Even if I had a house full of money!

So back in August when I was still in the US, my mother treated me to a free ticket to a Barry Manilow concert. Barry Manilow is one of her main reasons for existence, as she explains while driving. I grew up with that guy's songs in my house for years and years so I was curious to see what this concert was like.  I made this video detailing our day out before the concert, with a little hint of Barry at the end.  The draconian security were all over the place so unfortunately I wasn't able to film much.

Keep an eye out for the incredible amount of bling that Iris and my mother have on display.  My mother also had a change of outfits for the concert - she's that hardcore.

 
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Trailer Trash Thursdays: MAKING CONTACT

Before director Roland Emmerich spent most of his film career making movies where he gladly blew up a lot of shit (INDEPENDENCE DAY, THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW, and the upcoming 2012) he made a nifty little film called MAKING CONTACT.  The plot: a boy whose father has died recently finds all this strange stuff is starting to happen - like his father calling him from beyond the grave, developing telekinesis, and lots of scenes which resemble any number of American horror/sci-fi movies.  Shot in the US in English with West German money, it had an interesting view of what Europeans thought American suburbs were like after watching a lot of E.T. and BACK TO THE FUTURE. 

I couldn't find a full US trailer, but here is a TV ad, plus a preview in German, where the film was called JOEY.

US TV ad:

West German trailer, which makes me laugh each time they say 'daddy':

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Sweden vs Austria

A transcript of a juvenile chat I had with my friend KC from Austria, talking about how nice some of the services are in Sweden.

me: but you know, you really get what you pay for here in taxes
   everything is so beautifully run
KC: well highest earner pay that much tax in austria too
me: i'll give you an example
   i registered at the local library
   and borrowed some childrens books
   which are easy to read for me
   they were due back tomorrow
   well on monday i got an email from the library reminding me that the books were due
   if i wanted to renew i could just do it online
KC: well dear we had that in austria too
me: in britain the books would be overdue and you would get 1000 letters after the fact with how much you owe
   ah
KC: i have never borrowed a book in uk
me: well with my email i got a free blowjob
KC: lol
   hahaha
me: did you get THAT in austria
   i DOUBT it
KC: no

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What has happened to poor Paula Abdul?

In an email exchange with my friend Håkan today, we discussed the concept of feeling better about yourself by comparing your travails to the serious troubles others are having.  The conclusion was that he finds it abhorrent while I like to finger point sometimes and loudly go "ha-ha".

And then I saw this picture of hot mess Paula Abdul at a film premiere yesterday and just felt ill.  Is it just me or does she look like a skull with a wig and some makeup?  **points** 

(Sorry, Håkan)

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Autumn in Malmö

Some pictures I took this week around town.