DBK Program 5
Home sweet home...
Have slept a little, but feel like I have been up a really long time. Last night was intense to say the least.
The jury was supposed to meet at 12, but I was 15 minutes late, Thomas a little later and Magnus was even later than that. Poor guy!!! He is just now kicking off his tour and had a gig with Barbados the night before last. He is working his butt off, but still manages to meet us with a smile, a warm hug and an enormously funny sense of humor. I love him exponentially more every time I see him and even noticed last week that I thought of him and missed him. There are few people of his calibre in the world.
We listened to sound check and liked what we heard for the most part.
Mannerz - First of all, this is a band to keep your eyes open for. The were first up at rep and I was immediately impressed. They have this gorgeous singer/bass player with skin that glows and a very sharp mind. He came up to us and introduced himself. Love that. He explained why they had taken in a ghost bass player on the second song. He didn't want to hide behind his instrument, but rather wanted to communicate the lyrics. I was impressed and told him that that was a smart move. Unfortunately, his eyes on the close up did not match the depth of the text or the routine of his performance. It is the "X-factor" that is impossible to teach, but rather can just be exercised until it is there. We took some time and spoke afterwards over a beer. This guy is going places. Why do I say this? Because he is an intelligent, humble, teachable , willing spirit and you can't stop people like that.
Carina Jaarneks - This woman on her worst day can kick anyone's ass, but on a good day, with love and support and encouragement, this woman is a force to be reckoned with!! If I am a person who looks tough on the outside, but is soft and sensitive on the inside, Kina is soft and sweet on the outside and tough as nails on the inside. She is a lioness, this woman! Her band was without a doubt, the very best that has stepped foot on that stage, this year or last!
Spootlajtz - A truly great group of guys who are talented and have the same goal as I do: To renew and breathe new and alternative life into dansband. We have different ideas on how to achieve that and that is wonderful because no one person or ideal is the "right" one. We should be working together, but for GOD'S SAKE, make the friggin song danceable!! It's the same thing I said to Black Ingvars. Do not waste 2 minutes of the viewer's time with music that isn't danceable. They got another 2 minutes to make the mistake even worse at the cost of Carina Jaarnek which was the MACK DADDY of injustices!! Unbelievable!! I threw my notes out the window and my frustration poured out like a geiser! As far as their clothes goes, who cares really what I think about that?? People think I have terrible taste in clothes and they are probably right, but there is just something in me that screams when you are onstage, you have no business looking like everybody else. Your body and image can be created and tsle on new dimensions every performance. I see myself as a blank canvas and love to recreate myself for every gig. You don't have to like it, but at least it is interesting and you can tell me apart from the rest of the people at Ikea. But really, I don't care so much about how they want to dress, but the act was all in all entertaining, but impractical.
Torgny Melins - I'm frightened to say it, but they are growing on me more and more from week to week. They have, at the end of the day, a fundemental respect for what they do and the people they do it for. You will never be able to accuse them for being disrespectful towards the hands that feed them and I take my hat off to that! It's not my style of music. Would rather hear a guitar solo once in a while instead of that doggone saxophone everytime (thought I am not dissing saxophones). No matter what you say, they always come up to you after the gig and give you an honest hug (maybe lots of them) and a sincere, professional approach. That deserves respect. That is what is called charactor.
Titanix - What can I say? The right band. The right outcome. The right people. I hope blessings and triple gage falls on them like rain. I am prouder than their own mothers and a tiger is emerging from Maria that I didn't know existed. I knew she was good. I knew she was humble and warm and kind and talented and a good mother and team player. I did not know that there was a tiger inside her waiting to pounce. It is a joy watching this tigress stake out her territory and claim it as her own. Very exciting!!
The saddest thing besides Kina's inexplicable defeat, was the fact that the evening papers focus more on a flip, sarcastic comment from me, rather than showcasing Titanix and their winning! It doesn't make any sense to put that focus on me when it should be on the bands, especially the winning bands. Nanne Grönwall, the Diva/Jewel that she is, GAVE Maria her dress after Maria complimented her on it. That is a real star for you! All of the great stars, when they are complimented on something they have on them, give the item away. I was so impressed and warmed by her gesture. Why wasn't that in the papers? What about the amazing pictures that were taken of them singing togather at the end of the show? That deserved attention and a picture in the paper. I didn't do anything to deserve that space and I am a little embarrased by having taken that amount of space and light from my coleagues, but then again, you never know what the papers feel the need to promote in order to sell papers. Is really sad that hard work and success isn't sexy enough for newspapers.
Afterwards, I spoke with Spootlajtz. Seriously, they are classy guys. I did appreciate the flirt they did with Magnus. Magnus was embarrassed and hates that sort of thing, but what they did with that was bigger than Magnus's embarrassment. They flirted in a homosexual way without making a joke out of it, which is very forward-thinking and appreciated in this Oh-so-hetero-world. I never got the chance to say that, but I am proud of them for doing that. They too came up to me and hugged me. Again, charactor. Class. Integrity. It is the most beautiful of attributes. I hope I meet them again.
After 2 am, Carina, Mannerz and many more hung out by the piano and we sang together and had a really lovely time.
Feels good to be home, though.
Have slept a little, but feel like I have been up a really long time. Last night was intense to say the least.
The jury was supposed to meet at 12, but I was 15 minutes late, Thomas a little later and Magnus was even later than that. Poor guy!!! He is just now kicking off his tour and had a gig with Barbados the night before last. He is working his butt off, but still manages to meet us with a smile, a warm hug and an enormously funny sense of humor. I love him exponentially more every time I see him and even noticed last week that I thought of him and missed him. There are few people of his calibre in the world.
We listened to sound check and liked what we heard for the most part.
Mannerz - First of all, this is a band to keep your eyes open for. The were first up at rep and I was immediately impressed. They have this gorgeous singer/bass player with skin that glows and a very sharp mind. He came up to us and introduced himself. Love that. He explained why they had taken in a ghost bass player on the second song. He didn't want to hide behind his instrument, but rather wanted to communicate the lyrics. I was impressed and told him that that was a smart move. Unfortunately, his eyes on the close up did not match the depth of the text or the routine of his performance. It is the "X-factor" that is impossible to teach, but rather can just be exercised until it is there. We took some time and spoke afterwards over a beer. This guy is going places. Why do I say this? Because he is an intelligent, humble, teachable , willing spirit and you can't stop people like that.
Carina Jaarneks - This woman on her worst day can kick anyone's ass, but on a good day, with love and support and encouragement, this woman is a force to be reckoned with!! If I am a person who looks tough on the outside, but is soft and sensitive on the inside, Kina is soft and sweet on the outside and tough as nails on the inside. She is a lioness, this woman! Her band was without a doubt, the very best that has stepped foot on that stage, this year or last!
Spootlajtz - A truly great group of guys who are talented and have the same goal as I do: To renew and breathe new and alternative life into dansband. We have different ideas on how to achieve that and that is wonderful because no one person or ideal is the "right" one. We should be working together, but for GOD'S SAKE, make the friggin song danceable!! It's the same thing I said to Black Ingvars. Do not waste 2 minutes of the viewer's time with music that isn't danceable. They got another 2 minutes to make the mistake even worse at the cost of Carina Jaarnek which was the MACK DADDY of injustices!! Unbelievable!! I threw my notes out the window and my frustration poured out like a geiser! As far as their clothes goes, who cares really what I think about that?? People think I have terrible taste in clothes and they are probably right, but there is just something in me that screams when you are onstage, you have no business looking like everybody else. Your body and image can be created and tsle on new dimensions every performance. I see myself as a blank canvas and love to recreate myself for every gig. You don't have to like it, but at least it is interesting and you can tell me apart from the rest of the people at Ikea. But really, I don't care so much about how they want to dress, but the act was all in all entertaining, but impractical.
Torgny Melins - I'm frightened to say it, but they are growing on me more and more from week to week. They have, at the end of the day, a fundemental respect for what they do and the people they do it for. You will never be able to accuse them for being disrespectful towards the hands that feed them and I take my hat off to that! It's not my style of music. Would rather hear a guitar solo once in a while instead of that doggone saxophone everytime (thought I am not dissing saxophones). No matter what you say, they always come up to you after the gig and give you an honest hug (maybe lots of them) and a sincere, professional approach. That deserves respect. That is what is called charactor.
Titanix - What can I say? The right band. The right outcome. The right people. I hope blessings and triple gage falls on them like rain. I am prouder than their own mothers and a tiger is emerging from Maria that I didn't know existed. I knew she was good. I knew she was humble and warm and kind and talented and a good mother and team player. I did not know that there was a tiger inside her waiting to pounce. It is a joy watching this tigress stake out her territory and claim it as her own. Very exciting!!
The saddest thing besides Kina's inexplicable defeat, was the fact that the evening papers focus more on a flip, sarcastic comment from me, rather than showcasing Titanix and their winning! It doesn't make any sense to put that focus on me when it should be on the bands, especially the winning bands. Nanne Grönwall, the Diva/Jewel that she is, GAVE Maria her dress after Maria complimented her on it. That is a real star for you! All of the great stars, when they are complimented on something they have on them, give the item away. I was so impressed and warmed by her gesture. Why wasn't that in the papers? What about the amazing pictures that were taken of them singing togather at the end of the show? That deserved attention and a picture in the paper. I didn't do anything to deserve that space and I am a little embarrased by having taken that amount of space and light from my coleagues, but then again, you never know what the papers feel the need to promote in order to sell papers. Is really sad that hard work and success isn't sexy enough for newspapers.
Afterwards, I spoke with Spootlajtz. Seriously, they are classy guys. I did appreciate the flirt they did with Magnus. Magnus was embarrassed and hates that sort of thing, but what they did with that was bigger than Magnus's embarrassment. They flirted in a homosexual way without making a joke out of it, which is very forward-thinking and appreciated in this Oh-so-hetero-world. I never got the chance to say that, but I am proud of them for doing that. They too came up to me and hugged me. Again, charactor. Class. Integrity. It is the most beautiful of attributes. I hope I meet them again.
After 2 am, Carina, Mannerz and many more hung out by the piano and we sang together and had a really lovely time.
Feels good to be home, though.
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Postat av: ett dansbandsfan
Very well written and I agree with you. However, I cannot help thinking that it is a pity that bands like Spootlajzts are being admitted into the contest when there are excellent "dansband" like Perikles out there being rejected. Maybe it is good for the ratings and it evidently pleased many of the viewers at the expense of Carina Jaarnek. But one must be able to dance to the music performed by a "dansband". There are always a lot of TV-viewers
who are attracted to what they find funny/corny and I wonder if this really is fair to serious hardworking "dansband! in a show called "Dansbandskampen"
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