Tjoppies (a.k.a Nico) (right), Andrew MoHawk (left) and I (centre)… being badass (once again)!

Study, study, study, work, study, Bloemfontein (punk as fuck), driving home, study, study, study, study, study, work, players… that’s pretty much been my last couple of weeks. Test week at varsity is over, exams are around the corner, and I seem to have a work ethic. Weird.

#1

Nearly There!

The drive to Bloemfontein on Saturday 3 October was about as exciting as the drive back to Pretoria on Sunday 4 October. Actually the drive back was more fun as we played some good ‘ol games of “I spy with my little eye” and some others I can’t remember off hand. The “festival” that we made the trip for was dusty, filled with punks and was actually everything I had hoped for. Nico and the team from Libery Valance rocked out… quickly, but rocked out none the less. Lungs filled with dust and drizzle, my homie MC was kind enough to “show us around” and took us to the Mystic Boer… hilarity ensued, pizza was eaten and smack was spoken. Good times.

#2

Image taken from here!

The second grand thing that has happened to me has been a sudden new found love of Tom Collins’. Greatest drink ever! I mixed some up at T-Bones braai on Saturday. They were enjoyed, too much and no one took photos for you to see. As a consolation prize, I managed to take this great snap of a nasty bug that was running around that night.

Pretty gross!

I have also taken the liberty of sharing the Tom Collins recipe I got off of Wikipedia:

Tom Collins IBA Official Cocktail

Type: Mixed drink
Primary alcohol by volume: Gin
Served: On the rocks; poured over ice
Standard garnish: orange, cherry, or lime
Standard drinkware: Collins

IBA specified ingredients:

• 2 parts gin
• 1 part freshly squeezed lemon juice
• drizzle of sugar syrup
• chilled carbonated water to taste

Preparation: Mix the gin, lemon juice and sugar syrup in a tall glass with ice, top up with soda water, garnish and serve.

Drink it!

#3

I’ve been eating loads of these awesome noodles. Go buy them, they rock. The Chinese shop where my tofu comes from sells them (Yat Kee Chinese Supermarket, Maroelana Centre, 27 Maroelana Street, Hazelwood). Add a little ginger to the mix as well for maximum awesomeness.

Thats all for now,
Rick Disco, over and out
^5!

I was reading my blog posts on this site today and I have to apologise for writing some really boring drivel that is really boring boring the old man is snoring. So I have ended that. Rad.

I got sick last week, throat infection or something and it was totally badass. I spent a few days in bed being lame and watching series and sleeping and taking photos of my dogs – they were hanging with me in my room.

I captured Abbie in the middle of a yawn… She looks badass here, but is actually really sweet.

I finally read Moxyland (it’s been on my shelf since my birthday in March) and I have to say that Lauren Beukes is one talented author(ess?)… go to Exclusive Books tomorrow and have a look at the book, read the back, want to buy it… and then go home and logon to Kalahari.net and save a lot of money and get it delivered to your house.

I watched some weird movies as well. Surveillance is directed by David Lynch’s daughter Jenny, ’nuff said – It’s violent and awesome. IMDB says it’s about: “An FBI agent tracks a serial killer with the help of three of his would-be victims – all of whom have wildly different stories to tell.”. It got a crap rating there, but I rickommend it. Tonight I watched Public Enemies with Kid Caryn… What an awesome film! It is shot incredibly well, has a great story, is about bank robbers and is based on a true story! WIN! Go watch it! If you don’t like it, your opinion is wrong.

I will be putting up some photo’s from the past few weeks worth of gigs that the dirtyoldDisco have played at sometime soon.

Stay tuned.

Rick Disco, Over and Out!
^5!

I couldn’t make it to Oppikoppi this past long weekend, so making the most of being stuck at home Caryn and I did some cooking! On Friday night she made me delicious home made pizzas with artichokes, rosemary, rosa tomatoes, mushrooms, some fresh chillis and a whole lotta mozzarella! They came out amazingly as I’m sure the photos will show!

After eating too much we went out for a drink with my old friend Charlie… always a good time! Charlie is having an exhibition soon, but I will keep you posted on the details!

The rest of the weekend was filled with more work than I care to normally do, a good solid night of beers with Nico and Steve as well as a lovely lunch at Caryn’s family’s home. Be sure to check out Nico’s punk as f@ck band Liberty Valance out on Facebook… Two new songs up!

On Monday night it was my turn to make something awesome so I put together a few delicious stuffed peppers… this is what I did…

Grab the recipe after the jump!
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Dang the last week has flown by super fast… so I’m spending today catching up on all those things you miss out on when doing too many things. Nothing beats sitting back in your comfy chair listening to music and reflecting… [listening to IAMX - Kingdom Of Welcome Addiction as I type]

This post includes the Drunken Banshees, Pretoria Botanical Gardens, my new controller, Cool Runnings, Juri, bad movies, dirtyoldDisco, university, work, bluetooth and a wireless antenna.

Read all about it after the jump!
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The Mountain above us

I managed to have a quick getaway weekend this past one. Caryn and I drove through to Verlorenkloof in Mpumalanga to have a weekend with her folks. Being just what the doctor ordered, it was super relaxed! We did some chillin, some walking and I learnt to fly fish (horay for a new skill!). Verlorenkloof is beautiful, peaceful and serene. If you like that sort of thing, go go go www.verlorenkloof.co.za!

Photos and more after the jump!

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Friday night Caryn and I headed off to The Woods to grab a live set from Mtkidu. The Woods is a cool venue but damn, why can’t they open up the seating area? When it is so packed, all you do is get bumped around the whole time and it ends up being a bit lame. Apart from that, Mtkidu played a killer set… I love their new material and can’t friggin’ wait for their up and coming album release! Grab some of their tracks free from electrotrash!

Read all about the last few days – recording, Lotus, birthdays – all after the jump!

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Drew and I being badass

Woah! Another semester has flown by and once again it wasn’t blogged about much… so let’s catch up…

This issue includes varsity, working, Mabula Game Lodge, HAEZER, Twitter, moving Andrew, DJing and a whole lot more!

Read all about it after the jump!

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Photo by Caryn Paryn

This year has been flying past me, way too many things to do in such a short time! Electrotrash has been growing from strength to strength with loads more content being added a lot more regularly (we even have a Facebook fanpage now… here ! University has been insanely busy but has also been really interesting so I haven’t minded too much.

Read more about partying on my birthday, The Bloody Beetroots, Indian food and more randomness after the jump!

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Caryn and I decided to head down to the Pretoria Zoo to see what we could see. It’s always awesome to see that the Pretoria Zoo is constantly upgrading the living areas of their animals and that they are always in super great shape. They are currently busy building a new seal / penguin enclosure that looks huge, I’m definitely looking forward to that!

Read about our zoo trip after the jump!

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I haven’t blogged in ages, I just haven’t really had much to say. This has been a pretty interesting year for me so I loaded up the photos I’ve taken and tried to remember all the things that have happened / I’ve done etc… I know I’ve forgotten a lot but here goes anyways…

Stream the thoughts!

Partying much less, studying much more, getting a girlfriend, listening to a lot of bad music that I downloaded off of blogs, selling my car, shaving my moustache, breaking my speakers, watching LOTS of movies, Magaliesberg Canopy Tours, tennis, mountain biking, Infected Mushroom, picnics, dirtyoldDisco, radio deconstruction, threadless, blah blah blah!

Read the full story after the jump!
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