Mia San Mia

I’m tired of the myth that Ronald Reagan drove in on an eagle-shaped bulldozer and dismantled the Berlin Wall all by himself. A lot of the credit actually goes to the protestors who vigilantly pressured the government. 

Also, the beginning of the Wall Fall was the result of an incompetent bureaucrat.

“When the wall started to fall on November 9th, it was a mistake. In the face of mass protests against the regime in 1989 and thousands of East Germans seeking refuge at West German embassies in Eastern Europe, East German leaders waived the old visa rules stating that citizens needed a pressing reason for travel, such as a funeral or wedding of a family member. 

East Germans would still have to apply for visas to leave the country, but they would supposedly be granted quickly and without any requirements. Yet the Communist Party official who announced these changes, Guenter Schabowski, missed most of the key meeting about the travel procedures and went unprepared to a news conference. In response to reporters’ questions about when the new law would take effect, he said, “Immediately, without delay.” Schabowski left the impression that people could immediately cross the border, though he meant to say they could apply for visas in an orderly manner. 

Over the next several hours, thousands of East Berliners gathered at the checkpoints along the wall. Since the country’s leaders hadn’t intended to completely open the border, the supervisors at the crossing points had received no new orders. The chief officer on duty at the Bornholmer Street checkpoint, Harald Jaeger, kept calling his superiors for guidance on how to handle the growing mass of increasingly angry East Berliners expecting to be let through. Jaeger finally gave up around 11:30 p.m. and allowed people to pass through en masse. Guards at other crossing points soon followed suit. The East German regime never fully regained control.”

Co-stars in general do not touch their co-stars face.

Example, Bewitched. (1964-1972)

From Season 1 Episode 2. Samantha and Darrin tend to be very affectionate throughout the entire series but Elizabeth Montgomery's hands are either around her co-stars neck or elsewhere.

It's true of both actors playing Darrin. Shown here is Dick York.

Second one from the same episode.

Many actor's are reluctant to have a co star place their hands on their face.

Second example is I Dream of Jeannie (1965-1970). As tv shows go from the sixties, the actors playing the leads are very affectionate similar to the leads on Bewitched. But again notice the hand placement of Barbara Eden as Jeannie with Larry Hagman as Tony Nelson.

They are around his neck. Not on his face.

But in one episode notice the difference. Barbara Eden at the time was married to the actor on screen with her. Jeannie ii with a character played by Michael Ansara. She places her hands on his face.

Big difference. She eventually has them around his neck and the kissing is a rather long sequence. Hmmm, she was married to the dude.

But these two. Well. I rest my case.