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Dutch music (Or: Pondering the concept of time management)
It has been a productive weekend in some ways, not so productive in others. But do you ever have a day or two where you say “Okay, no matter what, I am putting my enjoyment first?” That was pretty much...
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Butterfly effect (Or: Appetite for Destruction)
From Roger… (!!) Let me paint a picture. 1987, just got out of the ‘brugklas’, and school was starting again. I had a new class-mate. We did not really hang out much that year, since loads of my...
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BRAD concert (Or: At the Boerderij in Zoetermeer)
As I mentioned earlier, we went to a BRAD concert on Thursday night. This concert featured Stone Gossard from Pearl Jam. The opening art was the New Killer Shoes (why don’t they have a Wikipedia page...
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Koninginnenacht 2013 (Or: The Hague)
Last night Marco and I went out to enjoy Koninginnenacht, or the night before Queen’s Day. (If you live in The Hague you should really drop the ‘t off nacht, but I digress.) In The Hague you have...
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Hot Spring days (Or: Bevrijdingsdag festivals)
The month of May seems to be full of holidays within the Netherlands. Saturday the 4th was Dodenherdenkingdag (Remembrance Day). doden = (dead, plural), herdenking (remembrance), dag = day. This is the...
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Unexpected (Or: Marching band in The Hague)
Yesterday Marco and I were taking a walk and actually saw a marching band walking through the center of The Hague, playing music! How random and unexpected. It’s likely that it was part of the Ut Hague...
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Music (Or: Amphitheatre where my parents live)
It seems like life is returning to a bit of normalcy this week after getting back from Chicago last week. Jet lag is, of course, quite evil. I slept 12 hours (9:30PM to 10AM) the first night back in...
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Blue (Or: Painting at the Centrale Bibliotheek)
I saw this painting on display a few weeks ago at the Central Library in The Hague. The crazy thing is you don’t see the “hidden” elements unless you are quite close by. Otherwise it just looks like...
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De Haagsche Bluf (Or: Coffee and music)
Marco and I went shopping this afternoon — I needed a new pair of sneakers as mine had seen better days. We knew we wanted to go somewhere for coffee afterwards but we weren’t sure where. We were going...
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17 June 2014 (Or: Pearl Jam concert in Amsterdam
This photo was from the 2nd night that Pearl Jam was in Amsterdam, taken by Marco: I wasn’t present at the second night, only at the first one. You can see where we were standing — in the standing area...
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Muse at the Ziggo dome (Or: A look at the stage)
On Thursday Marco and Roger went to see Muse in Amsterdam. I just had to share this photo that Marco took of the stage: I found an article about the tour (aptly named the “Drones” tour) from December...
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Rain rain go away (Or: Life I Live festival in The Hague)
King’s day was on Wednesday this year, which meant that the Life I Live festival took place the night before. In short, the night before the holiday the center of the city closes down for the festival,...
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Unexpectedly expected (Or: The passing of Chuck Deely)
I found out tonight that Chuck Deely passed away Monday night. And who is he? A street musician that played outside of Central Station as well as in the Grote Markt (by C&A or sometimes by...
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I say Heyyy Ohhh (Or: Green Day at the Ziggo Dome)
On Tuesday night Marco, Roger and I went to the Ziggo Dome in Amsterdam to see the punk rock band Green Day perform. The setlist for the night is available at setlist.fm. They played for at least 2 1/2...
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Art on the streets (Or: The Life I Live festival 2017, The Hague)
Thursday was King’s Day in the Netherlands, a holiday to celebrate King Willem-Alexander’s birthday. Or to just enjoy a nice day off… But the real fun happens the night before, as The Hague organises a...
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Metallica at Ziggo Dome (Or: A view from any seat)
Earlier in the month, Metallica came to the Netherlands for their Hardwired… to self-destruct European tour. Here’s a nifty photo that Marco took: And yes, the stage is in the middle for this concert....
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King’s Night and Day (Or: Carnivals, festivals, and more)
The Netherlands celebrated the five year reign of Willem-Alexander Thursday night and Friday, with King’s Night and King’s Day. I can’t believe it has been that long. I still remember seeing the live,...
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SUN! and music (Or: Bevrijdingsfestival in The Hague)
The Netherlands is enjoying a rare dose of sun this weekend! And like all good Dutchies, this means going outside to a café or restaurant and baking under the sun for a few hours. Flowers at the Hof...
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After four years (Or: Pearl Jam back in the Netherlands)
This week shall officially be dubbed as ‘Pearl Jam week’ as they had three shows in the Netherlands. Tuesday and Wednesday at the Ziggo dome and Saturday at Pinkpop, a huge outdoors festival. The last...
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De jeugd van Tegenwoordig (Or: Parkpop here in The Hague)
Parkpop, a large free music festival, was held in The Hague a few weeks back. Roger, Marco and I went there to see the Dutch group De jeugd van Tegenwoordig or ‘The youth of today’. The first album was...
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