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Bare Branches, 1968

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Hi! ❄️

I put on my regular Christmas playlist last night and just wanted to share, since you were in Norway recently: "Hey Ho" by Freddy Kalas is a (modern) Norwegian Christmas song that became a hit some years ago, and it's hard to listen to it and not smile!

I hope you're doing well these days before Christmas and that you find moments of peace in the midst of all the rush!

hi again!

it sounds cute, too bad i don't understand a word!!

thank you, i hope you have time to relax as well :^)

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Hi! ❄️

Oh, it sounds like a perfect getaway for the Christmas season! I'm glad you had a good time! But yeah, travelling can be rather exhausting too.

God dag till dig med! 😄 At least you know one thing, it's something!

Thank you for the recommendations! I'll get back to those next time I feel like watching something in French! Ah yes, I have watched Amélie quite a few times since it first came out. It is a lovely film!

Hm, let me think about Swedish things to recommend... I've honestly never been much for swedish television and film aside from classics, cause the quality was never that good in my opinion. These days there really is some quality stuff out there, but I've been rather bad at engaging with it! And also I'm not sure what you could find with subtitles. I grew up on Astrid Lindgren films and series as everyone else and you pretty much can't go wrong there if you want something that is both swedish culture at its core and that depicts both childhood and life in general spot on. She was the most amazing writer, and the adaptations of her books tend to be so good. Some of my favourites are Madicken (several films, early 1900s setting), Vi på Saltkråkan (tv series, contemporary '60s, life in the Stockholm archipelago), Ronja Rövardotter (feature film, fantasy) Lotta på Bråkmakargatan (family life about a cute and stubborn five year old, set in the '50s), and of course Bröderna Lejonhjärta (fantasy, is gonna break your heart). Otherwise for film, I'm gonna be basic and just say Ingmar Bergman. He was amazing and that's it. If you want something more comedic by him I'd recommend Djävulens öga (The Devil's Eye, 1960). I found it very funny xD I honestly don't listen to much Swedish music either! The band Gyllene Tider is from my hometown and their music is so nice to crank up in the summer (especially since this town is such a summer town and they are very much associated with it). Otherwise I'm honestly not sure! I'll recommend my cousin's jazz trio, haha - they're called Music Music Music! (I feel like I'm giving away so much info about myself now - don't check the tag if you want to keep your secret santa secret! x'D )

Yes it seems like we do!! Wow, I bet playing the piano is second nature to you then! I totally understand about going professional being too much. I've always felt that about dancing, I love it and want to keep getting better, but only for my own sake and not for a career. With acting it's different, there I really want to give it my all and work professionally. I think you really need to have that extra spark of passion when it comes to the artistic professions, cause it really takes so much dedication and engagement. I'm sure those years in the conservatory gave you lots of great tools anyway though! There is value in learning things just for yourself too, it doesn't always have to "lead to" something specific.

Hehe, stupid comic stories sound great! I write pretty much exclusively fanfic for the Raffles fandom, which is a very small fandom for a series set in Victorian London. I've also written a parody series for the series, which I enjoyed a lot cause it's so stupid and it's so much fun to just space out and write really stupid shit xD

Oh, the album cover project sounds so cool! Have you posted those here on tumblr?

Question for today: What is your favourite outfit at the moment? (Alternatively, what's your overall style like?)

hello snowflake!

yes haha i learnt this sentence in my favorite musical "the producers"! there's a character that's supposed to be swedish and in the 2005 movie, another character tells her god dag min vän so i remember it now :^)

thank you very much for all these recommendations!!! i will get to all of that once christmas is over, especially your cousin's jazz band!

i'm kind of lost in what i really want to do with my career tbh. right now i work in event management in a non-profit organization, so i manage concerts, bands, etc. but i sometimes miss it so much to actually perform, and at the same time i'm too afraid to go deep into this profession. it sucks. i just want to know what to do and actually do it :')

oh yeahhhh it's so cathartic to write stupid things, like you just let go and have fun. i believe it's very good for one's mental health and i think everyone should write stupid funny shit :^)

no! i'd love to show you the drawings i've made but unfortunately i'm not allowed to yet! i've been working on this project for more than a year now but, even though it's nothing much, i can't publicly post anything on the internet yet. i'll show you the album covers in private once you reveal yourself!

ooh very good question. my style doesn't change much, and it isn't very outlandish, but i'd say a very casual with sometimes a little bit of 70s, sometimes a little bit of cowboy-western style here and there. my favorite outfit, i'd say it is any patterned shirt with my brown vintage loose but well-dressed pants! there you can see what i mean haha :^) what about you? tell me about your style!

maybe this was my last answer (without taking into account your other little ask that i'm going to answer right away) before your reveal so let me tell you it was a real pleasure to have you as my secret rocker santa this year!!! bye byeeeee see you soon :^)

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The Beatles at the South Australian Hotel in Adelaide, Australia | 12 June 1964 © Vic Grimmett

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Jackie magazine, 1973.

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Maria Callas by Cecil Beaton 1957

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Les chiennes, 1973

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Two Women in Harlem, New York, July 1970 ♡ Photographed by Jack Garofalo

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Syd Barrett captured in a candid moment at Abbey Road Studios whilst rehearsing for the recording of 'The Piper at the Gates of Dawn' in June 1967, by Andrew Whittuck

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London, 1959, Nico Jessse. Dutch (1911 - 1976)

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The Clash perform on stage at Hammersmith Palais , June 16th , 1980 , London , UK .

©️ Pete Still/Redferns

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Merry Christmas from 1966.

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Hello! ❄️

No worries that you didn't have time to reply, it's all fine! And I'm sorry I took a bit to reply now, the past few days just got kinda busy!

Ooh, that is quite the coincidence! But then you know now exactly what I mean ☺️ I'm on the Swedish westcoast, so closer to Denmark. I've actually never been to Norway! Always been going south 😅 Did you enjoy Oslo? Was it your first time there?

I'm not gonna "cheat" and translate the word I'm unsure of so I hope I answer your question correctly (and correct me if I'm wrong, hehe). I studied French in school, step 1 and 2 from grade 6-9 and then step 3 and 4 in the gymnasium. After that I haven't used it much so I've forgotten a bit, but then I started to work as a substitute teacher and get to fill in for French teachers from time to time (actually had to take over the classes at a school for a whole semester once too!) so I've brushed up my skills a bit! But of course it's only now and then - I need to find a way to practice regularly if I'm gonna get better. I keep meaning to, but it's hard to get the routine in! My best friend in Lyon is fluent in french (she's doing her doctorate in it, dear god) but we only talk about once a month and tend to have a lot to talk about then so we stick to Swedish. (I'm trying to think of something to write in french now but can't think of anything relevant that I could form a sentence on right now...). Do you have any TV series or films in french that you'd recommend?

Oh, "I Want You" is definitely another favourite of mine! Abbey Road is so good, definitely my favourite album alongside Sgt. Pepper! I love when you manage to turn a friend on to something you love, it feels extra rewarding <3

Oh, that's so awesome! For how long have you been playing and singing? Do you do it professionally? Play in a band? Ah, multi-artist - what kind of stories do you write? I was told growing up that I was good at drawing (and both my parents are rather good), but for some reason I just never had much interest in it, I'm not sure why. These days I sometimes wish I had practiced more, cause I have so many images and scenes in my head that I want to get out but don't always have the patience to write out, and I envy those who can just pick up a pencil and make it appear on the paper! What kind of motives do you like to draw?

I write too, from time to time (these days mainly fanfic). I've been dancing since I was little, and acting as well. I love music but have never got to study it at a deeper level or learning an instrument (only the basics of piano and guitar), but I've decided it's not too late and so took a uni course in music theory during the summer. I want to take a course in piano in the spring but don't know if I'll have time. My problem is that I'm interested in so many things and have a hard time focussing on the one or two 😅 I have a bachelor in film studies but have done some practical filmmaking/media production too (I LOVE editing) and have a diploma in film acting. But the good part about diving into so many different things is that you soon notice they're all connected, and knowing many subjects on at least a basic level gives you a deeper understanding of them all! It's just annoying that you can't go super deep into AAAALL of them xD

Haha I get you, I absolutely hate typing on my phone x) I hope you have had a great trip! (Or are having, if you're still travelling!) What other places did you visit?

hiiiii no worries to you too :) i've never been to norway before! i went to finland some years ago, but never sweden though! oslo was great! especially a little further north of the city, where there are mountains and snow!! we stayed there for only a few days, i got back home this tuesday. it wasn't a relaxing trip so this week was very tiring and i'm SO relieved to finally be in weekend.

dear god, as you say ahahah. i'm aware french is a very very difficult language to learn and i'm glad i didn't get to "learn" it as foreigners have to. i take my hat off to you all who are learning french, really! as for my swedish, i only know "god dag min vän" ahah

i mainly watch american series actually but there's a short black and white cartoon series called "samuel" that's very sweet and i recommend it! i know i liked "au service de la france" that talks about secret services in france during the 50s, it's a series with a very french humor. and also the series "drôle" that talks about parisian comedy clubs and stand-up comedians, it's very well written and nice to watch. unfortunately the two last series i recommended have never been finished...

as for french movies, of course if you haven't watched "amelie" ("le fabuleux destin d'amélie poulain" in french), you should! it's sweet and fun :) it romantcizes paris a lot but it's indeed a pretty city every now and then so here you go! i also recommend the movie "les choristes", it's really nice and touching

please recommend swedish movies/series/bands to me!! i have a spotify playlist with "international" songs (it means to me songs that are in other languages than french, english, spanish and portuguese which are the more common languagues in the songs i tend to listen) and i have a few swedish songs but i want more :^)

i feel like we have so much in common ahahah! i've been playing the piano since i'm 6 and singing approximately since i'm 12. the last 4 years, i've studied jazz in a conservatory because i wanted to professionalize but i gave up cause it asked to much work and i'm too lazy i guess haha i also used to do theatre and i acted in 2 or 3 plays but not anymore. i mainly write stupid comic stories, and also i like to write in roleplay communities! yeah, same, i'm not THAT good at drawing, i like to draw but i always have to have references with me, i struggle to draw by memory or so. i worked on a project with a friend of mine and i redrew 4 album covers, including rubber soul among others :^)

who/what are your fanfictions about? if you're willing to talk about it :)

bye snowflake, see you soon!

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Félicien Rodriguez, Self Portrait, 1970′s

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Buffalo Springfield, 1966.

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John Lennon & Paul McCartney at the Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Bad launch party in 1967, photographed by Linda Eastman (at that time).