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3,343: Embedding the week
Ailes's new home town pic.twitter.com/JwQn4aVsTN
— Craig Robinson (@flipflopflying) May 21, 2017
Sweeeet print of my drawing of the beer guy at @TennisBorussia. Thanks to @LilaLauneTeBe and all the other wonderful Tebe people. pic.twitter.com/ltMycAOC5C
— Craig Robinson (@flipflopflying) May 21, 2017
It's nearly midnight, and in the park beyond those trees, I can here some fucker playing a flute. pic.twitter.com/8Ys5wMjETT
— Craig Robinson (@flipflopflying) May 21, 2017
I wish I hadn't noticed this. pic.twitter.com/03y85M5zpn
— Craig Robinson (@flipflopflying) May 24, 2017
25 May 2005, Atatürk Stadium, Istanbul. The guy in front of me during the penalty shootout. pic.twitter.com/t7RpNb5z7f
— Craig Robinson (@flipflopflying) May 25, 2017
Alt right cereal pic.twitter.com/eRz4cZcO38
— Craig Robinson (@flipflopflying) May 27, 2017
The song in my head when I woke up this morning
Malibu by Miley Cyrus
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Daft Punks, 28 May 2013
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Master of Puppets (song)
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3,342: Morning views
The song in my head when I woke up this morning
Nobody Asked Me (If I Was Okay) by Sky Ferreira
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PB & J & J, 27 May 2010
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Guitar solo
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3,336: Bierpinsel
In the Steglitz district of Berlin, there’s this wonderful building. It was designed by Ralf Schüler and Ursulina Schüler-Witte (who also designed the excellent ICC that I wrote about recently), built in the early Seventies, and was originally a restaurant and nightclub. It’s been closed for over a decade. In 2010, it was painted by graffiti artists. And yep, it’s cool as heck. Some poor quality photos from my crappy phone below. The Internet is full of better pics of the Bierpinsel should you feel like googlin’.
The song in my head when I woke up this morning
Carolina by Harry Styles. I’ve listened to the album quite a bit now. I like 1D anyway, and the Sign of the Times single was ace. The album is pretty good. If you heard it in a cafe or bar and didn’t know who it was you’d be interested to know who it’s by. It’s a 7 out of 10, I reckon. And there’s enough good stuff there to think that maybe he will end up having quite a long and fruitful career. Good for him, cos he comes across as an exceptionally nice young man in interviews.
On this day
It’s Grim Up North, 24 May 2013
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Love and Dancing
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3,332: Fußball in Berlin, games 23 and 24
Friday night was another local derby for Tennis Borussia, the last of their eight Berlin derby games of the season, away at FC Hertha 03 Zehlendorf. I went to see Hertha 03 in March. Nice little stadium. It was grim and rainy and cold that day, Friday was a lovely warm evening. The weather and the visiting team made a big difference to the attendance, too. I’d been told that a lot of Tennis fans went to this game last season, and it was no different the other night. Hertha 03’s average attendance this season has been 183. Their previous highest attendance of the season was 275. On Friday, it was 407.
They had laid on extra staff, too, compared to the last time I was there. Someone grilling sausages, a couple of lads sorting out the beers, and someone else selling cakes, the proceeds of which were, if I remember correctly, going to the girls team.
It was a monumentally fun atmosphere. Chatting, singing, balloons. The deeper one gets into being a fan of Tennis Borussia, the more rewarding it is. I like that when I walk to get a beer, I can now say hello to someone I’ve spoken to at another game along the way. It’s not the football quality, of course, it’s a feeling of being part of a group. This is obvious. But I have struggled with the idea of fandom over the past few years. I had issues with the New York Yankees to the point where I just stopped supporting them, I’ve not felt comfortable with some of the things the Cruz Azul ownership has done, and the Diablos Rojos del México’s new policy of only hiring Mexican players makes me very angry indeed. But here, with the Tennis fans… it sounds sentimental, a bit mawkish maybe, but it’s so nice to feel at home even though I’ve only been to seven of their games. And that’s entirely down to their fans.
Tennis took a 1-0 lead into half time. And made it 2-0 just after the break. They lost 4-2.
On Sunday, I went down to Neukölln. A part of the city I never really went to when I initially lived in Berlin. But since I’ve been away, it’s become the cool part of town, because of the cheaper rents. A friend and I went to see SV Tasmania Berlin v SC Staaken. This is the Berlin Liga, the sixth tier of football, one tier below Tennis Borussia’s division. Before the game, Staaken were top of the league with four games remaining. A victory over third place Tasmania combined with a loss from second place Eintracht Mahlsdorf would give Staaken the title. Staaken won 1-0, but Mahlsdorf won their game, too. Champagne on ice for another week when the title is purely in their own hands: win one game, and they are champs.
In a way, Tasmania’s ground Werner-Seelenbinder-Sportpark is kinda perfect. It’s small, has some seats in the middle, and terraces either side of those seats on both sides of the field. One end of the field, where several balls were hoofed, there’s some trees. The other end, some benches and tables were a bunch of people sat, drank, and watched the game. I went to this game with a friend. It was her first live football game since seeing Arsenal at the [Name of Airline] Stadium. Thankfully, she enjoyed it. As always: live football is fun. Be it a shit game or a good game, there’s usually something to enjoy.
While we were there, I met Ben, a British photographer living in Berlin. He takes great photos of football in the lower leagues. If you like photos and football, he’s worth a follow: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Web site. His photos are very much better than mine.
My next game (Thursday) should be an exciting one: it’s the Berlin Cup Final between FC Viktoria 1889 Berlin and Berliner FC Dynamo at my local stadium, Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark.
And, finally, the old style naming of the Berlin Fußball Project now seem a little pointless. What started out as an inside-of-my-brain school project to see the eleven Berlin teams in the top five tiers of German football was completed in the middle of April. I am, though, still writing about football in Berlin. So I will continue to link to the posts until the end of the season.
Fußball in Berlin:
Hertha BSC v Eintracht Frankfurt, (25/2/17)
FC Viktoria 1889 Berlin v 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig (18/3/17)
FC Hertha 03 Zehlendorf v SV Lichtenberg 47, (19/3/17)
Berliner AK 07 v FC Schönberg 95, (22/3/17)
SV Empor Berlin v 1. FC Union Berlin, (23/3/17)
VSG Altglienicke v FC Viktoria 1889 Berlin, (25/3/17)
Berliner FC Dynamo v Hertha BSC II, (29/3/17)
Hertha BSC II v FSV Union Fürstenwalde, (1/4/17)
Charlottenburger FC Hertha 06 v 1. FC Frankfurt, (2/4/17)
1. FC Union Berlin v Erzgebirge Aue, (5/4/17)
SV Babelsberg 03 v Berliner AK 07, (7/4/17)
SV Lichtenberg 47 v SV Victoria Seelow, (14/4/17)
Tennis Borussia Berlin v FC Hansa Rostock II, (15/4/17)
SV Babelsberg 03 v Hertha BSC II, (20/4/17)
FC Strausberg v Tennis Borussia Berlin, (23/4/17)
Tennis Borussia Berlin v Charlottenburger FC Hertha 06, (26/4/17)
SV Babelsberg 03 v FC Energie Cottbus, (28/4/17)
SV Germania 90 Schöneiche v SV Altlüdersdorf, (29/4/17)
Tennis Borussia Berlin v FC Mecklenburg Schwerin, (30/4/17)
1. FC Frankfurt v Tennis Borussia Berlin, (7/5/17)
Tennis Borussia Berlin v SV Grün-Weiss Brieselang, (12/5/17)
SV Empor Berlin v SV Tasmania Berlin, (13/5/17)
FC Hertha 03 Zehlendorf v Tennis Borussia Berlin, (19/5/17)
SV Tasmania Berlin v SC Staaken, (21/5/17)
A wee bit of artwork
Minipop Nos. 1,312 and 1,313: The Horrors and Reggie Watts
The song in my head when I woke up this morning
What Do You Mean? by Justin Bieber
On this day
Animated GIFs for IBMblr, 22 May 2014
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Happy Birthday (Altered Images song)
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3,331: Embedding the week
The song in my head when I woke up this morning
It’s Not Me by Supergrass
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Yellow bumps, 21 May 2015
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Altered Images
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3,330: Morning views
Every morning when I wake up I take a photo out of the window. Previous morning views:
Weeks Nos. 1/2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
A wee bit of artwork
The song in my head when I woke up this morning
True Love by Coldplay
On this day
She sells sea shells, 20 May 2014
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One Dove
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3,316: Morning views
Previous morning views: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21
The song in my head when I woke up this morning
Bitch by Allie X
On this day
Long post, 6 May 2008
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New Spain
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3,309: Embedding the week
The song in my head when I woke up this morning
Steal My Girl by One Direction
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Beer and a dog, 30 April 2016
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Aposematism
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3,308: Morning views
Here we go, another week of morning views.
Previous morning views: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20
The song in my head when I woke up this morning
Let’s Get Lost by Carly Rae Jepsen
On this day
Rosario, 29 April 2008
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Aphrodita
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3,302: Embedding the week
— Craig Robinson (@flipflopflying) April 17, 2017
I didn't know Bono had a dog pic.twitter.com/NoqO2v30pf
— Craig Robinson (@flipflopflying) April 17, 2017
The postman brought me a new T-shirt and some stickers. Football fans against homophobia. https://t.co/dJH3IKfsuP pic.twitter.com/6zy4nuad7P
— Craig Robinson (@flipflopflying) April 18, 2017
"Das ist unglaublich, meine Damen und Herren." Boris Becker winning 1985 Wimbledon with German commentary. https://t.co/we3rWeziPS
— Craig Robinson (@flipflopflying) April 18, 2017
If you're heading to the South Pole this weekend, remember to wear a scarf. pic.twitter.com/xQYqRWSzMo
— Craig Robinson (@flipflopflying) April 21, 2017
Y'ever look out the window and can't tell if it's lightly raining or your eyes are just fucked?
— Craig Robinson (@flipflopflying) April 21, 2017
And this next thing goes to show there’s still a long way to go with women in sport. One moment ESPN Deportes is talking about a women’s team in Mexico, next minute they’re on about who is the hottest Real or Barça girlfriend:
Consecutive articles on ESPN Deportes pic.twitter.com/xNb69L4dvk
— Craig Robinson (@flipflopflying) April 21, 2017
The song in my head when I woke up this morning
Green Light by Lorde
On this day
Gatito, 23 April 2015
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Square root
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3,301: Morning views
Previous morning views: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19
The song in my head when I woke up this morning
Home by Joe Goddard
On this day
Really!?, 22 April 2010
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Imaginary unit
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3,296: Fußball in Berlin, supplementary game No. 3
It was a weird weather day, we had a few snow flurries in the morning, but I didn’t really take full notice of what the temperature was like. I had nothing doing last night, so went down to Potsdam to see SV Babelsberg 03 v. Hertha BSC II. It was nippy. My hands were cold. No gloves, innit. I arrived a bit too early, a few minutes before the gates opened at 6pm. I did a wee sketch of the entrance while I waited.
While I was doing that, a dude came over to me, asked if I was going to the game (yes), do I have a ticket? (no) and that I could have his spare ticket for ten euros (they are eleven at the turnstiles). I bought his ticket. Pleasant chap. I finished up my little picture and went inside.
Some good songs over the PA last night: Atomic, Rehab, Sexuality by Billy Bragg. One of the lowest crowd of the season for Babelsberg, 1,482 (their average this season is about 1,900). In Germany, when there is also a midweek game between two weekend games, they call it an “Englische Woche,” english week.
The home team started out promisingly. Here’s an early free kick.
But they conceded a goal when Fabian Eisele scored for the visitors in the 11th minute. I nipped to the toilet and then to get a beer just before half time. During that time, Fabian Eisele completed a hattrick with goals in the 41st and 45th minute. That’ll teach me.
Babelsberg got a goal back just before the end of the game, but the crowd at my end of the stadium was already thinning out. I think that’s the first time I’ve noticed anyone leaving early at these Berlin games. I mean, I’m sure it happens, I’ve just not noticed it before.
Back at the train station ready to come back to Berlin, there were a surprising amount of police there. About 20 coppers on the platform. It wasn’t as if Hertha BSC II brought a huge amount of fans. There must’ve been about 50 or 60 in their end of the ground. But the police were in full smile-free mode. Filming everyone who looked like a football fan, and making sure everyone got on the S-Bahn train, even pressing the button to close the doors once a group of seemingly totally calm lads had got on.
I did a drawing of my reflection in the window of the train door on the way back. Look!
The Eleven Berlin Teams Project:
Hertha BSC v Eintracht Frankfurt, (25/2/17)
FC Viktoria 1889 Berlin v 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig (18/3/17)
FC Hertha 03 Zehlendorf v SV Lichtenberg 47, (19/3/17)
Berliner AK 07 v FC Schönberg 95, (22/3/17)
VSG Altglienicke v FC Viktoria 1889 Berlin, (25/3/17)
Berliner FC Dynamo v Hertha BSC II, (29/3/17)
Hertha BSC II v FSV Union Fürstenwalde, (1/4/17)
Charlottenburger FC Hertha 06 v 1. FC Frankfurt, (2/4/17)
1. FC Union Berlin v Erzgebirge Aue, (5/4/17)
SV Lichtenberg 47 v SV Victoria Seelow, (14/4/17)
Tennis Borussia Berlin v FC Hansa Rostock II, (15/4/17)
The Eleven Berlin Teams Project Supplementary Games:
SV Empor Berlin v 1. FC Union Berlin, (23/3/17)
SV Babelsberg 03 v Berliner AK 07, (7/4/17)
SV Babelsberg 03 v Hertha BSC II, (20/4/17)
The song in my head when I woke up this morning
Scared of the Dark by Steps
On this day
True anomaly
Here’s an interesting Wikipedia article
The boy who lost his milkshake (again), 20 April 2007
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3,291: Morning views
Previous morning views:
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18
The song in my head when I woke up this morning
Nobody’s Diary by Yazoo
On this day
Biscuits, 15 April 2008
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Unit of length
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3,284: Morning views
Previous morning views:
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17
The song in my head when I woke up this morning
Sign of The Times by Harry Styles. Great song.
On this day
NYPD doodle, 8 April 2007
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Afterimage
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3,278: Embedding the week
Brexit voters's worst nightmare pic.twitter.com/9La48x1Gt0
— Craig Robinson (@flipflopflying) March 31, 2017
"I need Limp Bizkit immediately!" pic.twitter.com/Qpoh86Vo5B
— Craig Robinson (@flipflopflying) March 31, 2017
The song in my head when I woke up this morning
Ink by Coldplay
On this day
Population of towns I’ve lived in, 2 April 2009. I think I should update this some day soon.
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Glaciology
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3,277: Morning views
Previous morning views:
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16
The song in my head when I woke up this morning
Love My Way by the Psychedelic Furs
On this day
Quick dumb joke, 1 April 2009
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Greenland Ice Sheet Project
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3,276: Some photos of Billy
A little corner of calmness in my head is looking at old photos of Billy. I need that this week.
A wee bit of artwork
Some people, some ghosts, and the Vaped Crusader.
The song in my head when I woke up this morning
Amazing Day by Coldplay
On this day
Falling, 31 March 2014
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Little Ice Age
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3,271: Embedding the week
of course it is pic.twitter.com/0ITUCOusmR
— Craig Robinson (@flipflopflying) March 23, 2017
You're on telly talking about a terror attack. Brush your hair, you fucking bellend. pic.twitter.com/9VDZIMJi4Y
— Craig Robinson (@flipflopflying) March 23, 2017
Lgiumtherlandsembourg would've been a better name than Benelux imo
— Craig Robinson (@flipflopflying) March 23, 2017
Nice logo for Dagen H, 3 Sept 1967, the day Sweden switched from left to right hand traffic pic.twitter.com/jKDsTRUZ5T
— Craig Robinson (@flipflopflying) March 24, 2017
Heroin Fan Club pic.twitter.com/JA5OfpRQMd
— Craig Robinson (@flipflopflying) March 24, 2017
The song in my head when I woke up this morning
The King of Rock ‘n’ Roll by Prefab Sprout
On this day
Greys, 26 March 2015
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The Great Game
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3,264: Embedding the week
The song in my head when I woke up this morning
What is Love by Haddaway
On this day
The follow-up, 19 March 2008
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Shaker furniture
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3,260: One photograph inverted with 50% opacity
Following on from last week’s post regarding trying to take the same photograph on three separate occasions, here’s two photographs of a corner of my room taken three seconds apart. The idea was to see how still I can hold a camera. So I took the two photos, put them in the same Photoshop document, inverted the colours on one of them, and changed the opacity to 50% on the top layer photograph so that we could see the differences.
The song in my head when I woke up this morning
Emotional by Charli XCX. My fave song off her new mixtape.
On this day
Radiofringe, 15 March 2016
Here’s an interesting Wikipedia article
Deaths due to the Chernobyl disaster
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