Jun 12, 2008
“You got an attitude of everything I ever wanted, I got an attitude of need…”
Tweet There’s a man that stands in the middle of the road, at the robots at the corner of Jan Smuts avenue and St. Andrews in Johannesburg. While waiting for the red to merge into green, you notice the way he’s just there, an island unto himself. He doesn’t look up, so there’s none of that awkward avoiding of eye-contact that usually... read more
Apr 21, 2008
Bunny suits and rocket rides!!!
Tweet Duritz and the boys will be hitting our atmosphere on June 06 in Jozi!!! Yayness!!! I heart the Counting Crows!!! I’m so there!!! I’m over-doing the exclamation marks. Anyhoo, they’re an awesome band and you should go see them if you... read more
Nov 12, 2007
waxing on tetris world-views and a puddle of snowman
Tweet - Plummeting tetrominoes bring to mind a [simplistic] notion that all of Life is falling pieces. And the business of living is little more than packing those streaming shapes to fit, along with knowing when to leave gaps for the unexpected. When you’re dealt the I’s and O’s, it’s lull-time into the static of complacency (much like... read more
Feb 20, 2007
capsule roadtrip (mafikeng)
Tweet There’s something about a 300km stretch of tar. Something about the road that pulls at you to start pulling together. And that’s what happens on the N14 from Krugersdorp, all the way through to Ventersdorp and the R503 pass Coligny and Lichtenburg on the route to Mafikeng. You pull together. Just me, Duritz and De La Rocha (who screams in an... read more
Jan 9, 2007
on the drive – opening rituals
Tweet Car door locked (knee-jerk Jozi), window rolled down an inch give or take (precautionary habit even with anti-smash & grab tint), ignition keyed, radio face popped into the console, sound turned up, clutch, first gear, accelerate, the first song of the day, every day, play… If I Ever Feel Better – Phoenix They say an end can be a... read more
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