Well I just finished watching the whole hour. And as luck would have it, I got 50 minutes of it in full-format DVD so it was nice seeing it again big size. Quite touching in some ways and disturbing in others. I wonder how they selected Bryan Ferry of all people. If the artist had to be from the UK there are plenty of other choices that might have been better. I couldn't help getting the feeling that Bryan was thinking "I only have to put up with this for a few more hours and I can fly back to my cozy apartment in London". Would be interesting to know who picks the guests on this show and how?

For me, the best part of the hour by far was the first part up to where they got to the restaurant where Dieter plays the guitar. It really "jumped the shark" at the clothing store. Not knowing anything about how these outings are planned some of the choices seemed very strange. What? Did they want Bryan to buy some clothes or something? The only thing that made it bearable was Dieter's charming way of bringing things down to earth - e.g. hamming it up in the clothing store and breaking the awkward moment playing guitar by comparing himself to a bellydancer. There might not have been any awkward moments, though, if it had been an artist other than Bryan Ferry.

Mr. Ferry seems to be a melancholy fellow indeed. And reticent, too. The billing for this particular episode of Durch Die Nacht mentions that words to the effect that "a friendship starts to grow between the two men". The only evidence I saw of this was in Dieter's store where the chat was free and interesting and Bryan expressed an interest in visiting Argentina. I found this the most enjoyable part of the program. After that, Mr. Ferry seemed to draw into himself more and more. He liked the Maybach, though.

And what was the stuff with this Christophe guy? He grabbed focus and never gave it back. Like one of those overweight cats that comes into your library and sits on your book when you're trying to read.

All in all though, a great and intimate visit with two great musicians which reveals much about their respective personalities. Really nice and I hope we get to see more - a documentary of Dieter's life in Argentina would be cool.