Hamburg, Pirate speed metal and Breaking up in public places (782 hits)
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Submitted by Sofie F (View user info) at 2006-04-24 08:36:55 EDT
Friday, after work, Alex and I drove down to Rødby and took the ferry over to Germany to visit friends of ours (and my aunt) in Hamburg, Germany.
We arrived late, had a small supper and then got dragged out on the town, moving from bar to bar in St. Pauli.
Losing complete track of time and place we ended up in some dingy place just as a band was finishing up. Some punk like band, I really can't remember, we came in as they were finishing off their set.
In my semi-drunken state I was completely unprepared for the act that would come on stage next. Actually I think you could have been dead sober, these guys would have blown you away.
Six men and one woman walked on stage - all dressed as pirates.
And on that tiny stage began a total onslaught of pirate drinking songs done speed metal style.
Between songs the band insulted the audience with general pirate banter and plenty of "ARGHS!". During the course of their entire show the singer also managed to:
- Swing from the stage lighting
- Get three members of the audience to buy an entire round of beer for the band
- Pour one of said beers all over himself
- Smash one beer pitcher on his head
- Crowd surf through the audience in an inflatable boat
I think it's safe to say that the pirates were all pretty wasted when they walked on stage and then still proceeded to down beer throughout their entire set. Watching a guy doing a guitar solo with his head arched back while the lead singer poured a pitcher down his throat was pretty impressive.
Other highlights included the female keyboardist performing a Caribbean style reggae solo on an organ and a lone pirate at the back with a turntable trying to DJ with a hook for a hand (I think he was just for effect through, otherwise he didn't seem to be doing anything).
Sure the musicianship generally sucked, but the stage act was incredible. I think they were British; if anyone has any idea who they could have been, please let me know. I want to hire them for my next office party.
On a completely different note, Saturday evening we took my aunt to some seafood restaurant. During the course of the evening, the guy at the table next to ours broke up with his girlfriend, resulting in him getting a good slap through the face before she ran out of the restaurant screaming.
He didn't follow her, he just proceeded to finish his meal and pay their bill.
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Submitted by creep_firebombing (user info) at 2006-11-15 10:36:06 EST (#)
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"He didn't follow her, he just proceeded to finish his meal and pay their bill."
Submitted by damage.com (user info) at 2006-04-24 19:31:55 EDT (#)
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- Crowd surf through the audience in an inflatable boat
NO PICTURES?
Okay. I'm going to buy you a nice camera, and put it on a ribbon, and you're going to wear it all the time now, do you understand? 'Cause we can't have this happening again. It's dangerous.
Submitted by Falconer (user info) at 2006-04-24 16:40:23 EDT (#)
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Haha +2 cause I play in a pirate metal band too.
Submitted by loki (user info) at 2006-04-24 16:27:11 EDT (#)
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I think you may have taken one hit to many if you were seeing the pirate act you described. Either that or everything they have told me is a fat lie and Europeans are in reality nothing like "us".
I do believe the breaking up in the restaurant thing. He probably thought if he broke up with her in public, she wouldn't make a scene. Clearly he was mistaken.
Submitted by JonnyX (user info) at 2006-04-24 16:03:59 EDT (#)
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Submitted by MyTeeOne (user info) at 2006-04-24 11:34:07 (#)
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I'll +2 a pirate act. Next time get pictures.
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I MISS MY SHAMONE
Submitted by c1ndy (user info) at 2006-04-24 12:21:38 EDT (#)
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awesome! piratetastic!
Submitted by nerdyjock (user info) at 2006-04-24 11:41:37 EDT (#)
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+2 pirate tale
-1 breakup scene
Submitted by MyTeeOne (user info) at 2006-04-24 11:34:07 EDT (#)
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I'll +2 a pirate act. Next time get pictures.
Submitted by CookieLass (user info) at 2006-04-24 11:04:12 EDT (#)
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Auto +2 pirates!!
I love pirates. More than is natural.
Submitted by myexstaintstain (user info) at 2006-04-24 10:55:28 EDT (#)
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No Comment
Submitted by hairycoo (user info) at 2006-04-24 10:44:51 EDT (#)
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I was pretty disappointed that I could no longer smoke a spliff in the sun - which is clearly more important than the needs of deprived Danish children
Submitted by indoninja (user info) at 2006-04-24 10:11:04 EDT (#)
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Dud I would love to see a pirate metal band!
Submitted by MichaelJackson (user info) at 2006-04-24 10:01:24 EDT (#)
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Submitted by hairycoo (user info) at 2006-04-24 09:56:34 (#)
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what the hell have you lot done to Christiania? Totalitarian Danes.. who would have thought ?
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I stay away from that place, it's too depressing. Seeing those poor children living in filth so that their hippy parents can smoke pot all day is disgusting.
I believe it's still there, just the market has been demolished.
Submitted by thorpe (user info) at 2006-04-24 09:59:07 EDT (#)
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Submitted by OneCheapGeek (user info) at 2006-04-24 09:43:27 (#)
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Not everyone shares your childlike fascination with Peter Pan, you fucking waste. Your humor != everyone else's humor.
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I don't get it.
Submitted by hairycoo (user info) at 2006-04-24 09:56:34 EDT (#)
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what the hell have you lot done to Christiania? Totalitarian Danes.. who would have thought ?
Submitted by OneCheapGeek (user info) at 2006-04-24 09:43:27 EDT (#)
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Submitted by thorpe (user info) at 2006-04-24 09:26:04 (#)
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Submitted by sinna (user info) at 2006-04-24 08:57:33 (#)
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Submitted by redskieslookfake (user info) at 2006-04-24 08:40:57 (#)
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Post was worth reading. Just.
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What's wrong with you? This was hilarious!
Not everyone shares your childlike fascination with Peter Pan, you fucking waste. Your humor != everyone else's humor.
Submitted by phuzzygish (user info) at 2006-04-24 09:36:56 EDT (#)
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No Comment
Submitted by CaptainThorns (user info) at 2006-04-24 09:34:16 EDT (#)
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No Comment
Submitted by thorpe (user info) at 2006-04-24 09:26:04 EDT (#)
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Submitted by sinna (user info) at 2006-04-24 08:57:33 (#)
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Submitted by redskieslookfake (user info) at 2006-04-24 08:40:57 (#)
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Post was worth reading. Just.
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What's wrong with you? This was hilarious!
Submitted by BranDo (user info) at 2006-04-24 09:22:29 EDT (#)
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for pirates!
Submitted by shadow (user info) at 2006-04-24 08:59:34 EDT (#)
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pirates + Germany = "The Brass Monkey" the finest ship on land, crewed through Manheim by none other than soldiers in the US army, Captained by Sergent(sp?) Hunt.
Fantastic Halloween stories for years to come, ah the good old days...
Your pirates sound pretty fun as well, good luck tracking them down.
Submitted by sinna (user info) at 2006-04-24 08:57:33 EDT (#)
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Submitted by redskieslookfake (user info) at 2006-04-24 08:40:57 (#)
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Post was worth reading. Just.
Submitted by redskieslookfake (user info) at 2006-04-24 08:40:57 EDT (#)
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Six men and one woman walked on stage - all dressed as pirates.
And on that tiny stage began a total onslaught of pirate drinking songs done speed metal style.
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Was it Tiger?
Post was worth reading. Just.