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An Amsterdam Dream.

December 9, 2012December 20, 2023 ~ johnbrandall ~ Leave a comment

An Amsterdam dream.  I was back in Amsterdam.  Eric Peters was there.  It was that moment, when I'm walking out of the train station and the whole city is there in front of me, and I'm so excited by the opportunities. So Eric and I try to figure out what shop to go to.  I … Continue reading An Amsterdam Dream.

6.3.2002

December 8, 2005December 21, 2023 ~ johnbrandall ~ Leave a comment

CIRCUS[12:03 a]Berlin (cont.)Berlin seems like a town where rich kids w/ expensive habits, high hopes, & little productive motivation come to fuck around for awhile before settling down somewhere else. People here, people around the hostel, non-native German speakers are floating around out here, for the most part, & I hope not to join their … Continue reading 6.3.2002

5.25.2002

February 28, 2005December 21, 2023 ~ johnbrandall ~ Leave a comment

May 25, 2002 CAFÉ SOLE [3:05 am] Brook’s message today: tulips. A nice one. Went out to DJ Café Sole. Drank four rum & cokes in rapid fire succession rum en coke en ja! Der coke! Der rum & coke! Ya. Each was six euro. Plenty of cigarettes. Gasp! But all around a good time. … Continue reading 5.25.2002

5.23.2002

February 27, 2005December 21, 2023 ~ johnbrandall ~ 1 Comment

[May 23, 2002] [I don’t know what the hell time it is, maybe 3:10 EST but probably 2:10 EST] Have had a muffin and water for breakfast. Earlier I had a Jack Daniels and Coke. The Lord of the Rings was a pretty good flick. But it ended right on a cliffhanger so I’ll see … Continue reading 5.23.2002

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