weird... i posted a response to your drawings yesterday but it is not there. poo. i will have to try again.

woah. that guy needs some bandaids before he gets comfort.



i think this is cool. i love the way the reporter looks haughty as you might expect an art report to and the through the window/frame thing is interesting.



i like the perspective on the big feet guys. and i don't know that living in your own world is a bad thing.


i think that guy needs to be careful of that chair. i think it is missing a leg. hey, is that what happened to the first guy?

these are great timo. thanks for sharing!

oh... not an oatmeal fan here...

but... maybe i have never had good oatmeal

Haha! Thanks for the comments Dani, made my day.
Dr. Boneless one, the composer, should be very cautious with that chair indeed, it's not safe by any means. And, what would be better (at times) than living in your own world, lol!

Okay.

We're back from yet another mind soothing trip to Möhkö. Those new to this, Möhkö is a small village in eastern edge of Finland, some 600 kilometers from Helsinki, near the border and we go there every now & then with Kati (the wife) to see the in-laws and enjoy the silence and peace of nature. It is a VERY small place in VERY remote area and that's the beauty of it.
Now get those hot chocolate cups and/or cereal bowls ready and lean back. Here's what went down during the week..


We took off from the Helsinki railway station at monday morning, here we are. Im already bored sitting in the train for too long..


The seats in the newer trains are somewhat uncomfortable to sit for a long time let alone tryin to sleep on them, no way. I cheered up a bit and here i am getting creative (or just stupid) with the ridiculous pillows that are supposed to act as neck supporting pillows for "traveling comfort" and forming the shape "T" for Timo. Are they Pro Neck pillows? Should i start collecting them? I don't know. Maybe they are, maybe i should. I wonder what they'd go for at ebay.


I'm completely ridiculous. Fortunately there wasn't that many passengers in that car except for an older lady next to us who suddenly started to ask us out loud whther she looks "ok" cause she was meeting someone at Joensuu station where we were going aswell. She sounded/looked like she had been drinking a lot and she was also going to pick up some lingonberries.


5 hours later we arrived at Joensuu (we were still some 120 kilometers from Möhkö) and went to say hi to Kati's older brother and the two nieces. Oh' the energy of kids.. and that wasn't the end of it. Oh nooo.. we were about to meet them again later during the week. For the record, we don't have kids, so, it took us a while to get used to the energy charge kids that age have. It's all good.


So we arrived to Möhkö all exhausted from the train and the two nieces. Most of the week it was gray and light rain but we didn't mind. This is the bike of choice, again. Heavy like ton of rocks and i never manage to put enough pressure in the tires.. hmm needs some serious upgrading and maintenance. Pegs and a gyro maybe?


We went wondering around the river banks, as usual. Here's yours truly acting "cool" and "being down" with my bad self ya know. aight?


If i ever own a boat, it will look like this one. That over-sized windshield, the crappy paintjob and the minimalistic approach to comfortable seating are so cool.


Beat up gas tank in detail.


Then we wondered around the old canal gates and found out you can't stop the nature. Raspberries rising.


Ok. This is creepy. I think these are called ink mushrooms and they creep me out. Just look at them!? In fact all mushrooms are more less frightening to me. There's just something about them that's not right. You know in Möhkö these monsters grow as tall as the trees inthe background, can you imagine that? Like 30 - 40 feet tall. Think again..

*ewww...* even more of the yucky fungus! Well this was actually not that yucky, cause they're small and hugging like buddies, you can't be creeped out by such cuties.


Then we took down few trees, well, not exactly WE as in Me or Kati, but Kati's Father did, we just watched, thrilled. You know this was the first time i actually ever saw a tree being cut and fall down other than from TV. And I even got to hold a long pole to help the tree fall in the right direction. Again, i was thrilled and smiling all the time like that Kyle guy in South Park cartoon.


Kati's father working the chainsaw.


..and we were just free labor but happy - in a goofy way.


"The Log-Lady" from Twin Peaks.


Yours truly piling up the logs/firewood and releasing the inner cave man. Just like those apes in 2001 the space odyssey. GRRROOOAAARRRHH! Where's the monolith? Any Bones? anyone?


Washed some carpets/rugs the next day, working for food. The trip was full of new stuff as i had never ever worked with a compressor washer or whatever that thing is called. It was exciting.


Then we got to babysit the two nieces for two days. Two days, two full days of non-stop action and infinite energy, lol! Here picking up some fresh carrots, rutabagas and beet roots which was particularly interesting for an urban city boy like myself, although i might not look that excited in the pic, but anyway.


And this is what we did in the evenings. Blowing bubbles in a cup of water and soap with a straw. How cool is that huh? HUH?


Taking some time for ourselves later that evening in form of skateboarding on the road.

"Coffin"


Cruisin' It was almost completely dark when we took these photos. Needless to say i was blind for awhile after every time the flash went off.


Boneless boost (with a blind landing).


On saturday, at the end of the week, the weather dried a bit so we went exploring the neighbourhood, Kati on a women's bicycle and me on my board:


...pushing like crazy. And no, my feet arent different length, it's the angle.


Went to see Kati's Father's acres. This was the ancient home made road sign welcoming us.


Suddenly i felt like walking on the timber, you know, like "Remo" the "unarmed and dangerous" guy, remember the movie? With the Korean instructor.


Kati told me to chill out before i'd hurt myself but i was ignoring.


Then i wanted to be like Karate Kid, and do the "log-dance" and perform my toughest moves and show my fantastic balancing skills. Take this!


Jumping like it's no thing. Although this might not look like much but actually the pole was ten feet high! *WOOSH* ..and over i went ..like a Puma.

On our way back we found this orange platform in the middle of nowhere and, how else, i just HAD TO climb it. ..From the incorrect side cause i like to do some things the hard way.


You know, there aren't many skate spots at Möhkö so i had to make the best out of what was available. Bone-up on the bench of a stage made for local mid summer dances and other local festivities. Not exactly a skatepark but it was cool.


Skateboarding on a t-shirt in october ..as if it was summer.. damn hot head.


Thank you for your stay at Möhkö!

-Timo

I found this message at my youtube account quite depressing:

Got to love these in-your-face type status messages..

OMG!!! here i sat eating my lunch and enjoying my much needed monday möhkö moment and then this! i almost sprayed my screen with cranberry-grapefruit sobe.

not to worry timo. can't you feel the love flowing your way from the nw?

i will give full commentary this evening but i have to say that i love the pic of kati riding the green bike. she is just so adorable. what is with that wiggly frame design? cool looking. tell her hi for me

and the cute mushroom! lol!!! the first thing i thought when i saw that pic was that they were hugging. i love it.

Now get those hot chocolate cups and/or cereal bowls ready and lean back. Here's what went down during the week..
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mmm hot chocolate...


forming the shape "T" for Timo
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the timo is everywhere

an older lady next to us who suddenly started to ask us out loud whther she looks "ok"
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well you look maaaavelous!


Pegs and a gyro maybe?
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indeed


"being down" with my bad self ya know. aight?
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aight


If i ever own a boat, it will look like this one.
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the looooove boat...


Then we wondered around the old canal gates and found out you can't stop the nature. Raspberries rising.
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way cool pic


Ok. This is creepy. I think these are called ink mushrooms and they creep me out. Just look at them!? In fact all mushrooms are more less frightening to me. There's just something about them that's not right. You know in Möhkö these monsters grow as tall as the trees inthe background, can you imagine that? Like 30 - 40 feet tall. Think again..
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lol and wow. are you serious?

*ewww...* even more of the yucky fungus! Well this was actually not that yucky, cause they're small and hugging like buddies, you can't be creeped out by such cuties.
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those are sooo stinkin cute. that reminds me of something cute my son did when he was little. he has always been a very gentle soul even though he was always a tough kid. probably comes from being raised by just a mom. anyhoo... we were driving somewhere and a produce truck was in the next lane. it had mushrooms with faces on the side and they were smiling and running. a smaller one was way in the back and my son said almost tearfully "oh no they are leaving the baby behind". you probably had to be there but it was one of the cutest moments. man i miss my son...


Then we took down few trees, well, not exactly WE as in Me or Kati, but Kati's Father did, we just watched, thrilled. You know this was the first time i actually ever saw a tree being cut and fall down other than from TV. And I even got to hold a long pole to help the tree fall in the right direction. Again, i was thrilled and smiling all the time like that Kyle guy in South Park cartoon.
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lol. last time it was your dad and the outhouse. this time kati's dad and being lumberjacks.


but happy - in a goofy way.
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i would expect nothing less


Yours truly piling up the logs/firewood and releasing the inner cave man. Just like those apes in 2001 the space odyssey. GRRROOOAAARRRHH! Where's the monolith? Any Bones? anyone?
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i bet you would not get away with trying to drag kati by the hair.


Washed some carpets/rugs the next day, working for food. The trip was full of new stuff as i had never ever worked with a compressor washer or whatever that thing is called. It was exciting.
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oh timo... you need to get out more...


And this is what we did in the evenings. Blowing bubbles in a cup of water and soap with a straw. How cool is that huh? HUH?
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you know what is a cool thing to do with bubbles? put the bubble solution in a container with side a couple inches high then put a few drops of stamp pad re-inker ink in the soapy solution and then blow bubbles to fill the container. then touch a piece of glossy coated cardstock to the bubbles so that they pop against it. they will leave very cool shaped colors on the cardstock and you can use that for cardmaking or other crafts.

Needless to say i was blind for awhile after every time the flash went off.
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blind and skateboarding... great combo...


...pushing like crazy. And no, my feet arent different length, it's the angle.
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suuuuure...


Went to see Kati's Father's acres. This was the ancient home made road sign welcoming us.
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very cool sign


Kati told me to chill out before i'd hurt myself but i was ignoring.
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i would guess that happens a lot when you are playing


Then i wanted to be like Karate Kid, and do the "log-dance" and perform my toughest moves and show my fantastic balancing skills. Take this!
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do the crane! do the crane!


Jumping like it's no thing. Although this might not look like much but actually the pole was ten feet high! *WOOSH* ..and over i went ..like a Puma.
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On our way back we found this orange platform in the middle of nowhere
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what the heck is it used for?


and, how else, i just HAD TO climb it. ..From the incorrect side cause i like to do some things the hard way.
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are we supposed to be surprised by that?


Thank you for your stay at Möhkö!
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great finish!

Dont' worry, I feel the love flowing this direction, thanks Dani


About the "wiggly frame" design on the bike she was riding, that has got to be the most common frame design in finnish traditional women's bike markets. Seriously. I find cool you paid attention to it cause we're so used to seeing those. They're everywhere basicly. Kati says *hi* and thanks.

Hmmm campy camo coloured love boat huh? all we need to find now is the skipper. Well we did know the skipper of that boatm he's a local there and for your informaition he's not exactly that love boat type of guy, sorry.
As for the inky mushrooms, i am always serious. Whether it's 40-feet - or not.
I will definitely have to try out the inky-bubbles coloring technique, i can imagine exactly what kind of shapes it forms, way cool idea! Thanks for the tip.
LOL! "drag Kati by the hair.." LOL! *dropped from the chair laughing* I guess you're right, i wouldn't get away with it. no way. damn.
Indeed, we seem to be building something continuously, whether we at Helsinki or Möhkö, lol! We're such handymen.
Cool story about the produce truck with them running mushrooms.
Orange color platform; i guess the electricians had used them when updating the power/phone lines or something cutting trees etc. They sure weren't for hunting mooses, way too visible. There it is again, mooses like the animal moose. Not "Moses" for heavens sake! This is not manhunt. Remember, your "Moses" is our "Mooses" and two or more moose is "mooses" is to our Hirvi (moose, the animal) or Hirviä for more than one. Then again "Hirviä" also means "horrific" in western-finnish dialect but it also means more than one mooses depending where in finland we are. Funny and very confusing with the finnish language even for us finns at times.

Thanks again!

Another day at the shack.

On our way we saw this and i thought it was so cool i took a photo:

Guessing late 60s/early 70s Solifer SM MX motorbike.

Then i guess it's finally time for a proper photo of Kati's bike:

I still have plans to replace the mismatch tires first. Then we'll se if the bike gets a new paint/color and some additional bling like new wheels (chrome or gold).


Also took some "badass" photos with my studio gear. sheesh.. "Veto Elektro"? huh? you might wonder. We were once cruising around with a friend and saw this huge dumpster with a tossed old stove from a sauna. The stove was manufactured by a company called Veto Elektro. Thought that was cool.

so that is kati's at home rider? was the wavy bike just one she uses when you go to mohko?

so what i want to know is what did you do to get those beads timo? hmmm?


since you like fungus so much here is a pic my son took by the trails he rides up in alaska. i have seen stuff like this but never in such a vibrant color. enjoy!
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Yeah exactly Dani, that's her Helsinki ride.
That green wavy one was one of those bikes Kati's folks have at Möhkö.

The beads, believe it or not we found them while walking downtown. Okay okay, so they're made of plastic but don't tell anyone. Currently my new friend Kyösti is wearing them and he's very happy with them. Kyösti who? find out soon.............

Meanwhile, some more art.
Something i made with scissors and wax crayons at Möhkö while babysitting the 2 nieces. Fancy with his chinese eyes.




Thanks for the fungus photo, amazing colors definitely not of this earth.

what is even more fancy is how is eyeshadow goes with his jacket

Indeed, it's all carefully planned.

hey! now that i look at mr fancy again he kind of resembles my ex-husband... what's with that timo? hmmm?

Maybe you WERE married to Fancy?

i have to say that i have never seen my ex with lipstick but that does kind of look like him...

Cool.

I WANNA ROCK!






Yeah baby! We're going next monday! Guess i could say i've been waiting this gig for some 20+ years, so it's about time they finally come to Helsinki dammit!
It'll be my first heavy metal concert i a while. I saw Dio, Keel, Queensryche and Bon Jovi in 1986 at the same place where TS is now performing, at the old hockey arena. I am excited to say the least. Plus i was a HUGE, CRAZY, FANATIC, Twisted Sister fan in mid-80's. Still have all the posters, records & old t-shirts, the only problem is i can't decide which of the t-shirts one i'm going to wear for the gig?!

Yesterday an 18 year old male highschool student shot 8 people at Jokela school here in Finland.
The a55hole shot total 69 rounds killing randomly 7 students and the principal of the school. More in english at local news site: http://www.yle.fi/news/

I personally would have never thought something as terrible like this would ever happen here in Finland. I am shocked, sad and angry.

My deepest condolences to all the victims families.

-Timo

i read your thread on this in the cafe. very sad. what is the mood like there now? when it happened here people were just in shock.

i think a fashion show is in order! bring em on timo!

hey Happy Birthday!!

where is the birthday boy anyway? i am still waiting for the fashion show...

Hey 2fresh!

I have some early 90's issues of plus with your art work in them.

July 93 issue.


very cool stuff. i klnow I have more

Hey 2fresh!

I have some early 90's issues of plus with your art work in them.

July 93 issue.


very cool stuff. i know I have more.

wow! that is crazy. thanks for posting that capt.

now... where the heck is timoooooooooooooooooooooooooo?

Ok, where to begin..
Well the nov 7th school tragedy was a shock to all of us more less as a nation. Nobody would have EVER thought it would happen here. See here people have license for gun if it's either for hunting or for sporting purposes like target practise etc. We don't carry guns for self defense either and you're definitely not supposed to go about and shoot people as soon as you get the license! So that incident was very unfortunate and the conversation will continue that's for sure.

On the bright side, the life goes on.
Last week's Twisted Sister gig was AWESOME!! Afterall i was huge TS fan in mid-80s but they never came to play in Helsinki back then. Therefore this was very special event for me. Afterall, you could say i had been waiting this gig for the past 20 years and it was worth it! The event started at 8PM, the warm up band was a swedish band called Hardcore Superstar which, i had never heard of before. They played about an hour, until Twisted Sister stepped on stage with HUGE cheers, afterall it was the band everyone was waiting for to see. It felt unreal to see your idols from yout in front of you just some ten feet away, live. I was overwhelmed. They played total 16 songs from their albums "Under the blade", "Stay Hungry" and "Come out and play" includign one from their xmas album from year ago, here's the songs:

What You Don't Know Sure Can Hurt You
The Kids Are Back
Stay Hungry
The Beast
We're Gonna Make It
You Can't Stop Rock'n'Roll
The Fire Still Burns
We're Not Gonna Take It
I Saw Mommy Blowing Santa Claus
I Believe In Rock'n'Roll
Under The Blade
The Price
Burn In Hell
AJ's Drum Solo
I Wanna Rock
---
encore

Come Out And Play
SMF

They dedicated the song "The Price" to the victims of the shootings and i literally had a tear in my eye, i'm sure many other people too we're touched. And the song itself is still amazing, ok so it's an 80s metal ballad but it works. I remember that was one of the rarely played music videos on TV (Music Box/Sky Channel) but when it played it was so cool. Ofcourse their biggest hits are still "I wanna rock" and "We're not gonna take it" which they played in the middle of the set and they joked about it like "you don't play your big hits in the middle of a set, you save those for the last, but those who came in tonight to hear just the big hits can now go home, but those who came to see TWISTED SISTER can stay" ..or something like that. It was funny.
A.J. Pero's drum solo was really something! I don't know much/anything about playing drums but he was a pro. And it was set up really cool with spolights flashing while the double kick drums we're rocking the arena. The music was loud thorughout the gig so earplugs were really handy. You really can't go without them. I felt sorry for those that didn't wear them.
So this was first heavy metal concert since 1986 when i went to see Dio and Bon Jovi no less than at the same place the one and only, original Helsinki hockey arena. Back then i was just kid, what was i.. 13? I was so young. The TS gig was my birthday present from Kati. Although it was my idea, and i was the one who wanted to go there, but still Couldn't have wished for any better however the best present there is is that my Mother is doing great after the surgery/treatments she's been going thru this year. I don't want go deeper in that subject, but let's say the year has been rough for all of us.
The Twisted Sister gig was truly one of those "once in a life time" things to experience. I don't know about you guys, maybe you see these kind of bands every month but to us and for me this was something very special . But if they ever come back here on a gig again, i'm there! Twisted Sister still RULES!!!

Here's a few photos of them (not mine, but from an article at one of the local websites)




Oh what the heck.. here's yours truly 20 years ago in a full mask. I told ya, i was HUGE FAN and when say i was a huge fan, i mean it. Every word. lol!


Thank you so much for the b-day greets! I can't thank you enough. I am not much of a fan of huge birthday parties with loads of people around and stuff, i like more spending the day with the family and wife, maybe see a few friends etc. Here's how my day's been:

Kati made me a chocolate cake, she's so sweet and nice. Sweeter than the cake. It even had the "34" on it! How cool is that!! Now i'm getting all emotional.


Ok. Then we had the plumber to come by cause our kitchen sink drain was stuffed. Atleast THAT was a different birthday present plus the plumber was a really cool guy! We helped him in whatever we could. Atleast the closets are now re-organised cause we had to empy it completelty. The guy had a cool machine with him, too bad i didn't take a photo of it.

Then we decided to go at the shack, cause the ground was dry, for a change, and it was whopping +5 degrees can you imagine THAT? Not exactly summer temperature but bearable. AND you got to pedal while you can, it will be freezing again tomorrow and who knows when the real snow fall comes. The sidewalks are filled with sand already, cause there's been couple freezing nights and everything has turned into ice. Only to melt away the next day. Sucks.
So we went to the shack and had a cup of, what else than HOT CHOCOLATE!
I had my old skateboard with me i found from my folk's basement last time we visited them so i decided to take few photos of it sort of document it. But It's not just any old board but one of those we made with my Dad, some 21 years ago and where else than, at the shack. I should've had this board with me at the Twisted Sister concert:


..and here's why:


Anyway, we finished the hot chocolate and experienced some wildlife next. A black bird had came inside the shack from somewhere. It was sitting on top of the beams like it lived there. So we opened the doors to the balcony/terrace and tried to get it fly outside cause we didn't know whether it would've found its way out or not (probly would have). Ofcourse the dumb bird didn't realize we were only trying to help it and not catch it and eat it, so it flew around hysterically and ultimately crashed into one of the windows, fortunately the crash was wasn't too bad. I felt bad for it. But it shook its head and sat there for few seconds and then just like that, it figured out where the door was and just flew away. Mission accomplished.
Back to the board. Here's more:


We used to mount a hockey puck on the tail back then to act as a tail-bone or skidplate or whatever you like to call it. It even had the vintage Ghostbuster sticker still on it! I always thought it was the coolest figure back then. I remember i used to draw that sign a lot.


On the nose, there was still the old Anthrax sticker aswell.


Goofin around with the camera.

We used to do a lot of stuff at the shack when i was kid. Whther it was just hanging around, painting, making boards, throwing rocks, searching for "cool" junk at the waterline, whatever. You can still find signs of those days from some 20-25 years ago like it was yesterday. Here's another example of my creativity from around the same time that board was made:


That's one of the old kayak hangers that's been there like forever with sketchy written word "Dio" on it. LOL! It doesn't take much to guess who wrote it there back then. Amazing, like a time machine.

You know it's that time of the year again when it's getting really dark, really early. Around 4:30pm it's pitch black especially now that there isn't snow yet to brighten things up. It's kinda cool but it makes you feel tired throughout the whole day cause you don't get to see enough ligth to keep you awake and going. The novemebr/december is the darkest time here. Takes a lot to keep yourself motivated and positive cause obviously, it affects peoples mood aswell.

Artificial lites in the sky.


Urban scenery.

Then it was time to ride back home cause it was getting completely dark already. On the way we stopped at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium for fun and took a few night-time photos:


"1952"


The Olympic Stadium tower, 72 Meters high. It's an amazing view from up there i'm telling you. If you ever visit Helsinki this is a must-see.


The new Finnair football stadium on the left, the practise ballcourt on the right and on the background behold the old ice hockey arena, where the Twisted Sister gig was held at. Scenery from my childhood cause we used to live just around the corner where there's the white-red-blue neon light signs on top of those buildings in the distance.


The Töölö "practise" football court. The light green building in the middle of this photo (right where the middle light pole is) is my old highschool where i spent the 7th, 8th and 9th grades in late 80's.

That's all for today folks. Keep rockin!!


Thanks.

-Timo

i can't decide whether i want to have a poster made of young timo or the grown up timo in the last pic

i have said it before but it is really cool that you have been going to the shack for that long. to see your own graffiti from when you were young. how fun! great stuff as always.

great pics. i enjoyed viewing these pics. looks like a fun place.

best thread on vintage by far.

you know it patrick.
why it's timoriffic!
it's timondous!
it's timotastic!
it's timotabulous!
it's timonderful!
it's darn pretty ok.

Brilliant stories and pics Timo
we just booked our flights to go and see Mirkas folks at christmas and will be in Helsinki for a day or two so I will try and get to see the Olympic stadium

DINGO

Dingo, excellent. Give me a shout if/when you're around the Stadium so that i can come and say hi to ya.

Happy 90th Finland!



Jep, indepence day today dec 6th 2007.

Much appreciated although i'm not much of a patriotic or anything. However, Finland is a cool country and peaceful place to live. Ok so the winter period is way over the top, whoever invented it, but it has its good sides aswell ..atlhough i can't think of any right now ..mmm but anyway.
I thought howbout some random Helsinki photos from the past sort of for honouring the 90th? I tried to select those that would somehow compliment or present my "finnish mentality" afterall it is a state of mind being finnish and live in Helsinki. Well, you decide what they present.

After fifteen pages of Helsinki/Finland "blog" i honestly wasn't up to checking out which of these photos might been here on display before and which haven't, so in case i'm repeating myself too much through these photos, just punch me (..with a pillow ..preferably with those filled with feathers ..and not in the facial area please).
I was never into He-Man cartoon or the action figures, i thought they were stupid. Besides, by the time they were around i was already too old for them anyway (excuses). Star Wars figures was more like my thing. I still have them. Boba-Fett!
The highlight of the indepence day evening, besides these photos that'll be up in a second, is the presidential reception on TV which is currently going on as we speak. Bunch of politicians, celebrities, artists, diplomats etc. are taking turns to shake hands with the president couple. The shaking hands takes for about an hour, hour and a half. It's a tradition watching it and critisizing people on TV. Next day all the tabloids are rating the costumes, dresses, hairstyle, who said what, who went with who and whatnot. Crazy.

Oh yeah, the photos.. LOADS of 'em
Sit back and enjoy.


Nov 20th at Hietalahti docks.


July 7th. One of the picnics last summer at Kaisaniemi.


Sunset at Pasila train bridge may 5th.


Ferries march 24th.


My birth home at Kallio, Helsinki. march 24th.


Hietalahti ship cranes may 15th.


Midsummer's eve last year, june 24th.


The old hockey arena after rain aug 26th.


Kulosaari bridge S/W bound to Sörnäinen aug 19th.

Oh yes. The Meilahti basketball court aka Timo's flatland, lol nov 12th year ago.


Helsinki City Marathon going on at Hietalahti aug 18th. It was impossible to cross the street but i made it. Eventually.


The Helsinki Olympic Stadium june 13th.


Töölönkatu, Helsinki may 21st last year. I used to walk this street on my way to elementary school in the early 80s.


The Olympic Stadium parking lot may 21st last year. There used to be a vert ramp right in front of the parked cars in the late 80s to early 90s.


Salty water. "The Port of Helsinki" on a windy day aug 17th.


Hernesaari ship yards and the brand spanking new ferry to Estonia aug 17th.


Seagull aug 17th.


Bulldozer aug 17th. Notice the hidden message in the clouds saying "ILA" whatever that means.


This would be the traditional view they show to tourists. The open air market and the old church last summer.

"The method of transportation" like Daniel said, between sweden and finland. Last summer.


One of the ice breakers "Urho" at the Katajanokka docks last summer. Waiting for ice.


Thunderstorm june 20th.


Summer fog june 6th last summer.


Yours truly with a touch of horror not long ago.


Kapo the watch dog at the dry dock/shack. R.I.P. november 2007.


The shack last summer.


Hot chocolate with milk and "Domino" cookies (i think similiar to your Oreo's) at the shack nam nam oct 2007


Kati oct 2007.


"Stranded" oct 2007.

-Timo

Timo I have been in that open air market, in the tent selling traditional Finnish pies (munkkipossuja)and coffee with the guy with the small dog?

We are in Helsinki on the 28th and 29th of December staying at the new holiday inn next to the bus station, if you wanna meet up that would be brilliant

DINGO

Beautiful pics Timo. Helsinki looks like a pretty town. The whole country looks beautiful. Hopefully I can get there one day.

Hey Timo
I am in your country right now!!!!
we landed in Helsinki at 10pm last night, minus 7 and a light sprinkling of snow

let me know if you wanna meet up in Helsinki next saturday

DINGO

DINGO!! i sent you a PM.
Isn't finland awesome this time of the year, absolutely no snow anywhere for christmas. lol! Oh well, atleast you can bike around remaining relatively un-muddy. Even though the sidewalks look more less dry they're wet so i made a custom mud flap or "dirt skirt" out of duct tape for the rear Pitbull. I got totally frustrated cleaning it thoroughly after each time i went outside maybe i should put fenders on the Street Beat - or maybe i shouldn't. It'll look kooky.

First thing's first, merry christmas everybody, the humble readers of this weird little ego-centric topic.
What's new.. i was still outdoors pedaling two days ago. Another personal record breaking i guess. Today went to the indoor park at Kontula, it was free of charge because of xmas so i took advantage and had a relatively good riding session. Only a handful of riders had showed up so for once there was plnety of room for ME to roll around. Kinda reminded me of the early riding days at Vartiokylän pyörä bike shop where we used to ride in early 90's. Quiet, laid back athmosphere and just few riders. You could hear the tires on the concrete floor. Cool. The riding itself sucked pretty much after the 2 week pause but atleast it was better than riding in the freezing cold - for a change. I mea although i have been riding weekly it's just not the same as in pulling the tricks clean. It's more like a survival game of which'll freeze first the nose of the fingers? So it kind of makes the actual riding/practising a bit pain if you know what i mean.
The xmas presents have been packed, ginger cookies are in the oven, okay mine are not, i got them from the crocery store but anyway. And where's santa cruz, i mean santa claus anyway? Huh? They showed on TV how he took off from his Lapland bunker with his flock of reindeers. Must be busy man. I saw another Santa at the subway station talking to cellphone with his friends, i have doubts he was even real. How can he be at two places at the same time anyway?

Ok, just had one of these.

Nam nam! These used to be called "Käck" but for some reason they changed the name to "Kick". Now how stupid is that? I really preferred the "Käck" because it sounded so silly and it didn't mean anything (that i know of). Like the wrapping (with über-cool checker flack print WOW!) says soft liquorice toffee but they should really improve the con.. compund... constitution? lol!,nooo let me dig out the dictionary.. ahh "consistency" cause now it's not as smooth as you'd expect. Hopea (silver) Toffee is far better though. Smooth and spicy.
When i was little the were chocolate bars named Da Capo and Jim. I reaaally liked Jim, soft strawberry like aroma with chocolate crust and hated the Da Capo, cause it was too tuff stuff for me cause it consisted Rum aroma. But the Da Capo is okay now. I feel real clever right now scanning these candy bars/wrappings but it's 2:25AM..


Oh yeah, the heater at the shack. "Sunbeam" rockin


"Put on my raving shoes.."

Hey if anybody out there ever wants to listen to some of the tracks i've made (electornic music) over the past few years here's a link to my styliché too hip reverbnation page.
http://www.reverbnation.com/bonelessone

Cant think of anything else right now.

But again, have a peaceful/joyful christmas everybody or "Hyvää Joulua" in finnish cause i'm obsessed to teach people finnish words and phrases for some reason, LOL!



Yours,
Mr. Creepy

Feliz Navidad Timo, and thanks for keeping this thread going for us.

merry christmas to you and kati and have a wonderful new year!

where you be timo?

so sorry for your loss timo. cherish those wonderful memories and he will always be with you.