I swallowed a cholera cocktail in Euskirchen, and hung out at my relative´s place once again, thereby causing a minor stir in the neighborhood because the relatives were actually away in nothern California at the time. When they returned, several neighbors reported my presence to them. After leaving, I made a terrible mistake in Essen, and in a faulty attempt to trim my beard (which was catching too many food particles and disturbing my sleep) I ended up with an uneven result that made me look like I had facial hair disease. It is now gone, and this is the last beard photograph that will be seen for some time, so you should savor it like a fine Belgian chocolate. (9/16/04)

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Beard, Euskirchen, Germany

From:	Jackpot	(Tue Sep 21 13:40:42 2004)
You really look like Richie Tenenbaum in this photo. Did you shave your beard to the tune of Elliott Smith's "Needle in the Hay"?
From:	Sarah	(Tue Sep 21 15:05:44 2004)
Scott's right, you do look like him. Do you have the sunglasses?
From:	bp	(Tue Sep 21 17:16:11 2004)
Why the Cholera Cocktail?
From:	eileenkopp@hotmail.com	(Thu Sep 23 16:43:44 2004)
Wow, the beard really filled out. First time I saw it up close. Yep, you do look like Richie Tenenbaum.
From:	Michael Kopp (mk)	(Tue Sep 28 08:34:43 2004)
Jackpot's (I mean, my associate, Cornelius's) top secret identity has been compromised. Just kidding, Sarah.
From:	Michael Kopp (mk)	(Tue Sep 28 10:19:44 2004)
I was humming "Needle in the Hay." I do appreciate the Richie Tennenbaum comments, but alas they are too generous. But, similar to the Tennenbaum transformation, I did also lose the hair as well the beard, so I am starting all over. I felt like a fugitive on the run when I broke out the scissors in the campground bathroom and walked out once again looking like my passport photo. The cholera cocktail was an antedote to cholera that I contracted drinking contaminated sparkling mineral water in the Netherlands. Well, no, actually it is a preventative vaccine for travel through India. The oral vaccine is not approved for use in the U.S., so I had to get it in Europe.