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Tsjuder @ Roskilde Festival

Tsjuder @ 2016 Roskilde Festival

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

harry potter and the cursed child london Palace Theatre

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child – Parts One & Two (Palace Theatre, London, England)

We went out for dinner in London’s Chinatown a few nights back. We got a bit lost on the way and ended up standing in front of the Palace Theatre on the night of the Harry Potter premiere. Of course the show had been sold out forever, but the theater was rather lovely at dusk.

The next day the book was released. We saw people reading it on the Tube.

Tonight we are going to see “One For My Baby” at the Tristan Bates Theatre. Thursday night, our final night in London, we will see Rory Scovel at The Invisible Dot.

Magister Templi @ Metal Magic

Magister Templi metal magic festival

Magister Templi @ 2016 Metal Magic Festival (Fredericia, Denmark)

@MetalMagicDK @CruzDelSurMusic

I was unsure, until the last minute, if I would be able to attend the Metal Magic Festival this year. In fact, I only made it for the final day. Hence, I was unfamiliar with some bands that turned out to be great. Magister Templi, from Oslo, Norway, was one of them. They don’t really sound like anyone in particular, but I suppose if you are a fan of Candlemass you will like them.

Eternal Copenhagen

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Autumn Morning on Lake Sortedam by Christen Kobke (NY Carlsberg Glyptoteket)

sortedams so art copenhagen Efterårsmorgen ved Sortedamssøen

As mentioned yesterday, today we are leaving Copenhagen. Our place, right next to Lake Sortedam, will be missed. I’d like to be close to the lakes again next time, but on a less busy street. I walked, or more often biked, along this lake nearly each of the past 36 days. Although it’s summer, many days looked as gloomy as this fall day in Kobke’s painting from nearly 200 years ago. On those sunny days, between storms, the lakes looked marvelous.

On the surface Copenhagen isn’t changing at all. But the new things do stand out and surprise me when I spend a month here every few years.

So far I’ve posted about 35 photos from this trip. After deleting hundreds of photos, I still have about 4,000 to go.

Picnic in the courtyard

Out my bedroom window

After weeks of hit-and-miss (mostly miss) weather, Copenhagen has been beautiful the past week. Everyone is out and about. The picnic table far below my bedroom window is getting a workout.

Black Sabbath @ 2016 Copenhell

Black Sabbath @ Copenhell

Black Sabbath @ 2016 Copenhell

At the last minute, Black Sabbath said “no” to pit photography. Initially I was a bit pissed, but it worked out for the best as I got a great spot, nearly dead center in front of the mixing booth so everything sounded perfect. In addition, the crowd around me was great. Had I shot from the pit for the first three songs, I probably would have had a horrible location for the rest.

What a fine show it was! My final time seeing Black Sabbath live, after seeing Ozzy (and Dio) solo in the 80s and Black Sabbath in the 90s and 00s.