“It’s ok, I saved the laptop!” I just returned from UK to Sweden after a week of standup gigs in and around London. This was also the first time I met my friend Paul-a cult comedian on the British standup circuit. He was quite well known by the British comedians, and the fact that he was in the crowd to give me support made the other comedians treat me with some … [Läs mer...] om Among laptops and vampires
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A WEEK IN PARADISE (part one)
Summer, holidays and a future close to hell. At last it was time for us to leave. Already two days before our departure the wife had packed half our apartment in bags — “well, we must take it with us, what if they don’t have one”, “you never know if we can get use for it” and so on. “Dad, can I bring my Gameboy?” the youngest asked. “No you can’t. We don’t have any … [Läs mer...] om A WEEK IN PARADISE (part one)
How to tell a child it’s dead
”Have you spoken to her?” ”Not yet” The two parent were wispering to each other so that their daughter wouldn’t hear. Father glanced over at the daughter. No, she didn’t seem to have heard. She seemed busy trying to fish out her left eye from the bowl of cornflakes in front of her. The father leaned over, took the spoon from his daughters remaining hand and fished out the … [Läs mer...] om How to tell a child it’s dead
The Vomiting Frog
"Goddammit! This is SOO good! Check it out! Damn it, it's SOO fucking great!" Dagobert was obviously totally sold on the new rock-album he brought home to the dorm, waving it around in the air above his head. The album cover was a black and white photo of four longhaired guys in jeans and leather jackets, leaning against a wall and with the text Ramones in big red letters … [Läs mer...] om The Vomiting Frog