The obvious reference is of course the use of garlic when cooking, in almost every type of cuisine, except in certain quarters of the old West Berlin. When I was there 21 years ago for a college semester abroad, I remember one of my fellow students was warned against using garlic in the meal he was preparing for his host family.
Thankfully garlic was not universally shunned in Berlin - especially in Kreutzberg. I made a special appearance on the rehearsal stage of what was once an up and coming band: the Klingons. Making my vocal/rap/hip hop debut, I joined bassist Nancy in a spirited rendition of my once classic hit: "I smell like garlic and I don't care!"
It has been years since I thought of this riveting vocal tour de force. I was, of course, magnificent but sadly all I have are my memories. In spite of my intensive 15 second google search, I was unable to find this song anywhere on the net.
If there are any collectors who have a copy of this performance, please contact me asap. Ideally I'd like to find a super clean soundboard version but at this point I'd even settle for a less than perfect audience copy.
Thanks in advance.
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