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Newsflash! Newsflash! Newsflash! 'Baby, baby, baby' is finished. It's
official! Some 'tings' will be worth the wait!
Anyway, nuff wit da cryptic messages, on with what happened inna Vienna
town
this week
And so many bunnies around we might have to invest in a rabbit hutch for
Bootsville! This according to DJ Nippon Nik who has taking to
reprocessing Plutonium as it is a lot less hassle then his present
girlie! Me and Nik pick the loons! Check the next story folks
The city bike!
Yes Vienna has introduced a city bike. Deemed the Viennabike and for a
small deposit of 2 Euro's this bike can be hired and ridden around the
wonderful city of Wien. This actually not the first time the city bike
has been introduced. 2000 bikes made a brief appearance back in May
before finding themselves in countries such as Russia, Poland, Bosnia
and Hungary. A few apparently made their way to the bottom of the river
Danube too. What's 2 Euros anyway! BTW, If anybody does see a pink or
blue Nokia/T-Mobile Viennabike anywhere else apart from Vienna, can we
please have it back! We miss them. Anyway another 1500 bikes made an
appearance last week and Dr Boots decided to take one of these bikes out
for test ride. Here's his report!
Bootsman and a good guy of Vienna Mr Vale Hackl decided to embark on a
two wheeled excursion of the city of Wien. Well actually we were just
going home after a tasty BBQ in the 19th district. Vale goes for the
pink (Ooops, can I say that?) while the good Dr finds himself a stunning
and very shiny Blue sponsored Nokia two wheel dream machine. This bike
comes fully loaded with shopping basket at the front for all those pit
stops at the local Billa supermarket, three speed grip shift Shimano
stylee gearing for awesome acceleration and breathtaking top speeds,
dynamo lighting for those late night visits to your local Herbalist. It
also comes with a rear luggage rack to help give your friends a lift
home. Top spec then!
It also weighs in at a stunning 17 kilos which is not so bad as Lance
Armstrong's 'Tour de France' bike probably weighs about 8 kilos in
total. Mind you the Viennabike frame is made of lead piping instead of
the Carbon Fibre frame of the defending Frog touring champion.
If you check the link
http://www.wien.gv.at/english/topical-journal/014.htm you will read that
there are instructions for use of the bikes in English located at the
terminals and stands. Yeah right, most English speakers need
instructions on riding a bike. What next? "Place your hands on the long
silver sausage thing in front of you" and "put the bottom of your foot
of the black rubbery thing near the concrete and press". BTW, the guy in
the Austrian hotpants in the photo isn't Cukipapa, Dr Boots or Alan
Brown and has no connection at all with any of my gigs! I don't DJ at
those kinda parties! I would like to add in defence of all my Viennese
friends and peeps, that this is not the normal dress code in town
either. We reckon the guy is a German tourist on his way to a fancy
dress party! Evisu are yet to make Chamois leather pants we think!
Anyway less of the idle chit chat and more of the adventure! After
making sure Vale gets his bike and boots home for his nights
Zzzzzzzzzzz's, Dr Boots rides into the distance of a warm summery Vienna
Night. On my arriving at Gumpendorferstrasse station I am approached by
two pink T-Mobile sponsered Viennabikes and two lost looking lovelies
obviously enjoying the shape of the saddle (how did you know bunnies
would be involved). They say in the slowest and clearest possible
English "Do........... you...........know........ where..... the.......
Renaissance......... hotel...........is?"
I reply in my quickest and unclearest English "Do you know where your
belly button is"? A deal is struck, I'll show them where the Renaissance
hotel is and they both show me their belly buttons. I don't half pick
em'. Two American girls all the way from Alabama on a vacation to the
coffee capitol of world. Frightening! They decide that I am to be their
2am tour guide and that I should show them the sights of old Vienna
town. I understand now why the Viennese city transport have issued
English instructions on how to use a bike! Bunny number 1 had her seat
about 20cms too high while bunny number 2 had been peddling around in
one gear all day (the hardest one). I told her that this was state of
the art cycling and that grip shift gearing was cool and that Lance
Armstrong would be proud of this awesome two wheeler. She replied that
"Isn't that the guy who went to the moon". I tell her"no, you're getting
confused with the guy with the balloon cheeks and a trumpet"! She nods
in agreement "Oh OK then"! As we are cycling around the city, bunny
number 2 asks why I always ride behind them. I reply with "just making
sure everything is in working order". They think this is sweet and tell
me I am the best tour guide they ever had. Bunny number 2 inquires how I
know where the Renaissance hotel is! (she's very inquisitive) She knows
it is not in the heart of the city and even though she has problems with
her seat position she knows too that Vienna is bigger then just a fancy
cathedral, some Spanish horses and chocolate cake or two. I tell her I
can see the hotel from my apartment (which I can) she thinks that this
is really cool as she might be able to see my apartment from her hotel!
From this moment bunny number two is known as 'Bright Spark'. The
adventure then takes a new twist as we then seek to see if this really
could happen. Back to the 15th district to test the theory that if I can
see you, you can probably see me! And would you Adam and Eve it (believe
it) I can spot Alabama bunny number 2 'Miss Bright Spark' waving as if
there is no tomorrow. Bunny number 1 (still no name) thinks this is the
coolest thing that could possible happen to anyone and decides to shout
through the window at the top of her voice and at 3.30am in the morning
to her Alabama bunny friend who is several hundred metres away. From
this moment on, bunny number 1 is affectionately known as 'Fog horn'.
'Bright Spark' and 'Fog Horn' are currently on tour and you can catch
them at stop offs in Budapest, Prague and Bratislava. They shouldn't be
too hard to spot!
Maybe it was the 3 glasses of top notch Austrian red wine at the BBQ,
(does this make me a drunk driver?) maybe it was just the fact that I
live for moments like this. But once again Dr Boots continues to find
love and life in just about every footstep (and peddle) he takes in
Vienna.
Sarajevo in da house! Cuki's house that is!
Enes, Nina and Emina all staying at Boostville last weekend. Enes is a
fella but Nina and Emina definitely count as Class A Bosnian bunnies! In
fact Bosnian bunnies are the new lick with the Cuki. They take much
pride in their appearance spending many hours in front of mirror looking
their sharpest and dandiest and how it paid off. Wow! We luv ya Bosnian
boots!
Finally happy B's to Dr R, Jurgen D and Sugar B. We luv ya boots also!
As always, it's either Schiebo or Natalie who come through with this
weeks worthwhile web visit check http://www.petermc.de.vu/ on how to
become a pro MC! Thanks to Natalie for this corker.
Dr Boots prescribes the following for your forthcoming aural pleasure.
*Nu Bitz to chart this week
Ooops! They all went missing!
I promise to inform all Cuki subscribers on my return from London and
Gothenburg about some great new music!
And if I ever get through this vinyl and CD mountain here at Bootsville,
it
will be one helluva chart.
Hold tight and sorry for the tease
Just a thought! Could this be the first Cuki chart without a
................. chart?
Not even a Java Joint?
Gotta go, gotta catch a plane
We gone ...........
Bussi babba
Stay lovely
Cuki out
Mail to
Alan Brown
Soul Seduction Distribution,
Gonzagagasse 19,
A-1010 Vienna,
Austria
Mob/SMS 0043 699 1260 4000
Tel 0043 (1) 533 76 1732, Fax 0043 (1) 533 76 18
alan@soulseduction.com
http://www.soulseduction.com
Those wishing to continue mailing me in London
c/o Reka Fabian
75 Salusbury Road
London NW6 6NH
UK
......... and
We luv ya boots ;)
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