What could be wrong with a nice evening?

“So, let’s have a nice evening!” This is how Jürgen Becker welcomed fans of the renowned WDR television show “Mitternachtsspitzen” for 28 years. To this day, all his nationwide stage programs begin with this promising opening, which is still a commitment for him. No matter how ruthlessly the despots around us want to transform the world into a nasty, unpeaceful place: The hopeful prospect of a nice evening makes even the most challenging day more bearable. In aid convoys to Ukraine, Becker encountered exhausted, but also joyfully celebrating people. They toasted to him: “If we stop celebrating, singing, and dancing, we have lost.” And even at home, the NRW resident Jürgen Becker observes surprising priorities. When the Westphalian gets up in the morning, he says: “Ha! What can I achieve today?” And when the Rhinelander gets up in the morning, he says: “Ha! Where are we going this evening?”
Both lifestyles have their merits. But does it hurt to have an enticing evening reward in mind already in the morning? How much coziness can one find in uncomfortable times? And what do we really need now?
The native of Cologne also approaches the question historically, examining how the Enlightenment accelerated the transition from fixed seating arrangements at courts to free seating choices in taverns, and what role the unleashed sociability played and continues to play in the success of democratic societies. That he cannot serve this exhilarating topic without the powerful influence of music has already been demanded by many fans of his cult program “DEINE DISCO.” They are right. Because what could be wrong with a nice evening?

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