4.10.2003
What a day. Got up in Muenster, drove to Bielefeld, did laundry, saw my car fail at the check and brought it to a garage, got a rental and drove straight to Hamburg. Forgot to call Troels... Matter of fact, I feel like I forgot a couple of things. Whatever. I'll (hopefully) get a new phone tomorrow (if the delivery service doesn't fuck up) and I'll celebrate that by buing a new pair of sneakers. All my shoes - and I own a LOT - are stowed away in some box that lies deep inside of a basement, and I've been running around in the same two pairs of shoes ever since I moved out of my flat in Muenster. I don't want to see them anymore and my feet scream as soon as they get near them. So, new kicks are mandatory. It'll be a lot easier running around Hamburg with a pair of shoes that are actually made for stuff like that. Just have to find the right ones - I'm a bit of a sneaker-nazi. Woven Nikes? GIMME!
4.08.2003
Birmingham was a blast. Well, maybe not exactly a blast, but I think we all had a good time. Once you get used to a couple of things, England is not too bad.
As we all know, they drive on the wrong side of the road. Now, imagine swiss and dutch guys driving - great entertainment. Did you know that they do the same shit while walking up or down stairs? They use the left side. The funniest thing was salt- and pepper-containers. In Europe, pepper-containers usually have one to three holes, while the ones containing salt have way more - on the island it's the other way around. Now, THAT really puzzled me. And you can probably imagine, I am more than happy to be back in Muenster for a day.
Upon returning yesterday, I found the new issue of Playboard magazine on my desk, which features eight pages Emerica-Team interviews - I was really happy about that. Eight pages in a magazine that's not Monster, combined with a reminder from the editor, that I should send pictures - that's a good reason for a healthy grin. This grin became even bigger when my man Ingo gave me the new SLAP Magazine, which features eight pages Florentin Marfaing - and guess who interviewed Floh? Yes indeed, I am a stoked man, and I am still grinning while I write this.
Cronite and my friend Beat are happy with the pictures I took last week, that's one more reason to be cheerful. I don't have too much time on my hands to be happy though - tomorrow will see me in Bielefeld, having the car checked (finally) and doing laundry, and in the evening I'll drive up to Hamburg to continue the search for a loft. Might go to Kopenhagen just for shits and giggles on the weekend ... Beautiful city, that is. All I need is a place to stay. I'll call Troels tonight, I guess... What's up Troels? Long time no see!
What else ... I got a shitload of cash from the insurance for my fucked-up elbow, so I don't have to worry about too much for the next two or three months, I miss my friends in Muenster (not the shitface R. that uses his new chance in a new town to lie in my face though), it gets too dark to type now, and the hotel in Birmingham was strange. Had to share a bed and a blanket with Juergen Horrwarth, because double-rooms where too expensive for the Radar-Girls to book. Danny Wainwright won street (right), Terrence Bougdour won vert (what? why? wrong.) Andy Scott won Bowl. As I said, everyone had a good time, even though it was England. The weather was good, can you believe that? Probably because it was an indoor-competition...
I do apologize for being so stagnant with this diary - I'm on the road a lot and I just don't have DSL that often. As soon as I am settled in Hamburg, I'll make up for it - promise! Oh, and is anyone reading this in Japan right now or in the upcoming weeks? I've been searching for "Eggos", the Sony MDR-D66 headphones, for way over a year now, but they just aren't available anywhere except Japan. If you go there, bring me a pair, please. Two. Three. I'll happily pay for them.
One more thing: if you're able to speak/understand german, go to www.tanzverbot.com and download the track. That's the least you can do to show that you care.
Love,
David
As we all know, they drive on the wrong side of the road. Now, imagine swiss and dutch guys driving - great entertainment. Did you know that they do the same shit while walking up or down stairs? They use the left side. The funniest thing was salt- and pepper-containers. In Europe, pepper-containers usually have one to three holes, while the ones containing salt have way more - on the island it's the other way around. Now, THAT really puzzled me. And you can probably imagine, I am more than happy to be back in Muenster for a day.
Upon returning yesterday, I found the new issue of Playboard magazine on my desk, which features eight pages Emerica-Team interviews - I was really happy about that. Eight pages in a magazine that's not Monster, combined with a reminder from the editor, that I should send pictures - that's a good reason for a healthy grin. This grin became even bigger when my man Ingo gave me the new SLAP Magazine, which features eight pages Florentin Marfaing - and guess who interviewed Floh? Yes indeed, I am a stoked man, and I am still grinning while I write this.
Cronite and my friend Beat are happy with the pictures I took last week, that's one more reason to be cheerful. I don't have too much time on my hands to be happy though - tomorrow will see me in Bielefeld, having the car checked (finally) and doing laundry, and in the evening I'll drive up to Hamburg to continue the search for a loft. Might go to Kopenhagen just for shits and giggles on the weekend ... Beautiful city, that is. All I need is a place to stay. I'll call Troels tonight, I guess... What's up Troels? Long time no see!
What else ... I got a shitload of cash from the insurance for my fucked-up elbow, so I don't have to worry about too much for the next two or three months, I miss my friends in Muenster (not the shitface R. that uses his new chance in a new town to lie in my face though), it gets too dark to type now, and the hotel in Birmingham was strange. Had to share a bed and a blanket with Juergen Horrwarth, because double-rooms where too expensive for the Radar-Girls to book. Danny Wainwright won street (right), Terrence Bougdour won vert (what? why? wrong.) Andy Scott won Bowl. As I said, everyone had a good time, even though it was England. The weather was good, can you believe that? Probably because it was an indoor-competition...
I do apologize for being so stagnant with this diary - I'm on the road a lot and I just don't have DSL that often. As soon as I am settled in Hamburg, I'll make up for it - promise! Oh, and is anyone reading this in Japan right now or in the upcoming weeks? I've been searching for "Eggos", the Sony MDR-D66 headphones, for way over a year now, but they just aren't available anywhere except Japan. If you go there, bring me a pair, please. Two. Three. I'll happily pay for them.
One more thing: if you're able to speak/understand german, go to www.tanzverbot.com and download the track. That's the least you can do to show that you care.
Love,
David
