25 August 2006

Hoff.

Yes it's been the better part of two decades, but rewatching this video is like getting a fresh look at the Zapruder film: questions naturally and inevitably arise. Notably:

What's with the keyboard scarf?

If you're buying a jacket covered in lights, why not get one in which all the lights flash at once?

How many Berliners started rebuilding the damn thing right there?

And seriously, why was he there in the first place? Peter Jennings, yes. But the Hoff? To invite him there on *that night*, put him on a hydraulic lift, plant a camera in front of him, and think 'Yes, a German people who have been separated for 40 years will appreciate this'?

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