tirsdag 31. august 2010
Ken, et farvel /a farewell
Today I got the sad message that my cousin had passed away.
Vi var ikke spesielt nære, har ikke møttes på mange år, kun snakket litt på Skype for en tid tilbake, men han var søskenbarnet mitt. En del av vår lille familie.
We were not very close, hadn't seen eachother for years, just talked a little on Skype a while back, but he was my cousin. A part of our little family.
Ken bodde i Texas i mange år, og det var der han traff sin kone. Hun har nettopp kommet til Norge og de hadde startet sitt liv sammen her, da han for 2 måneder siden, ved en tilfeldighet fikk vite at han hadde dødelig kreft.
Ken lived in Texas for a lot of years, and that was were he met his wife. She did recently join him in Norway and they had just started their life together here, when he, 2 months ago, was told he had terminal cancer.
Ken har lecd livet og opplevd mere enn mange andre på sin alder, av både gode og vonde ting. Skutt Bjørn Canada (?) samt bodd mange år i USA, velutdannet og selvlært i sin profesjon, funnet kjærligheten i Texas, og flyttet tilbake til Norge. Totalt fikk han nesten 44 år.
Ken has lived and experienced more than others on his age, both good and bad. He's shot bears in Canada (?) and lived years in USA, well edjucated and selftough in his profession, found love in Texas and moved back to Norway. He was close to 44.
Mine tanker går til hans nærmeste familie, som har hatt noen tøffe år, og nå får dette på toppen. Vår lille familie blir stadig mindre.
My thoughs goes to his closest family, that have had some though years, and not this on top of it. Our small family is just getting smaller.
Hvil i fred, Ken
Rest in peace, Ken
søndag 29. august 2010
Explicit Licks - Skuretfestivalen

We managed to find another festival, we're good. But this one we didn't find on our own, and we didn't participate in the entire festival. We went there to experience one band only. Explicit Licks.


I do not know the band well enough to know their songs, but a lot of other did. Maybe in the future I will have seen them enough tooso that even I can sing along, but there is absolutely not a problem to rock along with them.

For once - a picture of us "girls", that we did not take ourself :-)

Siden to-tusen-og-fire har Explicit Licks kokt sammen låter basert på en tåkete spasertur gjennom sytti-tallet og fram til nyere tidsregning. Explicit Licks har riff på størrelse med luftballonger, tyngde de fleste kun føler på svarte hviledager, er like tight som unge australiere og er like hissig som et svenskt utslett.
Since two-thousand-and-four they have boiled up songs based on a foggy walk through the seventies and all up to newer times. Explicit Licks has riffs on the size of airballoons, the heavy weight that most of us only feel on really blue days, and as tight as young australians and as angry as swedish rash
Explicit Licks deltok i verdensfinalen av GLOBAL BATTLE OF THE BANDS 2010 og kom på tredjeplass, som er beste plassering noensinne av et nordisk band!
Explicit Licks participated in the world finals of GLOBAL BATTLE OF THE BANDS 2010 and came 3rd, which is the best result of any Nordic band ever!

Not heard them yet - if you get the chance - take it!
torsdag 26. august 2010
Europetour 2010
This is our route for the European tour 2010. It ended on approx. 7000 kilometers, and a ferry ride from Poland to Sweden. It was a long trip filled with experiences and worth every kilometer.

Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Austria, Italy, Slovenia, Croation, Slovenia, Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Poland, Sweden and Norway.
tirsdag 24. august 2010
Sommerfest / Summerparty
fredag 20. august 2010
Kanonfestivalen
Well, what can I say. I bought myt festival pass to support local events here in Trondheim, but basically it was only Stage Dolls that were of interest for me. And I thoght it might be fun to see Postgirobygget too. The rest was ok.
Når vi ankom på tirsdag var det vel 20 andre der, i løpet av kvelden kom vi kanskje opp i 150-200 stk. altså litt andre proposjoner enn Sonisphere med sine 47200 stk.
When we arrived Tuesday it was 20 other persons there, and during the evening we managed to be between 150 and 200 persons. Some other proportions than Sonisphere with 47200 people.
Men jeg må jo si at man merket ikke på Stage Dolls at det var så lite folk der. De ga alt uansett. Onsdag ble det etterhvert så kaldt og hustrig at vi valgte å dra hjem før hovedartistene.
But I have to say that Stage Dolls gave everything anyway. Wednesday the wind was increasing at it was chilly. We left before the headliner went on stage.
Manglende interesse og billettsalg gjorde at artister og sceneansvarlig tok ansvar og rigget ned hele arrangement onsdag kveld, og avlyste alle artister på fredag, også Postgirobygget.
A lack of interest for the festival and tickets was the leading reason for why the stage management and artist closed down the festival Wednesday, one day early, and by that action also the concert with Postgirobygget.
Jeg har sagt hva jeg mener om saken til en journalist i Adresseavisen, og legger ved link til artikkelen her.
I have said my opinion to a journalist from nour local newspaper, and add a link to the article here. For English-reading followers, the basic in this article is that I think it is sad that the locals do not participate in events like this, and that I do not expect to get a refund on my money. And some about how I experienced the concerts and the festival all in all.
Artikkel i lokalavisen
mandag 16. august 2010
Høstens skoønsker/ My wishlist for autumn shoes
Here are some of my cravings for the autumn, well I might not even wait for autumn :-) I belive the shoes below will be the first pair. They are to be bought at Bianco.

Wildflower: Tosca fra BRANDOS.no

I actually bought the shoes above on saturday. Arn't they cool? ;-) Bought at Ragnaråkk
Lola Ramona: Pippi 2261 fra BRANDOS.no så stilig, bare MÅ ha :) So cool, Just gotta have :)
fredag 13. august 2010
Jeg kjeder meg /I am bored
A long working week is over, and it has felt even longer because of the heat outside. I really didn't want to be at work at all.
I kveld har jeg vært alene hjemme, til og med sokkelen har vært tom, da mamma også er bortreist i helgen. Tommy og Linn er på kino og Bjørn er på vei hjem fra København.
Tonight I ahve been home alone, even the ground floor has been empty, my mom is also gone for the weekend. Tommy and Linn are at the movies and Bjørn is on his way home from Copenhagen.
Så jeg har altså vært alene hjemme, og jeg har faktisk kjedet meg. Jeg har gjort litt husarbeid, vært litt på Facebook, tatt en øl, sett litt på TV, lest litt og for ikke mange minuttene siden har jeg tatt i mot en laks..... en 15 år gammel gutt kom hjem til meg med en laks.... som jeg hadde lovt å oppbevare til de skal reise hjem til Tyskland igjen.
And I have been home alone, and I have actually been bored. I have done some cleaning, spent some time on facebook, had a beer, seen some TV, read a little and for not that many minutes ago I was receiving a wild salmon....a 15 year old boy came to my house with a salmon...... that I have promised to keep in my fridge until they return to Germany.
Jeg oppdager at jeg kjeder meg lettere enn jeg har gjort tidligere, det må liksom skje noe, og da er det kanskje bra at det er Kanonfestival neste uke, 3 ettermiddager hvor jeg vet hjva jeg skal gjøre ;-) Og neste helg skal vi ha sommerfest med våre venner. Hvis alle kommer blir vi 18 stykker. Jeg gleder meg veldig til det :-)
I have discovered that I am bored a lot easier at the moment, I got to have some action happening. I am glad I will have the Canon Ferstival next week, at the fort, 3 afternoons/evening where I have plans :-) And next weekend we will have our summerparty together with our friends. If everyone comes we will be 18. I am really looking forward to it :-)
mandag 9. august 2010
Sonisphere 2010 - Stockholm - Pictures
Then Sonisphere is over, and it was a wet pleasure. It rained from the time we entered the area, until we left, just with a couple of short breaks. It was a lot of great music that would have been even better in sunshine, but as true rockers we would not let the weather stop us.
Jeg har lagt ved litt bilder nedenfor og kommenterer under hvert bilde
I have adde a few pictures under, and added some comments underneath every picture.
The ladies arrived the pre-party, only 7 hours too late (technical problems on the plane) but we arrived and managed to get our wristbands, and had some beers and listened to some rock'n roll music
Langos - genoius festivalfood. Why hasn't anyone startet this in Trondheim???? You just add toppings you feel like. The base of topping sould be garlic dressing. Then you just add what you want. In this case ham and cheese.
Oppskrift/recepy



Iggy Pop - old, wrinkly but better than I have heard him in a long time. And the energy is still there.




onsdag 4. august 2010
til helga kanksje / during the weekend maybe

The weather and the Festival do not entirely agree about the weather I can see. I really hope it will get better closer to the weekend.
tirsdag 3. august 2010
Muikksommeren / The Music Summer
The music summer has been fantastic so far. I have been to concerts with AC/DC, Kiss, Gary Moore, DAD, Alice Cooper and a lot more, and it is still not over.

Still Sonisphere remains, it's this weekend, where Iron Maiden, Alice Copper, Antrax, Mötley Crue and more will participate. We'll start on friday with the warmup in Stockholm downtown.

Etter dette så kommer Kanonfestivalen her i Trondheim, men det beste av rock fra området rundt oss og ellers i landet. Headlinere her er Stage Dolls and Postgirobygget og mange flere. Denne festivalen er årets billigste med bare 500 kr. for et festivalpass for alle 3 dagene.
After that one is the Kanonfestival right here in Trondheim, with the best of rock from this area and the rest of the country. Headliners are Stage Dolls and Postgirobygget and a lot more. This is also the most inexpensive festival this summer. A festival pass only cost 500 Nkr for 3 days. (€60)
Senere på høsten kommer også AHA sin avskjedkonsert, deretter Oktoberrock på Orkanger hvor Nazareth skal spille. Så vi har heldigvis litt til å glede oss til :-)
Later this fall is AHA's farewell tour here in Trondheim, after that October Rock at Orkanger where Nazareth wil play. So as you can see, we still have something to look forward to.
Rock on... \m/
søndag 1. august 2010
Jack - Born to be wild
Hør Jack synge "Born to be Wild" av Steppenwolf, denne gangen på de svenske veiene :-) Jack var med på hele Europaturen og sang mange ganger underveis.
Listen to Jack singing "Born to be wild" av Steppenwolf, this time on teh Swedish roads:-) Jack was on the Europetrip with us and san this son a lot of time along the way.