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mgarrett
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Hi there...
just introducing myself & the band 'Ouch THose Monkeys' to this ace forum & multi-blog thang. I am also co director of furtherfield.org an explorative net art site, & furthernoise.org. 
http://www.furtherfield.org/otmonkeys/index.htm
'OTM' are rapidly becoming part of the Internet landscape, leaving heart-felt unsettling messages for the Net world. Diverting the mediated gaze/haze, bypassing the delusory bimbo-pop trap and just gettng on with making their contemporary, imaginative noise without compromise. Advocating that everyone should start making their own noise, clouding out the corporate gatekeepers. Do not let anyone stop you from creating your own art, clamping your genius, your own voice - they are the enemy of our imaginations. Remember that there is a war against our imagination, 'OTM' are reclaiming theirs. Let's kick ass and explore what's left of our imaginations' in this very shakey and uncertain world!
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elektro80
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| HEY! Great to have you here. Did you you meet my buddy Espen Gangvik from the norwegian foundation TEKS a few months ago? He was over for some event in London .. supposedly arranged by Furtherfield? |
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mgarrett
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hi elektro80,
What a coincidence! Yes, we are the same group - that was a great day. In fact I believe that Ruth (the other director) has been communicating via email with Espen ever since that day. We are suppozed to be doing an event with TEKS in October or November, not exactly sure yet. I also think that he is staying here, at our studios this Thursday as well...
mgarrett
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elektro80
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Espen is on his way to London now I think.
I am working on a project with a friend of mine in London.. in cooperation with TEKS.. dunno if Fuirtherfield will be involved with this project.. hmm.. too early to say... planning, papers, applications.. funding.. you know.. |
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mgarrett
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Yes, he's definately staying round our place. It is on Thursday, I think we might go for a meal at a local Turkish restuarant - if he gets back at ours in time that is from all the visiting in London...
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Espen is originally from the north of norway.
You could try to read him this story and see if he laughs:
(Yes.. it is in norwegian.. so this is a challenge for you )
"Blant befalet var også sersjant Karlsen, en kvikk liten nordlending med et noe eksotisk sydlandsk utseende. Alle elevene var gode venner med Karlsen, og som nordlendinger flest tålte han en kraftig spøk, og satte pris på en god "grovis". Når Karlsen var ukehavende sersjant tok han hver dag runden på kasernen straks etter reveljen, og de som fortsatt "lurte han av" fikk ull- teppene dradd av seg med ordre om å komme seg ut av køyen. Han "med brødet" lå i overkøye, og han inngikk veddemål med oss romkamerater at han skulle våge å spøke drøyt med sersjant Karlsen når han kom til oss på sin morgenrunde.
Angjeldende morgen ligger han "med brødet" i sin overkøye og later som om han sover. Som vanlig om morgenen var ikke "brødet" særlig mykt, men vår venn klarer så vidt å presse "brødet" ned langs låret. Da sersjant Karlsen på sin runde kommer til denne "sovende" personen, river han ullteppet bort. I det samme slipper NN "brødet" slik at den enorme kanonen svinger opp til høyeste elevasjon og passerer - overens- stemmene med planen - bare et par centimeter fra sersjanten Karlsens fremstikkende nese. Størrelsen på skytset var virkelig imponerende, og selv om Karlsen var nordlending, ble han ganske overveldet:
"Oi oi, det var en skikkelig hest...., kan du låne han te'me på lørdag"? Det var ikke mange som hadde klart å takle en slik episode så elegant som sersjant Karlsen, så etter dette ble vi om mulig enda bedre venner. Men han med "brødet" fikk et nytt Kjælenavn som var så realistisk at det ikke egner seg på prent."
I did a google on "nordlending" ( which means a person from the north of Norway ) and "grovis" (which means dirty joke). This thing was the first I found on top of the list. Which.. hmm.. well. you WILL understand why.. or whatever... |
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mgarrett
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i've copied the joke & will try reading it to Espen tomorrow night - wish me luck. My verbal and language skills are not proficient in many dialects...
thanx marc 
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| Good luck! Proficiency is not the main thing here! Say hello to Espen from Stein and say" howzit hangin?" |
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