Gävle och Sandviken
I was almost late for the ABBA tribute concert tonight in Sandviken, near Gavle, north of Uppsala in Sweden. As much as I love ABBA, this wasn’t, however, the attraction … Read the rest “Gävle och Sandviken”
ABBA
The pop group I’ve loved since childhood.
Dansande Drottning
It was a day of many contrasting experiences.
On the sight-seeing front, I had two “royal experiences”. Although I’d been to see the changing of the guard at the Royal … Read the rest “Dansande Drottning”
Mini ABBA Night
I caught up tonight with a bunch of ABBA-buddies.
Chris Patrick was in town, author of the book, ABBA Let The Music Speak, a semi-academic book about the music of … Read the rest “Mini ABBA Night”
45 r.p.m. r.i.p
After months and months of decline, our local record store in Surry Hills is no more. As I walked through the mall today I looked with surprise at the empty … Read the rest “45 r.p.m. r.i.p”
Gott Nytt År
Having previously braved the sometimes drunken crowds at Sydney’s nine pm and midnight fireworks, I’ve concluded it’s sometimes just as good to watch them on a television, which is what … Read the rest “Gott Nytt År”
Jul Musik
One of my colleagues, half-Australian/half-Swedish, asked me today if I had any Swedish Christmas music she could borrow.
“Of course I do”, I told her, promising to bring some in … Read the rest “Jul Musik”