Back to mine

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With the long (thrice delayed) trip from NYC to Melbourne having finally been made, I’m now happily and safely ensconced back at home. Tomorrow I restart my job – the final proof that the two year adventure that I’ve undertaken is coming to a close. And what a good two years they have been. I can’t see the point in trying to summarise such a lengthy trip which contained such disparate experiences, and nor do I currently have the energy to reflect on anything in particular. I learnt a lot. I met a lot of amazing people. I saw some fantastic places. I’ve gained some wonderful friends. That’s it really. So instead I will simply say farewell blog readers – thank you for your time and your comments – they were very greatly appreciated.

I’ll leave you with this final explanation of the titles behind the blog entries. We left off back in January, so in reverse order from today, here are the explanations:

Back to mine is a compilation album made by… just about everyone.
The fortunes of solitude is a play on the Brooklyn themed novel “The Fortress of Solitude” by Jonathan Lethem.
Big exit is a song by P.J. Harvey.
Culture snub is the second time that Culture Club got a reference in the blog titles!
Ecstasy and wine is the name of a compilation of two obscure My Bloody Valentine E.Ps.
The French Connection is a film, isn’t it!
Ålesund’s starting to dampen is a riff on the Lemonheads song “Alison’s starting to happen”.
Midsommar Nights is a variation on Swedish outfit Sunday Brunch’s “Midsommer nights”.
Bleaker streets? is a reference to the Simon and Garfunkle song “Bleeker Street”.
Hey, that’s some way to say goodbye! keeps the folk vibe going with a poorly reworded tribute to the Leonard Cohen track “Hey, that’s no way to say goobye”.
Defender is the title of a Svek Records compilation.
The Graduate is a movie. I think you knew that.
We the people who attend gigs at Blå is a tribute to the late, great Curtis Mayfield and his song “We the people who are darker than blue”.

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The golden age is an album by American Music Club
Happy Trieste Friends and Friends is actually a TV reference (Sound the alarm!! A naming rule has been broken!!!). Yes, a TV reference to the bizarre animation show “Happy Tree Friends and Friends”.
Grand parade is a song by The Reindeer Section
Where do we go now but nowhere? is a cheery little Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds song.
Children stay free is an album by the Telemetry Orchestra.
Parklife is a song, album and perhaps way of life. By Blur.
Bygdøy in the Norge is a little bit similar to the Black Grape song “A big day in the north”. Well, it is if you can’t pronounce Norwegian words properly. And I can’t. So there.
I started something I actually could finish is a riff on the Smiths song “I started something I couldn’t finish”.
I want to sing that rock and roll is a song by Gillian Welch.

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Hello Opera-tour is, I believe, a rather clever variation of the White Stripes song “Hello Operator”.
Trying your luck is a song by The Strokes. Where have they got to these days? Seriously, I’m starting to worry…
The unbelievable truth is of course a work of genius film-making by Hal Hartley.
Totally confused is a song by Beck.
A wonderful life is a classic dance track by Carl Craig
The dinner game is a great French farce that still cracks me up after a million viewings.
It’s acclaim about Rey is another Lemonheads tribute, this time to their album “It’s a shame about Ray”.
Walking in my shoes is a Depeche Mode song.
Festen er ikke over is the title of a CD I won in a quiz in Norway. It’s not very good.
Tues Life invokes little of the generational zeitgeist that the “Choose Life” speech (and subsequent song) from the film Trainspotting managed to capture.
More news from nowhere is yet another Nick Cave song title to make it into my blog.
What I do in my bedroom is what DJ Shadow once called an album of his.
Blown a wish is a My Bloody Valentine song.
‘løkka star gets all funky as it references the Basement Jaxx/Dizzee Rascal collaboration called “Lucky Star”.

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Slip inside this student house is a bit like the old Primal Scream dance classic “Slip inside this house”.
Undersea community is an old, faded moment of glory from Melbourne’s own Avalanches.
Blue Monday was a song by some 80s chancers from Manchester. I think.
Oh delay is a beck reference. Odelay was the source. Geddit?
Long time fan is a reference to the Nick Cave song “Long time man”.
Red Roo Land… Nick Cave… yes I know… lack of blog title imagination… guilty… 12 months hard labour… fair enough… where’s my spade…
Match point is the only good film Woody Allen made during an 8 year barren stretch.
Taxi diner is the clever and not all that subtle play on the great film, “Taxi Driver.

And that is all from nordicgreg.blogspot.com

Ha det, moi moi and ciao to you all.