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Doug's Tour Diary: Scandinavia (May 7-10 2024)
🕑 Added 2024-06-10 13:43:28 +0000 UTCWe're off this week, but we’ve got some Douggpound content to hold you over! We'll be back on TUESDAY, June 18th with another very fun LIVE surprise for you.
14 Shows, 10 Countries. Hi friends, I'm back from the whirlwind European tour with Eric Andre. We did so many shows and so much happened that I don't know where to begin so I'll just hit you with some random highlights from the first part which was in Scandinavia. My first time there and I was quite excited. First up, Copenhagen. You've got the adorable buildings and nothing is built up too tall. Very much a small town feel. Everyone is biking and walking about, very charming city.
Couldn't help but be startled by this art piece in a public square. It's called Fuck Q's Park. Imagine the hysteria it would cause if it was installed in a US city. The Danish folks seem to have an atheist darkness and I like it.
This kid asked me for my hoodie. I actually had an extra one and I packed too much so I gave it to him.
I was getting dinner with Eric and when he saw these "snake people" he really wanted a photo with them. He invited them to the show and had them hang out on stage! Turns out half of them are from NYC, here for a Mayhem show. Mayhem are a Norwegian black metal band with a fierce cult following. BTW these folks look scary but they were incredibly nice. Eric mentioned this quote he heard which could have some truth to it: "Metal heads are really nice people cosplaying as mean people and hippies are really mean people cosplaying as nice people."
Here's a bonus pic of Eric and I when we wandered into an empty street fair.
These guys are my distant relatives. I think our grandmas were sisters? Our families have corresponded and visited each other over the years. It was cool that they came to the show!
Well, that's about it. I may or may not recap the rest of the European tour. Actually, I'm off to tons more US dates right now: https://ericandretour.com/
PEACE
Comments
lilula9
thanks, Doug! Safe domestic travels to you.
Mark Bisi
Doug is globe trottin’
Mihajlo Kos
That was a nice pleasant read. Thanks Doug.
EKB
not too distant - sounds like 2nd cousins!
Shane Cooper
Enjoy yourself Doug. You're the best!
Jim D.
Hoping this turns in to a rap. Nice pics!
Tim Heidecker
Love it Doug! And thanks for filling in the blog this weekend I had the family in NYC with me and was tooooooo packed to write…. -t
Mary Newman
Trying to get the intranet going with a new gateway and mesh dealio. It's really sucking and I can't see the photos. Probably all my fault. Anyway, I loved the statement about the metal heads and hippies. I totally agree with that one! Hippies often passive aggressive dinguses.
Bill R Tomison
I wonder what it’d take to get Adult Swim US to acquire Gauteshow and get it subtitled into English. Seems like there might be some interesting comedic potential there…
Hekkmart
Love it.
