Old Man Tales
Little update from Mitte.
Due to blood czeck for random whatnots, my quite fetching doctorette being, concerned for the old kidneys inside yerz truly, suggested I drink lots more Wasser und Tee. I took it as a kinder, gentler way of her telling me to drink less alcohol -- so I've been off the sauce for over a week now, in what is to be a three week flushing. Now I'd never been a proper alcoholic till I moved to Berlin, and at my best, I'd classify myself as 'occasionally functional'.
Nevertheless, it's good to mix it up once in a while -- and the big test came last night when I went with Pantz to an exclusive invite-only, snazzy dress-code type poker game in the backroom of a hipster venue extraordinaire. Began at 21:00, finished at 7:30 this am. Hopped up on Water, Club Matte, Red Bull and other sundry medications, I played poker for 10 hours without beer or whiskey... For what I'm used to it was pretty high stakes at 1 and 2 euro blinds -- but nevertheless, the combination of sober clarity, patience, disciplined tight play all night and morning, the presence of my stunning and amazing companion, all contributed synergetically to my fortune in what turned out to be the best game of my shabby poker career -- and when I hit cards, I played 'em well.
I won't divulge the amount I won, but let's say I'm excited to have a new guitar amp for the Mera Luna festival in about 10 days... FTMFW!
In other news, last Saturday, attended the Boheme Sauvage at the Castle Belvedere in Potsdam, former seat of the Prussian empire -- an amazing event at an awe inspiring venue -- outdoors, unde the starz, dancing in the moonlight and stuff... piccies up at the bohemesauvage dot com website.
Good stuff brewing with the Speakeasy, aaaaaand, i'll be in Copenhagen on the 22nd of August with the Fuzztones for a garage festival.
Due to blood czeck for random whatnots, my quite fetching doctorette being, concerned for the old kidneys inside yerz truly, suggested I drink lots more Wasser und Tee. I took it as a kinder, gentler way of her telling me to drink less alcohol -- so I've been off the sauce for over a week now, in what is to be a three week flushing. Now I'd never been a proper alcoholic till I moved to Berlin, and at my best, I'd classify myself as 'occasionally functional'.
Nevertheless, it's good to mix it up once in a while -- and the big test came last night when I went with Pantz to an exclusive invite-only, snazzy dress-code type poker game in the backroom of a hipster venue extraordinaire. Began at 21:00, finished at 7:30 this am. Hopped up on Water, Club Matte, Red Bull and other sundry medications, I played poker for 10 hours without beer or whiskey... For what I'm used to it was pretty high stakes at 1 and 2 euro blinds -- but nevertheless, the combination of sober clarity, patience, disciplined tight play all night and morning, the presence of my stunning and amazing companion, all contributed synergetically to my fortune in what turned out to be the best game of my shabby poker career -- and when I hit cards, I played 'em well.
I won't divulge the amount I won, but let's say I'm excited to have a new guitar amp for the Mera Luna festival in about 10 days... FTMFW!
In other news, last Saturday, attended the Boheme Sauvage at the Castle Belvedere in Potsdam, former seat of the Prussian empire -- an amazing event at an awe inspiring venue -- outdoors, unde the starz, dancing in the moonlight and stuff... piccies up at the bohemesauvage dot com website.
Good stuff brewing with the Speakeasy, aaaaaand, i'll be in Copenhagen on the 22nd of August with the Fuzztones for a garage festival.