The Beggar's Diary, 27.08.2007.- A employee of the SPM07 comes by the FYAL and sits down at Filch's table, ready to dish out some real gossip: a dildo has been found at Guillaume Bijl's sculpture.
"Right."
Now, that IS something. He drinks his coffee and they say goodbye.

Nobody seems to be waiting for him at the Spiekerhof.

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The Beggar's Diary, 26.08.2007.- The president of Germany, Horst Köhler, is coming to see the SP07 on Wednesday. But why wasn’t Filch The Beggar told before? How is he supposed to know how to behave in front of a president? Unless the president has no intention of meeting No. 06? Well, thinks Filch, if the mountain doesn’t come to Moses, Moses must go to the mountain.

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The Beggar's Diary, 25.08.2007. - It is still early morning when Filch starts walking the streets of Muenster. He sees himself in the mirror of a shop window and notices that he looks VERY tired. A girl comes up to him and gives him a commercial flyer for some shop or other, with the typical “3 for the price of 2” line.

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English synopsis, The Beggar's Diary, 24.08.07 .- After declaring himself student of Physics and passionately describing his musical career to the staff at the Fyal, Filch walks one more day to his official SPM07 spot, the Spiekerhof. There, he starts walking around in circles, in an attempt at entertaining himself. A lady riding a bicycle asks him if he is Charles Filch.

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English Synopsis, The Beggar's Diary, 23.08.07. – Today, Filch The Beggar is warmly congratulated for his performance at Metropolis Kino the night before. His smile widens as he basks in the admiration of his public. Filch The Beggar loves to be loved.

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English synopsis, The Beggar's Diary 20.08.07. – "A promise is a promise" says Filch to Fyal’s owner. So that it goes without saying that he’ll give, as a present to that friendly café, the framed manuscript of his rap song. And just before he leaps into fame next Wednesday evening.

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English synopsis, The Beggar's Diary, 19.08.07. - Filch is taught some manners today by his audience. Immersed in his own train of thoughts, he was thinking of shunning all contact with his visitors at the Spiekerhof today.

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English synopsis, The Beggar's Diary, 18.08.07. - As is usual, Filch is pondering over the meaning of life as he drinks his cup of coffee at the Fyal (the bar is again mentioned here by its name because, if you remember, The Beggar was allowed bathe in the men’s room yesterday).

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The Beggar’s Diary 17.08.07.- As English synopsis today, just have a look at the photographs. They say it all.

Bettlertagebuch 17.08.2007

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English synopsis, The Beggar's Diary, 16.08.07. - "A day full of surprises" would be an apt title for a day like today—if days had titles, that is. As usual, the morning is quite dull: there’s nothing going on, and no one special waiting for him at the bar where Filch usually drinks his morning coffee at 10:30. But then a man walks in, looks around, and leaves.

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