Leisure Activities

If you are interested in finding out a new name to your favorite free time hobby, take a look at this http://www.worldwidewank.com/synonyms.html.
If you didn't like, go slap boxing with the balony pony...

Hey, in the end I'm quite normal!

I'm quite sure this is Canadian Dan.

http://www.holytaco.com/2008/06/27/the-douchiest-phone-message-in-history/

If you know him, take your own conclusions...

Cheers Vitor!

Good Popcorn

Popcorn, fries, bacon and all the fat food you've been eating are exactly like your ex-girlfriend. You know it's not good for you, but now and again you end up eating some of it anyway.

I know, I am a sinner, but Lord, last night it was for a good reason (as usual).

I don't even know where to start, but musicaly speaking I had some good popcorn in a very specific bar where virgin bands play for peanuts (one day I'll write more about the place). Anyway, quite a few people were there to enjoy St. John's Fest, which in Brazil is a big thing. Traditionally people would dress up as peasants which was not the case in this night, mainly headbangers atracted to the place for God knows which reason enjoyed all together St. Johns popcorn, peanuts and all the fest clichés except for the bonfire, at least until I left.

A band playing popcorn music for peanuts was just the perfect combination for a St. John's Fest celebration in Brazil. I could say that experienced bands might not so easily have had the blast those guys had tonight. They probably had the highest point in their carreers so far by playing the instruments and leting the crowd sing along the lyrics in a great atmosphere.

Hard rock music sung along by the head banging crowd, including some extreme popcorn versions of Guns n' Roses, White Snake and even Bon Jovi. I tell you, it's priceless to watch from outside the "roots" kind of people criticising the timbre of the snare drum while 10 couples make out to the sound of "November Rain".

As a final word, because I don't have the brains to write anything else and give it a sense, please find out the meaning of "belindia" (that's just a hint, more elaborated texts are around). When the concept of "belindia" is in your head, understanding this holidays in Southern Brazil posts will make more sense.

To be drunk is great to have ideas, but shitty to write. Maybe I need a recorder.

Indie Bands Will Have to Buy Their Names From Now On

No, that's not a joke.

After a beer drinking night with good people I changed my mind about the power of brainstorming.
My friend Batata needed a name for a nameless band which is scheduled to play next month, so after some beers, a brainstorming session about the name of the band just happened spontaneously and boy, that was a trip.
As in the previous post, if you are not South American or have a master's degree level in Brazilian pop culture, this post might be a bit difficult to understand.
Anyway, we brainstormed for some time about the band name, the session was so good that I believe we have finished any possibilities of another name for a Brazilian indie band to come, that's why people gonna have to buy it from us.

So here is the list:

The Buttercups (obviously the first suggestion)
Karo e seus Amidos
Brown Cow
Bateaux Mouch
Atari e seus Cartuchos
PacMan e os River Rides
Edifício London
Didi e sua Mina Encantada
Escort e os Veronas
Apollo e os 13
Apollo e os Veronas
Herbert e seus Ultra-leves
White Denzel
Stevie and the Brailes
Osmar Santos e os Rayovacs
Bino e os Ciladas
Chalenger and the Apollos
Chernobyl e os Reatores
Goiania e os Césios
Césio e os 137
Goiano e os Brilhosos
Candelária e os Moleques

That's all I can remember for now unfortunately. And yes, I am way less cocky now than when I started the post, so I am sure the list is not a definite thing, indie bands can relax and find their own names, but, if you feel like, you are more than welcome suggest names in the comments.

Middle Class Guilt

I write this post with the next one in my mind, they are both related in a wierd way, but in the end, what I wanna say is that both of them come from the same head after the same beer drinking night. This one might be a bit more social conscious which the other one is not at all, but...
Anyway, the intro to this post might be longer than the post itself, I don't know, because at least in this one I'm writing as it goes.
Fuck it, straight to the point, what I wanna say is that after my beer drinking night on a Thursday, which means a week day, that people have to go to their jobs next day, was as usual quite a lot of fun.
I'm a middle class Southern Brazilian that by random reasons live in Denmark. I happen to be on holidays in Brazil at the moment, and (if you are not South American) unless you have masters degree level of knowledge in South American geopolitics you won't understand.
It's funny how I can't go straight to the point, and it might not make sense to anyone, but after some not so cheap beers on a week day I came back to my house and the doorman (the one who avoids thieves) of my building welcomed me and called the elevator and opened the door to me while wearing a HARD ROCK CAFE sweater.
That reminds me of the time when quite a few of the guys colecting recyclable trash in my town used to wear some of my thorned private catholic nun school jackets which students used to donate. Only to remember that now those guys wear a t-shirt written "Environmental Agent" given to them by the town hall as an atempt to cover a rotten smell with cheap perfume.
Anyway, that's quite funny, that's quite sad and that's part of the middle class guilt I feel everyday.

When a Problem Comes Along...

YOU MUST WHIP IT!

Devo has better "plans for Nigel". At least for McDonald's/American Idol Happy Meal toy named "New Wave Nigel", apparently based on Devo's look, you judge by yourself, if you'd need to judge.

I say: "Whip it good!"

Never be too sure

When you think you know everything...


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julia_Nunes

Hope you have read the part saying: "The video of her song "Into the Sunshine" from the CD has over a 1.2 million views on YouTube."

I wonder why don't I have a YouTube channel! 1,2 million views, that's a fucking lot, much more than the most important event of this century so far which influences everybody's lives http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpONEX8tme8 (350.000 views)

But still, 1 10th of the viewers from this guy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gx-NLPH8JeM (10,522,336).

Actually I should have my own YouTube channel... Problem is, I don't play the ukulele, I am not a break dancing midget and I am not into strip teasing to the masses in front of a webcam. Fuck, I must be part of the lost generation.

Wow, I just had an insight and my lack of tallent and skill for all sorts of things should be a theme for my first video!

Great idea! But I have no camera.

I must be part of the lost generation...