ghetto gardening

ghetto gardening, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

When I woke up every tenant at Ålgatan seemed to be involved in some serious gardening. Very impressive.

the skate pool

the skate pool, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

This is the skate pool at Björnsträdgård. I was very tempted to just fall a sleep there...

robin & per

robin & per, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

This is Robin & Per at Snotty. Still awake. But it's getting late and we're starting to feel the weight of all the beers. Damn those danes making their beer so heavy. Things are starting to turn a bit weird and we manage to scare a pair of german turists. Sorry german turist dudes!

snotty!

helena & sten, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

Helena a.k.a. DJ Hyena and Sten, the owners of snotty, have created a really nice place with lots of excellent music. They even got a picture of Gary Numan on the wall! And a picture of Siouxsie too!

s.s.b.

ssb, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

Then we continued to ssb (snotty sounds bar?), or just Snotty, at Skånegatan for some more beer.

lion bar

lion bar, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

Robin, Per & me sat in the sunshine outside Lion Bar and enjoyed a couple of beers.

may day 2006 - sergelgatan 1.1

sergelgatan, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

This is just a few minutes before the riot begun. The AFA and the Invisible Party dudes probably felt that they had been waiting long enough and the Drunk Punks agreed. It was time to break stuff and show the world the glory of pointless destruction. 130 losers were arrested. A lot of energy was wasted and absolutely nothing was gained.

may day 2006 - sergelrondellen

sergelrondellen, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

The procession arrives at Sergelstorg in central Stockholm.

may day 2006 - sveavägen

sveavägen, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

This were their audience behind the party truck. A nice crowd.

may day 2006 - lyrical high?

lyrical high?, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

If you know the name of this group please tell me. I think they are called Lyrical High... but I'm not sure... could be one of the other acts. Anyway - they were great what ever they call themselves.

may day 2006 - team fiskis

team fiskis, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

I met some Fiskis celebrities who did their best to reclaim the city.

may day 2006 - more police

more police, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

I needed money ’cause I had none
I fought the law and the law won
I fought the law and the law won

I Fought The Law - Sonny Curtis

may day 2006 - police chase

police, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

Run!

may day 2006 - maria

maria, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

Me and Maria went to Reclaim the City's May Day party at Odenplan in Stockholm. There were more than 1200 anarchists, lefties, party people, hooligans and lots of good music. All watched over by at least 200 policemen. Crazy! So why do I celebrate May Day? Because of both the Haymarket Riot back in 1886 and the fact that it's a part of the great old pagan holidays Valborg and Beltane. May Day rules.

the bridge

the bridge, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

Walking home under the bridge...

fire

fire, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

A closer look at our Valborgs fire. It was pretty nice I think. I'll get there earlier next year.

valborg

walpurgis nacht, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

This is not a riot. Tonight we celebrated Valborg or Walpurgis Night here in Fiskis. Unfortunately this years Valborg was on a Sunday - my official laundry day - so I almost missed the whole thing. When I arrived at half past nine the fire was almost gone.

gunvald larsson

persbrandt, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

This is me doing one more of my famous Gunvald Larsson/Mikael Persbrandt impersonations. "Å va faan glor du på rå!?"

micromusic

micromusic, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

Finally I've found a ripped copy of Gary Numans Micromusic. In 1980 and 1981 Gary Numan staged several elaborate, and now classic, stage shows which, although successful, actually lost him a great deal of money because of their vast expense. This is a concert video from the final of these concerts at Wembley Arena back in 1981. It's absolutely brilliant! The concert is also documented on the Living Ornaments 1981 CD. But why haven't they released it on DVD?

laughing man

laughing man, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

"I'd thought what I'd do was, I'd pretend I was one of those deaf-mutes."

Check out this badge I've found at the Sci-Fi bookstore - it's the Laughing Man logo from the brilliant Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex anime series - and now I have it on my backpack. Am I a nerd or what?