I will start off with an interesting one. Most of my friends on Hive know I lived in Germany for around 5 years. It was a working 5 year holiday really. I lived in a city called Essen before I moved to Frankfurt for a couple of years. There is a place called Ruttensheid in Essen that is a nice leafy suburb and what is best of all is there is a massive Irish pub there owned by a Limerick man. One of the first things I did when I hit down was move to a location near said pub for social butterfly reasons. I'd talk to the wall on a bad day. I was on my own and I had to make friends fast if I was to survive so I visited the Irish pub to do just that. There was a German guy with a crazy coat at the bar so I complemented him in a hetrosexual way on his snazzy Withnail and I coat. We started talking and made friends. He had a wife thank Christ so I was delighted. My German friend was fond of the German weissbier like myself. The problem with German alcohol is it is stronger than the Irish alcohol so I was fairly well on after just a few drinks when I arrived. It took me a while to acclimatize. Dusseldorf was a city a half an hour from Essen and we would end up there many nights. I remember one of the nights myself and Theo had one of those Hangover nights when you wake up in a strange apartment and there are bodies asleep all over the place. Apartment wrecked, people asleep on balconies, on a bar, bras hanging off a lamp. It was best to just make a quick exit and not ask questions. Bloody vodka I complained with a massive hangover. On the way home on the train Theo asked if I remember how we got there. I told him if you remembered then you didn't have a great time and he found this hilarious. It turns out that my new friend Theo was a musician and a good one. He had a band but he was the main attraction. He used to give me CDs of himself. It wasn't music I was into but I admired some of the intricate music he was able to play on the keyboard. He would spend a half an hour explaining the song before he would play it which did not go down well the day after my wedding many years later. :-D.It is that time of the week again where I post three tunes that I was listening to this week. It has been an interesting week music wise as I quite liked some of the music in last weeks three tune Tuesday especially @blackdaisyft Islamic festival. It was really interesting. Myself and @blackdaisyft also came head to head in the 20 Hive No Limit Holdem weekly event on Lucksacks poker last Sunday and we made it to the final 2 at 1am in the morning.
I had won the 5 Hive tournament before this so I was confident. I did the usual and put in Khruangbin in the background. The 20 Hive tournament ended when @blackdaisyft wiped the floor with me with a flush and that was the end of me. Although I was happy to be beat by a good player and my pal in #ttt. Anyway back to the music.
So Theo went off and wrote a song which did well in the German state charts. It is called Veni Vidi Vodka. And what was it about? Only our night out in Dusseldorf!
He even mentions me in the second verse of the song which is kinda cool and he also mentions the thing I said to him about if you remember you didn't have a great time. He also called me a bit of a bollox or a chancer in German which I am still a bit on the fence about. If you listen to start of second verse he says Mein Freud Paul. That ladies and gentleman is yours truly. Theo is your man in the video wearing that coat. I think some of his groupies were in that house in Dusseldorf as well. The less said about this the better.
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So when I left Essen I ended up in Frankfurt and frequented a music bar called the Anglo Irish. There was a Galway man called Sasha running it. Everyone loved Sasha but he wouldn't leave anyone near his playlist. His playlist was so good that I shazamed all his songs one night and copied it to my Spotify. There were 2 songs that I remember the most from Frankfurt.
The Courteeners - Not Nineteen Forever
I love this song and the first time I heard it was actually Frankfurt. The lyrics really sink deep with me though as I was hitting 30 in Germany at that stage and it rang through that I had to grow up a bit and start making plans with the girl I was going out with for 10 years. She was kinda at home with her life on hold while I was having the time of my life in Germany. So I went home one weekend, purchased a ring and proposed. I moved home a year later and here I am.
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Little Black Submarine - The Black Keys
The anglo was a rock bar and this is a rock song that builds and builds. I am a fan of the Black Keys but this is an early one that again was new to me when I hit Frankfurt. When I hear this, I look back at the fantastic memories in that pub. It was such a great time for me and I had lots of fun.
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So there are my three tunes this week. If you are ever in Frankfurt, never mind O Reillys. Find the hidden gem called the Anglo. You will have a way better craic. Also if you are in Essen. Stop by at Fritzpatricks and Theo will most likely be at the bar drinking Middleton at 5pm in the evening.
Veni Vidi Vodka .....
Cheers blanchyI will match @ablaze on the HBI every week and I look forward to listening to all the unusual beats this week.
Ha ha ha, this is class and only you could end up getting written into a song man, Veni Vidi Vodka is right!! Good shouts with the The Courteeners and The Black Keys too man, do ya head back across to Germany much to visit old friends and the like or do you ever get the itch to head back to the Anglo for a session for old times sake?
Yeah there is a festival on in Essen on the June bank holiday weekend called Ruhrfest . It's on this weekend actually. The Irish descend on the city and its like a trad festival. It's class. So I go to Frotzpatricks. One of the barmen was my groomsman so I go over regularly. Also for champions league matches when Spurs played Dortmund. Try to get to that but I could not make it this year. I hit the Anglo every year for a weekend. Super Sunday in the anglo supping pints on a barrel is heaven. Next time I am heading I will let you know.
Nice one man, that sounds like great craic, I always have great craic in Germany, been to Frankfurt, Berlin, Trier and off to Munich in September for a stag which should be class auld craic (was telling ya that already , but sure I'm telling everyone about 12 times!)
Good story... Did you hear I'm off to Munich...
Sorry for you troubles.... Did you hear I'm off to Munich...
Can I have Tikka chicken, red onion and stuffing please... Did you hear I'm off to Munich...
We must organise an auld session or game of golf before the summer is out and @niallon11 might join us as well...
One of my wife's cousins works in the Irish bar there. Her name is Jenny. If you bump into her tell her I was asking for her! Munich is class. I had a German landlord that owns a cabin down there and I go down to stay there sometimes. It's in this lovely little ski town of Fusion. You never guess the name of the mountain the cabin is on...... Mount Wank. Swear to god. Munich is unreal. Some twine there I tell ya.
I will indeed!
Ah stop are ya serious!? 🤣🤣🤣
Fan-bloody-tastic!!! How have I never heard of Wank mountain!! Ha ha ha
If you pick a date for the golf and I'll join. What about hopping onto discord and seeing if we can get one that suits.
I'll always go for golf.
It would be nice to get one set before the summer is out.
Ya maybe August or September... Leave me a message on discord and I'll pick it up 👍
Ahahaha that game was epic 😆 I won with my very first (EVER) straight flush. Was great to dispute the finale with you mate 😁
Great tunes from you this week! What I loved the most was the story behind the proposal 😂😂😂 Nice to see that music had the power to help you grow up and leave the crazy adventures/drinking behind hehe My favourite from the 3 was Theos, it was like I already know him after reading about your hangovers 😂
He visited me in Ireland before Covid for a busking festival with a red leather jacket and these mad shades. he was the talk of the town.
Ohh so nice 😊 Was there any hangover to remember the old days? Or did you woke in a stranger's apartment? 😂😂
I know everyone in my hometown so it would have been hard to wake up in a stangers apt! haha. 😂. The German was dying. I took him out to see the rock of Cashel and he was sick in the corner. So whenever he sees this on TV I laugh at him. He defaced the rock.
You're right that would be hard 😅 And really awkard if you had woken up at anyone's apt 😂😂😂 I see you showed Theos a good time 🤣🤣
We are very welcoming here in Ireland. We like to show our friends a good time. 😀
I'll keep that in mind in case I ever visit Ireland 😅
haha you both ( @blackdaisyft ) poker masters! haha love the music! three are amazing songs! never heard before Theos! really like it those funky jazzy tunes. Must be nice to live in Germany! I had a friend there living in Berlin, hope some they meet she there.
Ahahah you're nklass on lucksacks right?
I liked Theos a lot too 👌
Hahah yess I am!
Nice to met you here! 😁 Hope to see you at the tables some time soon 😎😎
yeah Berlin is huge. Great spot. You should go for sure. Thanks for dropping by @nicolasdosse
Come play now on LS bro
Its 1.30am here so gonna hit the hay buddy. 😀😀
Oooh GN!
Ha, that is a very cool tale. Chancer indeed!
I can't believe there was no Rammstein! :0)
😀 There was a club underneath the Irish pub that played Rammstein all night. It would be right up your street. That's the thing about German clubs. They were more heavy metaly than dancy.
I have read quite a lot about the German pub metal scene. It has always mate me want to go!
you would be in your element there.
Aye, apart from the pvc/leather madness that some of them take a wee bit too far! :OD
There was a club in Frankfurt that was full Austin Powers mode. It was some set up. It was like walking into the swinging 60's.
Hehe. Sounds alright!
Veni Vodka Freitag would be more sufficent than the end of the woche is mit viel mehr spass , happy pud i will drink to that
!lady
Ah @brittandjosie Britt me aul flower. How the hell are you? Thanks for stopping by!