fiskis autumn

fiskis autumn, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

More classic Fiskis autumn. Leaves everywhere!

the globe

the globe, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

This is the view from the water tower. You can see the Globe Arena at the horizon and Fiskis just down below.

end of halloween

end of halloween, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

This is where Halloween goes when it dies.

grafitti forest

grafitti forest, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

A nice piece of grafitti, don't you think? You'll find this place in the forest near by the water tower.

water tower

water tower, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

This is the Fiskis water tower.

fågelhöjden

fågelhöjden, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

This is Fågelhöjden - Bird Heights - the wealthy area of Fiskis. Here you'll find the Fiskis bourgeoisie. Hi diddeli do neighbourinos!

suicide bridge

the bridge, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

The legendary Suicide Bridge. I have heard some ghastly stories about this bridge. People throwing themselves down from it with snares around their necks. Heads lying on the ground below. This is one of the best ghost watching spots in Fiskis - you'll find loads of depressed ghosts walking around here. Especially on Halloween. Buuhuu!

autumn sun

autumn sun, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

The autumn sun shines through the trees.

viva phuket!

phuket, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

If the darkness and the cold autumn rain haven't made you depressed yet - then try my brothers and my sisters blogs. Newly updated and full of beautiful sunsets, oceans, palm trees, cold thai beer, sunshine and tropical beaches... Please, please, please take me away to Thailand... someone...

angry mike

angry, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

Me doin' my world famous Mikael Persbrandt impersonation. Grrrrrr.... I'm angry and I can't act!

send in the clones

clones, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

Isn't it rich, isn't it queer
Losing my timing this late in my career
But where are the clones - send in the clones
Well maybe next year

Stephen Sondheim

i am a dj

dj's, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

Indigos excellent DJ team.

I am a D.J., I am what I play
Can't turn around no, can't turn around no, ooh

I am a D.J., I am what I say
Can't turn around no, can't turn around, ooh

I am a D.J., I am what I play
I've got believers (kiss-kiss)
Believing me

D.J. - David Bowie, Lodger

street art

street art, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

A very nice piece of Street Art down at Kolingsborg, Stkhlm.

indigo

indigo, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

Me enjoying the bar at Indigo. Notice my very cool Chuck Norris beard!

krazy kat

krazy kat, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

This is Krazy Kat taking a close look at the camera.

airplane

airplane, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

Fisksätra Torg. An airplane crossing the morning sky.

electrelane

electrelane, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

Yesterday Electrelane played at Debaser. Most definitely one of my top 10 concerts of all time. Maybe even top 5. They have a genuine kraut/progressive feel in their music. You can hear influences from Can, Neu!, Faust, Pink Floyd and Stereolab. Can you possibly have better influences? I don't think so. The best part is that they still totally sound like Electrelane. This is not a band of cheap clones. They are cool and unlike many other bands they don't need to excuse their existence with irony and boring rock poses.

slussen

slussen, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

This is Slussen (the Sluice or the Lock) outside the club Debaser in central Stockholm. I'm on my way to the Electrelane concert.

management by fear 1.1

killer journalism, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

Have all journalists sold their souls to Big Brother, Darth Vader and Percy Nilegård? Have they become the willing tools of the management by fear culture? Don't really know. But it sure feels like that. First we have the world famous bird flu. 60 dead over the world during the last one or two years... 60! More people probably die of falling leafs than of bird flu. This is nothing new. I quote good old Wiki:
"Influenza is an extremely variable disease; similar viruses are found in pigs and domestic fowl. In areas where there are high concentrations of humans, pigs and birds in close proximity, such as parts of Asia, simultaneous infections across species enable genetic material to be exchanged between the various strains of flu. This appears to be the principal method by which new infectious strains arise. It is believed that sooner or later, a recombination may occur to produce a strain as lethal as the 1918 virus."
Sooner or later... Okay, I can buy that. Sooner or later the sun will explode or a giant meteorite will smash earth to pieces. Very sad indeed... but there's not much we can do for the time being - so why worry? It's the same with the bird flu. Nothing much has changed since 1918. The flu is constantly changing and creating new strains. The papers didn't write about that every day five or ten years ago. So why worry now? Have the Pharmaceutical Industry bought every major news agency? A great new way to get more research money and at the same time scare people into good consumers of happy pills and gastric ulcer medicines? Who knows? Personally I just don't give a shit about the bird flu. I'm a vegeterian. Go get them birds! Get your revenge!

Then there's the swedish "killer swing". The horror! These swings have been on playgrounds for more than twelwe years and there have been no serious accidents - then a two year old kid dies - and all hell brakes lose! Every swedish journalist is sent to a playground close to their paper/news channel demanding a national ban of these "killer swings"! Parents go ballistic and starts to call every politician demanding the same. Ban them! Burn them! It's crazy! Where's the reflection? Accidents happens sometimes. You can never totally protect kids without making their lifes totally boring. Thank you journalists - you've saved the swedish kids from fun! When they have no more fun places to go - I'll bring them all to your editorial staff rooms and let them lose there. See ya soon!

A Clockwork Fiskayet

A Clockwork Fiskayet, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

I feel like Alex DeLarge when I walk over Fisksätra Torg. Look how much it looks like the Flat Block Marina in Thamesmead - the filming location for Municipal Flatblock 18 A where Alex lives in A Clockwork Orange. And I live in number 18 too - horrorshow!