Nytårstalen 2006

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OK, så god jul da...

Ja, rigtig god forbrugsfest derude i de små hjem. Jeg håber at I alle må få det I ønsker jer og skippe diæten til fordel for talrige variationer over tilberedt svin med sukkerindsmurte rodfrugter - eller noget.

Til de få der under sig over, at jeg ikke i år har lagt et julekort op på min side, kan jeg sige, at jeg synes at julekort er en pløk-åndsvag tradition, der ikke gavner noget som helst, men udelukkende er med til at stresse de gæve postbude og pålægge alle os utjekkede borgere en yderligere stress-faktor i en i forvejen svær måned. Ja, det er ren pænheds-propaganda og man burde i rationalitetens og medmenneskelighedens navn i stedet støtte humanitære organisationer med et beløb, der svarede til... blaahhh....

Ja okay, jeg har ikke lige fået det lavet.

Anyway. Lover ikke noget, men jeg ville kigge forbi siden her omkring 31. december kl. 18 (EDIT: Har fået at vide at sådan noget altid starter klokken atten...), i det tilfælde at der eventuelt dukkede en nytårstale op.

Glædelig fest. Feliz Jesu-føsda'

/Edut

Julememe

Jeg er blevet tagget af hans Runkagtighed.

Denne gang med henblik på at få afklaret året der gik i ups and downs. Here goes:

Årets bedste begivenhed i dag: Håber den er på vej. Indtil videre har rundstykker med smør og ost nok førstepladsen.
Edit: Min kollega Rikkes æggesalat topper rundstykket, og en pige ved navn Line topper æggesalaten. Se, det virkede at vente lidt...

Årets bedste bog: Det må blive "Hold masken eller der falder brænde ned" af Anders Lund Madsen og Michael Jeppesen

Årets bedste koncert: Guns N’ Roses på Roskilde Festival – Ingen tvivl!

Årets bedste film: Måske The Departed eller Lucky number Slevin – har ikke været så meget i biffen i år desværre.

Årets bedste tv-program: Friends – still going strong even at the reruns

Årets album: Arg! Sikke et spørgsmål. Jeg køber aldrig ny musik. Endte dog med at blive lidt glad for både Rasmus Nøhrs "Lykkelig Smutning" og Anders Matthesens "Soevnloes"

Årets sang: Hmm… Det kan jeg sq nok ikke rigtig sige noget fornuftigt til.

Årets mest blærede: At spille live i festivalradioen på Roskilde Festival

Årets bedste fest: Dust N’ Bones’ DVD-releaseparty i november. Dog tæt forfulgt af børnehave-indflytterfest i min lejlighed i september

Årets bedste tøj: Min nye brugte Velvet Revolver læderjakke samt en ny blazer købt i Hamborg

Årets mirakel: At jeg klarede at komme ud af et forhold, jeg havde regnet for det helt rigtige uden at skade mig selv - nævneværdigt

Årets udfordring: Se ovenstående

Årets jubii: At være blevet weekendrockstjerne med Dust N’ Bones.

Årets mest stressende: At skulle producere artikler til hver eneste dag for Vejle Amts Folkeblad

Årets skuffelse: At et lovende forhold gik i smadder

Årets mest belastende: DSB og deres evindelige problemer med at yde en bare tilnærmelsesvis fornuftig service

OG ENDELIG…Årets største begivenhed i kongehuset: At Mary stadig er lige pisselækkersmukflot efter at hun har født

Og så skal man jo sende videre skal man.

Mon ikke hende Jessica fejrer jul? Eller Julie? Og hvad med Honeypigen for den sags skyld?

Chinese Democracy ude 6. marts 2007

An open letter to our fans:

Guns N’ Roses regrets to announce that the following concert tour dates have been canceled:
January 10: SacramentoJanuary 11: BakersfieldJanuary 13: RenoJanuary 16: San Diego
Because of the scheduling of these particular shows, valuable time needed by the band and record company for the proper setup and release of the album “Chinese Democracy” would have been lost. Rather than delay the album yet again, all involved have decided to remove these shows from GN’R’s schedule. We hope our fans understand and we apologize for any inconveniences this may have caused. Tickets may be refunded at point of purchase.
To say the making of this album has been an unbearably long and incomprehensible journey would be an understatement. Overcoming the endless and seemingly insane amount of obstacles faced by all involved, notwithstanding the emotional challenges endured by everyone -- the fans, the band, our road crew and business team -- has at many times seemed like a bad dream in which one wakes up only to find that they are still in the nightmare. Unfortunately, this time it has been played out for over a decade in real life.
The true, ongoing, behind-the-scenes triumphs and casualties are much more complicated than any negative speculation that the media or otherwise has managed to hit upon. For much of the time, various legal issues have arisen, demanding that the best way to deal with these things publicly, quite frankly, was to keep our mouths shut in an attempt to ensure the best outcome-- especially one that wouldn’t jeopardize the band or the album. It’s easy for people to point out how others have handled similar situations or how they would have dealt with these issues themselves if they encountered them in their own lives. But again, without full knowledge of the various dynamics and circumstances involved, these types of comments or commentary are just uninformed, disassociated, generally useless -- and often hindering --speculation.
When I agreed to do our recent North American tour, I did it with the understanding that my manager, Merck Mercuriadis, and I were in full agreement regarding our strategy and touring plans and, most important, that any and all things needed to release the album by Dec. 26 at the latest were in place. Unfortunately, it turned out that this was not the case, and I regret to say that the album will not be released by the end of the year. Although many things went extremely well and were very exciting, there were, in our opinion, unnecessary and avoidable complications on our tour having to do with the tour routing, scheduling and album and video plans that wreaked havoc on all involved. This was compounded by an overall sense of a lack of respect by management for the band and crew and each individual's particular expertise that has resulted, unfortunately, in the end of both Guns’ and my managerial involvement with Merck Mercuriadis.
In regard to a release date for the album itself, certain minor - aand I do mean minor -- additions, as well as contract negotiations, need to be completed. Barring any unforeseen complications, these things have now been adequately scheduled. The band and I, along with our record company, feel that this record deserves the proper setup and promotion, not the “13 Tuesdays left” and “It may just appear in your record store” approach offered by management. We believe this strategy may have been used as a tool by management to sell this latest tour to the various promoters, and if this was the case, this was obviously unfair to them. The stress of dealing with this situation has been considerable for everyone, including the band, but more important, in our opinion, it was something utterly insane to do to our fans. You have our apologies, and please know we have been laboring over this with management for the entire North American tour.
It takes approximately eight weeks for an album to hit the shelves once it has been turned in to the record company. For whatever reasons, it appears that it may have been mistakenly inferred by management that this time period could be condensed to three weeks. With that being said, this is not a promise, a lie or a guarantee, but we do wish to announce a tentative release date of March 6. This is the first time we have done this publicly for this album. Others have made up all the other dates for their own reasons. We would like to assure the fans that everything in our power will be done to meet this date. Once it is finalized and official, you will be notified. If we are delayed for unseen reasons, you also will be notified as soon as possible in regard to a new date, and the album will be released as shortly thereafter as is possible. We thank you for your patience.
In the end, it’s just an album, but it’s one that I, the band, our record company and all involved believe and feel is a true Guns N’ Roses album. Ultimately the public will decide, and regardless of the outcome, our hearts, lives and our passion has been put into this project every step of the way. If for no other reason, we feel those elements alone merit your consideration. We do hope you can hold on just a bit longer, and if not, please take a break and we’ll be more than glad -- if you so choose -- to see you again later.
Once again, we offer our sincere apologies and our deepest thanks. Guns N’ Roses also would like to thank all the fans who attended the 70 concerts in 21 countries for their support in 2006. All the best to each and every one of you over this holiday season, thank you and God bless.

Sincerely,
Axl Rose

Kilde: www.gunsnroses.com