Blog post 'What Trash Fest taught me and other lessons learned in Finland'
What Trash Fest taught me and other lessons learned in Finland
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-I had no idea how many times I could run up and down the stairs.
-I didn't know how many times I could trip over my own two feet on the stairs.
-Nobody told me how demanding and rude people can become when threatened with being banned from the backstage area.
-Blue paper wristbands are like gold.
-I can eat McDonalds a couple times a day for a meal.
-McDonalds has the best coffee in Finland.
-There are no Starbucks in Finland.
-Smurfs are taller than I expected.
-Jaani didn't hate me.
-Jyrki actually knows who I am.
-Jussi bites hard.
-Uno isn't a bad card game if you're playing with Acey.
-People think they can change their appearance when being thrown out the back door and sneaking in the front.
-Men in bands can disappear into thin air at any moment.
-If bands disappear you can usually find them outside.
-Herding goats is easier than getting a band of five together for a meet and greet or an interview.
-If Joanne is missing I automatically think Jyrki has made her cry.
-Walking in a straight line to someplace does not guarantee a safe return without running the risk of being lost.
-Sometimes even if you throw the party, you're still banned from it.
-All elevator doors do not automatically slide open.
-Elevator doors that do slide automatically do so quickly in Finland.
-I don't ever want to be the merch girl.
-No matter where I sit down at Gloria, Alex will find me and fill the chair beside me.
-Alligator foot keychains are creepy to say the least.
-Never give Jaani an alligator foot keychain.
-You can't wear canvas shoes and no socks for two nights of heavy work and expect them to come out smelling good.
-You can wash your feet in a sink, given proper balancing techniques.
-If a Finn hands you a piece of candy, but opens an ice cream bar for himself, don't eat the candy, cuz it's gonna be nasty.
-Licorice flavor makes me want to cry.
-There is such a thing as fun drunk people.
-Thinking makes me blush.
-Heavy goose down jackets make you sweat if you wear them indoors.
-If you're tired enough you can sleep anywhere.
-15-20 hours sleep is not enough over a five day period.
-I'll never be able to watch Sweeney Todd again without laughing.
-I love Finland and I can't wait to go back to visit and not work.
-I didn't know how many times I could trip over my own two feet on the stairs.
-Nobody told me how demanding and rude people can become when threatened with being banned from the backstage area.
-Blue paper wristbands are like gold.
-I can eat McDonalds a couple times a day for a meal.
-McDonalds has the best coffee in Finland.
-There are no Starbucks in Finland.
-Smurfs are taller than I expected.
-Jaani didn't hate me.
-Jyrki actually knows who I am.
-Jussi bites hard.
-Uno isn't a bad card game if you're playing with Acey.
-People think they can change their appearance when being thrown out the back door and sneaking in the front.
-Men in bands can disappear into thin air at any moment.
-If bands disappear you can usually find them outside.
-Herding goats is easier than getting a band of five together for a meet and greet or an interview.
-If Joanne is missing I automatically think Jyrki has made her cry.
-Walking in a straight line to someplace does not guarantee a safe return without running the risk of being lost.
-Sometimes even if you throw the party, you're still banned from it.
-All elevator doors do not automatically slide open.
-Elevator doors that do slide automatically do so quickly in Finland.
-I don't ever want to be the merch girl.
-No matter where I sit down at Gloria, Alex will find me and fill the chair beside me.
-Alligator foot keychains are creepy to say the least.
-Never give Jaani an alligator foot keychain.
-You can't wear canvas shoes and no socks for two nights of heavy work and expect them to come out smelling good.
-You can wash your feet in a sink, given proper balancing techniques.
-If a Finn hands you a piece of candy, but opens an ice cream bar for himself, don't eat the candy, cuz it's gonna be nasty.
-Licorice flavor makes me want to cry.
-There is such a thing as fun drunk people.
-Thinking makes me blush.
-Heavy goose down jackets make you sweat if you wear them indoors.
-If you're tired enough you can sleep anywhere.
-15-20 hours sleep is not enough over a five day period.
-I'll never be able to watch Sweeney Todd again without laughing.
-I love Finland and I can't wait to go back to visit and not work.
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Aileen is right about the heavy doors too
- I also learned that food tastes better in Finland (seriously everything was nicer).
- Most rock lovers don't appear until around 8.30. Honestly I didn't see any goths/rockers until the evening outside Gloria. I was walking around like "where is everyone?"
- 9 out of every 10 statues in Helsinki are of naked people. Or did I just not notice the others? Hmmm...also in hindsight it was perhaps a good thing I didn't stick MT stickers in their arses.
- Their English was better than mine. And I'm from fucking England!
- Leaving Helsinki is rather like carving out your own heart and stamping all over it
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I bet you'd not give up working 25 hours a day on gigs and festivals for anything else - being a tech/production manager is the best frecking job in the world.