Im Keller

“What do you think about Yugoslavia? Terrible, isn’t it? It’s so close, and there’s nothing we can do. Well, the children are the ones who suffer the most. We were just discussing this among our friends, and I wanted to ask you too: Which highway do you prefer, the Südautobahn or the Westautobahn? Well, I much prefer the South Highway; there are a lot more curves, it’s a whole different experience… and the scenery is nicer, too. You know, I’d love to live in the countryside. They eat lard there until they have a stroke, and yet they’re somehow happier than we are. By the way, the best cure for depression is Tibetan overtone singing. You know, somehow everything is so disappointing. Marriage, children, the Acropolis… life loses its luster the moment you get to know it.”

A recording from the Orpheum/Graz

Photos © Lukas Beck