maandag 20 januari 2014

live on IKON radio


Just at the moment I was going to  explain the kids of my groep 8 about topography of North Africa,  my phone rang. This happens rarely because usually my phone is off in the classroom,  but sometimes it happens and then my private conversations are always very interesting to listen to. So the whole class looked at me and listened expectantly when I answered the phone.  They heard me say: "Ehh, yes, sure, no, you don't disturb me at all, yes, I have time to talk to you..." (no idea to who I was talking) I paused for a moment and then  I was very surprised and asked: ". what... TONIGHT?"  The kids started to giggle because, of course, this had to be a  conversation with a GUY (how do kids always know? :)
When I hung up,  all the children cried  "And teacher, with whom you have a date tonight?"
And yes, I had a date! I was invited to play live on the radio that night!

After school I called my friend Auke and we went together to the central library of Amsterdam. The gig was very interesting. It was a live-recording on radio 5 by the IKON and there were some homeless people in the audience. They got their free coffee and tea and listened  for an hour to an interview and I played two of my songs.( I thought one of them was sleeping, but after the show he came to me and told me he liked the music.) It was a nice interview, by the way. Henriette Smit talked with Reint Jan Renes and he told that people might get 160 years old in the future. So what are we going to do with our lifes if we will get that old? Are we able to live togehter for at least 100 years with the same partner?
Anyway, it was a nice experience, although I had to cycle in a NONSTOP rain to get there.
When Auke and I arrived home late at night we had some good French fries with lots of mayonnaise from teh best chip shop of Amsterdam-Noord. I was really hungry. That's what I really am.




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