Viper came from Germany to visit me last weekend! Unfortunately I had an assignment from school that I had to write which took up a lot of time. But we managed to squeeze in a bunch of fun too! We took it pretty easy on the first day though. The weather sucked so I just gave her a quick tour around town before having a yummy lunch and watching "The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus"!
The next day we met up with Axel to go to Avesta. Our friend Jesper (JB) had arranged a rock evening with his own band Inverted and also Sister. The crowd was of course not your typical rock audience but they seemed to enjoy the performances! It was Inverted's first gig so the guys were a bit nervous but I think they did a good job. Considering that they have already been offered to play gigs where they are going to be paid and also studio time, I'd say the night was a major success for them! I wish them all the best.
It was the first time I saw Sister live and I was hardly disapointed. If they can make a small crowd like that go wild, then I can't wait to see what they will end up doing at Skogsröjet. They are true entertainers from the bottom of their hearts.
Me and Viper finished off the weekend with seeing Titanic 3D at the cinema. We actually saw it on April 15th, the night when Titanic sank 100 years ago. I have got to say that James Cameron and his team had made an excellent job turning the movie into 3D. I saw details that I have never seen before. Things from the real disaster that I had no idea was in the movie because it just hasn't been obvious until now! The sun was still up when the movie was finished so we ended up doing a photoshoot! Viper has a great camera and even though I love photographing, it's boring to always be the one who takes pictures but almost never gets to be in them. No one else has the patience with it like I do, so when I look like crap in a picture they refuse to take another one. Thx a lot...! ;) But me and Viper improvised a bit and had fun doing it, so the pictures turned out great.
I said good bye to Viper at 6 am the next day because I had to leave early for pre-school. She went to Stockholm and I went to pre-school where all of the kids ran up and hugged me like always. LOVE.
I invited Sofie over for dinner one night, we watched a movie and just had a blast. Watching me make dinner was apparently entertainment enough, since Sofie was pretty much lying on the floor laughing, haha! She's just the greatest and I have invited her over for dinner again on Valborg.
Just two nights before that I had been to Borlänge. It was one of those spontaneous things that I do these days because I am tired of being a boring tight ass who needs at least one days notice before going somewhere. I am single and don't have any major commitments, so why make a big deal out of it? My parents went to visit my sister that whole weekend so I was by myself and had nothing to do. Casablanca had a gig in Borlänge and the matter of fact is that I like Casablanca, so there wasn't much to talk about. I booked a hotel and hopped up on the first best train. I'm glad I did because it turned out to be a wonderful evening. This is what I live for these days. Pleasant evenings with good friends and great music. Some people think I am crazy for sitting two hours on a train and paying 700 SEK just for an event like this. But money isn't important to me, although the experiences are! Every night is not a success. Sometimes I come home to Västerås feeling a bit bummed that the trip didn't turn out the way I had planned, but I keep on doing it. Because it's worth it! I have always been cautious person who has stayed on the safe side, just in case I get hurt. But I don't see any reason for doing that anymore. It's not a way to live.
I feel pretty drained from this weekend. Not much has happened though. I went to Casablanca's release party on Saturday, but that is pretty much it. I ended up going home early, I just weren't in a party kind of mood I guess. But everyone else had a good time, so in that sense it was a success.
Anna, Me and Alex at Heaven's Gate
I just miss having my closest friends around. Those who can make me go on partying for an entire night without feeling exhausted. Those who I can talk to about everything. Those who make me understand that I'm not crazy for feeling or thinking in certain ways, I'm just human. To make matters worse my sister is moving from home in a week. She got a job so she is moving waaaay up north in Sweden to live there with her boyfriend. I'm happy that things are going well for her, I'll just miss her a lot. Going to events and doing things that are supposed to be fun, aren't that fun when your closest friends and family aren't there. No wonder I rather stay at home. The things I am looking forward to right now is that Viper will be coming here in April. She'll stay here for a couple of days and then we will drive up to Avesta to support our friend Jesper with his rock festival. He has booked some really great bands, including Sister, so I'm sure it'll be a great night!
Another thing I have to look forward to is Huddinge festival. I'll just go there for one day in June, but Crashdïet is playing and as you all know, I consider them to be the best.
Now I'm going to try and make sense out of Facebook's new page profiles. I guess we'll get some sort of timeline there as well. Just gotta update the Casablanca, Roxie77 and Gibson Scandinavia pages with some stuff. I honestly love doing things like that, it takes my mind off things!
She lives in a fairy tale
Somewhere too far for us to find
Forgotten the taste and smell
Of the world that she's left behind
Well, if it's not real
You can't hold it in your hands
You can't feel it with your heart
And I won't believe it
But if it's true
You can see it with your eyes
Even in the dark
And that's where I want to be, yeah
Since it has been over two weeks since I came home from London I thought it's about time to sum it all up, haha! To start off I'd just like to explain that I am not the kind of person who usually travels all over the world just to see a band. It really has to be worth the effort and I always stay a couple of days longer so that I can at least experience some parts of the undiscovered city. The reason why I went to Paris was because that night was a huge deal. As a glam/sleaze rocker it was a dream come true to see Blackrain and Crashdiet play on the same night. And I only went to London because it was Blackrain's first tour there. It's very rare that they have gigs outside of France so of course I took the opportunity to see them again. Besides, they aren't just a band that I admire anymore. I have gotten to know them a bit better and they are really great guys. Me and my friends always have fun with them whenever we meet up!
The trip to London was really great. Me and Charlotte stayed at a Bed & Breakfast which was located right in the middle of Piccadilly Circus and all it's beautiful buildings! Charlotte's friend Lulu also stayed at the same B&B. She and Charlotte are both Swedes but ran around and trashed London in the 90's with all of their friends. It was one of the best things about this trip, that I got to meet all of her friends who are in their forties now. They entertained me for hours and hours about all the mischeivous things they did in the good old days. It was awesome!
On our first night we talked to the guys in Blackrain who were also on their way to London. And so we decided to meet up at a small bar called Garlic & Shots. My favourite French sisters Nat and Allie also joined a bit later. We honestly didn't think we would do anything special this evening than to just catch up, but pretty much everyone walked out of there pretty damn wasted. We turned that tiny little place into a freaking rock show!! The bartender (a Swedish girl funny enough) played Blackrain's music out loud and we all sang along. New guests that were coming in stopped and looked at us in shock before slowly making their way inside, haha. They probably weren't used to seeing their local bar being turned upside down.
Despite having such a good time we ended up going home quite early. And Lord knows I want to see the video that the guys shot of Swan on their way back to the hotel. He was sooo wasted and couldn't remember anything of our party the next day :P
Personally I'll never forget Swan's excellent performance of this Swedish classic, hahaha....
The next day we mostly walked around in the city and slowly got ready for the evening. Luckily me and Charlotte are very much alike in that way. We don't like to rush around and get ready in the last minute. We take the time to enjoy it and talk about every little thing we can think of, haha. It's pretty amazing that we get along this great considering that the only times we have met has been on a three day trip to Paris and on a four day trip to London. You know you like a person when you can live in the same room for that long without wanting to kill one another ;)
Before the gig we sat at a bar close by and talked to more of Charlotte's friends. Our friends Lou and Alma also joined to take part of the evening. Blackrain showed up after a while and I've got to say they looked darn fresh considering how last night had turned out, haha. But it was all good. And even though there weren't a lot of people at the gig, they got a great response and I had a blaaaast dancing around in front of the stage.
I am so easily affected by alcohol though that only a few drinks will make me go a little nuts. But that's what is so great about not drinking too often! You can have SO much fun and still remember everything afterwards.
Photos: Alissa Ordabai
We wanted to go and try to find some bar to throw an after party. So me and my gang of girls waited for the guys to pack up all of their stuff. Fuuuck it was cold!! I just hugged Nat and Allie that hold time to keep somewhat warm. Unfortunately it was much tougher than we had thought to find an open bar on a Monday night in London. After walking around for like an hour (which explains the horrific cold I got) we ended up at some random bar which was alright. But by that time I wasn't really drunk anymore and just felt like going to bed and sleep. I stayed for an hour though since everyone else were having such a good time. We did actually walk down the street to see if we could find another bar after that. But when we didn't have any luck we all went on our seperate ways...
Let's just say that after two days of partying our assess off, me and Charlotte were pretty much stranded in our hotel bed the whole next day, haha.
The next day I felt much better. But I still had a really bad cold, my throat hurt and I was weak. In general it was all good though, we had several people staying at the same hotel as us who were going to the gig. All were really nice. I met so many people this weekend it's crazy really!!
We took a long walk to the train station to pick up Viper around lunch. Good to see my bestie again of course :)
When we got back to the hotel me and Charlotte wanted to take our time with getting ready and couldn't care less about standing in the front row because we don't like that. And we thought we'd see well anyways, and we were right. Anna and Viper went to stand in line. There they met Lo and her friend Dan who had just arrived in Paris from England. The line was long. But we would all get mixed together in there anyways, so me and Charlotte didn't mind waiting until everyone had gone inside :)
Kissin Dynamite played first and they were pretty good! Better than I had expected. When they were done the whole crowd split up and some went outside to get a drink. So then me and Charlotte could walk right up to the front of the stage where our friends stood. I'm glad I stayed at the hotel and not outside in the cold for three hours!
Crashdïet went on stage not long after and they were just amazing!! I forgot that I had a sore throat and that I was weak. I screamd SO loud, sang along to every song and danced my ass off, haha! This gig and the gig in Falun is the best ones that I have seen with them so far. We talked to Peter afterwards and he told us to meet them by the merchandise later so that we could gather everyone for the after party. (oh boy had we been looking forward to that or what!)
Blackrain's gig was the best!! It wasn't just a gig, it was a show. During "Overloaded", they brought out the burlesque dancers from that music video! And during the show they had several other guests up on stage too. Like the kid who was 10 years old or something, he played drums during "She's in love". And the girl who played keyboard for a couple of songs that made it feel like an orchester was playing in the background, just beautiful. In the beginning they had three dudes in Scottish kilts playing "Amazing grace" on bagpipes. Max came in playing the same song on electric guitar. Yeah, I almost cried! A couple of songs before the end Simon came out and sang "Twist and shout" with Blackrain. There simply wasn't any better way of ending that evening.
The intro
Afterwards we went to the merch. There were so many people there so we just mingled for a while and took it easy. Blackrain never showed up though so I was worried that they wouldn't come to the party. Then I suddenly saw Peter looking at me from the other side of the room and he waved like crazy, hahaha!
So I ran up and hugged him and we all gathered around to plan the after party. They had some box they needed to walk to our hotel with, to get it shipped to another country. So even though the guards were trying to get us to leave because the venue was closing, we still stayed. In the end we stood outside waiting instead.
Peter came out and we all split up. Me, Anna and Charlotte went to our hotel with him. The others went to McDonalds, we said we'd text them when we knew which bar we were going to.
It was so funny when we were talking to the receptionist in there about the box. Two rock guys who stayed at the same hotel as us walked in and saw Peter London standing there. And they immediately turned into shy 10 year old boys :P you know, so starstrucked haha! It was so sweet. Like "Oh man... Peter... what are you doing... like... here?" :P
Peter then had to go back to pack all the stuff. So we decided to text him when we knew where we were going. Jennifer who we also have had contact with since before the trip, and her whole gang of friends, said they knew a bar not far away. So we all ended up going there! It was so hard trying to describe in texts to Lou and the others where the bar was located, but after an hour they finally showed up. Dripping wet from the rain, poor sweethearts <3
On our way to the after party... crazy fuckers on the subway!
We got there first and then Crash and Blackrain all joined! It was just such a relaxed atmosphere going on between all of these people. I can't even explain. It was like that the whole night! We all sat down and had some drinks, although I only had water that night. I was so high on the adrenalin from the show that I didn't even need alcohol to stay awake or have fun. Because I couldn't possibly be having any more fun than I already was!
The bar was closing around 2. And we thought "where the hell are we going to go at this time on a sunday, nothing is open!" But Swan said he knew a place just one block away that was open until 5! Perfect! So the whole bar of people left to go there. It was so quiet outside and raining a little bit. And there, on the streets of Paris there was a whole parade of rock n rollas walking together. A guy from the Kissin Dynamite crew filmed all of us walking into that tiny bar. I saw only a few people sitting in there and one bartender who was having a calm and easy going evening. Haha well... you should have seen his face when we all showed up. He earned some big bucks, let me tell you. The question remains though, did he really think it was worth it? :P haha
09:00... from one bar to the next...
The oxygen went out immediately :P it got so hot in there because we were so many. Everyone was falling all over each other trying to get from one part of the room to the other, haha...
I just sat down at a table and relaxed with some people. I talked to Hannes, the singer in Kissin Dynamite who was very nice and funny. He did the best Ozzy Osbourne impression!
We decided to leave around 4 in the morning. Drunk Peter was my entertainment while waiting for everyone to come out. He walked around singing "A papaya coconut" over and over :P I told him I was going back to the hotel and he rambled on about how great it was of me to come there and then he kissed my hand twice and bowed so deep that he almost hit is head on the floor, hahaha!
While gathering everyone up outside we were trying to figure out how to do with Vipers bag that she had left at the hotel. I couldn't afford the extra money to bring it with me to Sweden and she couldn't leave the group because then she wouldn't find them again. But it all worked out fine. She came back with us to the hotel.
Then Lou and Dan took a taxi to the hotel to meet up with her. It was just so surreal that me, Lou and Viper barely had spent any time with each other during that whole night. The bar was so crowded and we were on opposite sides of the room. When we finally met outside of the hotel again we felt peaceful. The city was quiet, it wasn't very cold outside anymore. It was just us :) standing there in the middle of the street laughing about how crazy the night had been. I finally had to say good bye and return to my hotel room. Me, Anna and Charlotte were on the flight back home a few hours later... :)
...there was a young girl named Caroline who went to France and became the happiest person alive!
Part 1
I went to Stockholm on friday night and met up with Anna and Charlotte. It was the first time I met Charlotte and I think she is super sweet! Anna, who lives in Stockholm, has cats and I'm allergic so I got to sleep at her friends place for a few hours before we had to take the bus to the centralstation. In the middle of the night all three of us walked to the bus station. But the bus didn't come! It was freezing cold and we were starting to plan to call a taxi when it arrived half an hour too late. The flight bus and plane ride went fine even though I didn't get much sleep. The sun was shining when we got to Paris and it looked like fall there. Not at all like winter. After going on yet another bus and then on the subway, we finally arrived at the hotel where we checked in.
We had planned on seeing the Eiffeltower that day but we felt like we didn't have time for that all of a sudden. We thought we would arrive before lunch and not after. Swan had written to us on facebook saying that he'd love to meet us the day before the gig, so we knew that he would contact us during the day but we didn't know what time. And of course we didn't want to be on the other side of the city when he called :P
So we just went out for lunch instead (the best pasta and chocolate mousse ever!). And when we were at the hotel we got some sleep and took our time with showering and getting ready to go out during the evening. We didn't have any special plans yet. But then suddenly Charlotte's phone rang and it was Swan! He said that he and Max were going to a bar tonight but couldn't stay longer than til 6 or 7 pm. And the time was like 5 when he called so we totally panicked and were suddenly ready in just 10 minutes :P haha
We managed to find the bar after going on the subway but when we got there it was closed, wouldn't open until in 10 minutes. So we just waited outside and called Swan to see where they were and they were almost there. We were already inside when they got there. And they brought along their friend, a girl named Udo (spelling?). Really sweet girl!
The guys were so nice and knew the place well. So we ordered cocktails, talked and laughed and had a good time. Max had to help Charlotte with some french sentence that she thought meant "can I say hello by kissing your cheeks?". And he explained that that was a really old way of saying that in. When you say it nowadays it means "Can I fuck you?" haha!
There was a guy who was there with his friends, having a bachelor party. We started talking about hen parties (brittish bachelorette parties). And somehow I ended up doing the chicken dance. I'm not going to go into any details but at least I was told I did a sexy chicken dance, so it can't have been that bad. (Jeez, that vodka went straight to my head :P)
The guys stayed longer than they had planned but finally had to go. But after they left I got really sick. I was sitting with all of my clothes on... jacket...scarf... gloves...hat... and was still shaking like a leaf because I was freezing so much. I felt like I had a fever and my throat hurt so bad. I was just weak. But we didn't leave until 2 hours later. I felt miserable sitting in a corner while Anna and Charlotte hung out with two Swiss girls (Kris and Desriée) that we met who were also going to the gig. They were really cool both of them, I just wasn't up for being social that night for obvious reasons. Of course I couldn't go back to the hotel on my own. First of all I wouldn't be able to find it and second of all it was night time and Paris isn't a particulary safe place to walk around in by yourself. Finally the girls dropped me off at the hotel and it was so fucking good laying in bed. The others went out to eat while I slept like a baby.
I'm 21 years old! One day older than what I was the day before. Just like every other day! It's fun though because 21 is one of those years you hear are going to be great. But I still have some anxiety about celebrating my birthday since I don't want my one year as a 21 year old to end....did you guys follow me there?
I did try to have a good time though so I started celebrating last night. I went to Sigurdsgatan 25 with Kiki and Axel to see the Gilby Clarke gig. Ryan was there too so he played some songs with the band and the crowd loved it, even though there wasn't that many people there. I had a good time and it was just nice to get out, have a few drinks and hang out with my friends! I got a drink named after me too, haha! The girl in the bar didn't have any orange juice so she couldn't make me a Screwdriver. So I told her to give me anything with vodka in it. She mixed some things together and voilá.... we have a 'Carro' ;) It tastes like candy, hahaha...
So today when I woke up I was in a very good mood. My birthday had started out great (I got home after midnight...) and I made myself ready to go to Malmköping. My grandma turned 90 years old recently so we planned on celebrating her, but we always celebrate our birthdays together so I assumed that was what we were going to do. After all, it IS my birthday today! But the afternoon turned out to be one big disapointment. I don't care about presents, but when my name isn't even written on the birthday cake then something is wrong. Only my grandma's name was on there. I understand that her birthday was much more important than mine this year, but not even getting my name written on the cake!? Thanx a lot... And on our way home I was told by my family that my relatives hadn't even wanted to celebrate my birthday at all. So why the hell was I there for!? Why couldn't we have had this dinner party some other weekend? Why did I have to spend my birthday feeling unwanted, when I could have been out partying my ass off with people who actually cares about me!?
It wasn't all bad though. From my family I got a gift certificate for a hot stone massage, Lord knows I need some relaxation. My grandma and other grandmother gave me money, that's always much needed! But the best gift I got was from my 90 year old grandma when she stood up in the middle of the dinner and asked if everyone would join her in singing Happy Birthday to me. Half of my relatives had looked at my father with surprised faces when he said it was my birthday today, like they hadn't even thought about it. And that was when my grandma did this. To show me that I mattered to her even though the others acted like I didn't. Let me just tell you that my grandma cried on the way home because she was in so much pain after moving around so much during the dinner party. And she still did this for me. That's love.
At the end of August I met my brittish friend Lou for the first time ever! We had only spoken online up until then, but I think you know when you've met someone who can be a true friend. It doesn't matter where in the world they might be or how you meet them. So there was no doubt in my mind that we would get along just as great IRL :)
I picked her up at the airport and the following day we went to Stockholm. The plan was shopping and party, party, party.... and boy did we party....
We ended up meeting some cool dudes at Harry B James and the night just wouldn't end, even though the club was closing.... Heaven's gate next! Even though the age limit is 23 :P I guess the security guards could see what a harmless young girl I am ;) a fucking angel....
After eating breakfast at McDonald's 5 o clock in the morning and then hanging out in the city for yet another hour, we all said good bye. I made some new wonderful friends that night :)
Me and Lou sneaked into our bedroom at the hostel while the sun rose above Sweden. One hour later one of the other guests alarm clocks went off....
The morning after the night before...
And what do we have here... well ladies and gentleman, let me present the bright future of rock n roll. This band called Miss Behaviour played at Harry's that same night. I had never seen them live before but was blown away. Their singer Sebastian Roos lives up to any expectations you may have of a rock artist. With a smooth and powerful voice he shows the audience how melodic hard rock used to sound like in the 80's. The band has done a fantastic job with writing catchy tunes that gets you straight away.
Miss Behaviour released an album in 2006 but they have made some changes in the line-up since then.
After performing with some of Sweden's biggest rock bands such as The Poodles, they signed to the record company Avenue of Allies for the release of the record “Last Woman Standing”. Here are two songs from that album that I definitely think is worth sacrificing a couple of minutes for.
Summer is almost over and the only thing I can think of is the Peace & Love festival. Talk about a crazy time, but wonderful. I went there with Kiki on one of the days, met a few friends and enjoyed the good music at club Bolanche. I went there again two days later and realised what festivals are all about (yeah I figured out a biiig secret and I won't tell you what it is, mohahaha.....). I didn't plan to see Journey but that night was totally spontaneous so me, Björn and Ryan saw their amazing performance. I was blown away. their new singer is so charismatic... and that voice, wow! If they come to Sweden again I have to see them!!
Enjoying Hardcore Superstar in the DJ booth on our last night
I also saw this dude live for the first time this summer. At Gröna Lund.
Lord knows I have to see him perform again some day ;)
The blog has been quiet for the past 20 days becuase I haven't been in the mood at all to write. Not that anyone seems to care. Oh well, some do. Don't know why people keep reading even though I haven't posted anything :P Thx for stopping by though!
So instead of writing twenty blogposts I thought I could just sum it all up in one. Or two.
Well I went to the Big Rock Summer Kick Off that I'd done lots of promotion for! And it happened to be just as fun as I had promised it'd be ;) haha, lucky shot? I think not! All the events that Roxie 77 are involved in turns out great!
Although this night was special. Just magical. And I also discovered a new band. Besides from Roxie 77, Spitchic, Lizette and July there was a fifth band called Ruh. I recommend you guys check out their song "Bloodhound". It screams The Killers.
Roxie 77
I would like to thank everyone who showed up that night! It was absolutely wonderful!
Between a couple of gigs I managed to squeeze in some studying. Let's be honest, it wasn't really what I had prefered to spend my time on. Especially not since most students already were free from school. Me and some other classmates were stuck with some leftovers = failed exams. But I think I did well on them so hopefully I'll pass this time! Things haven't been all bad though. I got myself a job all of a sudden ;) Without even asking for one! During July I'll be taking care of two adorable girls while their parents are working. I really hope the weather will be nice so we can do some fun summer activities outside! :)
Also, congratz to my 'little' sister who graduated from high school last week!!
"Drinks up, because this is for fucking valborg! I know you crazy people likes to light things on fire." - Ryan Roxie
Time to write about yet another one of my adventures! :)
I arrived in Stockholm on Saturday night and took a taxi to the hostel. Poor taxi driver hadn't been working there for more than a week so he asked ME how he should drive! Haha, uhhm? Well we finally got there so I could check-in.
I ended up staying in a room with a bunch of Americans that were travelling around the world. I spoke to one of them, a really nice guy named Jordan, and he told me they'd come from France and that they'd been in Sweden for three days. It was so funny hearing how they look at us Swedes. Apparantly we have a very unique "style" and everyone dresses the same. We don't copy other countries very much, we just create our own styles instead. I've never thought of Sweden that way, but maybe it's true?
I didn't have to leave immediately so I sat on my bed for a while and waited. I realised that travelling by yourself isn't as bad as a lot of people seem to think it is. You just need common sense. Don't trust anyone, but don't act like everyone are maniacs either. If you can't find your way then just ask someone on the street or the staff at the hostel. Make sure you have extra cash in case something happens and always think 'safety first' in whatever you do.
When I arrived at Noels I met Ryan, Anna and her parents. Great people. In fact, the whole place was packed with great people during the night! Everyone was in an awesome mood... dancing, joking and singing. We saw several artists and bands who all took turns performing. No one was forced up on the stage and still there was always something going on up there. Roxie 77 ended up playing three times or something, haha! Not that I'm complaining ;)
Roxie 77 and July
A girl with amazing talent - Janine
Me and Anna even got a song dedicated to us for our work with The Big Rock Show. We are more then happy to help because we're having a blast promoting it! But it feels good that it's appreciated :)
Before we went home we talked to the guys for a while (and Anton who had turned into Ozzy Osbourne thanks to a couple of beers, lol). I can't wait to see them again. I'll probably go back to Stockholm in the beginning of June. It's just a couple of episodes left of the web show and of course we've got to finnish it off with a big party!!
Next day we got up really early to leave a rainy Gothenburg and go to Stockholm. When we got there we met a woman named Anna who helped us to find a place to eat and get to the venue. It was such a great day, like summer outside! Wish I would’ve taken some photos of all of those people sitting outside eating ice cream and soaking up some sun. We even saw Jocke from Hardcore Superstar pass us in a hurry :P
We went to the venue pretty early and got a spot in the front row. The 69 Eyes kicked off tonight’s show and they were so much better than last night! The singer was still walking around like a diva, but still, good performance.
Crashdiet was beyond amazing. The fact that they had a longer session and was in their hometown added some extra energy. I truly wish that I could have enjoyed it more than I did. Behind me I had four people who were fucking idiots and during “Riot in everyone” they started pushing on everyone in the front. It was impossible for them to get by so they basically just hurt us and during like 15 minutes I was completely squashed. They were pressing at my lungs and it was so hot that I couldn’t breathe. I tried to stay calm but at several times I panicked and wanted to run the hell out of there. But no, forget about it. I am not going to let some ill-mannered people destroy my dream. So I tried focusing on the guys’ performance and just take deep breathes instead of crying.
At some point I let those people behind me stand in front of me (or well, they pushed their way through and looked like they were hypnotized by the band. Apparently you can’t be a fan and behave like a normal person at the same time… weird that I can. Must be some special super gift that I have to actually care about the people around me at a concert and not want to kill them.)
Luckily Viper came out afterwards and asked if I wanted to go somewhere else which I gladly did. I had been focusing so much on not trying to squash her too during the gig that I barely know if she understood how bad the situation was. (and I’m glad if she didn’t of course)
Hardcore Superstar was yet again amazing and even though my feet hurt like hell I kept dancing to their songs. But during the end of their gig (when Simon apparently stage dived on some poor little girl in the dark, lol) Viper asked me to help her with her necklace. She had forgotten her keys back home in Germany an realized the staff on the airport wouldn't like it if she kept it on. We tried everything to get it up, spoke to every single person who worked around Cirkus but no one could help. And I saw how she panicked and I wanted to help but didn’t know how. At the end we met Peter by the merchandise and he could calm her down, since he’s been flying with necklaces like that for lord knows how many years…
The other guys had already left but we talked to Peter for a while. I was barely nervous and I didn’t feel like “OH MY GOD IT’S PETER LONDON!!” and walked away surprised that he was nice. I knew that he would be. We all know Peter’s nice. So it felt like talking to a friend and I walked away from there feeling humble that he knew who I was after telling him my forum nick name.
Unfortunately he couldn’t come to Rocks, but the other guys were there. Although I didn’t talk to any of them, even though I wanted to. There were way too many people around for me to feel comfortable. Plus Simon was drunk and although he was a funny drunk I still would have preferred a normal conversation with someone I look up to ;) So those conversations with the guys gets to wait for some better opportunities. But I did manage to get an autograph of his boot on my boot when he waddled past me after trying to get into the girls WC (with no luck xD) haha ouch!
People who haven't met Peter London don't know what genuine human kindness means
I had a good time at Rocks. People at rock clubs are so much nicer then on other places. We hung out with Jonas (from the forum) and his girlfriend who were both really nice. I’m so happy that I’ve finally found a way to be social without having to hear the same techno song being played on repeat for an hour. And I don’t need to feel the pressure of dancing, I can just hang out in a sofa and no one will say a word about me being boring.
At Rocks. We look like two druggies here, lol...
We managed to stay awake the whole night and morning, it wasn’t easy though. After sitting at McDonald´s for an hour we walked the whole way from Cirkus to the train station. Viper went home around 6 so to stay awake I took a walk out in the freezing cold and took some nice pics of the city. At 9 in the morning I finally got to take my train home.
