Right before Sumit Nagal’s match against Kecmanovic, I had at least the chance to have a short spot on the first match of the day (19th October 2020) between Aussie Jordan Thompson and French Gilles Simon. The match felt to have been quite intense – when I arrived at the arena with some 1:20 hrs matchtime already ongoing, this Men’s Singles one was in just in the middle of the second set. It looked like a close second one until the end, but the Australian lost his nerves in the eleventh game at own service and faced a 0:40. Easy one for the experienced Simon, who converted the second break point to serve for the set. Even with two break points for Thompson, the French could convert to a 6-3 7-5 victory.
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Marie Reim – 14 Phasen
20 year old Marie Reim is an interesting upcoming artist in the German schlager scene. Both of her parents are ...
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Women Soccer Bundesliga is back – But some Girls score in a different Way
They did it: the German Women Soccer Bundesliga (Flyeralarm Frauen-Bundesliga) re-started a few days ago, on 29th May 2020. I ...
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Björn Heuser (28th May 2020, Drive-In Show, Bonn)
During the Covid-19 crisis, I visited quite a couple of drive-in movies, which became a very popular kind of entertainment ...
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“Climbing” the Monte Troodelöh, Cologne’s Highest Point
My beloved home town Cologne, Germany, is always a bit of crazy - not just during the carnival days. Thus, ...
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Mrs. Greenbird: Strong Crowdfunding Start for New Album
Covid-19 has a huge impact on the music industry. My home town Cologne's local country music heroes, Mrs. Greenbird, were ...
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Car Watch – A new Pop-up Drive-in Cinema in Cologne
As I wrote in my recent review about the traditional DRIVE IN movies in the South of Cologne, drive-in movies ...
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Cologne/Bonn Airport during Covid-19 Times (Pictured Story)
Regarding passenger flights, my hometown airport Cologne / Bonn is only the seventh biggest in Germany, servicing some 12 million ...
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Cologne DRIVE IN Movies – More than the Covid-19 Alternative
Quarantining, social isolation, being unable to go out on a Friday - overall, the cultural and social scene has been ...
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Brett Eldredge / Lauren Jenkins (24th January 2020, Cologne)
The first Sound of Nashville show of the year - it felt really good to be back close to the ...
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Historic Mustard Mill Cologne
The Historic Mustard Mill in Cologne ("Historische Senfmühle Köln") is quite a unique place in the million people city. It ...
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Noah Guthrie (9th December 2019, Cologne)
Right after I returned from Pittsburgh, Sound of Nashville and the German country music scene came back on my schedule ...
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Cologne Old Town Christmas Market
The Christmas Market in Cologne's Old Town is the largest of the city. Under the slogan "Heinzel's Wintermärchen" (something like Good ...
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Cologne Stadtgarten Christmas Market
The Stadtgarten in Cologne is both, a recreational park in the heart of the city, whose facilities are protected, and ...
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Cologne Cathedral / Roncalli Square Christmas Market
Cologne Cathedral and a 25 meter high Christmas tree - these are the key ingredients, which turn the Christmas Market ...
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Björn Heuser – Kopp voll Dräum (Nashville Recordings)
I was quite stunned when I ran into an Instagram advertisement: Björn Heuser, a Cologne singer- songwriter just recently released ...
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Cologne Harbor Christmas Market at Chocolate Museum
During each festive season, Cologne is crowded with tourists and visitors due to its Christmas markets. There are masses of ...
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Mrs. Greenbird (Frankfurt, 7th November 2019)
One of the few German country/folk acts, which gained some international reputation in the past is Cologne-based Mrs. Greenbird. Before ...
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Ben Zucker & Van De Forst (6th November 2019, Cologne)
I have to admit that I had been very nervous before that concert. The LANXESS arena, Germany's largest multiplex arena ...
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Willie Jones & Tyler Rich (29th October 2019, Cologne)
An eventful debut of the first German Country Music Week presented by Sound of Nashville ended in Cologne with the ...
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Logan Mize (26th October 2019, Cologne)
While the Sound of Nashville October started big with the the concert of Old Dominion. One day after the big ...
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Scotty McCreery (24th October 2019, Cologne)
I had a quite unfortunate timing with the debut of the German Country Music week. I missed some shows due ...
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Jillian Jacqueline & Lauren Jenkins (9th September 2019, Cologne)
The Sound of Nashville series of concerts more and more established in the German country music scene. While I visited one ...
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Wade Bowen (6th August 2019, Cologne)
The second half of 2019 features a massive lineup of country music stars in Germany. As you can see in ...
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SV Menden – 1. FC Köln 3:5 (0:3) (31st July 2019)
Same procedure as last year? Same procedure as every year! The traditional women soccer pre-season test match between my home ...
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The Scherz-Tour – A Different RheinEnergieSTADION Cologne Tour
I already visited a couple of stadium tours with Flyctory.com in the past. My home and heart soccer club, 1 ...
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Mrs. Greenbird – Dark Waters (Review)
Mrs. Greenbird was the only Germany-based band who were playing at the C2C debut in Berlin 2019. This definitely illustrates ...
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Very Important Postings – July to December 2018
Another six months have passed - the first full half year of Flyctory.com's existance. After I did the Very Important ...
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The Eau de Cologne Giants – 4711 vs. Farina
When people think of real "Eau de Cologne", they typically think about the well-branded 4711 brand located in the city's ...
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Flying with VLM from Cologne to Antwerp
The route between Cologne and Rostock is a quite traditional connection from Rhineland to the Baltic Sea - which has ...
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SV Menden – 1. FC Köln 0:1 (0:1) (2018 pre-season)
Visiting the women soccer pre-season between SV Menden, a team from my home town St. Augustin near Bonn, and the ...
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History of Gaming in Cologne’s City Museum
The Cologne City Museum's recent history is not really what one would call "lucky". After a water damage in later ...
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