#Boudewijn I

[kronieken]

Boudewijn en Judith

Het liefdesavontuur tussen onze eerste Boudewijn en Judith, de dochter van de Franse koning Karel de Kale, heb ik al een keer verteld in mijn kronieken van de Westhoek en helemaal onverwacht kom ik er nu op terug. Ik vertel nog even de historie in het kort: op kerstdag 861 ontvoert Boudewijn zijn Judith en hij komt zo in een openlijk conflict met haar vader. Door toedoen van de paus komt het in…

[we-just-havent-got-a-clue]

[nature-played-a-trick-on-me]

Ck3 is such a fun game I say through gritted teeth as my player heir gets consumption and then my character dies and my heir is my new character and he is dying and is hated by everyone and gets insane stress from everthing because he is arrogant plus had a -30% levies event. Held a feast them someone killed someone else at my feast and I duelled a random courtier with 0 prowess to lose stress who then promptly died of old age (suuuure)

[itwoodbeprefect]

5, 8, 13, 37!

5. Share one of your strengths.

i was trying to think of something i haven't answered to this type of question in similar ask games before, so i'll go with a slightly sideways take and say, hey, i like my own writing. which is great! it means i get to have fun writing it, and it's (mostly) not a chore to read it a dozen times, and then once it's posted i optionally get to sit down and read this story i like that checks off a whole bunch of specific things i want from fic. i would never ever have been able to write as much as i have, or learn to write as well, if i didn't enjoy reading my own writing.

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8. Share a snippet from one of your favorite dialogue scenes you’ve written and explain why you’re proud of it.

this is from something that still hasn't been posted (though soon, hopefully. let's ignore that i've been thinking that about this fic for at least six months), but i think it's a fun exchange that fits the way steve and danny express their love through their bicker-banter dynamic, and i really enjoy how this flows with the bits of description too:

The door to the master bedroom doesn’t creak either, but the bed rustles when the dark shape of Steve’s head pops up. “What’s happening?” Steve asks, at a tone a touch too proud to be a whisper. He doesn’t sound like Danny just woke him up, but that might just be Steve’s Steveness.

Danny pauses at the foot of the bed regardless. He’s tired, so he figures it’s best to go hard on the offensive rather than prepare for a lengthy sparring session. A little too much truth usually does the trick. “I miss you.”

“I’m right here,” the Steve shape says, from right there.

Like Danny doesn’t know that. “I know that,” he says, because he does know that. He knew that even when he was in the other room, and it didn’t functionally change anything. “Did I say I was being rational about this?”

The Steve shape is quiet for a moment, like he’s waiting Danny out. “Well, what are you doing all the way over there?” he asks eventually, like that’s the part of what Danny is doing that’s insane.

Danny’s chest finally feels whole again, but he ignores it because he’s busy walking around the bed and getting in under the sheet and complaining. “You hadn’t invited me yet. I’m not in the habit of climbing into other guys’ beds uninvited.”

Steve flops down on his front, muttering right into his pillow, “Yeah, you are.”

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13. What’s the best writing advice you’ve ever come across?

show don't tell? which is tricky because like almost any writing advice, it's not a magical rule that always applies and can never be broken, and you do need to learn how to apply it well. but oooh. ohoho. if a newer writer starts figuring this out, it levels up their writing tenfold. i know mine got better when i started doing this more intentionally.

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37. Talk about your current wips.

oooh, i don't even know what counts as a current wip for me at the moment, so this will be very scattered. but i guess the things that have been on my mind the most are the last chapter of A flip-flop state of mind (it will happen! at some point!); the nearly finished h50 fic that the snippet above is from (which is superficially about junior moving out of the mcgarrett home, but that's just a cover for a very domestic getting together fic); another h50 fic that's, well, more domesticity (but established relationship), and is 95% dialogue so far, though it's not supposed to become a dialogue-only fic; somehow two different starsky/hutch fics of which both are in some way inspired by a song by dutch singer boudewijn de groot; another starsky/hutch fic based on a dutch song, only this time it's by someone else (and more actively relevant to the fic. i may end up translating the whole song if this fic ever gets posted, purely as optional context); a bad buddy fic in which pat and pran's respective best friends try to be annoying (affectionately) but get outclassed by patpran's competitive streak, and they all acknowledge (some with more dismay than others) that they've become friends; and finally another bad buddy fic which. i think it's done, probably. it's been done for weeks, i just can't decide if i like it the way it is or if i need to figure out a way to switch a certain part up before i hit post. i think at least in part it's that i'm running into the inherent difficulty in getting a character to Sound Right through a translation, which has made me go "oh my god how did i do that" a lot at the many many years i was constantly writing dutch fic for english media. but i'll figure it out! i hope.

[definegodliness]

The Haul

Paul Simon - Graceland Thin Lizzy - Whiskey In The Jar Johnny Wakelin - In Zaire Donna Summer - I Feel Love Neil Diamond - Girl You'll Be A Woman Soon Fleetwood Mac - Everywhere Bruce Hornsby - The Way It Is Bruce Springsteen - Tougher Than the Rest Kenny Rogers - Ruby (initial outro) Joe Walsh - The Confessor (revival*) Motörhead - Ace Of Spades Rage Against The Machine - Killing In the Name Chemical Bros. - Galvanize The Cats - Marian Vangelis - Conquest of paradise (outro, breathe)

*Thanks, @allnightsong2, for the recommendation. It's a great song and it got me going again; me, a bit aggressively, evidently, but it made the cooldown all the more impactful.

— this is where I thought it would end...

Johnny Cash - General Lee The Highwaymen - Highwayman Boudewijn de Groot - Jimmy The Scene - Blauw

Okay, I should stop and go to sleep, but just one more; one more and the urge of significance is killing me:

(...)

I waited too long and YouTube autoplayed

Cranberries - Dreams

Perfect.

[johnooms]

Wat gebeurde er op 13 december?

862 – BOUDEWIJN I VAN VLAANDEREN TROUWT MET JUDITH Boudewijn I met de IJzeren Arm die staat bekend als de eerste graaf van Vlaanderen. Hij schaakte op kerstmis 861 Judith van West-Francië, dochter van de koning van West-Francië, Karel de Kale. De 17-jarige Judith was al twee keer weduwe: zowel van koning Aethelwulf van Wessex als van diens zoon koning Aethelbald... Klik op de link hieronder voor meer Nieuws van Vroeger: http://johnooms.nl/2023/12/13/13-dec/

[russell-crowe]

5, 10, 24 for the ask game 😊

5. favourite song in your native language?

oh i'm going to absolutely milk the heck out of this question and give you three! I think my favourite is Pastorale by Ramses Shaffy & Liesbeth List. It feels bombastic and big like a French classic and I love Ramses Shaffy.... he's got such flavour. One of the tram stops at Dam Square close to my uni has been Ramses Shaffy themed for a while now and it always makes me happy to walk by it!!

now my favourite artist is spinvis. i really, really deeply love this guy - so much so that one of my fears is one day ending up with a non-dutch partner who will never understand the deepest feelings in my heart the way that spinvis songs do. (lame, i know) he writes such melancholic slices of life and the soundscapes he creates are just incredible. it's difficult to pick a favourite, but 'bagagedrager' is the one i am most fond of. the way he sings about depression always hits me. the way he emphasizes the repetitive numbness of living with depression by repeating some lines. the scattered mindedness at the start. the heavy sound of the song. the final lines which always hit me - where he equates depression with cycling with all your heavy luggage on your bicycle rack. i don't like the netherlands, but this man always makes me miss my home country.

and every new year's eve the country counts down the final days of the year with a top 2000 (as voted by listeners), of which 'avond' by boudewijn de groot is always one of the highest dutch songs. it's the best love song ever and.... it always makes me cry, but especially in that final hour of the year. it is easily the song i have cried to most in my life and i am deeply fond of it.

10. most enjoyable swear word in your native language?

i love that dutch insults are stackable, so you can go for something really long. but i don't feel comfortable with writing out a long list of swears ifjsdjfksdf

24. what other nation is joked about most often in your country?

belgium (affectionately) and germany (derogatory)

[unclewaynemunson]

I was tagged by @steddieas-shegoes to answer those questions and then i found out that i somehow wasn't following you yet i am so sorry??? I honestly thought we were moots all this time 😭

Relationship status: single but constantly falling in love with so many pretty women it's not even funny anymore

Fave colour: purple my beloved 💜💜💜💜

Song stuck in my head: Als ik God was by Froukje

Last song listened to: Als de rook om je hoofd is verdwenen by Boudewijn de Groot

Fave foods: too many tbh. For now I'm gonna say pizza, hummus, Dutch zuurkoolstamppot, strawberries and chocolate 💖

Last thing I ate: an apple

Last thing I googled: the public transport connections from Milano to Genova

Dream trip: Malta or Greece (specifically the mamma mia island lol). I'd also love to go to eastern europe someday but idk where exactly yet

Anything else I want: to improve my Italian. And maybe to finally get a whole night of sleep again 🥲

I'd honestly love to get to know everyone better so consider this an open tag and say I tagged you if you wanna join 💜

[ofprincessesandqueens]

Belgium has only held 1 referendum in its history. It was held in 1951 and it was called the ‘koningskwestie or royal question’.

The referendum was essentially about whether Leopold III should return to Belgium as a king or whether he should abdicate. He won it rather narrowly, only 57% wanted his return but the divide in votes was along linguistic and regional lines. The northern part (Dutch speaking) voted in favour of his return but the southern (French speaking) were against him. So whether he won or lost, either side would feel neglected and slighted. Not to mention a general strike broke out in the south and was one of the most violent protests in Belgian history.

I absolutely despise that guy and he should have been tried for treason (a comity after the war cleared him of treason).

When the nazis invaded Belgium in 1939, he was giving speeches about how he as king would never abandon his soldiers and his country. But in 1940 a constitutional crisis broke out, he believed that per the constitution he had the right to lay down the arms and surrender as he is the head of the armed forces. The government disagreed with his interpretation of the constitution, they believed the king only acts on what the government wants.

Moreover the government was planning to flee to London and set up a government in exile because frankly they had no hope of defeating the nazis. The prime minister urged the king to leave the country as well because other wise you’d give the nazis a valuable hostage. He refused (even before WWII he had a difficult relationship with his ministers and tried to expand his influence and powers). The government was afraid that he’d set up a government under Nazi control which would then ofcourse delegitimise the government in exile. So against his government, he stayed in Brussels and went personally to surrender Belgium. By surrendering he not only made a militarily but also a political decision against his government.

The government in exile said that this was unconstitutional and he was declared unfit to rule. But as the chamber of representatives couldn’t be called because Belgium was at this point occupied, no regent could be called upon.

After France fell the Belgian government dittered about, not knowing what to do. They sent messages to Leopold but he refused to reply to them and refused to reconcile with his government. The ministers at this point didnt know what he was doing and whether or not he was collaborating with the Nazis.

So during the Nazi occupation, Leopold III was going around saying how he’d suffer with his people and things like that. Then he went and married his mistress who was pregnant. This decision was seen as the king betraying the country even further.

He returned tot the country only in 1950 but he was met with protest. After the referendum which was too narrow, the protest in began. He decided (more like urged) to abdicate in favour of his son Boudewijn. Leopold III is the grandfather of Philip.

I can’t stand boudewijn either despite the fact that he was really popular in his lifetime.

Wow, that was really a ride. Thank you so much for the history lesson! You all probably know at this point how much I love to learn new things. I really had no idea Belgium had a referendum and the involvement of Leopold during the war. I truly appreciate you took your time to write all that down, anon ❤️‍

[dearhaos]

i think my guy boudewijn might not be a big fan of this book

[petervc88]

Cappelle Classics - 5 september 2023

Terug luisteren kan hier.

Dit was de playlist:

Queen - Hammer to Fall (1984) Larry Lurex - Goin' Back (1972) My Baby - Uprising (2015) Elliott Smith - Waltz #2 (XO) (1998) The Beatles - She Loves You (1963) The Gaslight Anthem - She Loves You (2010) Marvin Gaye - If I Should Die Tonight (1973) Paul Weller - Wild Wood (1993) Boudewijn de Groot - Een Tip Van De Sluier (1980) Amy MacDonald - Poison Prince (2007) Dusty Springfield - Summer Is Over (1964) LP - Love Song (2023) Love Unlimited - Walkin' In the Rain With the One I Love (1972) Supertramp - Don't Leave Me Now (1982)

Volgende week dinsdagavond van 22:00 t/m 23:00 is er weer een nieuwe uitzending van Cappelle Classics op Ice Radio. De uitzending wordt op donderdag van 13:00 tot 14:00 herhaald.

[we-just-havent-got-a-clue]

Introduction post !

You can call me Blockbuster!

Find me on Instagram: @ damnthatstygian

Or: @ goldenearringfans

I like music, anything spanning from the 50s to the 90s and I love exploring and finding new bands and music everyday.

I can't seem to keep an interest for longer than a week anymore, so my blog's all over the place.

🫶Rinus Gerritsen is the love of my life🫶

Bands I like include (but are not limited to):

Styx

The Sweet

Chicago

Toto

Grand Funk Railroad

Yes

Genesis

Rush

Deep Purple

Wings

Stories

Jethro Tull

Trúbrot

Big Star

Golden Earring

Camel

The Eagles

ELO

The Monkees

Buffalo Springfield

Uriah Heep

Foreigner

REO Speedwagon

T. Rex

Sparks

The Settlers

Tommy James & the Shondells

Ides of March

Doe Maar

Solo Artists I like:

Robin Trower

Billy Squier

Bob Seger

Steve Hackett

John Mellencamp

Billy Joel

Rod Stewart

Kenny Loggins

Ian Lloyd

Stevie Ray Vaughan

Edgar Winter

Eric Clapton

Boz Scaggs

Warren Zevon

Jimi Hendrix

Pat Travers

Eddie Money

Stevie Wonder

Joe Cocker

Boudewijn de Groot

Jan Rot

My favourite movies are:

Fast Times at Ridgemont High

Office Space

De Lift

Just one of the Guys

Clue

I'm open to any recommendations of any form of media, mainly music lol, and I love learning random facts about bands

Alright I'm not really sure what else to write lol so...

Signing off

[nature-played-a-trick-on-me]

Bf finally learnt how to play ck3 and now actually enjoys the game!!! He's better at it than me now and he became the Kaiser of the HRE by accident/suprise.

[aci32]

WACKEN OPEN AIR 2023 PART I!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hey ladies and germs, here's my 8th review/annual summer festival blog, Wacken Open Air!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This was my 8th time going to the holy land and 2nd consecutive year going to the holy land in the post covid era and I have to say, this was definitely an extraordinary Wacken given how the weather absolutely sucked this year round compared to last year, since last year was hot and dusty most of the time but only rained enough to wash away the dust. This year round it was persistent rain and mud, and the mud was so bad for a lot of cars, tractors had to get called in with winches to tow the cars out of the mud as the tractors themselves have tires that are equipped for the quicksand-esque mud, ill highlight I never saw that in 2015, 2016, and 2017, so this was new to me. Plus the other thing that was new was the organizers having to reduce the crowd from 85,000 to 50,000 due to the persistent heavy rain and mud making a large swathe of campgrounds unusable, so this was another thing I don't recall seeing in 2015, yet I thought 2015 was worse, but in this case 2023 Wacken was a mix of 2005, 2012, and 2015, but chock full of steroids. It was also my first Wacken Open Air on a heavy heart since I was still reeling from the death of my friend Elouise 3 weeks earlier at the time I entered Wacken on the Monday, so I dedicated Wacken and my Euro Trip to her as knowing her it's what she would've wanted since she had a zest for travel, food, and music. This was also the first Wacken I went to where it's gone from being a 3 day festival to a 4 day festival. I also dedicated Wacken and my trip to Walter Froebrich as well since he had died back in November and his death was still fresh on my mind.

Let's begin the festivities!

I got to Esther's place the day before Monday after I left Brussels to change trains in Cologne and then get to Hamburg, and then book myself a train going to Itzehoe, in which I got there at a reasonable time. I was then picked up at Itzehoe Hauptbahnhof by Esther's neighbour, in which Esther and I would go to her neighbours place for coffee and cake. Bibi and Dan came to hang out at Esther's place for a bit, and when we all got the news we had to be at Edeka at 5 in the morning, Esther and I made an agreement to pull an all nighter and I just thought to myself "Fuck it, I'm not gonna let all nighter induced fatigue get me down" and it was an hour earlier compared to last year when all of us had to be down by 6. Bibi, Esther, Dan and I also partook in giving passing cars the horns who were going to Wacken, and the drivers would honk back and give the horns back in kind, which I thought was awesome. I did enjoy Esther's delicious Chili Con Carne for a 2nd consecutive year and as well the gathering at her place was smaller and quieter with just Esther, Elke and I.

Monday July 31st: Elke, Esther and I go to Edeka and it was once again a reunion of the other Crüe members in Rabih, Ian, Sandy and her bf Max Rohrbeck, Krücky, Kutscher, Diana, Mischa and as well meeting Mischa's gf (however her name is spelt) seeing Spike for the first time in half a decade albeit this time with me having slimmed down, Sarah, Bas and Boudewijn, Aurora, Håvard, and meeting Aurora and Håvard's friend Jenny, and meeting Ian's friend from the Volunteer state aka Tennessee, Steven or his real name being Sven, and as well to see Janis a 2nd time, even though he and I hung out in Berlin on my 3rd night there after I had supper with my friend Christian, and it was a nice reunion and a great way to catch up with the lot. After waiting for a good while, we finally got the go ahead to go to Rendsburger and set up camp, which we all did and thank you Elke for the spare tent. Since we all arrived early, I had to wait awhile for merch to open and get my locker, so I took a nice long nap as all nighter induced fatigue finally caught up with me. After I woke up, I got myself a t-shirt and skipped the hoodie because A. Hoodies are pricey and B. My dresser drawers are running low on space from the Wacken hoodies I bought in the past, so I have to be mindful of the space. After I got my shirt, I got my locker and put away my passport and valuables and returned to camp. Later in the day, Andreas and his brother arrived, so it was nice to see them and further later on that day, got to sample the first half of Bas' southern BBQ themed cooking in spare ribs, which were absolutely tasty, so thank you Bas for the delicious food. Late afternoon to early in the evening, the Aussies finally arrived after dealing with so much travel, bus, and weather related horseshit, so got to have a brief reunion with Nikki once again, great to see Capsy for the first time in 4 years, had a nice reunion with Jason and met his girlfriend Jaz, and after a half decade absence, finally got to see Laura again as well. When nightfall entered, it became on and off torrential downpours, but eventually it calmed down at midnight or after midnight. It was also at this time I went with Esther down to Rendsburger and after having a couple shots of Scotch and a couple beers, I drank a couple more shots this time of Jägermeister with Kai and his friends, then a few mins later tried Mexicana's, which is the German version of a Bloody Mary and those hit the spot. Also met an Aussie named Dave Prentice or he told us to call him by his surname since theres a lot of Daves down under. Then after hanging out at the Rendsburger tent and having a couple more shots and smoking a couple of joints with Esther, I retreated back to my own tent and went to sleep.

Tuesday August 1st: I woke up early but that was because Mother Nature called me and I had to answer her, so I then retreated back to my tent and slept some more and didn't get out of my tent until noon since the rain and mud made me feel rather lethargic. I was nursing a wee hangover in the form of a dull headache, but it was manageable. I don't remember much happening on the Tuesday aside from meeting more Aussies in Jake and Amanda, and having the second half of Bas' southern BBQ themed cooking in the form of having Pulled Pork, which was tasty, so once again thank you Bas for more awesome food. I also now remember Tuesday was the day that the organizers had to cut off the amount of people and cars coming in since the capacity had been up to 50,000, and fellow Crüe member Connel became an unfortunate victim of the 35,000 to be told not to enter the holy land, which was a bummer among all of us. Then a few joints smoked with Esther and Max Neukirch later, I went to sleep.

Wednesday August 2nd: The day when the bands could finally play, although it took a long ass while for the Gates to open, and during that time of waiting was when the fish people game was happening near our camp. When I finally entered the gates, there was the Lemmy parade with a big rig/lorry blasting it's airhorn and having the snaggletooth artwork on the grill as it lead the charge. After the parade was done, I could finally walk to the Louder stage.

First band I saw after that long delay was Skew Siskin. I'd never heard this band before but from what I saw they weren't too shabby, and they did a cover of 3 Motörhead songs in Iron Fist, Stay Clean, and No Class. Apparently, Skew Siskin and Motörhead toured a bunch of times back in the day, so that explains them paying tribute to Lemmy.

After Skew Siskin it was time for NERVOSA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This was my 2nd time catching this all female death/thrash band as I saw them last May as direct support for Destruction and I remember they were awesome but they had a different lineup at the time as it was ¼ Brazil 🇧��� for guitarist and sole founding member Prika Amaral and ¾ Mediterranean Europe: Greece 🇬🇷 for drummer Eleni Nota, Italy 🇮🇹 for bassist Mia Wallace, and Spain 🇪🇸 for frontwoman Diva Satanica. This time around it's ¼ Brazil 🇧🇷 in which Prika Amaral is doing both guitar and vocals, ½ Greek 🇬🇷 for guitarist Helena Kotina and bassist Hel Pyre, and ¼ Bulgaria 🇧🇬 with drummer Mihaela Naydonova. I'll also say Prika Amaral's vocals were nothing short of awesome. When she would speak in between songs she thanked all of us for coming to watch Nervosa's set and acknowledging we all went through hell with the rain and mud, she also spoke about mental illness and depression going on in the world, etc. The thing that was a letdown was Nervosa had to cut their set short so I blame Skew Siskin for going on first, shit weather, and supreme disorganization and lack of communication from the organizers. Here's what Nervosa's setlist looked like:

Seed of Death(Live premiere)Play Video

Perpetual ChaosPlay Video

Death!Play Video

Masked BetrayerPlay Video

Kill the SilencePlay Video

Kings of DominationPlay Video

Endless AmbitionPlay Video

Under Ruins

After Nervosa were finished, I then advanced towards the infield where the Faster and Harder stages met, and once the Gates were opened at the request of Thomas Jensen, everyone started advancing to the stage, I was under the impression Holy Moses were going to play the Faster Stage but lo and behold they didn't, instead it was time for Skindred. I never got into this band a lot when I was growing up but from what I saw live they had a great live performance. Frontman Benji Webbe knows how to fire up the crowd with his energy and his antics. In between songs he got all of us to raise the bird finger and say "Fuck you Clifford" in reference to Benji's older brother Clifford for chastising Benji as Benji wanted to be a singer in a metal band. Only song I'm familiar with is Nobody since it has the chorus of "Nobody gets out alive".

After Skindred got finished, I took a long break and hung out at my locker, and after my break I returned to the Headbangers Stage and got to see PENTAGRAM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This was my first time seeing them and I'm not familiar with their studio material, but I did like their live show especially with Bobby Liebling's onstage antics of him making funny faces during the guitar solos and as well in between songs the crowd chanting "Bobby, Bobby" he shook his ass in front of the crowd to pantomime the chant. He also was asking the crowd what type of world we are living in and then kicked into the song "Dying World". I'll also highlight that off the stage, Bobby Liebling is a troubled man due to his past history of drug abuse mainly with crack and heroin and as well having an assault against a vulnerable person conviction and serving a year and a half in prison for assaulting his 87 year old Mother 6 years ago. Pentagram certainly did provide a nice closing night to the Wednesday and here's what their setlist looked like:

Death RowPlay Video

All Your SinsPlay Video

Review Your ChoicesPlay Video

The GhoulPlay Video

Sign of the Wolf (Pentagram) / SinisterPlay Video

Be ForewarnedPlay Video

When the Screams ComePlay Video

Dying WorldPlay Video

Devil's PlaygroundPlay Video

RelentlessPlay Video

Broken VowsPlay Video

Relentless (Reprise)Play Video

Last Days HerePlay Video

WartimePlay Video

Forever My QueenPlay Video

20 Buck Spin(Snippet)

After Pentagram I bumped into Nikki, Rabih, and Capsy and we all saw the drones displaying Doro's logo, and as well drones making Lemmy's face and as well the Ace of Spades to further memorialize Lemmy. We then got some food and I returned to camp and went to sleep for the night.

Thursday August 3rd:

I once again got out of my tent late morning early afternoon, and don't remember much in the socializing thing as there was lots going on, except for getting a Hot Dog with Lena before I ventured out into the infield and it definitely came in handy as I needed fuel to last me for the day.

I get into the infield and I saw Uriah Heep playing some of their last songs and I remember they sounded great. They played 4 years ago, but the infield was packed to the brim and I was busy watching Primordial, so it was no big loss.

After Uriah Heep it was time for: "Icey water on my hands" who? "Hearts on Fire, Hearts on Fire, Burning Burning with desire" what? "Let the Hammer... FALL" one more time? HAMMERFALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This was my 6th time seeing them, 3rd time seeing them play Wacken, and first time seeing them twice in a year. These lads are always a treat to see live, for me at least as their shows are not only energetic and electric, but Joacim Cans is a joker in between songs as he said "If you raise your hand in school, you don't speak. But if you raise it at a metal show, you make as much fucking noise as possibe" and the crowd did just that. Also when Joacim was introducing the band and after he introduced Frederik Larsson he said to him in a calm and funnier tone of what Gordon Ramsay screams at chefs fucking up on Hells Kitchen "Now fuck off". Here's their setlist:

Intro

BrotherhoodPlay Video

Any Means NecessaryPlay Video

The Metal AgePlay Video

Hammer of DawnPlay Video

Blood BoundPlay Video

RenegadePlay Video

Venerate MePlay Video

Last Man StandingPlay Video

Hero's Return / On the Edge of Honour / Riders of the Storm / Crimson ThunderPlay Video

Let the Hammer FallPlay Video

Glory to the BravePlay Video

(We Make) Sweden RockPlay Video

Encore:

Hammer HighPlay Video

Hearts on FirePlay Video

Dreams Come True

End of Part I, stay tuned for Part II that will involve Kreator, Helloween, Megadeth, Maiden, Wardruna, etc

[definegodliness]

Made my picks for our annual Top2000 again. This year the list consists mainly out of songs that got stuck in my head at some point during 2023.

Norman Greenbaum - Spirit In The Sky Dire Straits - Your Latest Trick Neil Diamond - Beautiful Noise Al Stewart - Year Of The Cat Elvis Presley - Burning Love The Moody Blues - Tuesday Afternoon Willie Nelson - Whiskey River Johnny Cash - General Lee Kraftwerk - The Model Cranberries - Dreams Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls Bob Dylan - Tangled Up In Blue Bruce Hornsby & The Range - The Way It Is The Shadows - Wonderful Land Jefferson Airplane - White Rabbit Pixies - Monkey Gone To Heaven Bruce Springsteen - Tougher Than The Rest Queen - These Are The Days Of Our Lives Johnny Cash - I Got Stripes Nirvana - Lithium Massive Attack - Teardrop Procol Harum - Homburg R.E.M. - What's The Frequency, Kenneth? Boudewijn de Groot - De Vondeling Van Ameland Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here Underworld - Born Slippy Guns N' Roses - November Rain Elbow - One Day Like This Neil Young - Harvest Moon Korn - Freak On A Leash Simon & Garfunkel - Mrs. Robinson Tame Impala - Let It Happen War On Drugs - Red Eyes Dua Lipa - Be The One The The - Uncertain Smile

[johnooms]

Wat gebeurde er op 21 augustus?

1131 - BOUDEWIJN II VAN JERUZALEM OVERLEDEN Naar zijn bezit ook Boudewijn van Bourcq of naar zijn afkomst Boudewijn van Rethel genoemd. Hij was van 1100 tot 1118 graaf van Edessa en van 1118 tot 1131 koning van Jeruzalem. Boudewijn was de tweede zoon van Hugo I van Rethel, de graaf van Rethel en Melisende van Montlhéry. Hij werd door zijn dochter Melisende opgevolgd in het koninkrijk Jeruzalem... Klik op de link hieronder voor meer Nieuws van Vroeger: http://johnooms.nl/2024/08/21/21-aug/