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Harry is no more …
His music will always be there …
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gear of a mile eater …
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Wally Tax
I was 11 years young and heard the Outsiders on the small transistor radio. I had the idea that they were “world-famous”, but it turned out to be just another small Dutch band (who still play in 2011, although Wally died a long time ago). I like Wally even more after I read his wikipedia-biography …..…
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Zeeland
Michiel Romeyn acting as a farmer in Zeeland …… the rest of the series; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOFp1KWAfgg&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VC6ohOmEX14&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSLDUzYpoMc&feature=related
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66 years ago …
The Netherlands were liberated ….
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A hundred years ago ….
Robert Johnson was born. No Robert Johnson ………..No Rock And Roll ! And for more history of the blues …..
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L’EROICA
If you’re a cyclist you’ll like this video ……
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Even God loves America
Sometimes it’s nice to have a look in the 1960’s 1970’s, like in the first video . Gives me a nostalgic feeling … What has become of the old musicians ? Well CS&N are still going strong !
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couch
My parents-in-law bought this couch a long time ago. It went through a lot of family happiness and resisted several large dogs. After we inherited the couch we used it many years in our living room too. The past few years it stood on our porch. If it only could talk …… many, many tales…
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Chestnut tree
The tree in our front yard had a desease. Searched on the Internet, but didn’t find any advice . I decided to remove the tree, to be sure it wouldn’t fall down on the street during the first storm …. This old tool (called “hiep” in Dutch) is very handy.
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I always start cycling with a cigarette
stole this one from http://fixedgearbikes.blogspot.com/
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balkenbrij
I baked some balkenbrij today. It reminded me of days long ago, when I was a little boy. These days snacks are invented by international restaurants (like McDonalds) , but I think that the ingredients are about the same 😉 As cheap as possible ! balkenbrij, originally uploaded by wim harwig.
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Juffrouw Sijbels
Located between a few schools was this little store owned by Miss Sijbels. Because of the many adolescent customers she had Treets, Smith chips, and all the typical Dutch candy’s like drop, chocolate, etc. in her assortment. What have you stolen from Miss Sijbels in the Seventy’s when she had her little candy store in…
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Around our kitchen table
Marjan surprised her long time friend Ellen by inviting some old classmates. Wine, cheese, music and a lot of old memories were the ingredients of a long and cosy evening. “We must do this more often”.