Hitler comments on Australian Election result

Well, the Australian election was a complete and utter disaster with the real possibility that the psycopath, ultra right wing christian Tony Abbott being in charge of the country. Even Hitler is upset about the result. Looks like it has been removed from Youtube but is still available here: http://www.fiveaa.com.au/video_hitler-reacts-to-the-2010-australian-election_105945

Thanks Sara….another clip of Hallå Hela Pressen (Hello all the Press) at Victoria’s

A commenter (is that the right word?) called Sara pointed out this clip of my new favourite group “Hallå Hela Pressen (Hello all the Press).”  Swedish schlager band…who I would be stalking every Monday night at Victoria’s in Stockholm if I lived in Sweden! I calculate it would cost me around $2,500 in airfares and [...]

Awww shucks….Erica Saade is just so goddamn nice!

Eric Saade, the fabulous Swedish super-spunk who came to my attention via Melodifestivalen with “Manboy” is just a sweetie. Here he is doing a couple of tracks unplugged. Adorable. In terms of him being “unplugged”, I wouldn’t mind fixing that. But, then again, he’s terminally straight and is going out with Sweden’s Hanna Montana, Molly [...]

Bumming around Brum

I’ve  just spent the weekend in Birmingham and am on a train returning to London. This time there *is* a Coach B and my reserved seat actually exists! The Ibis Hotel turned out to be a very good choice. It was clean, modern and reasonably priced. It was also centrally located near the main “Bullring” [...]

Hallå Hela Pressen (Hello all the Press) at Victoria’s

The word “Schlager” translates as “pop” according to Google. But that isn’t quite an accurate definition. Wikipedia describes it thusly: “Schlager (German Schlager, loosely translated as a “hit”) is a style of popular music that is prevalent in Central and Northern Europe, in particular Germany, Austria, Croatia, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Belgium and Scandinavia, but also [...]

Stockholm by night

I’m catching up posting entries to my website because I’ve been really slack about it over the last few weeks. I’ve got some time as day turns into night in Birmingham, England. I thought it would be appropriate to post some shots I took of Stockholm, Sweden at dusk and at night.

Boat trip to Nacka Strand

On my last full day in Stockholm, Gustav took me on a boat trip from Gamla Stan (The Old Town) to Nacka Strand (where he lives and works). Prior to that I’d been catching the bus – 443 or 71 or even 404 – back to his place where I was staying during my time [...]

T-Shirts seen in London/Birmingham

I love a funny T-Shirt. A genuinely funny, clever or outrageous T-Shirt. In the 80s I wore a T-Shirt that had gunshots over it, a McDonald’s logo and the words Ï ate at McDonald’s and lived!” This was shortly after someone went into Maccas in the USA and shot 21 people. McDonald’s in Sydney threw [...]

Virgin Trains: my seat is missing!

There is no Coach B I’m on a train from London to Birmingham. A Virgin Train. I have a ticket and a reservation for a seat. I’ve paid and everything. I’m supposed to be in Coach B. So are a few other people. The coaches are numbered in reverse alphabetical order from the beginning of [...]

Stockholm Pride: Schlager night was amazing

I’ve been in Stockholm for Stockholm Pride now for a week. And without doubt the highlight (apart from staying with my BSF Gustav) has been Schlager Night at Pride Park. If I’d done or seen nothing else, this one night made up for it. And, unlike last year, the crowds were relatively well behaved – [...]

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