I really wish i wasn't indie right now. want to be a european. preferably eastern block. i want to be on eurovision next year. i'm getting good with the midi keyboard. figured out how to use garage band, reason 4.0 (full version), and ableton live (demo version). Can play the introduction to Toto's Africa, Daft Punk's Robot Rock, and Underworld's Born Slippery. i have also created a few originals (see previous post "Personal Branding; formaldehyde excursions - Book 1").
Spain (2008)
Trying to design a costume that appeals to europe as a whole.
Loving Serbia's 2009 contribution right now. thinking of going with a jheri-curled version of the accordion players hair-do for my Eurovision 2010 appearance.
Thinking of having 3 backing singers (2 girls, 1 guy). Want to have no more than 4 dancers. may train the backing singers to dance to reduce head count.
Will upload videos of good historical eurovision performances when i get time.
Live update: Hungary is awesome!!1!1!!!. will buy their album if on itunes music store.
Orchestrated indie group dancing at semi-mainstream nightclubs has been a dream of mine since both Bukkake Fashions and KidWisdom clocked 'white-man-dancing' on expert some months ago. Often whilst sipping on my own recipe cocktail and watching the self-obsessed mess unfold at a favorite purposefully designed dive club/bar, i pray that 4-5 indies will clear a decent section of the dance floor and break into orchestrated, perfectly in sync, dance moves reminiscent of late 80's/early 90's groups such as 'New Kids on the Block' and to a lesser degree 'East-17'.
The exact mind image of what routine I am praying for can be seen in this clip: New kids on the block - you've got (the right stuff) - 1988
I have reached the point where I am so desperate to see this I feel I will have to take matters into my own hands. So, I am after 4-5 indies. I'm not concerned about gender, however any fems interested need to be aware that they will be playing masculine roles (I don't have a Janet Jackson style dance in mind, so i make no apologies about this). I will also make it known that i did get this idea after watching a Fat Boy Slim hour on a cable music television station. 'Praise You' is a truly magical music video made by one of your indie-idols Spike Jonze, not to be mistaken for Spike Lee. These guys used a crew of 7, I have plans for 4 and obviously 1 understudy. But trying to get 2 indies working together will be harder than breeding pandas, so getting 4 to work together will need the implementation of some world class management techniques.
We will also need to get a DJ on board. this shouldn't be too hard. everybody seems to know a DJ these days. However, apparently at mainstream clubs/bars you can request songs, this may be the better option.
So we're all massive fans of the standard jib indie haircut, but i think you will all want to diversify in the coming autumn months. I feel the dedicated indies will attempt to rock the Jheri Curl in an effort to level themselves up from the mainstream indie home-job haircuts.
The Jheri curl requires time, money, and professionals. Your Valiumed up lifepartner/housemate/girlfriend/child/boyfriend/wife/business-partner simply will not have the skills to help you out on this style. So unfortunately the Jheri curl quest will require a visit to your twitched out pro hairdresser/hairstylist (I don't know which one they like to be called).
I have been intrigued by the Jheri curl for about eight and a half years now. And always wondered how it is done. So I did a fair bit of research and this is the jist of it (summary from Wiki-P):
1. hit some product called 'softener' 2. once the hair is loose, wind it up on some perm-rods (damn good word, will probably be the name of my first born) 3. set the permed hair with some other type of chemical to make the perm permanent. 4. moisturize the hair like it is your dried-out dehydrated child 5. sleep with a plastic shower cap on
Found this documentary after i did the above research (good confirmation of what I found on Wiki-P):
