Sea

If you went by train on Sunday, you'd probably have seen a lot of people with the same book. If you brought "de verrekijker" with you, you were allowed to travel for free. 
It's quite a good book, actually. I enjoyed reading it, because Kees van Kooten has a clear point of view on everything, which is interesting to read.
I totally agree with him when he says that e-readers should be double-screened, so you can read what the person in front of you is reading. That will lead to interesting conversations!

Because it was free, me and my dad went to the beach in Hoek van Holland.
There was a lot of wind, a lot. But it was lovely! It wasn't even that cold.

"De Bezemkast"

Last Saturday I went to a cabaret show with my dad and brother. In this show Fay Lovsky and Laurens Joensen play a few of their own songs together. They are accompanied by Jet Stevens on bass.

It's a very nice show and I definitely recommend it! The songs aren't only funny, they also have good lyrics and there are a lot of different instruments used.

After the show I bought a CD from Laurens Joensen and asked for an autograph.

I also spoke to Fay Lovsky, who said "that it is important to not take yourself to serious,". 

An important thing to remember! :)

I had a great evening and laughed a lot.

Thank you for the show!

 

Weekend!

Do you know that feeling when you're really, really tired?

I'm pretty sure that some God said this morning: let's just try to drive everyone up the wall today.

But it's weekend and right now I'm in love with Friday.

I don't care if Monday's blue
Tuesday's gray and Wednesday too
Thursday I don't care about you
It's Friday, I'm in love

Monday you can fall apart
Tuesday, Wednesday break my heart
Oh, Thursday doesn't even start
It's Friday I'm in love

Saturday, wait
And Sunday always comes too late
But Friday, never hesitate...

I don't care if Mondays black
Tuesday, Wednesday - heart attack
Thursday, never looking back
It's Friday, I'm in love

Monday, you can hold your head
Tuesday, Wednesday stay in bed
Or Thursday - watch the walls instead
It's Friday, I'm in love

Saturday, wait
And Sunday always comes too late
But Friday, never hesitate...

Dressed up to the eyes
It's a wonderful surprise
To see your shoes and your spirits rise
Throwing out your frown
And just smiling at the sound
And as sleek as a sheik
Spinning round and round
Always take a big bite
It's such a gorgeous sight
To see you eat in the middle of the night
You can never get enough
Enough of this stuff
It's Friday, I'm in love

"All that stuff about heavy metal and hard rock, I don't subscribe to any of that. It's all just music. I mean, the heavy metal from the Seventies sounds nothing like the stuff from the Eighties, and that sounds nothing like the stuff from the Nineties. Who's to say what is and isn't a certain type of music?"

-Ozzy Osbourne

 

 

 

 

Bad-luck-tattoo's

You REALLY wouldn't want to have one of these on your body:

I, personally, really like the last one. I wonder where that person got it.

Concert at SEA 2013 in Lego

I wasn't there, but it was fun, as you can see!

Today...

...would be the 61st birthday of Douglas Adams, writer of "the Hitchhikers guide to the galaxy"!

Songfestival 2013: Anouk-Birds

This is the Dutch song for the Eurovision Songfestival:

Anouk will sing it on 14 may. The finals will be on 18 may. 

"Birds" already existed, but she is allowed to use it, because it has never been published.

It's not really my thing, I didn't expect it from Anouk either, to be honest, but it has a nice lyrics. Of course I hope we'll get a few points, but I'm not sure. 

What do you think? Leave your comments behind.

Anouk thinks it's a nice song and says: "Off course there will be people who don't like it, but I'm prepared for that. That always happens when new songs come out. Half of the people think it's fantastic and the other part hates it. So be it."

Paul de Leeuw says on Twitter: "Beautiful , Anouk!! Beautiful!! Shall I say it one more time? FUCKING BEAUTIFUL!" 

Linda Wagenmakers tweet: "Just heard #Birds from @Anouk.What a great song, it sounds like music of a Steven Spielberg movie! Love love love!!"

Jon Bon Jovi predicting hits

Bon Jovi says that he finds it difficult to predict hits.

Despite going strong since the 1980s, the 51-year-old admits it’s hard to tell whether a new track will go down well with fans or not.

"It's tough! I remember playing songs for family members and they go, 'It's great,' and then it's rubbish or they say it's rubbish and it's great. So at the end of the day, you've gotta go with your own gut. I don't spend too much time asking anybody anymore," he confessed to Australian radio hosts Kyle and Jackie O. 

“I think that in this last decade I’ve found a great appreciation for what I’ve done musically and we’ve kept very busy in that last decade. I’m not actively pursuing any acting any longer.”

"I've been wrong more than I've been right. Fortunately I have had enough things go right. It's just quantity at the end of the day; you keep swinging, you get a home run!'

Matt Bellamy: I wanted to be in a classical band

“When I was younger, my dream was always to be in music, but I didn’t have any dream to be a rock star.

I wanted to be in a classical band or a jazz band.

“So when I started, I wanted to learn the jazz piano, or maybe the clarinet.”

This is what Matt Bellamy, frontman of rockband Muse said to the Sun.

Matt opted for rock because it gave him the best chance of travelling the world with his mates. Not to mention bagging a Hollywood actress as a fiancée.

 

When asked if a rock band could change things politically, he said: ''I think nowadays probably more so. We do a song like 'Uprising' and a year later there's news about global uprisings everywhere.

''There's no connection obviously, but it's happening. Whether it's directly caused by music or not remains to be seen.''

 

 

 

Summer

We had very nice weather today!

I didn't study for my test on Monday (I'll probably have to do that this weekend) but went outside with a friend.

I can't wait for summer!

     

  

A band, not a brand!

Nowadays, a lot of people are wearing band-shirts without even knowing it's a band-shirt.
That's why Tessel has started making video's that show how to make your own shirt, to make people aware it's not a brand.

Monthly Dutch Shows you can't miss:

22 maart in Doornroosje:
Rigby
12 april:
Claw Boys Claw 
19 april:

John Coffey

4 juni:

NomeansNo

15 juni:

Bob Wayne, at Kids 'n' Billie

Zondag 17 maart in de Heineken Music Hall:
Racoon
16 april:
Counting Crows
18 april:
Eddie Izzard
17 november:
Nick Cave and the bad seeds
21 november:
Simple Minds  

30 april in perron 55:
Larry and his Flask
Old Man Markley
The Urban Voodoo Machine
 
26 april in Tivoli:
Yori Swart
Old Man Markley
Larry and his Flask

1 juni in dB's studio:
 Reverend Deadeye
 
2 april in het Nonnetje:
Molly Gene One Whoaman Band 

3 april in de Boulevard:
Molly Gene One Whoaman Band 

5 april in the Rambler:
Molly Gene One Whoaman Band  

8 maart bij Luxor Live:

Peter Pan Speed Rock 

16 maart:
Kane

8 maart in de Melkweg:
Jake Bugg
21 maart:
Bullet for my Valentine
8 mei:
Kaiser Chiefs
8 mei:
NomeansNo
4 juni:
Bad Religion  

Dinsdag 9 april in Paradiso:
Ellie Goulding 
Donderdag 11 april:
Ilse de Lange
Vrijdag 19 april:
Rigby
9 mei:
Handsome Poets 
18 mei:
Slim Cessna's Autoclub
21 mei:
Tom Odell
28 mei:
Neko Case
12 oktober:
Ane Brun  

8 maart in 013:
The Urban Voodoo Machine
13 maart:
Kane
14 maart:
Rigby
Zaterdag 13 april:
Ilse de Lange 
17 juni:
3 Doors Down  

11 maart: in Ziggodome
The Killers
30 maart:
Mumford and Sons
25 juni:
Iron Maiden
21 augustus:
System of a Down
7 oktober:
Fleetwood Mac 

11 mei in de Nieuwe Nor:
The Levellers 

Here...

... is the new guitar from my brother!

A nice, black Epiphone, he's very proud of it!

 

New album Killers

"Playing the same songs over and over again is like having the same dinner every night"

This is what Ronnie Vanucci, drummer from the Killers, said.
They're going to make a new album. I'm looking forward to hearing some of their new songs!