Enjoy the audio/video brilliance!
CraigO
Sharing positive, fun filled (and sometimes crazy) travel adventures. I'll post up blogs from my various US and international travels as they occur. I hope you enjoy the journey, CraigO
Enjoy the audio/video brilliance!
CraigO
Yes team,
I know you were concerned about the legendary hit song "Tarzan Boy",
that our noble boss Kevin Cloutier has tried to bring back for years.
And those who read last years adventures will no doubt remember that I
heard it echoing over a small Guatemalan village at 2:30 in the
morning (along with Eye of the Tiger, and Ghostbusters)...
well...
He Lives on in Estonia!!!!
Tarzan Boy... the one and only. As I was sitting in the calm, warm,
beautiful Baltic Sea, in the resort town of Parnu, i heard a
distinctive yodeling sound coming over the water. And I said to Olga
"Is that... is that Tarzan Boy?" And it was.
So naturally, after a wonderful day swimming in the sea, playing in
the "Curative" muddy sand near the shore and just enjoying the sites
and sounds. Which included a group of four estonian guys singing
"beautiful girls" with thick accents to all of the ladies that walked
past... and yes, we saw those same four hours later sitting at a
restraunt with some of those girls, so it worked. (It reminded me of
something Josh Wetmore would do back in the day! Yep, that's a props
to Josh Wetmore from Estonia! Congratulations, by the way, on your
fantastic baby girl!)
Anyway....
After a day of awesomeness, we went out to a not very crowded dance
club called MIRAGE. They were playing the usual fun trance with some
pop thrown in (like "umbrella" for the umpteenth time). So we
thought, let's ask for "sandstorm" and "tarzan boy". Thinking the
likelyhood of a dj at a club taking requests being slim. Well... he
rocked out sandstorm right away. And then went into some Michael
Jackson and other stuff... all with the one and only intention of
playing...
TARZAN BOY!!!!!
At a fricking dance club!!!!!! So aparently Kevin, it has only to hit
here in the states!!!!
(enjoy the song with bad sing along in the attached .wav file!)
But enough of that...
Onto ESTONIA... more castles, more craters, more medieval madness! It
was a fantastic country. As I said before, Old Town is something you
must see in your life. It really was like stepping back in time. On
top of that, on the island of Saaramaa there is one of the best
preserved castles in north or eastern europe. You could explore the
passages and staircases. There is even a "lions pit" where they would
throw prisoners to the lions and when you stepped onto the bridge over
it a lion would growl from below. Pretty cool.
I was with Olga (from Los Angeles, not to be confused with Olga from
Moscow) for this part of the trip, and we had a blast. We rented
bikes on the island, and I rode out to a very well preserved meteor
crater. Nothing like in Arizona, but this one had the remnants of a
fort built around it.
There was a lot of go go go... but indeed well worth it.
That's all for estonia... one more email to come of Finland Fun!
Rock on
Craigo
As I near the end of my trip, I've got to let you know how awesome Estonia is. Who knew? The capital city of Tallinn has this old town section that is a twisting set of medival streets, narrrow, cobblestoned, and surrounded by towers and walls that you can explore. Its' 600 years old and is like you are walking into the past. Sure there are souvenier shops and such, but the place is AWESOME! I've never been anywhere like it in the world. Its' the kind of thing disneyland tries to recreate, the difference is that it's all real here. The buildings, the streets. It's very very cool.
On top of that on the island of Saaramaa there is a castle, the best preserved in all of northern europe, that you can explore. Including the dungeon where they would drop guilty parties down on the waiting lions. When you step out on the platform they have a lion roaring sound that's pretty startling.
Airconditioning... what's that? that's what they say on the stuffy busses in all of this part of the world. In my 10 bus rides I"ve had two that weren''t sweat inducingly hot. One because of blessed AC, and the other cause i could open the window. I guess they enjoy it after all the cold.
I only have a couple days left. Not a ton of emails from this trip. It's been pretty fast and furious, as they usually are with me. Going to relax today in the beach town of Parnu. After we take care of a few Helsinki arrangements it's off to the beach, with a fun dinner someplace by the water, and dancing agian tonight. This is some sort of resort town, but isn't too crazy.
A few other estonian notes: Most television is subtitled. Because nothing is shot in Estonia. So right now a bad episode of that show LOST, you may have heard of it. I think it's a US show or something, is on. >)
The trip has been a little short, and just the right length. This isn't a cheap place to travel, but has been worth it for sure. Still, ready to make some more www.TrespassingOnTheLot.com shorts and keep active making things. That boulder is rolling and It's not going to stop. Also have to get more people to buy The Closer She Gets, I spent so much time on it and am so glad it's on DVD, but am looking for ways to get the word out. so if you have any suggestions, please let me know!
that's waht I've got for now. Gotta catch some waves!
rock on
craigo
Oh yes, in addition to a fun filled day of scuba diving on the lake and walking all over San Pedro (not the one in california) for a bar called Buddha, I have heard the legend, the one and only TARZAN BOY.... TWICE!!!!! (once at the independence day celebration where they ended the night of raggaeton and trance with Eye of the Tiger, Tarzan Boy and Ghostbusters.... and once while eating today where they played.... Eye of the Tiger, tarzan boy and ghostbusters.... hmmm..... and I´am in a different town....)
So Kevin, you were right, it is coming back, and it’s HUGE!!!!!!
That´s what I got.
Hope you are rocking...
I gotta hit the dance floor...
woh oh woh oh oh oh oh ohhhh oh ohhhh....
Craigo
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