jbane
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Thu Aug-19-04 07:45 PM
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Just got back from Iceland, ask me anything. |
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I spent most of my time in Reykjavik.
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Thu Aug-19-04 07:47 PM
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1. What is the music scene like? |
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I have heard that it is wonderful. But I have heard that the whole country is pretty wonderful, too.
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Thu Aug-19-04 07:52 PM
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They seem to like the techno stuff but they can rock too.
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Thu Aug-19-04 07:54 PM
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Thu Aug-19-04 08:11 PM
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I liked the stuff I heard. Do you recommend them? I'm outta the loop on most music these day.
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Thu Aug-19-04 08:22 PM
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15. I'm otta the loop, too. |
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But I like Sigur Ros allot. Reykjavík-based noise quartet Sigur Rós are the biggest band in their native Iceland, which should say much, much more about the collective insanity of that earthquake-ridden, blizzard-beaten crag of an island than anything to do with Sigur Rós's sound. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00005IC2H/qid=1092964596/sr=ka-1/ref=pd_ka_1/104-8975585-0894329
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Thu Aug-19-04 07:48 PM
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2. Did you see a McDonalds that was in a really old building? |
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(if yes, do you know the name of the owner?)
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Thu Aug-19-04 07:54 PM
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6. I did not see ANY Mcd's. |
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I did see a KFC. Subway was there too, don't know about Jerrod!
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Thu Aug-19-04 07:49 PM
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3. What airline did you fly? (nt) |
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Thu Aug-19-04 07:55 PM
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We took it non stop out of BWI in Baltimore. Five hours to Keflavik which is a really small airport.
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Thu Aug-19-04 07:57 PM
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9. Was it cold there? (nt) |
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Thu Aug-19-04 08:04 PM
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11. It never got above... |
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It never got above 55 degrees. When the wind blew it was like a fucking hurricane. There were short rain showers too but everything changed pretty fast. You could expect anything but a hot spell.
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Thu Aug-19-04 08:06 PM
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12. Why did you go there? (nt) |
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Thu Aug-19-04 08:08 PM
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13. I'm in the Navy reserve... |
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I'm in the Navy reserve and I went there to work for the Media Center on the NATO base. We did a public affairs piece for the base television station.
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Thu Aug-19-04 08:23 PM
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Thu Aug-19-04 08:29 PM
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They were nice polite people who were easy to engage in conversation. Almost everyone speaks English quite well. They have GREAT coffee houses too!
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Thu Aug-19-04 07:50 PM
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I have only been to the Reykjavik airport on a layover, but never spent time in the city itself.
What did you think? Tell us more. Are they accepting political dissidents?
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Thu Aug-19-04 08:01 PM
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I loved Reykjavik. Very nice small city with a real personality. I was in Singapore last year and was impressed with how it ran, technology, multicultural, etc. but it seemed to be a very uptight place. Reykjavik is laid back but serious enough to function well. As far a anything political, I can't really say. I was working for the Navy at the NATO base and I keep my liberal profile pretty low these days, never know what just might turn up by accident in my urine sample!
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