yes, i need some distraction. i need to laugh sometimes even in times of bigger grief. and vice versa. not to forget but to intensify emotions. life is at least tragicomedy. satire and parody have to remind us about that, in good and in bad times. who said fools have to be serious, anway?

no, what happened to karl-heinz stockhausen is not right. nor acceptable. it's a typical over-reaction. and probably typical for german "high culture" intellctuals. i hope they get conscious again, soon.