tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61649354462059183302024-03-13T06:43:56.871+01:00WillowtreeThe everyday life of a Swedish band living in BerlinOlof Grönlundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06765338266532008874noreply@blogger.comBlogger89125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164935446205918330.post-8128780090519584582010-01-20T14:39:00.008+01:002010-01-20T15:05:36.421+01:00On Vacation!<div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_NCOQH8uxkFS8ctVjHksEXwez4jGx5zytyHbVAc4lBzKa0V8yt5Wi3xdgs0J9bRWI033f8Ya7iVZ7WUV9BkBZpQadQopLV7i9OOURxPF48ege2WJv1gN8bCkCpGRAkJGpLDlo76gfWdM/s1600-h/vial.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 236px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_NCOQH8uxkFS8ctVjHksEXwez4jGx5zytyHbVAc4lBzKa0V8yt5Wi3xdgs0J9bRWI033f8Ya7iVZ7WUV9BkBZpQadQopLV7i9OOURxPF48ege2WJv1gN8bCkCpGRAkJGpLDlo76gfWdM/s400/vial.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428821048026287362" border="0" /></a>After 10 years of Willowtree we felt like taking a small break. Currently we're writing songs and working with electronic project "The Vial". Check it out here: <a href="http://www.myspace.com/thevial">http://www.myspace.com/thevial</a><br /><br />We're of course also writing new material for Willowtree so check back after the summer for new songs... And let us know if one of your favorite songs is not on any of our albums, maybe you've just heard us play it live? You might get lucky.</div>Olof Grönlundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06765338266532008874noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164935446205918330.post-2379318512043348812008-02-18T13:00:00.001+01:002008-02-18T13:06:49.700+01:00Willowtree is playing in Berlin on Thursday (21/2)<a href="http://www.rosis-berlin.de/gallerie/clubimpress/images/100-0051_CRW_JFR.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.rosis-berlin.de/gallerie/clubimpress/images/100-0051_CRW_JFR.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Once again we will pack our bags and head for the city of cities. This time we will play at Rosi´s in Friedrichshain, a club we know quite well since we used to live a few blocks away. We will play together with the great guys in <a href="http://www.myspace.com/tykhomoon" target="_blank">Tykho Moon</a> and DJ team <a href="http://www.indie-britpopdisko.de/" target="_blank">Whatever!</a> Is taking care of the rotating platforms.<br /><br />Door opens at 21:00. The bands start playing at 22:00. <br /><br />Cost: 5EUR<br /><br /><a href="http://rosis-berlin.de/" target="_blank">Rosi´s</a>Joel Gustav Ekelöfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07275921002937789442noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164935446205918330.post-4463477725584439192008-02-12T18:20:00.000+01:002008-02-12T18:37:17.043+01:00Strolling down the memory lane with [030] Berlin<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLz0G7yZEb8WpaD1xBcvqsu1QvMmhE7mliwEgtXpuuPhqyLSWrEe-JcGe2hJ4bLflF8YRoyb-aMkOcJ_iL67MN94rkpcF9lL1TqB-NC0lxtMtD_XHu-SDsX-fdGc-R0etYQ8DaVHBkod0/s1600-h/willowtree_030_heft04.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLz0G7yZEb8WpaD1xBcvqsu1QvMmhE7mliwEgtXpuuPhqyLSWrEe-JcGe2hJ4bLflF8YRoyb-aMkOcJ_iL67MN94rkpcF9lL1TqB-NC0lxtMtD_XHu-SDsX-fdGc-R0etYQ8DaVHBkod0/s320/willowtree_030_heft04.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5166147800981484402" /></a>Joel Gustav Ekelöfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07275921002937789442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164935446205918330.post-756216362960309342007-12-10T17:37:00.001+01:002007-12-10T19:26:03.199+01:00Willowtree at Cafe Zapata!<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p><object height="350" width="425"><param value="http://youtube.com/v/WQrwBDhNm94" name="movie"><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://youtube.com/v/WQrwBDhNm94" height="350" width="425"></embed></object></p><p style="font-weight: bold;">During the year 2007 Willowtree has been in Berlin to produce material for a new album together with a new concept and a new sound. The result of these efforts will be presented for the first time at Café Zapata in Berlin on the 13th of December.</p><p>Willow Tree is supported by the Swedish band <a href="http://www.nancysdead.com">Nancy´s Dead</a>.<br /></p><p>Info:<br />Date: 13.12.2007 (Do.)<br />Location: Café Zapata<br />Adress: Oranienburger Str. 54 // 10117 Berlin<br />Open Doors: 8 p.m.<br />Entrance: 8 EUR (reduced 6 EUR)<br /><br /></p></div>Joel Gustav Ekelöfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07275921002937789442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164935446205918330.post-56569157552673156292007-11-10T03:11:00.000+01:002007-11-10T08:52:19.401+01:00Moomin Vs WillowtreeI hope that some of you guys did get the chance to see our Moomin video for the song “The Others”. The story was build upon the wonderful story “Moominpappa at sea” where the father in the family decides that he wants to live in piece and quiet at the lighthouse outside moominwalley.<br /><br />Well, all good things has to come to an end. Oy Moomin characters Ltd has contacted us and threatened with a law suit if we continue viewing it. And since we cannot afford a law suit we will have to remove the video.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Eye for an eye</span><br /><br />As a revenge towards Moomin Ltd I wrote them a message and told them that they will never ever be entitled to use our songs in any future movies. I still haven't got any reply, but Im sure that the board of directors are sitting in a crisis meeting as you are reading this.Joel Gustav Ekelöfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07275921002937789442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164935446205918330.post-68890273107692486032007-09-21T13:56:00.000+02:002007-09-23T14:26:18.998+02:00dragon fire at popkommhectic times are almost over for this year again. <br />well, only the popkomm related ones. <br /><br />although we didn't play this year we still attended the offical sweden party something at café zapata last night. the the sunshine and the soundtrack of our lives performed among others. <br />the zapata had a guestlist for 300 people although it only fits about the half, so even though on the guest list we had to arrive pretty early to not be denied entry if overcrowded. <br />as the evening progressed the zapata became really crazy full, which in itself led to a rather remarkable heating increase. <br />the zapata though, likes it hot. the unquestionable proof of that lays in the fact that they have a dragon which blows fire a meter above one's head. <br /><br />but but... all i can say about the eve is basicallly that the sunshine was very good and that TSOOL was just like always.John Grönlundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18303118619920546818noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164935446205918330.post-56134069021325389102007-09-19T10:23:00.000+02:002007-09-19T10:29:34.552+02:00New Songs on Myspace!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://myspace.com/willowtreesthlm"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHcwIan802nGZjX81vA0jB8mNaezaTJLHjEq0mrb92kogcukzYEhDec472sGz7uc-EK72Z4ugtu9Se2p6z3Uou1vpwIoGFhigD9sVTZPdQKI64TKyw36Ksa1MX6wQUUbwoWnOQqgO5xjs/s320/NewSongs_Banner_stor.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5111829075156585762" border="0" /></a>Olof Grönlundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06765338266532008874noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164935446205918330.post-41311083618493000172007-09-16T16:11:00.000+02:002007-09-16T16:13:17.224+02:00Going to the Sziget Festival '07<object height="350" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/BtJk7yjyNW8"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/BtJk7yjyNW8" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="350" width="425"></embed></object>Olof Grönlundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06765338266532008874noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164935446205918330.post-69873938061737810902007-09-14T17:25:00.000+02:002013-09-07T13:47:27.072+02:00A hate page about Willowtree might be about to go to the grave<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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A few years ago we shared rehearsal space together with a rock n roll band. It was collaboration that would prove rather unsuccessful.<br />
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To our great amusement, Roaring Silence (as they called themselves) actually had the courtesy to write a hate page about us on their homepage.<br />
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I have now recalled that the page is slowly vanishing from the web. So for preservation and for our international fans I have therefore translated their text into English.<br />
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Enjoy!<br />
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Hate page written by Roaring Silence somewhere around 2000-2001:<br />
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<span style="font-style: italic;">There is one thing you should know…</span><br />
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<span style="font-style: italic;">Willowtree is a really crappy band, with a whole lot of crappy songs.</span><br />
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<span style="font-style: italic;">Prologue: Roaring Silence had the misfortune to share rehearsal space with one of the worst bands of Southern Stockholm.</span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;">For a whole year Roaring was trapped in a devastating grip. This was not particularly strong but very distressing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-style: italic;">This happened during the years 1999-2000 of which besides this was problem free years. This is hard facts, from the hard reality in ABF’s quarters located at Skogskyrkogården. How such an although nerdy a meaningless band as Willowtree ever could get hold of a rehearsal space, and even worse play together remains a angst full mystery. What Willowtree is doing today is unknown…</span><br />
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<span style="font-style: italic;">Facts:</span><br />
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<span style="font-style: italic;">• Willowtree loves IKEA</span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;">• Willowtree buys rehearsal furniture’s from IKEA</span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;">• For example rugs</span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;">• Willowtree listens to TOOL</span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;">• TOOL listens to Willowtree</span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;">• TOOL is crappier than Willowtree</span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;">• Willowtree tries to sound like TOOL</span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;">• TOOL is a really crappy band</span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;">• Willowtree’s Bass amplifier continuously breaks down</span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;">• Because Willowtree’s bass player plays with a pick</span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;">• Because he is stupid</span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;">• Willowtree is using slippers in the rehearsal room</span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;">• Willowtree’s slippers is holy and cannot be used</span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;">• Willowtree is hiding their slippers from visitors</span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;">• Willowtree are vegans</span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;">• Willowtree never drink</span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;">• Willowtree is actually not smoking</span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;">• Willowtree has hung a deer head on the wall</span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;">• Willowtree is vegan</span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;">• Willowtree loves animals</span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;">• Willowtree are cute</span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;">• Willowtree admire Ingvar Kamprad</span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;">• Willowtree is Nazis</span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;">• Willowtree is playing white music</span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;">• Willowtree is wild and crazy</span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;">• Willowtree is partying hard</span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;">• Willowtree are virgins</span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;">• Willowtree has never wanted to</span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;">• Willowtree has never been invited</span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;">• Willowtree is NOT appealing</span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;">• Willowtree is sold to the lowest bidder</span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;">• No one places a bid</span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;">• Willowtree joins the other guys in TOOL</span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;">• TOOL are homosexuals</span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;">• Willowtree should have known that</span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;">• But it doesn’t matter</span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;">• Willowtree is feeling weird down there</span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;">• Willowtree feel free</span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;">• For the first time</span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;">• Willowtree lets loose</span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;">• With the queers in TOOL</span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;">• Willowtree and TOOL forms a new band</span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;">• A “BOYBAND”</span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;">• TOOLTREE</span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;">• TOOLTREE gets smacked</span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;">• By skinheads</span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;">• TOOLTREE get called but boys</span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;">• In the middle of an open street</span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;">• And it hurts so ass much</span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;">• It hurts</span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;">• In TOOLTREES soul</span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;">• TOOLTREE feel like losers</span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;">• TOOLTREE are losers</span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;">• This wasn’t what TOOLTREE had counted on</span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;">• TOOLTREE cannot count</span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;">• Homosexuals cannot count</span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;">• Homosexuals are using calculators</span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;">• Calculators are a fag tool</span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;">• Calculators are a tool of evil</span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;">• Calculators belong to the butt</span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;">• All fags and calculators are thrown down to hell</span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;">• This was not what TOOLTREE had counted on</span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;">• Fags as of we know cannot count</span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;">• 1,2,3,4,5</span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;">• TOOLTREE is thinking</span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;">• Their days is probably counted for</span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;">• TOOLTREE has calculated this themselves</span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;">• With the help of their butt</span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;">• It is warm there</span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;">• In hell</span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;">• TOOLTREE is sweating</span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;">• TOOLTREE curses</span><br />
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<span style="font-style: italic;">Sum up:</span><br />
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<span style="font-style: italic;">Everyone that listens to that fucking TOOLTREE is fucking fags who are trying to steal knowledge with their butt.</span><br />
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<span style="font-style: italic;">Here is their homepage: Willowtree</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.angelfire.com/rock2/silenceroaring/willowtree">Link to the Swedish hate page about us:</a></div>
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Joel Gustav Ekelöfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07275921002937789442noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164935446205918330.post-25930050960200004512007-09-14T13:07:00.000+02:002007-09-16T13:22:32.222+02:00has there been justice enough?<div style="text-align: justify;">yesterday we went to the justice concert at the maria. olle and gustav already has seen them at 103 club earlier this year. olle said this was almost just as good. i think they were very good indeed. but, and there is a but here, they didn't play an encore.<br />this sucked since the crowd really wanted one. the people were singing the "we are your friends"-part over and over but still they wouldn't come out again. sucked, this meant that the set was concluded after just barely over an hour.<br />in comparison to when olle and gustav saw them dj for 2.5 hours at the 103 this was very short.<br /><br />after this we headed home for some pre-partying before leaving for a bar and then later the macaroni club. on the way there i was supposed to buy a case of beer.<br />went fine, just as it went totally fine to take it on the package holder on the back of my bike. to my surprise though, might i ad.<br />it actually went good all the way home till i had to get in through the door down at the street. crash boom bang and 10 beer bottles was no more. well i guess they actually are, just not drinkable state.<br /><br />i fear the smell of that place as i'll have to go there later.</div>John Grönlundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18303118619920546818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164935446205918330.post-43573799802563132752007-09-11T16:18:00.001+02:002007-09-16T13:23:00.696+02:00janis departure<div style="text-align: justify;">depression has struck, the cause.. janis has left the country.<br />we all had fun together.<br />but she was nice, left a cd with a radio show she hosted for us to listen and remember her to.</div>John Grönlundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18303118619920546818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164935446205918330.post-55362880550441161572007-09-11T15:55:00.000+02:002007-09-16T13:24:16.196+02:002x unexpected attendance<div style="text-align: justify;">saturday night we attended the by heart gig in mitte part of berlin. lots of people had showed up for the event and we all enjoyed the nice concert till it suddenly was interrupted by the politzei who was keen on shutting the electricity down. this since the loudness contract apparently only lasted till 22.00. there was a bit of rough words between the crowd and the officials. there was also a born-young-rebel-bruce-springsteen-guy running up on the stage 3 times making the whole thing even more amusing.<br />in the end by heart, to the delight and cheer of the crowd, got to play on more song.<br /><br />afterwards we hung out behind the stage, standing and having lots of fun with some of the people we've gotten to know here.<br />one guy i definitely was not expecting to see was the basist kim from the band overlord. i recognized him in an instant and had to talk to him immediately. fun to meet after 6, or so, years.<br />the reason for his presence was by heart's, for the day, loss of basist. simon was back in sweden and thus kim was recruited for the job. which we did splendidly, might i ad.</div>John Grönlundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18303118619920546818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164935446205918330.post-18312482486210547642007-09-08T20:26:00.000+02:002007-09-16T14:26:54.885+02:00the party war geil.<div style="text-align: justify;">the party last night was fun, very. the best one so far.<br />janis played our, for the occasion finished, material which worked well and had us dancing all night.<br /><br />now we're off to the by heart gig somewhere near schönhauser allee.<br /><br />hurry hurry</div>John Grönlundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18303118619920546818noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164935446205918330.post-77612405104152433492007-09-07T16:19:00.000+02:002007-09-16T14:27:15.062+02:00janis has arrived at our frankfurter allee<div style="text-align: justify;">our good friend and star dj -- DJ janis and her sister has come to visited us for a few days.<br />they woke me up at 8 in the morning and asked for our guest mattresses right away. they hadn't gotten any sleep on the bus they'd been on for about 10 hours cos of the only snoring person on the bus sitting right next to them.<br /><br />janis is here to dj at the sweden sweden party at magnet club tonight. first a pre-party at our place and then off to the club itself.<br />it's gonna be fun.. it was the last time i attended it.<br /><br />band-wise it also gonna be interesting as janis is gonna play a few tracks that we're working on to see how they work.<br />as we're not doing that many concerts at the mo, it's fun to try other forums.<br /><br />party time</div>John Grönlundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18303118619920546818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164935446205918330.post-13344670920925296182007-09-04T09:58:00.000+02:002007-09-16T14:27:37.800+02:00I'm back<div style="text-align: justify;">So, now I'm back in Berlin and now the working starts for me to.<br /><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">PS</span>. good night John.</div>Olof Grönlundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06765338266532008874noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164935446205918330.post-79793140749190175482007-09-04T09:20:00.000+02:002007-09-16T14:28:55.272+02:00the return of olle<div style="text-align: justify;">sitting here in the studio after another night of creativity.<br />olle just said hello after sleep. strange, since i've almost gotten used to olle's room being empty.<br /><br />oops., now i lied.. i kind of slept there while he was gone. he got such a nice big and comfy bed.<br /><br />btw -- says he's gonna try and keep a a proper being-up-in-the-day-instead-of-night-sleeping rhythm now...<br />ha! we'll see how that'll go<br /><br />now i'll leave the studio to him while i get some sleep.</div>John Grönlundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18303118619920546818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164935446205918330.post-58812214140828372192007-08-30T16:09:00.000+02:002007-09-16T14:29:21.052+02:00the return of gustav<div style="text-align: justify;">came in the door yesterday afternoon and gave me a hug. been almost a week which is pretty long for people used to living together.<br /><br />his arrival immediately ment some work... we were both up early this morning, this cos of having to attend a tv-show for an interview and performance. which was nice, might i ad.<br /><br />now we're sitting here in our kitchen going thru some material before heading into the studio.</div>John Grönlundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18303118619920546818noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164935446205918330.post-42145022390217267192007-08-29T22:45:00.000+02:002007-09-16T14:30:56.446+02:00studio words...<div style="text-align: justify;">at the moment joel is next to me singing like hell. since we're working in our apartment instead of in some remote studio i must wonder if we're both gonna get killed by our neighbours. but no worries now.. work to be done.<br />which sounds good btw.<br />the camp (although without olle this week) is in working spirit.<br />lyrics and music composing is fun when exercised the wright way.<br />also the feeling of that what you're working on is one of "the better ones" is fanatically fine, poor others though.</div>John Grönlundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18303118619920546818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164935446205918330.post-74134845235693144542007-08-29T05:59:00.000+02:002007-09-16T14:31:27.119+02:00good night (both versions intended)<div style="text-align: justify;">nice creative hours have passed. time for bed now though.<br />last few days has been similar too, wonder why... maybe cos i know a mr. certain singer will arrive from stockholm tomorrow.<br />we gotta have some material to work with, otherwise not much is happen you know.<br /><br />welli welli, we wish gustav a pleasant flight, and me some deep sleep to be able to clean up this mess a little before his return :)<br /><br />good night.</div>John Grönlundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18303118619920546818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164935446205918330.post-23543341465756727902007-08-22T10:40:00.000+02:002007-09-16T14:31:56.374+02:00germany, oh sweet germany. pt 2<div style="text-align: justify;">are they f*****g kidding me?<br /><br />they could apparently not find my ENORMOUS guitar case. furthermore no one was willing to take a stroll over to the site with me. no chance they said. i find this a bit too german for my taste but i still kept pretty calm, at least i have no gig to attend to. if so then i’d definitely been more unwilling to oblige to this stupidity. <br />now though.. i can at least be happy that i won’t have to carry that heavy case all the way home. they’ll supposedly deliver it to my door step within days. <br />lastly i can tell that i just missed the big comfortable trains into the city. now i’m writing this sitting on the never ending s-bahn trains of hell.</div>John Grönlundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18303118619920546818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164935446205918330.post-29265896377188442872007-08-22T10:04:00.000+02:002007-09-16T14:32:18.133+02:00germany, oh sweet germany. pt. 1<div style="text-align: justify;">sitting outside berlin’s schönefeld airport. just arrived with my flight from stockholm. <br />it suddenly strikes me very strong that i’m back in germany the following events took place.<br /><br />i was waiting in vain for my luggage, which basically contains of my guitar in its case.<br />after all others luggage had arrived on the track-thingy i tried to look if they were still gonna load any more on. peeked through the opening only to see that there was no more loading going on. <br />just as i was about to pull my head back out i spot my guitar case laying off the track. apparently gotten stuck and fallen off. <br />i try to reach for it but just as i’m about to get a good grip the door closes on me. the door for the luggage track opening that is. since the door scares me a bit i pull myself out.. who knows if that thing has any sensors for stopping upon contact?.. i pull my head out just in time... think of the ending of that show set at the fort bayard on the french riviera.<br />the door was now shut. i laugh about it with some german guys and then goes to ask the closest airport personnel in sight. the customs lady that very harshly briefs me that she can't allow anyone to open the door for me to get the guitar, but that i instead have to walk to another hall to the lost and found luggage disk. <br />crap i though... leaving the arrivals area. tried to talk 2 other employees of the airport to see if it could be fixed a simpler way... but NOOOO .. it couldn't<br />upon arrival at the lost and found they first told me that i had to wait for a while. i said that my case could very easily get sorted if i just got help immediately.<br />help came on its way. i explained the situation and the guy made a phone call.. told me i have to wait for another 30 min while they are gonna try and find my “missing” luggage that i gave an exact address to. <br />now in this very moment i’m sitting outside writing this to calm down a bit.. my gosh.. it actually works very well.. now the half n hour is gone and i should go there again. <br /><br />to be continued...</div>John Grönlundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18303118619920546818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164935446205918330.post-58451969998390227172007-08-21T11:40:00.000+02:002007-08-23T09:43:39.845+02:00you suck, or do i?i’ve now been enlightened with the fact that we actually played three songs at marc’s wedding.. even four counting the special performance at the ceremony. <br />all i remember is me complaining about olle playing so poorly. but the aftermath all indicates that one should not be too fast in making judgements in whom is the crappier performer.John Grönlundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18303118619920546818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164935446205918330.post-69134704526901242212007-08-19T13:06:00.000+02:002007-08-19T13:25:23.097+02:00post-wedding thoughts.just woke up out of a alcoholic sleep. <br /><br />yesterday's event was really fun for me. it's was my first one which made it maybe even a tiny bit more special. <br />the weather was nice with only a very few rain drops falling for about 10 sec. <br /><br />location was on årsta holmar, two small islands in the middle of two bridges in the south-centre of the city. the ceremony, which olle and i played a very minor part in, was nice too. our part consisted of playing something for 30 seconds as background music to a transition between something. that was basically the explanation given to us, so when it was presented to the crowd that olle and i, representing the band, was welcomed on stage to play the new piece of music written for the couple we (understandably) started to sweat a little. <br />but, everything was totally fine. <br />later in the eve we, upon request, performed a few two (or was it three?, actually i had a bit too much to drink to remember) songs to the screaming crowd. fun fun.<br /><br />food and drinks was good. all in all this was a delightful first wedding experience. <br /><br />best wishes to the couple.John Grönlundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18303118619920546818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164935446205918330.post-63023869468975111982007-08-17T18:31:00.000+02:002007-08-19T13:05:11.344+02:00in-flight blogging. budapest-sthlmsad to have budapest already. the town has won a rightful place in my geographical heart chamber.<br />sitting on the plane to stockholm. the guys are all there and i'm looking forward to meeting them all tomorrow at marc's wedding. <br /><br />it'll be a short visit though, 4 days. 1 for the wedding and the rest for family and friends. i must wonder how this it's gonna feel to be back on familiar soil again. <br />well i guess i'll see that soon, pilot says only 20 min remain now. cool. <br /><br />seatbelt sign just came on. time to go.John Grönlundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18303118619920546818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164935446205918330.post-65226787555872483242007-08-16T11:55:00.000+02:002007-08-16T12:20:10.761+02:00budapestingwhile the others went back to stockholm i decided to stick around in beautiful budapest for another 2 days. it's almost too warm for my cold swedish flesh, but i manage by drinking tons of water. <br /><br />the sziget festival was cool. it's like nothing else, so big and with so many people but still in the middle of the city. <br />the gig in itself was also cool. a steady influx of people thoughout the concert and everybody (us included) had a great time.<br />sziget definitely has to be visited by this band again.<br /><br />now time for some more budapestingJohn Grönlundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18303118619920546818noreply@blogger.com1