Stefan And Joshua

Everyone who bought a merch could meet with Joshua. Stefan and I bought the Simple Times CD. We got it signed.

Encore

For the last song he asked the audience to make a circle on the floor and then he and his band went off-stage and played a Bob Dylan cover for us.

Joshua

This was Joshua's first gig in Malmö. He's played in Sweden before. Joshua played for an hour and a half. Talking in between the songs, telling us the stories behind each song. With only two albums released he didn't have too much material, but some of the best songs were there. He even treated us with 3-4 new songs he hasn't recorded yet. They were quiet rocky and in my opinion not very 'Joshua Radin'y. Can't wait to see how they will sound like on the next album.

He played a non-vamped and funny version of Sky with his band. No female voice here. The fire alarm went off during I'd Rather Be With You. Argh! The song I've been waiting for the whole night.

Joshua

Pernilla Andersson

Pernilla Andersson as supporting act. Recognized her first song but don't remember where I've heard it before.

Asia Tour 2009

Coming to a city near you...

Kantareller

Song List

PIMP
Candy Shop
Beat Goes On
Human Nature
Vogue
Die Another Day (Interlude)

OLD SCHOOL
Into The Groove
Holiday
Dress You Up
She's Not Me
Music

GYPSY
Rain (Interlude)
Devil Wouldn't Recognize You
Spanish Lesson
Miles Away
La Isla Bonita (Lela Pala Tute)
Doli Doli
You Must Love Me

RAVE
Get Stupid (Interlude)
4 Minutes
Like A Prayer
Frozen
Ray Of Light
Give It To Me

Game Over

Supporting act was Paul Oakenfold who entered the stage a little bit past 8 o'clock. He dj'ed for half an hour, even played the new Madonna single Celebration. The Madonna show started around 8.30 and lasted for two hours.

Overall it was a great concert even with the repeated dance routines and performances from her different appearances. 50000 was present at Parken stadium, Copenhagen. It was 100% live singing, but 80% out of tune. I guess she is forgiven though with two hours of non-stop dancing, jumping and singing.

Liked:
* Music - perfect song to play live
* Devil Wouldn't Recognize You - cool effects from the screens
* Miles Away - simply a great song
* You Must Love Me - acoustic, it felt honest
* Frozen - liked this version
* Give It To Me - the grand finale with the cool laser show
* Liked that Hung Up was excluded. Really hate this song.
* Especially liked the big screens that transformed themselves and moved around the stage and turned it into different sceneries.

Hated:
* Human Nature - totally uninspired
* The Spanish/Balcan session.
* Ray Of Light live is so outdated. Never liked this song.

More From The Concert

It was an OK concert. She's beginning to be a little lazy. Too much of the same songs and dance routines in my opinion. But it's a Madonna concert. You never get disappointed when leaving the show.

At The Venue

Before the concert.

Madonna - Sticky & Sweet Tour, Copenhagen

Ticket to tomorrow's concert in Copenhagen. :)

Stenshuvud

Went to Stenshuvud today for a swim and a hike.

Vedema

Hiking at Vedema.

Towing The Car

From Another Angle

Accident

There was an accident outside my parents' home today. The car was upside-down. Seems like only this car was involved. Two persons were in it and luckily they weren't hurt. Just a little bit shocked. I heard the crash but thought that it was the thunder at first. Not until I heard one of the neighbors talking to one of the many people and cars that have stopped did I realize it was an accident when I went out to look. Awful, isn't it?

Tattoo

Can you give a dog a tattoo? I guess you can. :-D

Fw: Rudolph?

Rudolph in Copenhagen.

"Don't Wade In The Water", "The Biggest Flood Ever", Or "Whatever"

Yesterday was like this:

17.15 - Entered the gym to take my usual 40 laps in
the pool. Still hot and humid outside.

18.30 - Done and ready to go home. The sky was opened.
The rain just poured down like never before. Got stuck
at the gym since there was a big flood outside the
entrance doors that blocked everyone from leaving and
entering the gym. The pond was 10 -- 15 cm deep!
Water was seeping in from the outside at the floor of
the cafeteria at the gym. This is a newly renovated place!
How could they make the ground slope in such a way that
rain so easily could build up a pond! Unacceptable.



19:30 - The rain finally stopped, but the pond didn't
look to become smaller. The guys at the gym had to
let us leave from the emergency exit.

19:45 - Came home and saw that there was a 15 - 20 cm
deep pond outside the basement storage door. Felt sorry
for people with stuff in the basements. There must have
been a flood everywhere now.



21:00 - Went to the basement to check on my storage
space. The flood outside was gone, but there was
still a lot of water in the basement. Decided not to
go in after all.


Today:

7:45 - Got text message from a friend in the neighborhood
that there was a flood in his storage space. He and his
girlfriend were rearranging stuff. Some stuff were destroyed
by the water. Still a lot of water in my basement. Decided
not to go in.

21:15 - Most of the water was gone in the basement. Luckily
and amazingly the water didn't reach my storage space. It
was dry there, but the rest of the basement was still wet.

Late Dinner

TGIF after Transformers 2.

Gavin Playing The Guitar

Supporting Act

Gavin's brother Joey.

Waiting For Gavin

Gavin DeGraw will be playing in a couple of minutes here at Mejeriet, Lund.

Daniella

1 month old.

And NO! She's not mine. She's my cousin's daughter.

Cutting The Cake

Henrik & Louise

Aren't they cute?

Shooting Range

Kenny Bräck

@ Malmö Motormässa

Magnus

Before he got hit between the legs.

Bachelor Party

Paintball with rubber balls.

New Wallpaper

Finally we're done. 3 weekends' job.

Programming Sun Spots

1000 Songs In last.fm

Today I finally reached 1000 songs in my last.fm
account. It needs to be celebrated later. :-D

The 1000th song is Vienna Teng - Green Island Serenade.

Video clip:


Fan made video with the whole song:


The deal is this, I have read. It was originally a poetry
written by a prisoner in Taiwan on an island called Green
Island. The inmate fell in love with a female inmate who
was imprisoned in the female quarters. Obviously, the
ill-fated lovers couldn’t be together and could only
trade longing glances.

Here is the lyrics.

Traditional Chinese
這綠島像一隻船
在月夜裡搖呀搖

姑娘喲妳也在我的
心海裏飄呀飄

讓我的歌聲隨那微風
吹開了你的窗簾

讓我的衷情隨那流水
不斷地向妳傾訴

椰子樹的長影
掩不住我的情意

明媚的月光
更照亮了我的心

這綠島的夜已經
這樣沉靜

姑娘喲妳為什麼
還是默默無語

Simplified Chinese
这绿岛像一只船
在月夜里摇呀摇

姑娘哟妳也在我的
心海里飘呀飘

让我的歌声随那微风
吹开了妳的窗帘

让我的衷情随那流水
不断地向妳倾诉

椰子树的长影
掩不住我的情意

明媚的月光
更照亮了我的心

这绿岛的夜已经
这样沉静

姑娘哟妳为什么
还是默默无语

Pīnyīn
zhè lǜ dǎo xiàng yì zhī chuán
zài yuè yè lǐ yáo ya yáo

gū niang yo, nǐ yě zài wǒ de
xīn hǎi lǐ piāo ya piāo

ràng wǒ de gē shēng suí nà wēi fēng
chuī kāi le nǐ de chuāng lián

ràng wǒ de zhōng qíng suí nà liú shuǐ
bú duàn de xiàng nǐ qīng sù

yē zi shù de cháng yǐng
yǎn bú zhù wǒ de qíng yì

míng mèi de yuè guāng
gèng zhào liàng le wǒ de xīn

zhè lǜ dǎo de yè yǐ jīng
zhè yàng chén jìng

gū niáng yo, nǐ wèi shén me
hái shì mò mò wú yǔ

English Translation
This green island, is like a boat
meandering through the moonlight.

Darling, you are
floating in the ocean of my heart.

Let the melody of my song follow the breeze,
blowing through your curtains.

Let my love go with the flowing water,
serenading you.

The coconut tree's long shadow
cannot hide my gentle love.

The clear bright moonlight
brightens my heart.

This green island night
appears so peaceful.

Darling, why are you
still silent?

New Unreleased Jamie Scott & The Town Song

Japanese Melon Steamcake

Happy Chinese New Year

Some Japanese candy maybe?

New Tyler Hilton Album Soon

In February actually... In the meantime enjoy these clips:









The exam in Mandarin is tomorrow. After that, I hope to be able
to start composing something myself. :-D

Happy New Year!

There was some talking and catching up...



There was some singing...



There was some dancing...



There was some, hm.... I don't know what.
This is for your own interpretation.



This is the winner of the competition - 3 Kinder eggs in total.
Respect! ;) We hope to hear more from you in the near future.



"Girls say..."



"Boys say... Hey baby, hey baby, hey"

It's All About Changes

Inbetween all the studying and some little working during
this Christmas holiday, I have also spent time with the following:

* New floor...



* New wallpaper (but no pic on that).

* New hair.

Not Really Normal Yet

I've been home from my business trip for a week now,
but I'm still being f*cked up by jetlag. I wake up
several times at night and at 6 o'clock I'm totally
done with sleeping.

I have to study Mandarin! There is a strategy for that.
I think I can make it by spending 2 hours per day on it
until January 10 when the exam is held. That requires a lot
of discipline with all the people around me watching TV,
playing Wii and with the karaoke machines at home waiting
for me to push the ON button. :)

I have begun to stitch together all the panorama photos from
earlier vacations. Here are a few from Tokyo.

Vitamin Everyday

The Swedish version of Vitamin Water. It's called Vitamin Everyday.

Earthquake In Southern Sweden!

Half an hour ago the building I live in shaked
aggressively for a few seconds. Cool! It was an
earthquake. I wonder if I brought the phenomenon
with me back from Tokyo.

I got a text message from my brother in Helsingborg
immediately. He felt it too.

According to this it was:

Earthquake Details
Magnitude 4.2
Date-Time Tuesday, December 16, 2008 at 05:20:00 UTC
Tuesday, December 16, 2008 at 06:20:00 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location 55.583°N, 13.534°E
Depth 10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program
Region SWEDEN
Distances 35 km (20 miles) E of Malmo, Sweden
60 km (40 miles) E of COPENHAGEN, Denmark
190 km (115 miles) NNE of Rostock, Germany
500 km (310 miles) SW of STOCKHOLM, Sweden

Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 7.9 km (4.9 miles);
depth fixed by location program
Parameters NST= 36, Nph= 36, Dmin=116.3 km, Rmss=1.47 sec, Gp= 58°,
M-type=regional moment magnitude (Mw), Version=T
Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)

Event ID us2008araj