A ROCK'N'ROLL-LIFE ! Affendaddy is a Record Collector and was - for 38 years - from 1970 to 2008. a Record Seller . I also worked 10 years as Music-Journalist for 2 Radiostations (SWF + RPR South-Germany) . I also released a book about collectible records - The Gimmix Book Of Records - on Virgin Books, 1981. This is Affendaddys online Pop& Rock Record Museum (in Progress). All these things you see are in stock. - Das ist Affendaddys Pop&Rock Schallplatten-Museum (Achtung - Baustelle) . - Popular Music of the 20th Century.
Without yesterday there will be no tomorrow.
Listen musicians ! You produce - I save.
If there is no saver and collector, everything you do will be soon forgotten !!!
This Museum exists at the moment only as private collection in Mannheim, Germany.
MANNHEIM IS THE TOWN WHERE CARL BENZ INVENTED THE CAR !!!!! So you see - a very important town !
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Interests - Old & New SF Literature. From Jules Verne to E.A, Vogt, E.E.Smith, Isaac Asimov, David Brin,Poul Anderson, Philip K.Dick, Arthur C.Clarke, John Brunner, Robert Silverberg and the new Stars like Dan Simmons, Stephen Baxter, Iain Banks, Peter F. Hamilton, Jack McDevitt. I also collect books written in german and released between 1900 and
1930. I also love Carl Barx (Inventor of Donald Duck).
I'm also a big fan of Cats (normal streetcats no persian or other highly breeded beings).
In the 1950s, in my early youth I had two favourite moviestars : Victor Mature and Audie Murphy !
Lover of Redwine and french cuisine (I stopped drinking beer in 1982 ).
Favourite holiday places - France & Holland. It is easy to go there by car. Sadly, in my age England is too far to reach by car.
My first Single was YA YA TWIST by Joey Dee & The Starliters I bought it in autumn 1962.
My first LP I got from my french friend Robert Husset in 1962 - Francoise Hardys first Album. My first self bought LP was The Bobby Darin Story (1963).
My first Rock Concert was - in October 1963 - Joey Dee & The Starlighters (from New York) at the Rosengarten, Mannheim, Germany
My last concerts in the last 5 years were : Pretty Things, Chris Spedding, The Brandos, Kevin Costner, Ian Brown (Stone Roses), Joe Bonamassa, Wreckless Eric with Amy Rigby, Gringo Starr, Best Coast, T.V.Smith (The Adverts) , John Fogerty, Bloc Party, Tony Joe White, Placebo + Brat Farrar.

Ah - before I forget - I HATE FACEBOOK !!!

My device - Live and let live.