advert in todays het parool newspaper
announcing a ban on possession/consumption
of "soft" drugs per 1 february in gidionic's
own neighbourhood,the amsterdam baarsjes.



a first for amsterdam!
should take a walk down and get a shot
of the new street signs-a world premier....

3/2/06-within 24 hours the first sign was
stolen!

sunrise pt 2....over holland

gidionics shy iranian twin brother/psychologist m.



sunset on 29th

ice on canal and sunrise over amsterdam

on a friday afternoon when most people
have finished work and gone home for
the weekend gidionics witness the arrival
of a strange looking foreign truck.
as the pallets of suspicious looking canned products
are unloaded,gidionics can't help but think
of the reputation of amsterdam as a drugs center.

probably a shipment of olives...but you never know.



this amsterdam reputation pisses gidionics off-
15 years of being picked on by customs just
because we live where we live.
imagine the joy of the first day of a holiday
being shattered by the stress of french customs
officers putting on latex gloves and threatening
a "physical investigation" whilst a busload of fellow
travellers,worried about missing the ferry,
look on with growing anger.
gidionics felt very popular that day.

witnessing this humiliation,the trucks and boats
no doubt had a wry smile as they passed through
these fascist french customs unchallenged and on
schedule.


enough complaining.....and a foto of jk who,for
simplicity's sake gets the title "the one armed
bandit"

vpro club3voor12



danya kurtz-american singer/songwriter
with a growing reputation.we can't find a
dedicated website but listen via the vpro
link.
we were 2 tonight-one gidionic with a soft
spot for musicians like gillian welsh found it
a good performance,the other "niks aan".



gidionics agree the band silence is sexy
are dissapointing.bland "school of rock"
tunes and too much rock star posing for our
taste.maybe an off night perhaps....
www.silenceissexy.nl



find solice in flourescent alcohol



just time for a shot of the drumkit...it is
with regret that gidionics have to leave before
the performance.luckily mr w.,gidionics technical
wizard and partner in crime stays to watch-photos
may follow and of course there is the vpro archive
and a blog at www.myspace.com/onemangrave
with audio goodies

dawn



favourite windmill



singel

gidionics' fishing advisor H in his
pride and joy 6 series.the only black
one in amsterdam so give him a wave
if he passes by.
we like cars with character.

markthallen interior



6pm.....days slowly lightening

a boring day with a surreal edge

our favourite secret building on
a grey day.



gidionics frankenstein computing
room
"oh my god,we've created a monster"

vpro club 3voor12
finally,after a months' break,it is the welcome
return of our favourite music club.

there are 3 bands on the bill and local heros
caesar take to the stage first.
they have been around for a while and have
released some good stuff-good live,but
nothing special to our old cynical ears.
www.caesartheband.com





next up are the broken beats-a danish
band we've never heared of,but that's the
beauty of these wednesday music nights-
you never know what surprises are in store.

good catchy pop music and a charismatic
frontman with a quirky sence of humour.
www.brokenbeats.de
worth an investigation.







sadly we miss the last band of the night,
the gasoline brothers, as we have to take
the last tram 14 but it will be on the vpro
website along with the other acts.
and;
www.gasolinebrothers.nl

goodnight

amsterdam "plaatjes"

palace on the dam



bijenkorf (beehive) department store
on the dam-sort of amsterdam harrods

7.45 am





12.15 pm

smit's koffiehuis (good name) with
centraal station behind it



round the corner from zeedijk



birthday fun in restaurant "el huaso"
j is 40 and challenged by unstable cake
construction.

the winter sun



a clear day

friday the 13th.......
a retina burning start to the day

big chess



little chess