Another (less) brick in the wall

This weekend found me going through an old box of my things. I happened upon this here naked pill bottle, and remembered right away that this was no ordinary pill bottle, half full of expired pain reliever.

Nope, this bottle contains a bit of history. Sounds grandiose, doesn't it? But, really, it does.

Know what it is yet?

How about now?

Yep, those little painted pebbles are remnants of the old Berlin Wall.

Let's dissect the collage from my photo album page and take a closer look.

That's a pretty serious wall, isn't it? Kind-of menacing, no?

 With a lot to say.

Both on the wall itself, and around its disappearing remains.

Oh, and there were plenty of broken windows, and abandoned buildings, and such.

It was October of 1990 when my friend Mary Ann was pictured chipping away at a portion of the wall. It had been almost a year since the Berlin Wall was opened, on November 9, 1989. But only a matter of weeks after Germany was officially reunited, on October 3, 1990. You could feel the change in the air, but also feel the chilly past of the cold war. It was still right over your shoulder.

The East side of Berlin had a whole different vibe -- more subdued, more serious, less trusting.

I can only image how happy they were to see the likes of us cruising down their streets. But not to worry, we didn't stay on the east side too long.

We had some concerts to attend.