This legendary Slovenian lived on the floor below me in a grotty student panelak - the uniform style of socialist housing that would shelter the ''new man shorn of bourgeoise individualism'' - situated on the outskirts of Prague and presented as Hostivar's ''deluxe accommodation'' prior to my arrival. Darko was a reliable friend who was always up for a bevvy and rolled and poured for me when I was so wasted that I vomited on my own bedroom carpet. I moved out of that student hellhole after a few months of torture, unable to bear the foul stench of my 6ft.2 Lithuanian room-mate's stinking feet as they stuck out the end of his narrow bed in a tiny box room for two that wasn't large enough for even one. I haven't seen or heard from Darko since and all that remained was the fond memory of his solid companionship. Until today.
People in the UK are living in a bubble. Get off that fucking smarmy detention centre island and live somewhere different for a while. Release your inner Darko. Ride your Life! Riiiiiide youuuur life!
Not a fan of 'toxic heart' I'm afraid man, I reckon if you're gonna go hair metal in this day and age you need to be taking the piss large style, like Steel Panther.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfB7vF7nCdA
I suppose they can't help it, being Slovakian. That was definitely one thing about living in Prague, people could do things like be in a band like that without any irony. In Britain, you would have no choice but to have some irony in there.
It says on their facebook page that they're lead singer's name is Axl - not sure if that's a better or worse pseudonym than 'Darko Jones' - maybe he changed it due to the similarity to the name of Canadian hard rock band 'Danko Jones'
As for living in a bubble, that's what the vast majority of ex-pats living in Prague are doing. Hiding from the world, getting drunk on cheep beer in a society where they don't have to interact with the general populace, having meaningless relationships with Czech girls they can barely communicate with. So many of them under the impression that the fact that they have moved to Prague has rendered them interesting.
You've got a cheek complaining about your room mate's feet when you puke on the bedroom carpet by the way.
i agree with all of the above, except that Toxic Heart are Slovenian not Slovakian. The fact is that the UK is so fucking insular that for all the North Americans who think that Scotland is part of England there is probably a similar percentage of Brits who know fuck all about where Slovenia is . . . .
ReplyDeleteSorry yep, didn't read it right and just assumed since he lived in Prague that he'd be Slovakian. But hey, if you want to talk geographical ignorance ask me virtually anything about Africa. What countries border Angola? What religion are they in Chad? What's the currency in Cameroon? Haven't the foggiest. And the fact that I can find these things out on google whenever I want means I'll probably never actually learn. It's a fookin disgrace I tell thee.
ReplyDeleteI bet you know who the President of Nigeria is though eh?
ReplyDeletethe man like Goodluck dsco ;)
ReplyDeleteWhat I find refreshing and likeable about that video and song *is* it's utter lack of smug-conscious looking-down-your-nose self-satisfied self-referential irony.