lauantai 3. kesäkuuta 2017

Summer time king

Vinny’s back! RIght now I’m chillin’ in our bed in Kuopio after a little walk down the waterfalls of Korkiakoski in Maaninka. Gotta say I loved the nature and updown hills pretty much, because it did remind a lot of Europe’s hiking trails. The end of a trail was also kind of cozy when we walked through some windy yards of the local farms. We’ve been hiking a lot during the last weeks because there isn’t any mosquitos YET! It was quite an experience to drive first all the way to Peuranpolku, Reisjärvi and then walk over five hours. Mäntyjärven Rengasreitti was a traditional Finnish trail with lots of Devil’s Fields and slippery roots. Quite a nice experience but I liked more the next episode.

Early in the Saturday morning we drove to Rokua and started the Emperor’s Circle from the parking lot of Health & Spa. Sun started to shine and I’ve always loved the sandy ground of the geopark. The route was after all MUCH heavier than I though and we were totally powerless when finally arrived to Restaurant of the hotel and bought a super buffet with tasty beers and ciders. Good times but I almost lost it when I realized it isn’t possible to rent bikes for the next day. When we got to Rokuanhovi hotel room I was throwing the stuff all around the room but finally calmed down when watched the weather forecast and they promised nothing but a rain for the next day.

Early in the morning I was skateboarding and bombing hills. Fell down when trying some powerslides and did hit my head a bit. Who cares, nice start for a day and after a poor breakfast we were bathing in Health & Spa again with my gf. When we got back to Oulu, I picked up Nitro and we started the re-arranging in our training room. Epa Castor also arrived and we talked to him finally about joining the band. He’s a guy we’ve been looking for so way welcomed him and kickstarted the operation! It’s looking good!

The things started to fall with Tom Sebastian. He wasn’t too self-confident and was canceling gigs all the time. After a show in Kuopio’s Henry’s Pub he did quit. I drove to Kuopio earlier and had a few beers in Kelloniemi before Jace picked me and Eetu up. Guys had just arrived the centrum so we did the check and walked to Ottopoika for a few cold ones. The show was okay but guys decided to drive back during the night. I had to drink the freeze empty so we sat there in the downstairs till the morning light with Miia, Jace and Hanne.

Next weekend we started in Winger and actually I thought that we’d just have a few beers after the show. Jay and Smippe brought our equipment back to Hiukka but we stayed in bar with Nitro. Actually we fuckin’ drank till 2am and I was totally wasted the next day. There were so many friends in Winger that I just had to! On Saturday we supposed to play in Musavintti with The Psycho Season and we arrived half an hour late, started to load-in with our sound engineer. Hangover ran away after a pizza downstairs with a few beers but guys had to drive back and forth to Hiukkavaara a couple of times because we accidentally left some wires to our training room. Psychos did start the blasting right on time and we came onstage right after. Played an awesome show with lots of punk energy. We did kick each other and so on so the beer tasted pretty good in backstage after that. Did chat there with Rockberry, Annu, Katri and Miia and brought our stuff back to Hiukka with Pena & Jay before getting some serious sleep.

Next week we got some good news. I’m the goodfather of Mikes’ kids and they came out already and there are freakin’ three of them, haha! Bought some fluffy seawhales from Citymarket Raksila and drove to Tuira to see Annu. She was okay and we started to arrange the baby showers for the Sat. First we played in Paavola an acoustic show. The place was packed and full of middle-aged women so the atmosphere was over the roof. Pena drove us back after Jay decided to head to Tampere for a birthday party. We were already a bit drunk when got back to our penthouse. The place was after all full of people; Axl, Cat, Tiger, Nitro, Smippe, Katri, Epa, Marika, Mike, Annu & Patu came by and we continued the night in Mesta later on. Did chat in upstairs while girls were referees in a Karaoke competition. Ville Pusa asked something about after party in my place but I offered him some mushrooms when he politely said no and faded. So did us to Subway. Fun night!

I was having some hard time at Uni. Had a meeting with the two persons of chair about my pHD student rights. As I realized it wasn’t perfect so there’s still lot to do before the next meeting in August. We headed to Marketplace with Miia right after that to celebrate May Day – two days early though. I took my longboard and a pack of beer. We just ate some fuckin’ fishes down there and witnessed students to celebrate and swimming in a pool and having a sauna while Teekkaritorvet did play. It started snowing so headed back home. Next morning after a gym we drove to Ainola Park and actually it was almost empty. We drank few and smoke some cigs. My parents had bought some Olimpos foods so we stayed there overnight.

Like I mentioned, I’m having a skateboard and scoot sessions soon on downhills of Kelloniemi. We just came home from the theater, Annie the Shooter was my kind of show with cowboys and Indians and stuff! Super cool… You can read my recent recommendations below:

Remember (Well-made drama about an old war veteran who escaped from a Nazi camp. His in a nursing home but escapes after his wife’s death and goes after the nazi bastards who killed his family back in the days. It is sort of an adventure movie but in the end, he realizes he has been a nazi himself because he’s having an Alzheimer. Well-played and all the dialogs are pretty interesting as well.)

Great Good Fine Ok (Cheesy American synthpop duo goes after 80’s pop with their debut singles… And I like HOLDING YOU the best of them so far. They are releasing only singles so far and all of them are fuckin’ GREAT for example at the gym. A synth music for a good mood!)

The Drop (Gandolfini’s final one. A bar owner is having a hard time after a robbery in the place and he has also found a puppy from a dumpster. The dog belongs to a mafia, which is also after the money robbed earlier. Kinda simple plot but still it takes you in a net of lies and so on. It’s all about a characters and good actors. A fine movie for Sunday afternoons…)

LANY (An alternative band from California brings some summer chillin’ vibes with the 80’s ambience and that’s what I fuckin’ like! The debut album with the same name is all about sunny tunes for summer sports like skateboarding, rollerblading, biking, hiking and so on! It’s a new band with the world ahead – JUST FUCKIN’ CHECK EM*!)

Captain Fantastic (A hippie family is living all by themselves in the woods. Their mom dies after committing a suicide. The father – Viggo Mortensen – tries to cope with the kids but needs the help of society even more than before. It’s a good and sunny and funny drama when you need one!)

Waveshaper’s Station Nova (Swedish synthwave producer has been doing this since 2013 but the last album is like fireworks from the beginning to the end. There’s sort of chilling vibes in it but the stuff builds up once in a while to the basic synthwave bombing – luckily! Been listening these during my traditional morning gym biking sessions and this one is the best for this kind of sport!)

The Infiltrator (Probably the best action drama of 2016. The guy from Breaking Bad plays an undercover agent trying to catch the Medelin cartel in Miami during 80’s. It’s not a cliché but nicely rolled story when the certain feeling of untrustworthy is always near. This is a scarface of 2010’s!)

Finest Hours (A movie about a boat getting into a storm with a couple of friends in it as a navy. It’s a history movie and sort of a documentary. The first 20 minutes builds up the tension but after all it gets a bit uninteresting. No surprises, no someone to identify. Could be okay if the mood is right.)

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# Groupie High School # Vinny Olavi # Vincenzo Olavi # Vinny's Playground # Modern Day Cowboys # GHS Racing # Knockout Cocktail # Sisters Of Rain # Nti Kaleva & The Mistake

# Groupie High School # Vinny Olavi # Vincenzo Olavi # Vinny's Playground # Modern Day Cowboys # GHS Racing # Knockout Cocktail # Sisters Of Rain # Nti Kaleva & The Mistake

# Groupie High School # Vinny Olavi # Vincenzo Olavi # Vinny's Playground # Modern Day Cowboys # GHS Racing # Knockout Cocktail # Sisters Of Rain # Nti Kaleva & The Mistake

# Groupie High School # Vinny Olavi # Vincenzo Olavi # Vinny's Playground # Modern Day Cowboys # GHS Racing # Knockout Cocktail # Sisters Of Rain # Nti Kaleva & The Mistake # Matt Nitro

# Groupie High School # Vinny Olavi # Vincenzo Olavi # Vinny's Playground # Modern Day Cowboys # GHS Racing # Knockout Cocktail # Sisters Of Rain # Nti Kaleva & The Mistake

# Groupie High School # Vinny Olavi # Vincenzo Olavi # Vinny's Playground # Modern Day Cowboys # GHS Racing # Knockout Cocktail # Sisters Of Rain # Nti Kaleva & The Mistake

# Groupie High School # Vinny Olavi # Vincenzo Olavi # Vinny's Playground # Modern Day Cowboys # GHS Racing # Knockout Cocktail # Sisters Of Rain # Nti Kaleva & The Mistake

# Groupie High School # Vinny Olavi # Vincenzo Olavi # Vinny's Playground # Modern Day Cowboys # GHS Racing # Knockout Cocktail # Sisters Of Rain # Nti Kaleva & The Mistake

# Groupie High School # Vinny Olavi # Vincenzo Olavi # Vinny's Playground # Modern Day Cowboys # GHS Racing # Knockout Cocktail # Sisters Of Rain # Nti Kaleva & The Mistake

# Groupie High School # Vinny Olavi # Vincenzo Olavi # Vinny's Playground # Modern Day Cowboys # GHS Racing # Knockout Cocktail # Sisters Of Rain # Nti Kaleva & The Mistake

# Groupie High School # Vinny Olavi # Vincenzo Olavi # Vinny's Playground # Modern Day Cowboys # GHS Racing # Knockout Cocktail # Sisters Of Rain # Nti Kaleva & The Mistake # Matt Nitro

# Groupie High School # Vinny Olavi # Vincenzo Olavi # Vinny's Playground # Modern Day Cowboys # GHS Racing # Knockout Cocktail # Sisters Of Rain # Nti Kaleva & The Mistake # Matt Nitro

# Groupie High School # Vinny Olavi # Vincenzo Olavi # Vinny's Playground # Modern Day Cowboys # GHS Racing # Knockout Cocktail # Sisters Of Rain # Nti Kaleva & The Mistake

# Groupie High School # Vinny Olavi # Vincenzo Olavi # Vinny's Playground # Modern Day Cowboys # GHS Racing # Knockout Cocktail # Sisters Of Rain # Nti Kaleva & The Mistake

# Groupie High School # Vinny Olavi # Vincenzo Olavi # Vinny's Playground # Modern Day Cowboys # GHS Racing # Knockout Cocktail # Sisters Of Rain # Nti Kaleva & The Mistake

# Groupie High School # Vinny Olavi # Vincenzo Olavi # Vinny's Playground # Modern Day Cowboys # GHS Racing # Knockout Cocktail # Sisters Of Rain # Nti Kaleva & The Mistake

# Groupie High School # Vinny Olavi # Vincenzo Olavi # Vinny's Playground # Modern Day Cowboys # GHS Racing # Knockout Cocktail # Sisters Of Rain # Nti Kaleva & The Mistake

# Groupie High School # Vinny Olavi # Vincenzo Olavi # Vinny's Playground # Modern Day Cowboys # GHS Racing # Knockout Cocktail # Sisters Of Rain # Nti Kaleva & The Mistake

# Groupie High School # Vinny Olavi # Vincenzo Olavi # Vinny's Playground # Modern Day Cowboys # GHS Racing # Knockout Cocktail # Sisters Of Rain # Nti Kaleva & The Mistake