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After finishing the shows for this trip I feel good. Sure it could have been tighter and louder and all that but it was fun and relaxed and I think people like it. What really made me happy though was the response I got after singing one of my newer songs ‘The Chase’. I really believe that track is gonna make me rich one of these days.

I do miss this place. The friends, the weather, the night-life. It is truly amazing. And getting gigs alongside Nickelback and Status Quo out of nowhere is not half bad. I didn’t think Dubai would make such a big impact on me after just two years but it really has, and I hope it gets the space it needs to keep growing. If it does, I’m sure I’ll be back when the time is right.

Prestigious golf game tomorrow morning. Need my sleep.

Good night,

Jonas

On my way to Dubai now. There is something about travelling that brings out the poetic side in me. It’s the airport I think. Full of people, busy and excited, working wonders for my song-writing. I’ll tell you what’s not poetic though. That flight from Skellefteå to Stockholm. I know not many can relate to it but just picture being on a flight with a 50% chance of crashing and you’ll get what I’m saying.

I need to buy new shoes. Already got these but I can’t really wear them out. I have aspired to wear something other than sneakers for a long time now but I’m certain I’ll just end up with something like this again. Anything deviating from that is like snake-skins to me.

Man that MacDonalds sign is like a tractor beam. Must….have…..el….maco…

Gotta go. See some of you soon!

JD

So I’ve been meaning to grow a mustache. I’ve always wanted to get one and for once actually keep it for longer than 30 seconds. But see the problem is, I’m a football player. The last guy that pulled off playing football in a mustache was…well, that person never existed. So this puts me in a difficult position since I’m planning to play for a long time. Another problem is that I have always believed there was a connection between looking good and playing well. Call it superstition but that is not a theory I will easily forget. Mind you, I’m not saying that looking good in a mustache is not a possibility, but playing football on a serious level and still being able to carry the special look of a thick and full mustache is a mission that is too great for me, I’m afraid.  So what then? Do I have to wait 10 years before I can change my appearance. And I don’t mean that I have to or that I’m displeased with my looks now, it’s would just be nice to have options. So, needless to say, I’m feeling a bit trapped. The annoying thing is that my other big passion and career opportunity, music, supports the mustache all the way. In fact, it is in most circumstances considered edgy. I don’t have a solution for this problem as of yet other than trying to convince my teammates to join me and start some sort of motion that is pro mustache-footballing. Might be far-fetched. I’m loosing hope in this matter. What else could I try. A cane?

A brave soul

/RV

Even though it’ll be short, I will be returning to Dubai once again. This time to perform at the Dubai Bike Show at Festival City (check show page for timings and dates). I played there last year as well and had a great experience and couldn’t be more excited about this years performance. I’m choosing to do a more acoustic set this time mostly because I will be singing a lot of new songs that I feel sound best stripped down. So to anyone who decides to come, please don’t leave half-way through the show because it’s not loud enough. I think, once you get a hang of the lyrics, my quiet songs can be interesting too.

Tomorrow I will hopefully do a successful live recording of one of my new songs. I will then post it here so you can sing with me in Feb. Promise?

Love,

J

My friend had a baby 4 months ago and he came by tonight to show the little one. My friend is my age, which is 23.

Looking at myself and how I am, I can’t help being extremely impressed with the way he handles things. Taking care of myself is too much to handle for me. I’m the kind of guy that forgets his passport going on an international flight. How could I ever be responsible for another life? Is it something you grow into? If it is, then thank god. If it’s something you are born with then I’m screwed. And nowadays 23 isn’t even young to have a baby. People are anything from 16-24 and they make it work just fine.

With all the pressure that society puts on us these days, one would think that my friend and anyone in his situation (going to uni, playing semi-pro football, being a good dad and boyfriend) would feel over-powered by this heavy, intense task. But no, instead he seems to grow for each day, learning new things and appreciating the life that he now has. As I bystander, I can only take inspiration from that and appreciate the courage and strength it takes to take good care of a family. I also hope I can learn from it because I realize, being the way I am, is not really a chick magnet.

/JD

Watched Jerry Maguire yesterday just to confirm that it should in fact be on my top five best movies list. It did not disappoint. I’m just deeply, deeply saddened by the fact that Tom Cruise wasn’t given an Oscar for his performance. After the movie I started composing the whole list. This is what I came up with.

5. Terminator 2

4. Jerry Maguire

3. Titanic

2.  Star Wars: Return Of The Jedi

1. Gladiator

Now I know you’re thinking ”how can that fool put Terminator 2 on a top 5 all time best movies list?” but frankly all I have to say about that is: Have you heard of little guy called James Cameron? Thought so..

Think you can make a better list? I don’t.

Much love!

I just annihilated my family in Scrabble. I brought the noise. For real.

Check out my ratio.

Noticed the 64? Thought you did..

/JD

Mind you, these pictures does not at all fairly translate the kind of chaos we are experiencing here at the moment. The weird thing about this is that it’s not letting up. It just keeps pouring.

Do me a favour…

Hey and happy holidays to you!

Now that Christmas 2009 is almost over and all our attention is directed towards New Years celebrations, I would like to say a few words about this years’ holidays.

I got all the food I wanted, almost all the family I wanted and especially all the snow I wanted. Still it didn’t quite bring back the feelings this time of the year used to cause when I was a child. And that, I understand now, is something I just have to accept. It will never be the same as before. Only when I have a family of my own and I witness the same happiness in my children’s faces, I think I will be able to get a slice of that feeling back.

The snow this year took Christmas 2009 from a B+ to an A-. Everyone should at some point in their life get to experience this much snow. Yes, it is cold and yes, it is wet. But seeing it lie on top of houses and trees, painting the neighborhood completely white and giving a lot of light to a very dark time of the year, is just amazing.

So now we look forward to a New Years Eve with good friends. I don’t really care about the fact of New Years Eve, for me it is just an excuse to spend quality time with my friends who are here now, all at the same time. A wonderful privilege.

Merry Christmas for the last time this year,

Jonas