted to make the most of itself and fulfill its aims".
*American step-dad: Where the heck did THAT get from? Neither Werner nor Gitta would EVER mention about Till having one. From all (mostly German) articles I've already read about Gitta (her biography and activity) it becomes crystal clear, that Till's so called "step -dad" is a totally fictional character. There was NO AMERICAN STEP-DAD in Till's life.
3)Father and Son: If anyone of you got to read Werner's book it would become clear to you, that all these stories about Till's screwed up relation with his father are totally far-fetched and exaggerated. Yes, they would have a fight every once in a while. Yes, his Dad would keep telling him how to live his life, and yes, Till objected, Till answered back, he wanted to make his on way, he would rebuff his Dad's remarks and tell him to jerk off. But for God's sake. He was NINETEEN at the time! I remember those days when I was a teenager, these kinds of verbal fights and quarrels with my parents were on a regular basis.
How come that people never bother to mention such *unimportant, irrevelant details* like Werner taking care of his son, sick with high fever, Till carrying heavy things for his Dad, Till saving a puppy from death and giving him to his parent as a birthday present, father and son taking long strolls in the woods and planting trees, listening to music? (Till even got his Dad to listen to Scorpions:P) Werner covering his sleeping boy with the blankie? Werner himself would give a lot of thoughts about their relationship. "How do I become with my friends with my son?" Why is there such a gap between us?" "Why can't he be more easy going?" "Should I be the moral drum?" "Or perhaps.. I shouldn't start to scratch before it itches?" "Maybe I shouldn't be so pushy about some things?"
They once had a fight and it turned a little physical, Werner slid and fell downstairs. But several days later, Werner states, that he has to talk to his son, no matter what happens next. He entered his son's room and they said "sorry" to each other at the same time, lolz.
I just copied it from my previous DeviantArt. page. And yes, I want to apologise in advance, because ... I admit I got little carried away in some parts (but I made sure to censor each explicit word, don't worry:P)So please, don't be scared of me. It's just emotions... And I swear to everything, that what I've written was based on most reliable sources.
I have no other choice but to split it up in two parts now, because of the characters limit. Hence the double post.
Here it goes:
Ekhem... *clears her throat*
I've been thinking about that for quite a long time. And heck yeah, I decided to do it.
I want to say it out loud. I want to destroy all false myths and gossips circulating about Till and his family. Because I find it extremelly annoying, when I come across some made up stories, stories without foundation... Stories which are mostly the fruit of people's wicked imagination. It p**es me off. I mean, what in the name of holy wursts and frankfurters?! :[
Let me clear some things up for you:
1)*Gitta and Werner
It has been mentioned all over again, on Wikipedia and other sources, that Till's "parents divorced when he was twelve". Yeah, rrrriiiiiiight... you see.. before you set down to write a biography about your "idol", make sure you rely on plausible sources and don't make anything up. Well, this rule seems to have already gone into oblivion and people tend to post whatever they want, however they want, whenever it meets the truth or not. Werner's book, "Mike Oldfield im Schaukestuhl" makes it clystar clear, that:
-Werner moved to their small cottage- house in 1972, because he liked the quietitude of the farmhouse and wanted to create his poems in peace.
Being in town caused him too much stress. Meanwhile his wife Gitta, had to do her job as a journalist. He mentions it a couple of times, that he would love to have her around all the time, but it was impossible because of their professions (writer and journalist) As such, they were forced to live two, separate lifestyles. They would pay each other regular visits, mostly during the weekends, every once in a while Werner would even take the pain to move to the town for a couple of days. There is a really lovely part, when he's so excited to have his all family around and is busy preparing some special food for this occasion. "Other folks mumble - they live separately! As if being together meant living constantly under one roof" authentic quote from Werner himself. He let his wife continue her job and fulfil herself as a journalist, he didn't want to get in the way. He also says that his precious daughter Saskia would have a long way to school had she been living constantly in the village. He wanted to make things more comfortable for them. He mentiones about them taking long walks in the sunset, attending motet concert in Saint Thomas church.. "where their hands (Gitta and his) find each other unintentionally". He recalls the New Year Celebration, mentions about his "beautiful wife smiling" and his children having great fun with fireworks. Somewhere else, Gitta and Werner are shopping in Leipzig, and he suddenly gives her a passionate kiss, totally out of the blue... Another plausible source that sets everything in new light is a Radio Audition "Mike Olfield Neuerdings", with Gitta Lindemann interview. She's talking about how did she meet her future husband (Bitterfelder Konferenz 1959, he would constantly gaze at her during the presentation and he invited her to coffee afterwards), some parts later she explains that "they would always live very happily as a family, but they were individualits and each one of them wanted to make the most of itself and fulfill its aims".
*American step-dad: Where the heck did THAT get from? Neither Werner nor Gitta would EVER mention about Till having one. From all (mostly German) articles I've already read about Gitta (her biography and activity) it becomes crystal clear, that Till's so called "step -dad" is a totally fictional character. There was NO AMERICAN STEP-DAD in Till's life.
3)Father and Son: If anyone of you got to read Werner's book it would become clear to you, that all these stories about Till's screwed up relation with his father are totally far-fetched and exaggerated. Yes, they would have a fight every once in a while. Yes, his Dad would keep telling him how to live his life, and yes, Till objected, Till answered back, he wanted to make his on way, he would rebuff his Dad's remarks and tell him to jerk off. But for God's sake. He was NINETEEN at the time! I remember those days when I was a teenager, these kinds of verbal fights and quarrels with my parents were on a regular basis.
How come that people never bother to mention such *unimportant, irrevelant details* like Werner taking care of his son, sick with high fever, Till carrying heavy things for his Dad, Till saving a puppy from death and giving him to his parent as a birthday present, father and son taking long strolls in the woods and planting trees, listening to music? (Till even got his Dad to listen to Scorpions:P) Werner covering his sleeping boy with the blankie? Werner himself would give a lot of thoughts about their relationship. "How do I become with my friends with my son?" Why is there such a gap between us?" "Why can't he be more easy going?" "Should I be the moral drum?" "Or perhaps.. I shouldn't start to scratch before it itches?" "Maybe I shouldn't be so pushy about some things?"
They once had a fight and it turned a little physical, Werner slid and fell downstairs. But several days later, Werner states, that he has to talk to his son, no matter what happens next. He entered his son's room and they said "sorry" to each other at the same time, lolz.
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