It was a big surprise for Adi Guckelsberger to see his photo in the T&T Guardian on February 16, in Indra Dwarka-Koch’s article, Satire in German Carnival—We cannot be silent.
In her column Dwarka-Koch pointed out that Guckelsberger performed the night custodian role in one of Germany’s biggest carnival shows put on by Mainz Carnival Association.
Luckily Guckelsberger’s photo was published from among the many sent. Dwarka-Koch took the opportunity to present Guckelsberger with a copy of the T&T Guardian at his insurance office in Mainz.
He praised the Guardian for this form of publicity in a country like T&T where he said: “carnival is the pride of the people, the biggest show on earth.”
During a short chat at Guckelsberger’s office, he admitted that he loved steelband music and is fascinated that Trinidadians hammered an instrument from used oil barrels with such a sound. He was later presented with a CD of steelband music by the Koch family.