Although I now had a rumpled punk-haircut, tattered jeans, combat boots, a painted, studded leatherjacket, a self-made studded belt, and an equally elaborate self-made studded wristband, I felt at best accepted by most on the playground. However, I could not wear this styling in my school at that time, the Hebbelschool Kiel. At this grammar school, very close to the naval base, there still existed a fairly military spirit. The so-called "Grammar School for Boys and Girls" was considered one of the best in the city, and was originally a pure boys' school, but since the end of the 1960’s girls were allowed to attend classes as well. The school was easy to reach from the city center by the bus line 1, but many pupils came from outside.

I bought the cone-shaped and pyramid studs in large quantities at Turkish tailors somewhere in the city. I got the combat boots for very little money second-hand at a ramp shop in the Werftbahnstrasse in Gaarden. I copied the squiggly Conflict lettering from the cover of the "It's Time to see who's who" to my tattered jeans.