Although the newspaper predicts a warm weekend - relatively speaking - it was a cold day today. It was a day to stay indoors reading, listening to music, and occasionally look out the window. If I was 22 years old I would have spent the day working on a small volume of melancholic poetry about … Continue reading Nyheter från Sverige
Today I ate some wild berries. I have no idea if they're poisonous or not, but they didn't have much taste, so I think I'm okay. But if I die, I'll die a happy man because I've had the most wonderful day. I'm spending a few nights at Saltsjöbaden, a seaside town on the Baltic, … Continue reading Saltsjöbaden
I quite liked Sarah Dawn Finer before seeing her last at the China Teatern. But that's all changed, because I now LOVE her. I first discovered her through Melodifestivalen. She performed her "power ballad", I'm Moving On with passion and strength. And in true Melodifestivalen style, there was a great moment in her performance when … Continue reading Sarah Dawn Finer @ China Teatern
As if the weather today wasn't depressing enough, when I walked into Torget in Gamla Stan for a late afternoon glass of wine, they were playing Billie Holiday. I was just about ready to jump off Västerbron. Despite the weather - the technical term was "shitty" - I had a reasonably lovely day. I had … Continue reading Gra
My love of Swedish pop music actually predates ABBA. Even though I didn't know it was Swedish at the time, one of my earliest favourite songs was "Hooked On A Feeling" by the band, "Blue Swede" featuring Björn Skifs. I only discovered the Swedish link when Björn appeared in "Chess" the musical by Björn and … Continue reading Artister spelar för livet