NIGHTWISH SUMMER CAMP DIARY (week 32)

When checking the pictures from our summer camp, one might think that it's all about fishing, watersports and boozing. That's actually mostly true... but we have gotten something done here musicwise too! And hey, we never said this is a band camp, it's a SUMMER CAMP!!! =)

Last weekend Marco abandoned us three here to take care of his responsibilities with Tarot and Northern Kings. We decided to rehearse the last piece, a monster of a song and to go through parts of the other songs that we yet didn't feel 100% satisfied with. We came up with plenty of little tricks that bring some needed final edge to the songs; some overlong fills, little breaks and some little time signature changes. The last song turned out to be a great tune that would have enough parts for three full songs, but which still forms a tight entirety of fast riffing, slow, beautiful mood and heavy-duty-rhythm.

On Monday we took a day off and headed to the lake with a professional fishing team. You've probably already seen some of the catches from the picture section. It's encouraging to see that fishing is not just a matter of good luck. Knowledge and the gear has a big effect on the results. But of course, to catch a real big one you need a little blessing from above…

On Thursday we went to see a baseball match of KIPA-90, our local pride. The team played really well, but unfortunately the opponent was slightly better. It's already the end of the season and at the very moment of writing this diary the last game ended in defeat so for us the season is over. But the team showed great potential and hopefully next year we hold the cup.

On the weekend we had some friends coming over, including Sami V�nsk� and we spent a weekend full of watersports, darts and laughter. The best activity being seated in a "doughnut"and going with full speed behind the boat. You know it's real good when fun and pure terror meet in a midway... I also finally got myself to try water skiing with just one water ski, and to everybody's surprise I nailed it on a first try! What a mighty feeling it was! JIHAA!!!

Now we are taking time off until Thursday. Once in a while it's good to take some distance to the songs to have a fresh view.

Take care now, bye bye then!

Jukka


TOP 5 / Week 5

1. The mighty sportsman with just one ski!!!
2. Taking over the last song
3. Fishing trip with the pros
4. Feeding Harri "The camp spider"
5. Ruska - lingonberry wine - for exquisite taste!

NIGHTWISH – NAPL� A NY�RI T�BORR�L (32. h�t)

Ha megn�zed a ny�ri t�borunkr�l k�sz�lt k�peket, joggal gondolhatod, hogy ez az eg�sz csak a horg�szatr�l, v�zisportokr�l �s iv�szatr�l sz�l. �s l�nyeg�ben ez �gy is van… de az�rt a zene ter�n is alkottunk valamit! �s h�, soha nem �ll�tottuk, hogy ez egy zenet�bor lenne, ez egy ny�ri t�bor!!!=)

A m�lt h�tv�g�n Marco hanyagolt minket, hogy a Tarottal �s a Northern Kingsszel kapcsolatos k�teless�geinek eleget tehessen. �gy d�nt�tt�nk, elkezdj�k pr�b�lni az utols� darabot, ami egy sz�rnysz�m, �s �jra �tment�nk egy�b dalok olyan r�szein, amikkel m�g nem voltunk teljesen el�gedettek. Rengeteg apr� tr�kk jutott esz�nkbe, hogy egy v�gs� �lt adjunk a sz�moknak: kis sz�netek, az �temmutat�k apr� v�ltoztat�sai. Az utols� sz�m v�g�l is remek�l siker�lt, 3 sz�mra elegend� k�l�nb�z� r�szek vannak benne, m�gis egys�get form�l a gyors riffel�s, a lass�, gy�ny�r�, hangulatos zene, �s a cs�csteljes�tm�nyen p�rg� ritmus.

H�tf�n szabadnapot vett�nk ki, �s egy profi horg�szcsapattal a t� fel� vett�k az ir�nyt. A k�pek men�pontban lehet, hogy m�r l�ttatok is p�r k�pet a kap�sokr�l. Lelkes�t� azt l�tni, hogy a horg�szat nem csak a szerencs�n m�lik. A szak�rtelem �s a felszerel�s rendk�v�l nagy hat�ssal van az eredm�nyekre. De persze, egy igaz�n nagy kap�shoz n�mi �gi �ld�sra is sz�ks�g van…

Cs�t�rt�k�n baseballmeccsre ment�nk, a KIPA-90, a helyi b�szkes�g�nk j�tszott. A csapat nagyon j� volt, de az ellenf�l sajnos m�g egy kicsit jobb. Majdnem v�ge a szezonnak, �s ebben a pillanatban, amikor a napl�t �rom, az utols� j�tszm�nak v�ge, veres�get szenvedt�nk, sz�val sz�munkra ennyi volt a szezon. De a csapatban igaz�n nagy lehet�s�gek rejlenek, rem�lhet�leg j�v�re mi�nk lehet a kupa.

A h�tv�g�n megl�togatott minket n�h�ny bar�t, t�bbek k�z�tt Sami V�nsk� is, �s egy eg�sz h�tv�g�t t�lt�tt�nk v�zisportokkal, dartsszal �s nevet�ssel. A legjobb elfoglalts�g a cs�nak ut�n k�tve teljes sebess�ggel ’v�zif�nkon’ utazni. Tudod, klassz az, amikor a m�ka �s a sz�ntiszta terror valahol f�l�ton tal�lkozik… V�g�l az egyl�ces v�zis�el�st is kipr�b�ltam, �s mindenki meglepet�s�re m�r els�re sikerrel j�rtam! Hatalmas �rz�s volt! JIHAA!!!

Most cs�t�rt�kig pihen�nk. N�ha jobb tartani egy kis t�vols�got a dalokt�l, hogy azt�n �j sz�nben l�thassuk �ket.

Vigy�zzatok magatokra, sziasztok!

Jukka

TOP 5 / 32. h�t

1. A hatalmas sportember egyetlen s�l�ccel!!!
2. �tvenni az utols� sz�mot
3. Horg�szat a profikkal
4. Etetni Harrit, a ’t�bori p�kot’
5. Ruska – v�r�s �fonya bor – a kifinomult �zl�s sz�m�ra!