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A DAY IN A LIFE OF APOCALYPTICA by Perttu KivilaaksoHello again lovelies. How are you? Hopefully well.
Well, this time I thought of writing something a bit different, so I decided to write a memo of yesterday's meeting/gathering/whatever... I use the European clock because I am from Finland.
It is not too cold, yet very grey and foggy, a smelly Wednesday morning in a little known suburb of Helsinki. This is a typical area of factories: gas, broken glass, graffiti everywhere: an abandoned bicycle lies on the ground; someone has stolen it's rubbers. This slightly frozen asphalt jungle awaits what the new day brings. So does this old building, where bands can bring their instruments and play - I mean play music - and also play like children play. The building is, anyhow, quite far from the Hilton standard (actually pretty fucking far from it, but it doesn't bother, only increases that certain anxiety level one should have while working on this kind of stuff. Maybe it's a positive thing).
Clock: 09:45: nothing happens. Clock: 09:57: nothing happens. Practice room number xxx... Silence. Clock: 10:00: rehearsals are marked to begin. Clock: 10:07: no lifesigns. 10:13: Paavo arrives. Little bit sweaty, cleaning his glasses, searching out sparkling water to satisfy his thirst. "Ach so, again I'm the first one, and most likely will be the last, like always..." Paavo is very energic, and diligent. Clock: 10:18: Paavo goes to toilet.10.22: Eicca arrives. "Oh - you're all alone. Sorry I'm a bit late. I took the wrong hard drive with me. I realized half-way that I had the one where I keep my lullabies. I made a new song yesterday. It is called 'A song'" he explains.
Paavo listens to the ipod as Eicca looks for sparkling water."Is coffee already ready? Paavo puts his thumb up.10:26: Mikko arrives."I went into this shop to buy new drumsticks because I realized that I have only broken ones, but the shop wasn't open yet. And then I realized that I din't have any money with me, so I asked them to send the bill to you, Eicca." "Good morning. How kind of you, where is the sparkling water? Is coffee ready?" Paavo puts his thumb up and takes off the headphones. "Hey, I listened to song number 13 -you remember the fast one that goes like... tadam-tam, tadam-tam, didudidu, tadam... Yes,that one? How about if it would go instead of didudidu-didudi, instead?" "Hmm... I didn't think of that possibility yet. Could work though. Let's try!"
10:33: Perttu arrives. "Damn it. I couldn't get up from bed and..." Eh,we are not interested of your excuses... This is already the third time you are late, so tomorrow is your turn to vacuum the whole room!" "NO! But..." "No excuses." "But... I don't even vacuum-clean my home!" Paavo continues: "...but since we all were late today, you don't have to massage our backs this time." "Okay, I will try to wake up better then in future." (Behind Perttu's back, the others give doubtful glances). "Is coffee ready?" Paavo notices that the can is already empty, and a bit resigned leaves the room to get more water.10:45: the flavour of new coffee fills the room. "Did you see yesterday the program about black holes?" Perttu asks. No response."It is so cool, unbelievable that those things exist, but I don't get how they work." "I guess no one really does. How could it be possible for a material to disappear?" "But surely we have one black hole in here," Eicca begins to tease. "Please, guys. No!" Perttu weeps.
10:53: "About this didudi," Paavo says."I think it's a good idea," says Perttu. "You don't even know what we're talking about!" "No, but i decided to be positive and optimistic today." "Well, look in the mirror. On a scale of 1-7, how positive do you look? Oh we don't have a mirror, but believe me, you look like shit!" Mikko praises. "Thanks. When was the last time you shaved?" Perttu tries to strike back. "Ah! Don't you know that these whiskers are in style at the moment. You should really follow what's happening on streets." "I don't have time for that, all my spare time is spent watching historical or astronomical documentaries." "Yes... And believe me, that's exactly how you look!"
Now we come to the point of the day's first "must be censored" scene... 11:13: "didudii"...a cello makes a sound. Paavo plays the "didudii". "Yeah, that's good!" Perttu continues. "You haven't heard the entire song yet!" "True. I just want to be difficult." 11:15: Paavo puts the cello away and joins the others who have found some cookies. Mikko also brought a newspaper and they are reading it silently. 11:18: "Didudii" soughs Perttu. 11:19: "OK. Let's listen to 'The Song'" Eicca says and goes to the toilet. 11:21: "Didudii," whistles Perttu. 11:22: Very loud music can be heard, fast beat, d-minor, quite dark. Paavo plays along with the CD. Now it comes...didudii...song ends. "Yes. It is a good opportunity. Tthen Mikko begins to write a textmessage, Perttu opens the window and lights a cigarette, Paavo begins to read a slalom magazine, Eicca lifts weights. 11:36: Four men sit behind their instruments, looking stupid, as if someone would have something to say. "Okay, what did we do yesterday?" asks Eicca. "Well, actually pretty much nothing," Mikko answers,"nor the day before..." Silence... "Let's play song number 3 once, that we all know." Mikko is lively - almost..." Perttu mutters. 11:43: "I am so tired! More coffee!"
11:59: "Have you heard the new muse-album, it's amazing!" Mikko is lively. "True!" Paavo jumps into the conversation and follows a long 7minutes analysis of what kind of chords and effects they are using. Eicca calls to the manager. Perttu smokes. 12:06: "I am so hungry, let's go to get something to eat," Paavo suggests. 12:24: Boys are back. 12:37: Food is in the stomach. 12:52: Everybody visited the toilets and ate crackers as deserts. 12:53: Song number 9 begins."I think this could be still faster." "No,much slower in my opinion." "Why? Can't you play it faster?" "Not yet, since i haven't had time to..." "No excuses, let's play!" "Faster!" 13:19: "Yeah! That was good!" Perttu screams and looks like a washed dog. "Good! There's still some hope for you as well... But not much..."
What follows is the next "must-be-cencored"-scene. 13:49: "Do we have any candy left?" Mikko asks. Mikko is a candy-monster. 14:01: "Should we still play something?" Paavo asks. Funny...because so far we played maybe thirty minutes during four hours. Says Eicca: "That's the way it goes." Says Perttu: "Goes what?" "Well, if this is not going any faster, then I'm going home, because i have another life, too," says Paavo, a little bit irritated. The final result: "When was the last time I said that I love you guys?" Perttu asks. Surprised silence. "You know, I need to share my feelings, because life is so unpredictable, and you never know what the next corner brings, and it's better to express your emotions than suffocate them..." "I think it was yesterday... Or maybe the day before...Yes, Monday, yes...Yes, you told us many times...It is good to know how deeply you care." Eicca whispers: "You guys are so important to me, I don't know what I would do with out you three." Perttu cries the tears of a dragon. He hugs everybody. Paavo's heart melts too."I love you, my friend, my brother, and don't forget that!" Mikko shouts: "And they lived happily ever after!" Eicca encourages, "Yes! Come, my brothers! Let's create a beautiful sound together! Let's play "The song"! Happily they take their instruments and Mikko counts the beat in, but nothing happens."Perttu, you should begin the song!" "Ah! This is the didudidu didudii." "Whatever...ok, ok...didudii...tadam tadam...dum dum..." It's going to be good, if Perttu will just play the same song as us. Another try, everybody! Make the changes.
15:13: Cookies and coffee!
15:20: "But truly, let's not fall into despair! Hope remains while the company is true." "Oh, you saw that movie too?" "What movie?" "Oh, the movie...sure." "What was the point?" "...that we should not give up now that we are so far." "Yes, we are pretty f***ing far from far" Eicca growls. "What do we already have? Ten, thirteen, fourteen songs?" Mikko counts. "Yes, but we need more." "What do you think of the dum-dum after the didudii?" asks Paavo suddenly. "How about damdum?" Perttu offers. "NO! That sounds so silly!" Eicca laughs. "I still doubt the whole idea of didudii," says Mikko. "Do we need that passage at all?" Perttu gets angry again. "No, come on, look into the mirror! Oh, we don't have it...
15:54: Peace and love! "Ok guys, I have to go soon, so what shall wedo next?" Mikko asks. "Let's drink beer," Paavo suggests. "Good idea!" Eicca is in. "But not with you," Paavo continues. "I want to go skiing. Let's meet after one week," Mikko decides. "I want to go with you to Lapland" Perttu says to Paavo."I don't want you to come with me," says Paavo. Another word-war between two mights. Paavo smiles widely and Perttu gives him a big hug. Mikko feels tears on he's cheeks because he is so touched by how much two people can enjoy each other's company.
16:28: "We can rest for a while and come back tomorrow," Eicca says, "So no sleepy days?" Perttu is disappointed. "Look at the bright side, an evening with lots of work, a night without sleep, or dreams of didudii...didudidu. What did we decide? I don't remember anymore" Mikko says. "I think we didn't decide anything" Paavo remembers. "Let's think about it next week" Eicca says, "What about tomorrow?" Perttu asks. A new day... The door is opened, the electricity is switched off, the sound of a lock can be heard, and the room is empty and silent again.
18:08: The last musician has left the building. The scene ends with a close up of the broken bike and the distant drone of a car engine. The bus passes just in front of their noses - Perttu and Mikko - as they stand in a hard rain with nothing more to say than..."didudii!"
Cheers lovelies
Perttu
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I didn't wrote this.
But looking at previous thing Perttu wrote, I'm positive, that he wrote this as well!