What’s in a name (apart from a silent P)?


Posted in Non-Issues by skaaptjop - Feb 28, 2009

<Insert Name Here> has a name inserted.

It is quite a seemingly difficult task choosing a name for your first born child but the Parental Units have made a decision.

<Sienna>

Or, given modern spellings, the options could range from: Psienna, Seehenna, Psyena, Seyena, Ciena, Siennah, etc. They did not specify the spelling and I naturally assumed that there might be a silent P in there somewhere.

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Feb
28

Waaksaam, Wakker and Apparently P*ssed Off About It


Posted in Issues by skaaptjop - Feb 19, 2009

While the home-town blazes, I packed up the belongings in a wet cardboard box and hit the Moederstad underbelly for some Afrikaans cultural stylings.

While Gardens is not exactly the musical epicentre of Cape Town’s indie underground nor the bastion of Afrikanerdom , it is still apparently dom enough to enjoy some mindless post-punk or neo-grunge or alternative rock or whatever the young folk of today are calling it.

I got to attend a music video launch for Van Coke Kartel. I was impressed. There was free Jagermeister.

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Feb
19