fort van sjakoo on the jodenbreestraat.

the last club 3voor12 before the summer
break.
headlining this evening's line up is a special
performance by postman.
it's a shame the poor guy is more famous
in holland for being the partner of top dutch
rock diva anouk and father of her 3 children rather
than for his own work...but tonight he steps out
of the shadows and shines in his own right.
first a short interview with
host eric corton



then he takes to the stage,joining band
and backing singers.what follows is a set
showing that nothing can beat the energy
and buzz of a live show,especially when
performed in an intimate setting
where it's at it's best
gidionics are impressed-
follow the 3voor12 link to listen to the show



will postman make an impact outside holland?
we will watch with interest.in the meantime-
www.postman-online.com/web
www.blammo.nl/postmen01.html
www.postmen.web-log.nl



next up are sneakerfreak.
talented without a doubt but fail to impress.
maybe the interview?
maybe the phony accent?
make your own minds up at
www.sneakerfreak.nl




gidionics leave early to grab the excellent
tram 14 back to hotel smit.
back at base we catch the final hour of
the club on the live cable tv broadcast.

shame to miss them in the flesh but
its amsterdam band aux raus who end the night
with a techno bang.we hope to bump
into them again on our travels but in the
meantime a taste at
www.auxraus.com

amsterdam is in the grip
of orange fever and in
'hotel smit' it is no exception.

poised for victory celebrations....

then portugal come along and
spoil the party




so,despite being unconvinced by their
performance up till now,gidionics hope
that england will be able to avenge the
dutch loss

robbie williams?
with 2 "special invitation" places
on the guestlist kindly arranged by
M, gidionics say you bet!


robbiewilliamsstage

gidionics are joined by ruud gullit


ruudgullit

robbie is initially an ant on the horizon


robbiewilliamsant

sometimes a flying ant


robbiewilliamsariel

robbie within spitting distance!(joke)
but there is no denying that he is a
great entertainer...even had gidionics
swaying from side to side and singing
along with 50,000 others to "feel" and
"angels"



robbiewilliams



robbiewilliams



robbiewilliams



robbiewilliams

keep your eyes open for some
exclusive rock'n'roll material over
the coming days,but for now another
moment of peace

one of the wonders of the modern age,
the afsluitdijk was built between 1927 and
1933-a 32 kilometer dijk cutting through the north sea,
connecting north holland to friesland.
always wanted to see it and now we get
our chance as the floating mattress takes
a detour..........


locks at entrance to afsluitdijk


midsummer light at 11pm


monument to workers


afsluitdijk


afsluitdijk

aaah,the smell of the countryside
shade under an appletree



occasional world cup intermissions



local windmill



gidionics brotherhood snuggle up
around a cracking fire

orange fever

the world cup
we hope holland do well

parked too long in the right/wrong
place?

after a break of a few weeks gidionics
resume the wednesday music night ritual

much hyped dutch band a balladeer kick things
off.not to our taste but we can't deny their ability
as a good pop band.
www.aballadeer.com


a balladeer1.jpg


ab4.jpg


ab5.jpg

then a change of tempo in the form of kiddo cee..
dutch language "nederhop"...love em' or hate em,
mc's and rappers always put on a good show.
www.kiddo-cee.com


kiddocee.jpg


kiddoceegroup.jpg

who's looking at you,princess

more fun and frolics at gidionics
birthday bash...

cafe sondgarden,amsterdam



world cup fever in soundgarden



dancing in " korsakoff"

a growing ( phenomenon-weed plantations
all over the place.gidionics witness the clearing
up process after a police raid on a flat just
around the corner from the hotel smit