Schwelmo's Welt

I am still hoping the nightlife in Palmy will somehow improve. But instead I heard the Guvnor’s the only place with some live rock music in Palmy closing its concert part. Mainly local punk and death metal bands performed there and most of them have more school band quality but some are quite good (i.e. Black Chrome or Black Pudding). But it was still an alternative to A) The Celtic (Winchester), B) to incredible bad 80s music and charts which is played everywhere else (except in A)) and C) Karaoke (where people mainly sing stuff mentioned in B)). On the other hand Death Metal and Punk concerts are a bit like doll up parties anyway having their own dress codes as every youth movement. So it looks like next year (if I am still here) I need to dress up if I want to see any kind of gig (I should work so I don’t have time to go to any show anyway).

Recently I found myself dressed up “frequently”. I was invited to a wedding (actually I kind of sneaked myself into the wedding as somebody’s partner couldn’t go and I was the substitution date). I decided to wear a suit not to stick out too much. I got this marvelous tie for 50cent that somebody knotted for me a year ago so I was able to show off. And I actually like it. Maybe partly due to the Johnny Cash movie (“walk the line”) we have seen the day before. Of course you need a guitar or a gun to look proper in a suit. I pulled out Dorberts guitar (guns are stupid and not so easily available) and decided I have the right look to pose on stage. I borrowed a bass again and currently learning to play a little bit. Even I still can’t play shit I look pretty professional (only when I wear a suit of course). The style is everything Yvan!

I went to a 30s birthday. As the birthday child was Scottish it happened to be a Scottish Theme party. So I had the pleasure to wear a kilt. I was wearing it the whole day and consider getting me own kilt. But I haven’t figured out my colors yet. But it is very comfortable and I quite like the look. You even don’t need to shave your legs, I think. Unfortunately the summer seems to be over. I shouldn’t have worn that kilt all night and day. I got a cold now. I better wait till summer before I buy my own one.

Somehow everybody seemed to connect Scottish with bad haircuts as well (it look a bit like a Heavy Metal gig). So it was a gathering of 80ies mullets in kilts. I am a bit worried as I heard too often it looks quite natural on me.

The ladies were quite attracted by that. I am not sure if was because of guys in skirts or because of the mullets. I am a bit afraid it might be the latter.

This is a Haggis. Scottish delicacy. It is normally made with the following ingredients: sheep's 'pluck' (heart, liver, windpipe and lungs), minced with onion, oatmeal, suet, spices and salt, mixed with stock, and traditionally boiled in the animal's stomach for approximately an hour. Apparently it is good. I found a vegan recipe for haggis . I can’t tell for sure as I haven’t tried neither of them, but just the ingredients of the vegan version sound much more appealing to me.

# posted by Schwelmo @ Tuesday, March 07, 2006