generator v2.0
well, i'm still in the netherlands. moved on from amsterdam last thursday and headed out to stay with kings' gf lara for a few days. we're leaving here this afternoon to visit our friend anke in germany, and then head off to the generator berlin (hopefully, if lou gets back to me).in generator news (i'm piecing this together with the few strands of news i hear from russ) there's now only 2 welcome hosts and russ is still their supervisor. justin (former welcome host) is now working ont he good old traveldesk and jon is no longer working at the gen. apart from that, as far as i know, nothing has been happening since i left. but if anyone wants to fill me in some more, post a comment :)not a lot more from me. check out mikeandkings for more updates. i'm pretty lazy these days...mike
back on the road
i've just written about leaving the gen and everything lkeading up to getting back on the road on mikeandkings.com so i won't go repeating myself too much. and i dont have a lot of time to update just yet. so..in brief,
in amsterdam (again), seeing underworld play live in a few hours, be here for another few days before heading out to hamburg (i think). there's a bit of gen news that i can probably think of, but i'll post more on that later. for now, i'm gone, but i'll be back soon.
post more in the coming days.
mike
bye bye work
everyone i know is ok after the attacks on london, thank god. it was an awful day, but this is a resilliant city, and everyone pulled together to help. hopefully they will find those responsible very very soon.i've finished up work at hostelbookers.com. we had a generator vs. hostelbookers pool comp last nite, and of course, HB.com won!! hehe was good fun thou, and we had dinner after at the indian place behind the gen. but no more work for me, just finished up a few things today, maybe a few more things tomrorow, and that'll be it -- in 7 days time i'm leaving london for amsterdam. still dont know that i'm ready, but i guess i dont have much choice anymore.i'm also changing rooms either today or tomorrow -- louise has been so great and has given me my OWN ROOM for my last week!! it's really really kind of her, and i REALLY appreciate it. a little privacy will be great - i've been sharing a room now on and off for the best part of 19 months.that's about it from me for the time being. i'll be sure to post more next week before i go, but in the mean time, if anyone has any thing to say, comment dammit! hhe
london explosions
this will be very qucik - everyone that i know of at the generator is ok. the bus exploded about 200 metres from here, only a few blocks down the road. it is very surreal, and honestly i can't really find the words at the moment, except to say that i think everyone is ok and safe. if you want me to pass any messages on, please post comments below.mike
concerts, DJing, etc
did you catch the live 8 concert(s) on saturday? unfortunately i couldn't go - for lack of a ticket - but i did manage to watch most of the concert in the gen bar. we had the big creen on, the speakers were the loudest i've ever heard them, and the concert was AMAZING! it's going to be one of those things i'll think about forever and wish i could've been there...kind of like missing woodstock or something...personally, it was floyd that made the concert so great for me. they sounded as good as ever! can't wait for the dvd to come out. but i'm wondering how they'll release it - highlights from all the shows? a 10 disc box set of each and every minute for all the gigs? i think the second option would be my choice, but i really dont think they'll do it.being a saturday we had our resident DJ john come in and make some noise. he was kind enough to let me mix for the majority of the night - i've been DJing a lot in the last few months in the bar, either with john's system (cds), dales (cds also) or russ' machine (traktor dj - mp3 mixing). slowly but surely it's getting back up to scratch. plus now on my DJ resume i can put down experience mixing in london hehethere's not many days left before we're set to head off to amsterdam and see underworld play. i'm still unsure exactly what i'm doing re:getting home. the money situation is a little worse than i'd hoped, so i have a few options: a) my tax return comes through in time for my leaving, whic h will give me enough cash to travel and get homeb) go to amsterdam, see underworld, spend a week there, travel VERY VERY VERY cheaply for 2 months (somehow) and then get back to australiac) do the amsterdam thing, see underworld, get a flight london - perth a month or two before i hand plannedd) i suddenly realise that i am, in fact, filthy rich, and can afford the trip easilye) ...go crazy trying to figure it out... ok well option e) has pretty much already happened, so it'll be a, b, or c (although, option d would be nice wouldn't it?!) a flight home late july is about £500-600 still (yes, one way - HIDEOUS!!) but maybe i can find a cheaper one. flights in september (ex-london, meaning we'd have to get back to london from wherever we are, in the middle of summer...) are around £450.worst case, i'll send myself home in a box (sea freight, it's cheaper) - i'll get a nice little crusie for a few weeks too!any suggestions on what i should do are welcome. if only i had another 3 months on my visa (you know, the amount of time that was used on my visa BEFORE i even stepped foot in the country...) i could maybe afford it a little easier. such is life i guess.oh, some gen news...right...last nite was the independance day party -- the bar was decked out in black bin bads, green lights and glow sticks - it actually looked pretty decent! having to work most of the night i didn't get in till midnight, but it was a lot of fun anyways. plus, mr faulkner is back in the country, so he was down here for a few bevies.next party will be probably the leaving party, thursday july 14 in the gen bar. all are welcome so long as you get up and sing (and buy me a white russian) :P i'll be sure to get a thousand photos before then, but if not, well, you can imagine what the place is looking like.ciaomike
