Relaxing
here in Savo, earlier we played second time at Kuopiorock. The trip started
already on Thursday when we drove here to stay overnight. Friday morning the
Mustang roared again – got our asses to Kouvola Hotel Turistihovi. A blues bar
Pub 23 offered cheap snacks and blues artists so dragged downstairs to have a
beer and smoke a cigarette before making up and listening Anoraak’s summer
electro songs. Nitro called from the road that they’d stay in a same place
after all so waited them to arrive before driving back to Tv Pub. Tarmo and JP
were already there to catch us so drank two Jallus and started playing. That
was actually Epa’s first electric show and we immediately realized this is a
well-made combo onstage. Played amazing show and watched Bad ManKeys to rock
the place as well before fading with Miia back to Pub 23 for night snacks.
Stole some candies from the reception and ate again like a pig.
Next
morning hooked with the guys downstairs as they were having a breakfast. Matt
had his ass and throat full of slits after meeting some domina after our show,
hahaha. Castor hopped backseat to catch his car in front of TV Pub, and after
that drove to Kelloniemi. Took a nap, ate some salad and had a beer – guys were
picking me up – time to hit the backstage of Wäinö Stage. Met the crew – Eetu,
Reiska, Jay, Timmy and so on. Also the guys of Block Buster were there and JVG
was playing at the time. Jay wanted to walk around a bit and have a beer so
chatted with some girls in a beer tent and took a stop at our merch desk before
our soundcheck. We were in a hurry but roadies did their best and we started
right on time – with a new intro Mika made for us in Soundmix earlier.
The gig was
a fuckin’ killer. Meet some fans in front of the stage after our show and
chatted some time in a beach with Miia’s friends and family but after that
needed some sugar in Epa’s car. With that boost I poured my vodka to a water
bottle and went on. 90’s beach party rocked like hell and during Haloo Helsinki
we boosted another time in the stadion seats before fading in the night. The
whole city was packed. Smoked a fattie with some gay, black metal guitarist in
a back door of Henry’s Pub and walked in. He would have wanted to have sex with
Smippe, at the same time Shiraz Lane was playing. Castor ordered again the
table full of champagne. We were standing in a taxi queue 3:30am.
OH forgot
the mention – we got married with my girl. The wedding fest started a week
earlier when I got home after getting my tooth bleached in Salon Laser. I’d
bought a face treatment and a massage in Eden for Miia and suddenly Mike wanted
to meet me in a centrum with my fuckin’ car. I maybe realized something but
kept my mouth shut and as I could guess, he told me to drive the freeway and
after a booze-and-snack-picking stop in Liminka ABC, we drove all the way to
Kalajoki Beach. All the guys started walking in our cabin and we got wasted.
First point – a hyper hockey which rocked like hell. Scored three goals, only
Pizza scored more and we won – of course!
Second stop
on the beach to play some Mölökky and drinking more. After a sauna we took a
cab to Dyyni and partied there till’ the last call. Bought some burgers and
walked back with Larry, Matt and Jay if I can remember correctly. In the cabin
we took a little fight we Hanky Man, knocked him out with an ironing board and
Larry almost stabbed me with a knife. I punched him back with a sausage stick.
Mike tried to light the fireplace but failed so the house was full of black
smoke. Nobody died and Hanky ripped us up in the early morning for some beer
and barbeque steaks outside. The sun was shining and we headed to the beach
after everyone was up. Took a little swim and played a beach football match,
which we did lose with a one fuckin’ goal. Surffari was packed but we sat there
for a while drinking and having fun and walked all the way back. Guys had me a
mission – to write a song for Miia in 15 minutes. Honeybird was the name of it
and I hope she liked that. Walked to Stage Bar and they had a final one for me
– a fuckin’ ticket to J. Karjalainen’s gig. What an awesome night! After a gig
we fought with Larry again pretty bad and I got a black eye but that happens!
Next Friday
after a gym training I checked in to Lapland Hotel, took a nap and picked Nitro
from the front of White Castle. Chatted with Miia’s family and drove to Hiukka
for our equipment. Drove him to Winger and picked Miika up instead. Restaurant
Nallikari had already decorated the place and we loaded the stuff in and got to
a hotel room right before midnight. After a good-night-sleep, ate some
breakfast and met Jonna in a lobby. What a morning, Sammy & Katri came in
and I had to take a short visit to home as well. Got the pictures on the beach
cliffs and after a little catastrophe the ceremony launched just few minutes
late. Specifically Miia had to take a ride back home because we had forgotten
the competence certification home. Miika dealed a boomblaster for Top Gun
Anthem as a walk-in music and Formula 1 podium song as the just-married-song.
The
cocktail-party took a place inside because it was so god damn windy. Mike and
Miika took a speech, Matt after them and I had to sing a song Honeybird for
Miia. Then we played Heaven and Meripihkahuone with the boys and they carried
the foods in. Luckily Lion and Hanky got their relationship fixed and everyone
was having fun! Larry Peninsula played two sets of country songs and Andy after
him some Oasis covers. The rest of the night we spent on the dancefloor and
drove with a bunch of cabs to Amarillo. Then after a visit to our favourite
Subway, we got back to our suite. Early in the morning Miia woke me up. She had
a fuckin’ foot-cramp after all the walking and standing with the new pair of
shoes earlier. We skipped the breakfast and visit Herkku Valkea instead. Bought
some cheeses and candies and watched Formula One before sauna and sunbathing on
our balcony.
A week
after that we played at Keltainen Aitta. The day started with a run to Iinatti
and back. Started drinking beer in my bed and watching Hung from HBO. Just the
same than I did a couple of days earlier when we played in a football stadion’s
VIP area – when the place had to be emptied because of a bomb thread. Hung is a
good one, about a basketball coach with a hung cock who starts to work as a man
whore. My kinda comedy. Yeah well again Epa picked me up and we loaded the
equipment onstage and started playing. The show in the sunshine is always nice
to play and sat there on the terrace few hours before Amarillo again. I ate a
cardboard menu and had the pirate bartender a little mad but Epa brought again
a plate of champagne and we got fuckin’ shitfaced. A day before that I had
arranged Miia’s birthday – went to Adventure Park Huikia, then to ParkBuffet
and finally Baby Driver at Finnkino. Gotta say that Baby Driver could have been
a classic if they’d dropped the Hollywood Love Story from the end. Awesome
soundtrack, Jamie Foxx and Spacey were at their best!
Speaking of
adventure, I walked in to a parachute course. Skydiving has been my dream since
childhood and finally I did that in Skydive Oulu. The course basically was like
two days of training and then a jump! Only thing that did hurt a bit was my
ankle because I’d injured that earlier in a soccer match in Maikkula. On another
Friday we hopped on our Intruder and drove all the way to Alahärmä PowerPark.
The place we stayed overnight – The Lazy Castle – was maybe the best I’ve been
ever. A nice mansion with a super nice old married couple as hosts. PowerPark
rocked – eventhough Miia had no courage for all the amusements but in Devil’s
Mine Hotel we visited three times – I scored 101 so BITE THAT! Next morning
woke up early and headed to Kalajoki, but it was raining so didn’t spend that
night there but intruded Oulu instead.
We spent Midsummer at Soundmix but on Thursday
I drove my bike to Kuivasjärvi and ate pizzas with the office crew, drank a few
beers and took a new route to Syöte. We just chilled’, played discgolf at
Pikkusyöte, shot with our guns, went fishing, grilled and rode with fatbikes
around the park. What a perfect Midsummer! Also arranged photo shoots in a
skate park with my inlines, after that had to drink some beer in the only bar
open next to main slope.
My dear
grandpa did past away. One of the saddest moment of my life took place in a
church of Oulujoki. Rest in peace. Right after that we had to hop on Mustang
and drive to Hämeenlinna. Listened Sopranos soundtrack and parked our car
somewhere like 5km from the park where Guns N’ Roses played. Drank a black rum
bottle as we walked to meet the rest of the band with Jace and Miia. Good
times, Michael rocked, Darkness was awesome to see. After that I can’t really
remember anything because we emptied a rum tent with JJ and just screamed &
raved the rest of the GNR gig. Obviously it was good! Walked back with Jace,
stopped at a hot dog tent and a pizzeria though. Then we took Mazda and went to
search Miia because her battery was empty. Didn’t find her but she did woke us
up when got back to the cars. Next morning we took a little drive in the
centrum and started to drive back. Jace had his knee on scratches because we
had run through the VIP area trying to climb over the fences to backstage area.
Ate with
the band in Suola-Aitta and played our new ones. It was already 9pm as we
decided to drive to Kuopio with Miia so hopped on Intruder and next morning we
were shopping new phones from Power. Bought Samsung Galaxy S8, the wider one.
After that we had a few beers at a marketplace of Kuopio with Gary. Next
morning jogged over Puijo, Niuvaniemi and all the way back to Kelloniemi. Had
to get back home and it was raining like hell. No opportunities but drive to
the photoshoots in Sticky Wingers. Miia god a flu but the new pictures rocked
so basically no harm done! Myself went to Voimala for a meeting with a personal
trainer.
So now –
after Mikkeli Housing Fair and a fuckin’ nice Kimmo Timonen Roast, it’s time to
set up for the new week… Here’s the recommendings for the rest of the summer:
Westworld
(A TV version of a movie about a world where robots are controlled in a
western-like village, woken up every single day to live their life all over
again, while rich tourists just come to town and buy their tickets to for
example kill the characters in a gunfight. Suddenly the bots start to remember
things from their past.)
Okkupert
(Jo Nesby’s story about Russians invading Norway for their oil in a near
future. It’s political and intensive action drama but not exactly that good
it’s been praised. They’ve made better Norwegian series recently but suom.
Miehitetty is also a worth of watching if you like Scandinavian action!)
Citizen X (Russian
mass murderer is being chased by a wise coroner and his boss played by Donald
Sutherland. Because it isn’t a usual Hollywood bullshit, that’s a reason to
stay so intensive in a story. Well written and well-acted. Also this is a true
story.)
Henrik
Holappa’s Debut Novel (Bought this from Mikkeli, immediately loved the open
story of a guy of my age born in Oulu, been forever in a Nazi organization and
even a founder of the “firm” in Finland. Now he’s a greener and tells his story
from the beginning without any excuses in it.)
Generation
Kill (HBO’s most expensive war drama is loved by critics and don’t get me wrong
– it’s great but it’s even TOO SLOW, though I usually love this element. Tells
a story about British soldiers taking the first steps in Irak right before the
war. A Rolling Stone reporter joins them and tells the story to a crowd. The
dialogue is the thing here, but it’s not interesting enough to get you on a
hook.)
Stand By Me
(Haven’t seen this before – strange? I’m a huge River Phoenix fan and saw this
one finally. If you don’t know what’s it about, four boys head to 30km walk to
see a dead body down a forest. It’s an adventure but also a growing story and
about the different relationships between the boys. Perfect for the hangover
days!)
Dimension
404 (What a nice comedy-future-adventure. Like in Black Mirror, the every
episode is an own story – but it’s made with a smile on a face. Lots of sci-fi
elements in it, this one even reminds me from Back To The Future and about old
Russian sci-fi-time-novels.)
The
American (George Clooney plays a former killer who tries to escape his past to
Italy. As you can guess, the bad-asses come after him. Cliché? Maybe, but the
story is nicely hold and it’s more about the conversations and little things.
Worth of watching.)
Notaker (A
cool electro artist to boost your gym sessions! Perfect for that… It’s packed
with bad-ass bass like American DJ’s usually do. Infinite and Shimmer singles
are good examples of the power he can deliver!)
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