| Editorial - 26 December 2006 |
| Bought myself the new
Pixies DVD "Live At The Paradise In Boston" and I'm watching it now. I count myself lucky to
have seen this amazing band perform a few times and I have to say that this DVD captures the experience
very well. They blow you away with razorsharp hooks, intense power and fury ... without the humbug live
extravaganza some bands think they need on stage. No frills, just the thrills. Pego, my man, buy this. You won't be disappointed. And a word of advice to all the new, hip, mostly british inspired flavors of the month, hyped on blogs, in magazines and on the radio : try again. |
| Editorial - 22 December 2006 |
| This'll be just a collection of random thoughts. The music on Studio Brussel hasn't been this good in years.
Almost no crappy r&b styled rapcrap, no girlie bullshit and lotsa oldies. As with any good cause
everyone supports it, and the more money they collect to remove landmines, the better, but I also hope
the programmer's get the hint ... more listeners and positive buzz everywhere ... I have a big speck of dust in my camera. I won't be fiddling with swaps, brushes and blowing-devices, but I'll bring the camera to a certified Nikon-center and have them do it. Less risk, more coverage, probably same amount of money. Hell, it might even be done better. Christmas-shopping can be hell. Lotsa people everywhere, stuff to search, things to buy ... it ain't always easy and I have a reputation to uphold - my christmasgifts are always better than gifts I buy for people's birthdays. Must not fail. Can not fail. It's late. I have to get up early. More shopping. After Aken (made a trip to germany last friday) and Leuven, Hasselt's next tomorrow. Still have to find some things. A lot of it was sold out in Leuven. Sigh ... could've been good. Got another "stokje" - baton if you will. From Manuel. About telling 5 things about myself. I might do that later on. Not now. Sleepy. |
| Editorial - 20 December 2006 |
| And again it has been quiet here. I'm sorry, but I'm busy doing other stuff.
I have gotten rid of all wallpaper in my appartment - with the help of my grandfather - in the hallway,
the bureau and the bedroom. Especially that last one was a chore. Three or four layers, completely
entwined and extremely sticky. The tempo was down to a little under a square meter an hour. We worked
for almost a week on that room. The bureau - while being bigger - only took us a day. Go figure. On top of that I had some issues to settle with some people. Mostly friendly, but still. Things to do, stuff to notice, lessons to learn. And in the end ? Fuck 'em all. That's my new motto. I'm no longer going to be good to everyone. No second chances. Screw me over ? Than fuck you, your family and your children's children. And I'll be working retro-actively. Just so you know. And I got me a new job. As of January I'll be the webmaster for Holiday Cars. Very much in the same line as my job with Holiday Autos. Setting up new parts for the site, translating stuff, checking and testing what's already there. Should be fun as I'll be working for my old boss again. And obviously better than that gambling site I applied for. They only had me testing stuff and coming over again and again without ever offering me a contract. I'll chalk that one up as the longest interview I ever had. And in the end they decided the belgian market didn't seem ready yet. So nothing for me. Or anyone else for that matter. Remember my motto ? Apply here. |
| Editorial - 6 December 2006 |
| Saint Nick's day. The real Santa Claus. Bought my little neice her first real gift for this day. She's only 3,5 so just starting to understand the whole big deal. So cute ... |
| Editorial - 5 December 2006 |
| Look, this is what I call "a big man". The Hankster explaining that it's not always nice getting a bad review, but that he understands that's part of the trade. Henk, I salute you. Keep up the good work, lotsa people like your comedy-style. Unfortunately right now I'm not (yet) one of them, but you never know. Maybe in the future I'll praise you as well. Freedom of opinion and all that. Too bad not everyone seemed to like our difference of idea at first. Remember, it's just a ride ... |
| Editorial - 3 December 2006 |
| Comedy Casino Royale was nice. Won't go into a detailed description here, but
the contestants of the Comedy Casino Cup had to do a tribute to one of their comedy heroes, so people
like Wim Helsen, Jimmy Carr, Rowan Atkinson, Urbanus and Bill Hicks were reinvented. Not always good,
but no one sucked. Next up was the Open Mic part in the bar which stayed practically empty. Seems no
one in Flanders has any aspiration of becoming a comedian, besides the contestants themselves. Alex Agnew, Piet De Praitere and Nigel Williams were all doing their thing in the bigger hall, but as we've seen them more than once already, we (Eden, Franky, Manuel) opted for new stuff. Like englishman Jeff Green who was hilarious and naughty. Talking about childbirth and sex without ever getting nasty. Usually those topics quickly turn into gory details and noises in order to get a cheap laugh. Not so with this man. Extra kudos for that. And the guy standing to the left of me almost wet his pants laughing. How's that for a change ? I'd also like to thank local comedian Henk Rijckaert for filling the other room, so we had the chance of muscling ourselves to the front row for direct contact with both Jeff Green and MC Thomas Smith. Friend Thomas was in good shape as well, for those who'd like to know. Anyhow, done rambling incoherently. Tired. Sleepless nights behind me. More to follow I'm afraid. Just post this and forget about it. |
| Editorial - 2 December 2006 |
| The last couple of days have been busy. Constant removal of wallpaper.
With the steamer I can keep some sort of good pace, but it sure is going sower than anticipated.
Then again each time a room is done, I'm not only proud, but also happy and satisfied. There's
something about working with your hands all day. Shut down the brain and all it's annoyances. So far the renovating's going okay. The whole apartment got new electricity and network in the walls. The kitchen got a new wall and floor and brand new furniture and appliances. New windows and door - which got me in trouble with the buildingmanager as the colour's wrong, but the fucker should've notified me from the start that there are certain rules, which he didn't. And now the entryhall, the toilet, the kitchen and the hallway have been de-wallpapered. Next up the study. But now it's time to go to Comedy Casino Royale in Gent. So shutting up ... |
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