Archive for January 2011
Farewell Bobby Farrell
Blessed are the fools. I wonder if Bobby agreed with this statement? Still, he sang more than half his life he was crazy like a fool.
As a small boy of about six I looked at that beautiful man full of admiration, but also with wonder. I could not quite get it: he danced like a fool, but was still surrounded by beautiful women. During that period I unwittingly created my own exuberant dances.
Although my musical taste was not his, I later danced at parties as extravagant as Bobby. I danced with Ma Baker at the Rivers of Babylon. Driven by the pounding disco beat I imagined myself being Daddy Cool.
To how many teenagers Bobby was a source of inspiration on the dance floor? Bobby the playbacking fool, who therefore had no right to speak when the royalties were paid. Bobby the frontman, who stood in the shadow of mega success. Bobby the eternal loser, who lost for the last time in a hotel room in St. Petersburg.
Bobby Farrell is finally blessed with eternal glory. Maybe he was ‘crazy like a fool’, but he will be remembered forever and always ‘Daddy Cool ‘.
2010 in review
The stats helper monkeys at WordPress.com mulled over how this blog did in 2010, and here’s a high level summary of its overall blog health:
The Blog-Health-o-Meter™ reads Fresher than ever.
Crunchy numbers
A Boeing 747-400 passenger jet can hold 416 passengers. This blog was viewed about 5,900 times in 2010. That’s about 14 full 747s.
In 2010, there were 71 new posts, growing the total archive of this blog to 176 posts. There were 326 pictures uploaded, taking up a total of 64mb. That’s about 6 pictures per week.
The busiest day of the year was July 5th with 117 views. The most popular post that day was In the future everyone will be famous for 15 minutes.
Where did they come from?
The top referring sites in 2010 were facebook.com, geenstijl.nl, en.wordpress.com, en.search.wordpress.com, and mail.live.com.
Some visitors came searching, mostly for piercings, baskery, punk girls, dora dolz, and edward hopper.
Attractions in 2010
These are the posts and pages that got the most views in 2010.
In the future everyone will be famous for 15 minutes December 2009
Photos Westerpop Aug 30, 2009 September 2009
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Modern Life – Edward Hopper and His Time November 2009
Space Invaders in Rotterdam May 2009
Metro @ Rotterdam Centraal Station (MCS) October 2009
Some of your most popular posts were written before 2010. Your writing has staying power!
