| Editorial - 31 December 2005 |
| Had some heavy snowfall yesterday. I was sitting in my livingroom with Worf
working on our laptops while looking outside and we saw the first flakes falling. At first "cool !
snow !", but when it didn't stop after an hour and the streets were getting covered with close to
10 or 15 centimeter, we got to worry. Especially since my buddy Worf was planning on driving to a
ski-station to do some snowboarding with some collegues. And what do you know : they all called to
say they didn't wanna drive that far due to the snow. Too bad we didn't get more snow. We could've
carved up the driveway in return. So, it's the last day of 2005. An especially crappy year for me. Sure, I had some good times, but at least half was one big depressing hell. A few months ago my deeply adored girlfriend told me she didn't want to be with me anymore. After almost ten years and five years of sharing bed and table in our cosy appartment ... I don't think I have to draw you guys a picture ? I was completely fucked up. Sure sure, time heals and all that ... well, no, it doesn't. It only makes it more bearable. And after a while you get by with what's left. Some feelings fade and then you feel even worse because they're fading and you just want to scream from the top of your lungs or throw something against no matter what. But instead you get nauseous or simply faint. Trust me, it ain't fucking pretty to wake up a few hours later after hitting your head on the side of the couch or table. I'm just glad I didn't have too many blackouts while driving ... on the other hand it would have ended all my troubles. (too cynical ? though) Sometimes I wished I could say I hate her for doing this, but I still love her and it scares me that those feelings will never go away. I will survive, I will build something new and I will have a life after this, but it will not only be different, but harder to maintain. Unless of course I'm completely mistaken again. And if you will excuse me now, I have a party and a very friendly and understanding person to go to. At least there's this one good thing I can take with me from 2005 into 2006. |
| Editorial - 27 December 2005 |
| It's very friggin late (actually it's already the 28th), but just got back from a going away party of a friend who's taking a chance on life as she's moving to Australia. Best of luck girl, you deserve it. Anyway, more updates will follow very soon. Almost done writing some and as I'm on holiday now, I have no excuse to postpone ... check back soon, maybe even today, the 28th ... |
| Editorial - 22 December 2005 |
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| Editorial - 19 December 2005 |
Not wanting to stop the current trend here : another concert ! Aren't you guys
getting tired of them ? Don't worry, the usual place I go to is closing its doors for the end of year
season. There'll be no new gigs until somewhere in january. Maybe even later. The final concert was on
from Buscemi doing his "Late Nite Reworks" set with special guests Laïs and Isabelle Antena. Sweet and
sultry latin sounds and some careful beats mixed together with a live horn section, a groovy bassplayer
and excellent extra drumming.
I like Buscemi's music. It's one of the few "dance" bands I listen too. In fact I have all the cd's.
And I rarely by anything dance-related. If you catch me off gaurd, you might even see me shake a few
bodyparts ... an extra rare thing for me to do. So yeah, in my humble opinion it is that good. And
don't you just love the middle one from Laïs ? They stood next to me in the audience after the had done
their part on stage ... seriously, she reminds me of someone ... |
| Editorial - 16 December 2005 |
Oh my god, I'm in love. The second singer from Sweet Coffee is so incredibly
beautiful. That woman has style, charm and a radiant smile. When I look at the pictures I took I must
have taken at least half of the pictures only of her. And no, I'm not gonna share 'em all with you. Sod
off, she's mine. And from what I can remember from the concert : it was excellent. I'd strongly advice
buying their second album. |
| Editorial - 12 December 2005 |
| Last weekend was a pretty weird one. It all started as most evenings start lately :
with a concert. First up were Implant : a goa-noise duo with roots in early european industrial. Noisy
landscapes, some electric drums and a small reference to Nine Inch Nails on a t-shirt. Main act were old time New Wave punkers The Bollock Brothers. Who ? Well, I was actually thinking the same thing until someone told me they had a hitsong with "Horror Movies". Somehow that rung a bell in the back of my mind. And as I'm taking any opportunity lately to get out of my room and take some shots ... kudos to the singer by the way to pose for me a few times.  Evrything else that happened last weekend isn't available for publication. I'm sorry, but I just don't divulge that many personal details. Never have and probably never will. Too fucked up to do that. |
| Editorial - 6 December 2005 |
| Saw a movie classic yesterday : the original King Kong from 1933. It was being re-run
for one night only as the new version from Peter Jackson is coming out soon. I'd seen it once before, many
years ago as a little kid in front of the televisionset at my grandparents' house on a saturday-afternoon.
Still remember being blown away by the idea of the giant gorilla. Must've picked up my taste for movies with
monsters there I guess. This time it was on a big screen and time to look at the technical feats. I must say I was quite impressed with what I saw. Sure, it's old and dated, but it looks more real than the ape from the seventies remake with Jessica Lange and Jeff Bridges. Actingwise no real complaints apart from being the usual amount of sexism, theatrical overacting and sillyness you can expect from movies that old. It's just a charm in it's own. I don't mind it much. Definitely something worth seeing if you're interested in the origins of the King Kong remake. |
| Editorial - 4 December 2005 |
| Usually I feel like I'm already too old to go out until the wee hours of the
morning and hang around in bars and places like that. Sometimes I missed it a little bit, but most of
the time I didn't because I got to spend my evenings with a girl I saw as the best thing in my life
and the most beautiful one in the world. Happy just being around her, cook for her, throw in a DVD and
watch a movie, only to look at her fall asleep before the end. Bliss. Nowdays I'm back in bars. Last friday I listened to karaoke, went to an irish pub (whisky !), did some other bars and ended up in some sort of dance-joint around 4 in the morning. I had a good time, but was glad I could start hugging my pillow around 5. Getting up at 9 obviously sucked. Welcome to my new life. |
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