Durrty Dozen +2 offical threak

[almostnice]

cheers for the kind words,well appreciated.

tv,as a cameraman you should know how easy it is to manipulate pics,

always a bloody shitload of work to make up all the scars and bruises before getting the camera out.

cheep,no worries,the pics of your family and you sitting happily in the park was worth it for your whole leg alone.

yesterday was fun,today was a bit more serious.the afternoon was spend on hamburgs main cemetery ,which is the biggest in Europe btw.the graveyard itself is truly awesome,apart from really beautiful graves,monuments etc. there are lots of interesting old buildings,wrought-iron and sculpting craftworks.more info here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ohlsdorf_Cemetery

upon arriving it started to pour down a bit,so i used the mainbuilding for shelter.do i need a better excuse for some posing?

check this artist out,way ahead of his time(and from Hamburg!)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philipp_Otto_Runge

[almostnice]

part 2

maybe a bit too early to pass that door,isnt it?

I like how Bhuddists care about the whole subject

[almostnice]

even though it was most time raining and cloudy,the lighting coming through the trees was somehow unreal

DD+2's are coming along nicely

thats it for now.this place is loaded with themes to shoot,but time was running out...

[almostnice]

the day started with taking the daughter to her daily swim practice.45 minutes for me to relax!

after lunch we made a little tour into the city.first stop at the local bookstore to order a copy of Michael A. Harris' Jeans of the Old West

I always prefer the little vendor to the big ones,its even 5,-€ cheaper than Amazon.

Vespa APE car,bloody slow but fun to drive!

Kids Flatheads

who's afraid of spiders?

facial expression practice in perfection

some funky fountain in the city

end of part one,to be continued...

[beatle]

Almostnice - I'm really enjoying your leg of the tour ...

[almostnice]

cheers beatle,thats my main aim!

what a waterfull day:it started to rain again...

coincidentally we were just a few steps from Urban Outfitters away...

at this point some employee asked me politely not to take pics inside UO...

for moments like this its always useful to keep something to entertain the kids (yours and others in this case) in your bag.

...the same person reminded me again,less frienly this time...

...the last pic before we finally got kicked out of Urban Outshitters:

I really dont know why i always come back,i fucking hate them! all what they can do is selling secondhand stuff ridiculous overpriced.

anyway,time for some grub!

[almostnice]

she can have the choice of delicious cakes,but she is mad about Franzbrötchen: a local speciality,translates roughly french biscuit,dates back to when Hamburg was occupied by the French 1806-1814:

still raining outside

next was a Levis store,i asked about the new LVC collection and both employees were completely overstrained with this task.

we had some fun in the mirror instead

the Hello kitty store was a bit more after her liking...

so was this shop for me:

unfortunately i didnt had the 450€ for a pair of Alden chukkas with me,maybe next time...

[almostnice]

quick stop at the Zweitausendeins Bookstore.always great quality books,CD's and DVD's for very reasonable prices.

her prey:

mine:

still pouring down,waiting time was sweetened with some icecream

thats it for today.

[Christmas In A Submarine.]

Oh man! I used to LOVE that movie! In the US it's called "Mio My Son," right?

[almostnice]

i am pretty sure it is.i must have read it to her about 10 times or more,its her favourite Lindgren tale.

[ranonranonarat]

urban outfitters staff looks shit pissed with you. cool post as always, i always like how you make simple things like spending time with your kids look so fun. by the way, whats that yellow thing in your right hand that you're holding on to?

[almostnice]

cheers ran,check it here:

http://www.thepod.ca/yellow%20pod%20page.html

[beatle]

those are handy....

[almostnice]

...it is indeed.used it quiete a lot today,more later tonight.

[ThinFinn]

^so your today-shots are made with this "pod" ?...

[almostnice]

^so your today-shots are made with this "pod" ?...

??? no,all done manually but as i didnt had any beer today my hands were trembling and all pics are completely blurred.sorry...

[almostnice]

realized this morning that I have to send the pants next week to PaulT.was in need of a quiete place to get over this shock.

after an hour of melancholic pondering i decided that life isnt over and moved on.passed through this invitational tunnel to the other side.

took that ship as a symbol for making the right decision.

passed by this excellent example for what the building authority calls preservation of historic buildings

picked up two copies of F&E

hailed to emperor Wilhelm II (not!)

[beatle]

LOL...happy to hear that you loved wearing them...

[roy6]

Apprehensivelynice.

I'm going to miss seeing Hamburg.

Although it will be amusing to see how creatively Paul can hide his face is his shots from London. Must be interesting, being a photo-whore and pathologically shy at the same time.

[almostnice]

beatle,i really love this pants,esp. the cut.even though these are the first MF jeans i've ever handled,they are my favourites,judging from the pics i've seen so far from other models.

roy,no worries,i am a prostitute.if you want more pics i am sure we can work something out.payment in kind is well appreciated,esp. leatherjackets.

preferred this statue over boring Wilhelm

saw some older architecture(slightly customized)

and some modern

found a reason to go out next month

witnessed some really hot and steamy sex in public

delivered a copie of F&E to the owner of Ridersroom

felt in love with this pairs of RW's,and,after a quick glance into my wallet,found the perfect x-mas present for me (will tell the wife later)

and even more with this beautiful helmet

paintjob is a replica of McQueens lid which he wore being a member of the US team at the International Six Days Enduro 1964 in Erfurt,GDR.

realized that i am the perfect Steve McQueen look-a-like

decided that,since i look like him,i dont need his helmet.

[almostnice]

went to another scootershop of another friend

bought some much needed parts

took the piss out of them while they tried to get this plastic egg back to life

nearly came into the jeans seeing this old lady (i have a soft spot for mature women)

eventually learned how a two-stroke works

had still some cash left,decided to invest in vinyl,so i moved on

was able to hold myself back shouting abuses to those slackers

[mtchfrnk]

Your scooter repairman friend looks great in his bib overalls and sweatshirt. And you can tell him I said so.

[almostnice]

will do,mtchfrnk,esp. that its coming from you.(he knows that my taste differs a bit from his).

passed by the Rote Flora,a stronghold of anti-fascist and anti-repressive resistance since over 20 years

remembered all the parties and concerts i experienced in there

esp. the Jah Shaka gig where i ended up sleeping in the big bass-speaker

or the AlphaΩ concert,couldnt get the subfrequent basslines out of my ears for the next 12 hours

went into Hamburgs finest

Selekta Reggae Records Shop!

followed Ingo's advice and bought some deep 70's rootsalbum.apart from running this great store he is also the main head and selector of Lovetank Soudnsystem

wonderful coverdesign from 40 years ago

decided to call it a day.

[ThisSunday]

I love that album.

[almostnice]

I love that album.

being a collector of all Yabby You/Vivian Jackson stuff the Run Come Rally and Seventy-Two Nations versions performed by Ras Michael are the absolutely highlight.i was aware they exist but never managed to add them to my collection.

Great musictaste,Sunday!

[ThisSunday]

From what I've seen, you have a really great collection. Trojan put a 2 for 1 cd with this album and Nyabingha. I was in a record store here in NY about 5-6 years ago and this album was playing. My mind was instantly blown.

[almostnice]

cheers,luckily i builded the cadre of my collection before i got addicted to denim and workwear,so i am able to pick gems like the Dadawah record from the massive output of re-releases.Trojan did released some CDs which where too good to let them pass(before they were bought by Universal),but i am mostly vinyl.the occasional must-have original situation appears from time to time,though.

[almostnice]

quick snaps of todays CSD parade preparations

[Maynard Friedman]

That baseball cap and athletics kit look really suits you

[almostnice]

cheers for the compliment but i am the one wearing armytrousers.