Gerhard Schaap

The Farmhouse inn radioshow

2009-02-28T09:23:00.000-08:00

Hey im back again, i have been so busy the past couple of months.Well my radioshow on Wednesday nights are coming to an end after 12 years,it is sad for me but thats live hey.I am having a farewell party at Geronimo's Sportsbar and pub on Wednesday night11-03-2009 at 19H00 till late.I hope to see all my friends there.For bookings call 011-366-2273 and book your table.Please join my facebook group (Farmhouse inn farewell party)and you could be one of 20 mvg's on that night when i do my live broadcast on stage at Geronimo's from 21H00 till 23H00.DJ Spirit will be in the mix and ripping up the decks from 23Hoo till late with a laser and lightshow and the best tunes after my live show.For more details you can email me at gerhard@939.co.za

Best wishes

Gerhard

Now this is a Christmas tree

2008-12-04T22:07:00.000-08:00

The chief

2008-08-30T07:51:00.000-07:00

The Bicycle

A Priest was about to finish his tour of duty, and was leaving his Mission

in the jungle where he has spent years teaching the natives when he realizes

that the one thing he never taught them was how to speak English.

So he takes the chief for a walk in the forest. He points to a tree and says

to the chief, 'This is a tree.'

The chief looks at the tree and grunts, 'Tree.'

The Priest is pleased with the response. They walk a little further and he
points to a rock and says, 'This is a rock.' Hearing this, the chief looks and

grunts, 'Rock.'

The Priest was really getting enthusiastic about the results when he hears
a rustling in the bushes. As they peek over the top, he sees a couple of natives

in the midst of heavy sexual activity.

The Priest is really flustered and quickly responds, 'Man riding a bike.'

The chief looks at the couple briefly, pulls out his blowgun and kills them.

The Priest goes ballistic and yells at the chief that he has spent years
teaching the tribe how to be civilized and be kind to each other, so how could he

kill these people in cold blood that way?

The chief replied, 'My bike.'

Viagra advertisement at a doctor's room

2008-08-12T05:11:00.000-07:00

Baie snaaks

2008-07-15T03:48:00.000-07:00

3 ouens sterf in die weermag, en die Generaal moet hulle
metgeselle die nuus oordra.By die eerste huis vertel hy die soldaat
se vrou van
die ou se dood en sy huil so 'n bietjie.Die generaal wou toe weet
watse begrafnis
hulle moet reël."Wel, hy was baie lief vir hengel, so ek sal hom
maar veras en sy asse in die see gooi en hy sal gelukkig wees" sê sy
weduwee.
By die tweede huis vra die generaal dieselfde vraag aan die
vrou, en nadat sy 'n traan of twee gestort het, sê sy, "Hy was baie
lief vir jag,
so ek sal hom laat veras, en die asse in die jagveld strooi waar sy siel
lekker sal rus".
By die derde huis leer die generaal dat die laaste soldaat eintlik
'n moffie was en met 'n man getroud was. Nadat die moffie vir 'n uur
lank sy oë uitgehuil het sê hy "O hy was nie eintlik iemand wat ander
belange gehad het behalwe vir my nie. Hy was die wonderlikste minnaar. Hy was
ook baie lief vir kerrie en rissies, en ek het altyd die beste disse vir hom
voorberei, so ek dink ons moet hom veras, en ek sal weer een van my
spesiale warm disse maak en sy asse oor strooi, dan sal ek hom eet,
en dan kan hy
vir oulaas my gat weer lekker laat brand !"

Wheels of life

2008-06-14T02:54:00.000-07:00

This funny in a way, but also so true and in a sence sad hey?

The Taxman

2008-06-04T04:25:00.000-07:00

At the end of the tax year, the Tax Office sent an inspector to audit the books of a synagogue.

While he was checking the books he turned to the Rabbi and said: "I notice you buy a lot of candles. What do you do with the candle drippings?"
"Good question," noted the Rabbi. "We save them up and send them back to the candle makers, and every now and then they send us a free box of candles."

"Oh," replied the auditor, somewhat disappointed that his unusual question had a practical answer.

But on he went, in his obnoxious way: "What about all these biscuit purchases? What do you do with the crumbs?"

"Ah, yes," replied the Rabbi, realising that the inspector was trying to trap him with an unanswerable question.

"We collect them and send them back to the manufacturers, and every now and then they send a free box of holy biscuits."

"I see!" replied the auditor, thinking hard about how he could fluster the know-it-all Rabbi.

"Well, Rabbi," he went on, "what do you do with all the leftover foreskins from the circumcisions you perform?"

"Here, too, we do not waste," answered the Rabbi. "What we do is save up all the foreskins and send them to the Tax Office, and about once a year they send us a complete dick."

A good wife can bring balance to your life!

2008-05-29T08:53:00.001-07:00

Capetown robbery

2008-05-29T08:51:00.000-07:00

A man with a gun went into a bank and demanded their money. Once he
was given the money, he turned to a customer and asked, "Did you see me
rob this bank?"

The man replied, "Yes sir, I did."

The robber then shot him in the temple, killing him instantly.

He then turned to a coloured couple standing next to him and asked the
man, "Did you see me rob this bank?"

The man replied, "Nay meneer ek hettie gasien nie, maar my vrou het!"

Hoza weekend

2008-05-09T02:52:00.000-07:00

Hey its weekend time again and i am looking forward to another lekker weekend.Thanks for all the comments on my last posting regarding my late father.I have learned with this whole experience that life is short and that we must appreciate everything we have although its just borrowed to us.May main objective is to make peace with everyone i had issues with in my life, and to make friends and no enemies.Oh by the way i want to wish all moms a wonderfull mothersday and may you all be treated well and be treated very special.

Enjoy

Gerhard

Piet Schaap-may you rest in peace

2008-05-06T05:56:00.000-07:00

I have to apologize for not updating my blog for so long.The reason for this is that my father passed away on the 10th of April and that’s why I neglected my blog.My family and I lost a very dear and kind man.We will sadly miss him as he was well respected by us and everyone that had any dealings with him.What a positive man he was,although he had some setbacks medically he was never down and always had a very nice positive attitude and a warm personality and would go out of his way to assist anyone in need.My father Piet Schaapwas born on the 10-08-1934 and grew up on a farm called Rooirivier in the Klein Karoo in the Uniondale district .After matriculating he joined the South African Police in 1956-1958 and then resigned from the police and then joined South African Airways (Suid Afrikaanse Lugdiens) in 1959.In 1969 he met my mother Juliana and they got married and a year later I was born.My father enjoyed his work and was very dedicated and passionate about his work at the South African Airways and served them from 1959 to 1993.I still remember the good old days when he used to take our family all over the world.I never in my life ever met a more interesting person like my dad a good sense of humour and well informed about everything.Rugby was a big passion of my dad,A Western province supporter like me and he never missed rugby,cricket etc etc on tv.I would like to thanks Joppie Niemand and all the ex-South African Airways crew and Cockpit (Orange tailers) www.orangetail.co.za for their support in the difficult time our family is going through.A further thanks to all the staff at the Glynwood life hospital where my dad spent the last 11 days of his life in the icu and a great thank you to Sue and the icu staff as well for the manner in which you took care of him and for the manner in which you treated our family.A further thanks to friends and family for all your support in this time and for uplifting me,my sister Bernie and my mom Julie.We will surely miss him a lot and may he live forever in our minds and hearts.My father was an inspiration for me and a good role model and I will always try to be like him,although it wont be easy to fill his shoes.Hope you will forgive me for not updating my blog in this time but im sure you would understand.

Kind regards

Gerhard

Funny baby names due to load shedding

2008-04-09T16:57:00.000-07:00

Baby`s names after 9 months due to "load shedding” :

Candle Nomvete Darkness Mapogo Eskom Tshabalala
Vroegslaap Khumalo Blackout Dube Battery Ndlovu
Generator Mashaba Loadshedding Masibuko Robotoff Vilakazi
Teekersie Oosthuizen Parrafienlamp Botha Primus Minnaar
Sonpaneel Coetzee Geiser Nel Cadac Nortje
Gasbottel vd Merwe Gasstoof van Wyk Vuurhoutjie de Bruin
Vlammetjie Joubert Besparing Villiers Isoleer Vosloo
Beurtkrag Poggenpoel Blaker du Toit Flikkerlig Wessels
Powerdip Malherbe Gas Blomerus Donker Afrika Smith
Battery charged Erasmus Middernagswart Willemse Flitslig Bothma
Kersvlam Adams Braaivleisvuur vd Schyff Braaivleis Swanepoel
Kragkrisis Potgieter Kragsentrale Knoetze Kerskrag Esterhuizen
Tripwire Petzer Tripswitch Pieterse Regulator Malan
Leë beloftes Mbeki Fires van Blerk Vonk du Preez
Diesel de Klerk Koperdraad Herselman Vetkers du Plooy
Maglite Muller Kragboks de Koker Weerlig Jacobs
Rou kos du Plessis Geen kos Nolte Rechargable Diedericks
Boggerol krag Harmse Flitsbattery van Helsdingen Energiespaar Pretorius
Torch Misimang Power failure Dlamini Power station Kodisang
Kragopwekker Skosana Nat steenkool Zuma derek watt

Lefifi Mabone Kragstasie Viljoen Dim Dimples

Powerhungry Zuma Kunzima Skhosana Kufiphele Cwati

A show not to miss-its going to be a blast

2008-03-26T16:58:00.000-07:00

The lighter side of Jacob Zuma

2008-03-09T12:13:00.001-07:00

Fake friends vs real friends

2008-03-05T08:04:00.000-08:00

FAKE FRIENDS: Never ask for food.
REAL FRIENDS: is the reason you have no food.

FAKE FRIENDS: Call your parents Mr / Mrs
REAL FRIENDS: Call your parents DAD/MOM

FAKE FRIENDS: bail you out of jail and tell you what you did was wrong
REAL FRIENDS: Would sit next to you saying 'Dawg ... we screwed up...
but that was fun!'

FAKE FRIENDS: never seen you cry
REAL FRIENDS: cry with you

FAKE FRIENDS: Borrow your stuff for a few days then give it back
REAL FRIENDS: keep your stuff so long they forget it's yours

FAKE FRIENDS: know a few things about you
REAL FRIENDS: Could write a book about you with direct quotes from you

FAKE FRIENDS: Will leave you behind if that is what the crowd is doing
REAL FRIENDS: Will kick the whole crowds butt that left you

FAKE FRIENDS: Would knock on your front door
REAL FRIENDS: Walk right in and say 'I'M HOME!'

FAKE FRIENDS: Are for awhile
REAL FRIENDS: Are for life

FAKE FRIENDS: will talk bad to the person who talks bad about you.
REAL FRIENDS: Will knock the person out that talked bad about you

FIFA 2010-Eskom Load Shedding

2008-01-27T02:49:00.001-08:00

New speedlimit device in South Africa

2008-01-27T02:44:00.000-08:00

S.A version of Google earth

2008-01-27T02:36:00.000-08:00

The new name for Eskom

2008-01-27T02:24:00.000-08:00

With immediate effect "Nkosi Sikelele iAfrika" will be replaced as the National Anthem with:

“Hello Darkness, my old Friend"

Why i dont ride my bike anymore

2008-01-27T02:18:00.000-08:00

This is so true and very funny

Why men are never depressed

2008-01-17T06:26:00.000-08:00

Men Are Just Happier People-- What do you expect from such simple creatures? Your last name stays put. The garage is all yours. Wedding plans take care of themselves. Chocolate is just another snack. You can be President. You can never be pregnant. You can wear a white T-shirt to a water park. You can wear NO shirt to a water park. Car mechanics tell you the truth. The world is your urinal. You never have to drive to another gas station restroom because this one is just too icky. You don't have to stop and think of which way to turn a nut on a bolt. Same work, more pay. Wrinkles add character. Wedding dress R 5000. Tux rental R 500. People never stare at your chest when you're talking to them. New shoes don't cut, blister, or mangle your feet. One mood all the time. !

Phone conversations are over in 30 seconds flat. You know stuff about tanks.. A five-day vacation requires only one suitcase. You can open all your own jars. You get extra credit for the slightest act of thoughtfulness. If someone forgets to invite you, he or she can still be your friend.

Your underwear is R 30.00 for a three-pack. Three pairs of shoes are more than enough. You almost never have strap problems in public. You are unable to see wrinkles in your clothes. Everything on your face stays its original color. The same hairstyle lasts for years, maybe decades. You only have to shave your face and neck.

You can play with toys all your life. One wallet and one pair of shoes -- one color for all seasons. You can wear shorts no matter how your legs look. You can 'do' your nails with a pocket knife. You have freedom of choice concerning growing a mustache.

You can do Christmas shopping for 25 relatives on December 24 in 25 minutes.

No wonder men are happier.

Eskom load shedding

2007-12-14T09:35:00.000-08:00

Hey i am really tired of load shedding,i am sure that all South Africans will agree that this is unacceptable and a pain in the budd.Who is to blame for this?It is funny that the consumers are blamed for this,it is said that its our fault as we used too much electricity.As the demand grows they should have made alternative plans long time ago.The population has grown over the years and the demand has increased drastically and that will have an effect on the supply.Please share your views on this subject.

Zero tollerance

2007-11-06T22:26:00.000-08:00

Remember speed kills

The latest bluetooth

2007-10-17T04:17:00.000-07:00

Baie snaaks-onskuld van 'n kind

2007-10-15T06:49:00.000-07:00

Klein seuntjie vra vir sy pa waar hy vandaan kom. Pa sê hulle het 'n klein saadjie op 'n warm plekkie gebêre, toe groei hy en toe kry hulle hom. Een dag loop die seuntjie in die tuin, tel saadjie op en sit dit onder die stoepmat in die son. Na 'n paar dae onthou hy en gaan lig die mat op. 'n Kriek spring uit en die seuntjie sê " Liefie, as ek nou nie geweet het jy is my kind nie, het ek jou wragtig doodgetrap !"

Mercedes-Benz (inspired by woman)

2007-10-12T08:12:00.000-07:00

I would love to have one of these!!!!!!!!

How quickly the years go by

2007-10-12T01:32:00.000-07:00

Here they are so innocent

So damn sexy

Time to do a trade in

Chuck Norris from Benoni

2007-10-03T00:00:00.001-07:00

Hear no evil,speak no evil,see no evil

2007-10-01T07:43:00.001-07:00

Hear no evil,speak no evil,see no evil

Men are never satisfied

2007-09-28T08:20:00.001-07:00

How to make a woman happy

2007-09-28T08:19:00.000-07:00

How to Make a Woman Happy
It's not difficult to make a woman happy. A man only needs to be:
1. a friend
2. a companion
3. a lover
4. a brother
5. a father
6. a master
7. a chef
8. an electrician
9. a carpenter
10. a plumber
11. a mechanic
12. a decorator
13. a stylist
14. a sexologist
15. a gynecologist
16. a psychologist
17. a pest exterminator
18. a psychiatrist
19. a healer
20. a good listener
21. an organizer
22. a good father
23. very clean
24. sympathetic
25. athletic
26. warm
27. attentive
28. gallant
29. intelligent
30. funny
31. creative
32. tender
33. strong
34. understanding
35. tolerant
36. prudent
37. ambitious
38. capable
39. courageous
40. determined
41. true
42. dependable
43. passionate
44. compassionate
WITHOUT FORGETTING TO:
45. give her compliments regularly
46. love shopping
47. be honest
48. be very rich
49. not stress her out
50. not look at other girls
AND AT THE SAME TIME, YOU MUST ALSO:
51. give her lots of attention, but expect little yourself
52. give her lots of time, especially time for herself
53. give her lots of space, never worrying about where she goes
IT IS VERY IMPORTANT:
54. Never to forget:
* birthdays
* anniversaries
* arrangements she makes

HOW TO MAKE A MAN HAPPY

1. Show up naked
2. Bring food

My x-mas shopping is done already

2007-09-28T07:32:00.001-07:00

This is a bachelor's dream.Lets party

Jennifer Lopez pregnant

2007-09-27T08:50:00.000-07:00

Jennifer Lopez is pregnant with her first child.

The singer/actress is due to give birth in the spring, according to an insider.

Sad World cup 2007 story

2007-09-21T00:52:00.000-07:00

A man had great tickets for the World Cup Final.

As he sits down, another man comes down and asks if anyone is sitting in
the empty seat next to him.

"No," he says. "The seat is empty."

"This is incredible!" says the other man. "Who in their right mind would
have a seat like this for the World Cup Final, the biggest sporting
event, and not use it?"

"Well, actually, the seat belongs to me. My wife was supposed to come
with me, but she passed away. This is the first World Cup Final we
haven't been to together since we got married.

"Oh ... I'm sorry to hear that. That's terrible. But couldn't you find
someone else, a friend or relative, or even a neighbour to take the
seat?"

The man shakes his head. "No. They're all at the funeral..."

Paying for lunch in Zimbabwe

2007-09-21T00:30:00.000-07:00

You dont need a wallet,you need a wheelbarrow!

New England rugby jersey L.O.L !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2007-09-19T11:13:00.001-07:00

My heart bleeds for them,its payback time.Go Bokke go,you deserve this one.

A very good advertisement for Mac Donalds in Korea

2007-09-15T11:45:00.000-07:00

Free advertising

How to get a man to wash his hands everytime he goes to the Bathroom

2007-09-13T02:32:00.000-07:00

Employee of the Month

2007-08-30T12:56:00.000-07:00

How is this for dedication?

Dis so waar of hoe?

2007-08-30T12:52:00.000-07:00

'n Bedelaar het eendag 'n prokureur op straat voorgekeer en vir hom R5 gevra.
Die prokureur het lank na die vuil en ongeskeerde bedelaar gekyk en toe vra hy: "Vanwaar ken ek jou?"

"Ons was klasmaats op die tweede vloer van die ou hoofgebou," antwoord die bedelaar.

"Sam, nou onthou ek jou!" sê die prokureur en sonder om enige verdere vrae te vra, skryf hy vir die bedelaar 'n tjek van R1000 uit en sê:

"Ek gee nie om wat in jou verlede gebeur het nie.

Dit is jou toekoms wat belangrik is," en met dié woorde stap die prokureur aan.

Met trane van blydskap stap die bedelaar bank toe, maar voor die bank steek hy vas - dit is so skoon daar binne en die tellers is so netjies!

"Met my vuil toiings sal hulle oortuig wees ek oorhandig aan hulle 'n vervalste tjek," mompel Sam en draai net daar om.

Die volgende dag loop die prokureur weer vir Sam raak en hy sien dat dié nog steeds so gehawend daar uitsien. "Wat het jy met my tjek gedoen?

Het jy dit uitgedobbel of uitgesuip?"

Terwyl die bedelaar die tjek uit sy vuil hempsak te voorskyn haal, vertel hy die prokureur waarom hy dit nie kon gaan wissel nie.

"Luister, my vriend, wat die tjek wettig maak, is nie jou klere of jou voorkoms nie, maar my handtekening daarop. Gaan wissel onmiddellik die tjek!"

Die verhaal spreek vir homself.

Good one

2007-08-22T15:03:00.001-07:00

Scrabble at its best

2007-08-22T14:50:00.000-07:00

Someone out there either has too much spare time or is deadly at Scrabble.
(Wait till you see the last one)!

DORMITORY:
When you rearrange the letters:
DIRTY ROOM

PRESBYTERIAN:
When you rearrange the letters:
BEST IN PRAYER

ASTRONOMER:
When you rearrange the letters:
MOON STARER

THE EYES:
When you rearrange the letters:
THEY SEE

GEORGE BUSH:
When you rearrange the letters:
HE BUGS GORE

GAUTENG:

When you rearrange the letters:

GET A GUN

THE MORSE CODE:
When you rearrange the letters:
HERE COME DOTS

SLOT MACHINES:
When you rearrange the letters:
CASH LOST IN ME

ANIMOSITY:
When you rearrange the letters:
IS NO AMITY

ELECTION RESULTS:
When you rearrange the letters:
LIES - LET'S RECOUNT

SNOOZE ALARMS:
When you rearrange the letters:
ALAS! NO MORE Z 'S

A DECIMAL POINT:
When you rearrange the letters:
IM A DOT IN PLACE

THE EARTHQUAKES:
When you rearrange the letters:
THAT QUEER SHAKE

ELEVEN PLUS TWO:
When you rearrange the letters:
TWELVE PLUS ONE

AND FOR THE GRAND FINALE:

MOTHER-IN-LAW:
When you rearrange the letters:
WOMAN HITLER

My friend Robert Mugabe

2007-08-15T11:21:00.000-07:00

A LITTLE SOMETHING TO BRIGHTEN YOUR DAY

Mugabe dies and goes to heaven. When he gets there, St. Peter

tells him that he is not on the list and he does not belong in heaven.

Mugabe must go to hell. So Mugabe goes to hell where Satan gives

him a hearty welcome and tells him to make himself at home. Then Mugabe

notices that he left his luggage in heaven and tells Satan, who says "No

problem, I'll send a couple of little devils to get your stuff.

When the little devils get to heaven they find the gates are

locked St.Peter is having lunch - and they start debating what to do.

Finally one comes up with the idea that they should go over the

wall and get the luggage. As they are climbing the wall, two little angels

see them, and one angel says to the other...

"My Lord, look at that! Mugabe has been in hell no more than ten

minutes and we're already getting refugees!"

New Springbok jersey

2007-08-07T07:32:00.000-07:00

Miscommunication

2007-08-06T16:04:00.000-07:00

HERE IS A VERY GOOD EXAMPLE OF MISCOMMUNICATION!

A young husband comes home one night, and his wife throws her arms around his neck: "Darling, I have great news: " I'm a month overdue. I think we're going to have a baby! The doctor gave me a test today, but until we find out for sure, we can't tell anybody."

The next day, a guy from the electric company rings the door-bell, because the young couple hasn't paid their last
bill: "Are you Mrs. Smith?
You're a month overdue, you know!"
"How do YOU know?" stammers the young woman.
"Well, ma'am, it's in our files!" says the man from the electric company.
"What are you saying? It's in your files?????" "Absolutely." "Well, let me talk to my husband about this tonight." That night, she tells her husband about the visit, and he, mad as a bull, rushes to the electric company offices the first thing the next morning. "What's going on here?
You have it on file that my wife is a month overdue? What business is that of yours?" the husband shouts. "Just calm down," says the clerk, "it's nothing serious. All you have to do is pay us." "PAY you? and if I refuse?" "Well, in that case, sir, we'd have no option but to cut yours off." "And what would my wife do then?" the husband asks. "I don't know.
I guess she'd have to use a candle"
"WWWHHAAAAAAAAAATTTTTTTTTT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

A bed for singles

2007-08-06T16:01:00.000-07:00

Why i hate visiting rich people

2007-07-27T06:35:00.000-07:00

Why I hate visiting rich people >>>???

Question: "What would you like to drink ... fruit juice, soda, tea, milo, chocolate, or coffee?" >

Answer: "Tea please"

Question: Ceylon tea, herbal tea, bush tea, honey bush tea, ice tea or green tea?"

Answer: " Ceylon tea please"

Question: "How would you like it? Black or white?"

Answer: "White please"

Question: "Milk, whitener, or condensed milk?"

Answer: "Milk please "

Question: "Goat milk, camel milk or cow milk?"

Answer: "Cow milk please."

Question: "Milk from Freezeland or Afrikaner cow?"

Answer : " Afrikaner cow please."

Question: " Warm or cold?"

Answer: "Warm please."

Question: "Full cream, low fat or fat free?"

Answer: "Umm ... I'll rather take it black please."

Question: "Would you like it with sweetener, sugar or honey?"

Answer: "With sugar please."

Question: "Beet sugar or cane sugar?"

Answer: "Cane sugar please."

Question: "White, brown or yellow sugar?"

Answer: "Just forget about the tea. I'll have a glass of water instead please."

Question: "Mineral or still water ? "

Answer: "Mineral water please."

Question: "Flavoured or non-flavoured ?"

Answer: "Hey footsek mann! Just get me water from the river... I don't wanna know which river, and stop asking me too many questions

Really big

2007-07-27T06:28:00.001-07:00

How is this for size?

And you thought your tax money is going to waste!

2007-07-26T16:06:00.000-07:00

Do they really need such an expensive vehicle?

Cars,Cars and the true meaning

2007-07-26T16:03:00.000-07:00

Choose your drink!!!!!!!!!!

2007-07-26T16:00:00.001-07:00

Alcohol Types

Men

1. Castle - unimaginative, boring, civil servant types stuck in a job they hate , who drinks alcohol purely because they do not have DSTV or girlfriend. This type thinks NuMetro is a kind of posh train service and that News Café is a bookshop. If you are a boss and you are looking for a loyal employee, look no further than a Castle drinker. Loyalty is the buzz word and very patriotic due to an influence by the Castle Lager ads.

2. Hansa - this group is made up mostly of guys who used to be on the cutting edge 10 years ago in the 90's - but nobody has told them that having a studded fake diamond earring in one ear and gold-capped teeth ceased being socially-acceptable in 1994. Because 90% of them have a cheesekop, they think anyone with any hair "i-bhari". They have passed their sell by dates.
They wear all these fake brand names- Lacoste, Boss, etc bought on the
street and claim it's genuine.

3. Carling Black Label - stay away from this lot. If they have never been
to jail it's because our Safety and Security Ministry is so inefficient or they are out on bail. Thugs, gangsters, murderers, Pirates fans and wife-beaters, babizana ngo Bhakabhaka, you end up not knowing his real name.
Will never own a better car than a 1992 Mazda Sting with 17-inch rims, and a sound system more expensive than the car. They also drink Smirnoff- the
Vodka.

4. Amstel - wannabe intellectual types who are label-conscious. On a
Saturday afternoon the average Amstel drinker is typically dressed in a Bafana jersey, Fake Diesel jeans and red R1,200 Nike sneakers. Typically drive a Golf V and own a Nokia 9300 phone and live on a credit card.

5. Heineken - wannabe, pretentious types who fancy themselves to be unique
and on the cutting edge. Truth be told, they hate the taste of Heineken but will be damned if they will have their first love, Hansa. In 10 years, they will be just like today's Hansa drinkers i.e. the guys everybody laughs at because they suport Swallows.

6. Windhoek Lager - read the Heineken description but add, "don't have the money to buy Heineken" They probably think it's a European beer when in
actual fact its made in Namibia of all countries!!!

7. Miller - closet fags who only have Miller in public. Truth be told,
they are really Brutal Fruit/Bacardi Breezer/Smirnoff Spin drinkers in
private. Indulge in Smirnoff in private and call it "shooters"

8. Savannah - alcoholics who are acutely aware of that "6% v/v" on the
label, damn drunkards who get what the money is worth.

9. Castle Milk Stout - aggressive alcoholics who do not know what "6% v/v"
means. They support Amazulu FC and baqeda ibabaalaaz nge sorghum beer
ngakusasa. You can use the toilet after them, the smell is poisonous and
toxic and the kaka is dark brown muddy mess.

10. Castle Lite - serious alcoholics who have bought in into that "the one to have when you're having more than one". They are generally intelligent but argumentative types who secretly resent Milk Stout and Savannah drinkers because that is what they really want to drink. They tend to like quoting statistics, "you know that the calorie content in a regular beer is equivalent to 7 seven loaves of bread" they'll say as they down their 17 th
beer.

11. Hunter's Dry - reformed beer drinkers or rural types with big hands
(from ploughing).

12. Bacardi Breezer/Brutal Fruit/ Hooch/Smirnoff Spin - one of two
things, (a) f.ags or (b) newcomers to the drinking game. But a will be the correct choice

13. Wine - fags.

14. J&B/Dewars - poor. Cannot tell the difference between whisky and
brandy.

15. Jack Daniels/Johnny Walker Red and Black - like whisky but do not
know the difference between bourbon and a Scotch. Drink whisky because they just like the taste. Drink it because they just want to show off. Five years ago they drank 100 Reserve Oude Molen .

16. Jameson/Glenfiddick/Chivas/Dimple - serious whisky connoisseurs,
drive Beemers and Merc's 4X4's. Probably support Sundowns and talk BEE, think they will one day be like Patrice Matsepe

17. Smirnoff 1818 - check Carling Black Label description the add
"rapists" to it. They wear all stars, will go to any house with a tent call it "ithiphu"

18. Mellowood/ Richelieu/ Martell/ Klipdrift (and similar) - violent.
Call every spirit "brandy", even Johnnie Walker. If less than 40 in age, poor. Chances are they will own a Kaizer Chiefs/ Pirates makalabha and a vuvuzela to go with it... bathi yonke insipho iyawasha. Bavele bathi umuntu
o clean uyayitshela ufaka ama perfume, ogcoba ama dawn etc

19. KWV 10/Klipdrift Premium (and similar) - actually like brandy but can
never tell if its potstill or what.

20. KWV 5 - wannabe brandy connoisseur without the money, just want to be
seen.

Women

1. Any beer - s.lut.

2. Milk Stout - p.rostitute, marhosha oshibhile obiza from R20 but don't
go above R50.

3. Barcadi Breezer/Hooch - believe men owe them a living and do not
really know that Hooch's go for R16 a pop at News Café because they have never actually bought it for themselves. At their own places you will find Brutal Fruit/Smirnoff Spin empties in their waste, they probably stole from a party elsewhere.

4. Brutal Fruit/Smirnoff Spin - cheap bargain hunters you will generally
see in the front of the Edgars Red Hanger Sale, a man buy them a half pack and they take their clothes off. They can sleep anywhere and they don't have the word class in their vocabulary.

5. Wine by the glass - pretentious b-tches that think they have arrived
because they drive a Peugeot 206/Renault Clio. They live in snazzy townhouse they can't afford and are probably at the pub looking for a dumb arseh-le to subsidize their car instalments/ townhouse rent/overdraft repayments. Bayafa yindlala emaflethini abo, ubona ngenkunzi yeklabishi, nemayonnaise, namanzi afakwe kwi mineral water bottle and yet its tap water. Will tell you she is on diet and gulp all the food at a restaurant.

6. Wine by the bottle - (bottles of JC Le Roux, Cold Duck, Graca Rose or
similar excluded.) Classy. Powerful. Know what they want and generally have a Beemer parked outside. Money is not a problem, probably have a young man
(Toyboy) on the side just to keep her happy and do the work the serious boyfriend cant because he is probably busy with BEE deals.

7. Amarula Cream (and similar) - Hornay. Like all the time, empeleni nje
banempene.

8. Whisky (any whisky) - even hornier, bayazicelela ipipi, if you fail
ukumchamisa, will dump you.

9. Brandy (any brandy) - hornay civil servant types, basebenzela o department of Home Affairs/ Housing/ Social services/ works etc/ agriculture
etc.

10. Non drinkers - Bazenza amakholwa but in actual fact bazama ukuthola umendo. Probably they are pass the marriageable age and they look at the churches for guidance. Also probably HIV positive now living a longer clean life

Classic story

2007-07-26T15:51:00.000-07:00

A jobless man applied for the position of "office boy" at Microsoft.The HR manager interviewed him then watched him cleaning the floor as a
test. "You are employed" he said. "Give me your e-mail address and I'll
send you the application to fill in, as well as date when you may
start".The man replied "But I don't have a computer, neither an email." "I'm
sorry", said the HR manager, "If you don't have an email, that means you
do not exist. And person who doesn't exist, cannot have the job."The man left with no hope at all. He didn't know what to do, with only
$10 in his pocket. He then decided to go to the supermarket and buy a 10Kg tomato crate.He then sold the tomatoes in a door to door round. In less than
two hours, he succeeded to double his capital. He repeated the operation
three times, and returned home with $60. The man realized that he can
survive by this way, and started to go everyday earlier, and return
late. Thus, his money doubled or tripled everyday.Shortly, he bought a cart, then a truck, then he had his own fleet of
delivery vehicles. 5 years later, the man is one of the biggest food
retailers in the US . He started to plan his family's future, and
decided
to have a life insurance. He called an insurance broker, and chose a
protection plan. When the conversation was concluded, the broker asked
him his email. The man replied, "I don't have an email ". The broker
answered curiously, "You don't have an email, and yet have succeeded to
build an empire. Can you imagine what you could have been if you had an
email?!!"The man thought for a while and replied, " Yes, I'd be an office boy at
Microsoft!"

Moral of the story
M1- Internet /email is not the solution to your life.
M2- If you don't have internet / email , but you work hard, you can be
a millionaire.
M3 If you received this message by email, you are probably already an
office boy/girl, and not any close to being a Billionaire...
Have a great day !!!

Breaking the sound barrier

2007-07-17T23:47:00.000-07:00

Deep trouble

2007-07-17T23:44:00.001-07:00

Rather him than me if you know what i mean.He is going to get more than he bargained for.

New question added to driver test

2007-07-17T06:33:00.000-07:00

This question has just been added to the SA DRIVING THEORY test.

There is only one answer, but be careful now!

Driving Test Question :

You are driving along a two lane road with a NO OVERTAKING sign,
and come upon a bicycle rider. Do you follow this slow-moving bicycle rider
for the next 2 miles, or do you break the law and pass?

Which is the correct choice?

My personal answer would have been:

Why take unnecessary risks ?
ARRIVE ALIVE !!

Funny S.A joke he he he !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2007-07-14T01:25:00.000-07:00

Mbeki, Jacob Zuma, Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi and Manto Tsabalala Msimang were flying together in the President's jet.
Thabo Mbeki suddenly said: "You know what. I can throw a R500 right now out of this window and make someone happy."

Jacob Zuma said: "I can throw five R 100 notes out of the window and I will make 5 people unbelievably happy."

Geraldine said: "I will give government employees 7.25% salary increase and make millions happy".

Manto said : "I can throw ten R 50 notes out of the window and make 10 people very, very happy."

The one pilot looks at the other and says:
"Listen to those 4 showoffs at the back... I can throw all 4 of them out of the window right now and I will make the whole country very happy!"

The ink Spots

2007-07-13T07:49:00.000-07:00

The Ink Spots have been called living legends of American music; one of the most influential vocal groups of all time and the most imitated entertainers in show business. The Ink Spots 'story spans six decades, more than 80 chair hits and performances throughout the world.

While numerous personnel changes have taken place within the group in its 60 + years of existence, the familiar close harmonies remain The Ink Spots' stock in trade. Making up the current group are bass singer-narrator Harold Winley, second lead Sonny Hatchett, lead tenor Grant Kitchings; and the newest Ink Spot, baritone and guitarist, Morris Dow.

The Ink Spots' story begins in Indianapolis, Indiana in 1932, when four young men - Deek Watson, Charles Fuqua, Orville "Hoppy" Jones and Jerry Daniels - formed the first version of the group. The quartet performed as the Riff Brothers and the Percolating Puppies before settling on the Ink Spots name. In search of a recording contract, the group headed to New York City, where they met up with singer Bill Kenny, who replaced Daniels as the group's lead tenor in 1936. Three years later, The Ink Spots had their first million-selling record, "If I Didn't Care'. The song, which would be their biggest hit, ultimately sold 19 million copies.

Kenny left the group for a solo career in 1945. The replacement was Jim Nabbie and the hits continued over the next decade; I Don't Want To Set The World On Fire, To Each His Own, My Prayer, I'll Never Smile Again, A Lovely Way To Spend An Evening, Java Jive, Maybe, Into Each Life Some Rain May Fall, We Three, It's A Sin To Tell A Lie, Don't Get Around Much Anymore, Prisoner of Love ... and on and on. s the remaining original members left the group, it was up to Nabbie to keep things going. Frustrated by acts billing themselves as The Ink Spots, Nabbie acquired the rights to the Ink Spots' name and registered it as a trademark. While the frequency of hits slowed in the mid '50's, The Ink Spots' influence was heard in the many doo-wop vocal groups formed during this period, as well as many groups, like the Temptations, which would come along later. The Ink Spots' musical impact was recognized formally in 1987 when inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame and into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1989. They have been inducted into the Apollo Hall of Fame and, in 1997, into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame.

Nabbie and the rest of the Ink Spots continued to tour, in the neighborhood of some 200 dates a year. Especially pleasing were the 1 0 to 20 college dates the group would perform each year, where young people, many of whose parents weren't born at the time of The Ink Spots' first hits, would get their first chance to hear the quartet. Nabbie claimed that he was always amazed that younger audiences would accept the "old timers" music so enthusiastically.

In September 1992, Jim Nabbie, "Mr. Ink Spots for 47 years, passed away, just before the start of an European tour. The Ink Spots were faced suddenly with the prospect of carrying on without their longtime friend and colleague.

But carry on the group has! Grant, who had been with The Ink Spots many years ago, was welcomed immediately by audiences with standing ovations. And so it appears that The Ink Spots will remain a viable musical entity for many years to come.

The 4 stages of life

2007-07-11T13:05:00.000-07:00

Check hierdie cute outjie (Boelie)

2007-07-11T12:23:00.000-07:00

2007-07-10T03:05:00.000-07:00

The perfect anti-hijack system in South Africa.

Glo jy in die voorspellings van Siener Van Rensburg?

2007-07-05T12:18:00.000-07:00

Nicolaas Pieter Janse van Rensburg was een van die merkwaardigste figure in ons volksgeskiedenis. Hy is in 1864 op 'n plaas naby Wolmaranstad gebore en in 1926 in die ouderdom van 61 jaar oorlede.

Behalwe dat hy kon lees en skryf, was hy verder ongeletterd. Nogtans het bekendes soos genl Koos de la Ray en C R de Wet hom dikwels geraadpleeg. Hy het sy eerste gesig gehad toe hy 7 jaar oud was en daarna meer as 700 tot en met sy dood. Hy het die meeste van sy gesigte self verklaar.

Tydens sy leeftyd het baie van sy gesigte in vervulling gegaan. Die meeste moet egter nog in vervulling gaan. Een wat tans besig is om in vervulling te gaan, is die gebeure in Zimbabwe wat Siener baie duidelik voorspel het.

Hoe het hy aan sy toekomskennis gekom? Daar is twee maniere waarop kennis van die toekoms bekom kan word; of deur begenadiging van God of deur die werking van die Satan. Alhoewel God alleen alwetend is, beskik Satan oor 'n beperkte kennis van die toekoms wat hy aan boosheidsbewerkers bekend maak.

In 1 Sam 28 bid Saul op die vooraand van 'n oorlog teen die Filistyne dat God vir hom die uitslag vooraf bekend moet maak. As gevolg van sy afvalligheid het God hom nie geantwoord nie, waarna hy hom tot die heks van Endor gewend het. Saul het dus geweet op watter twee maniere toekomskennis bekom kon word - of deur God of deur die Satan.

Deur wie se mag het Siener in die toekoms gesien? Deur die van God. Hy het nooit met enige bose mag omgegaan nie. Hy was 'n diep gelowige en kon sy voorkennis derhalwe van niemand anders as God ontvang het nie....Gaan besoek gerus http://www.sienervanrensburg.co.za/uittreksel.html vir meer info

Die nuwe Boeing 787

2007-07-05T11:53:00.000-07:00

Ek sal dit like om n flip in die outjie te kry,vlieg gaan nooit weer dieselfde wees nie net beter of hoe?

Ietsie vir die Bloues

2007-07-05T06:28:00.000-07:00

A Springs g.p.s system

2007-06-30T09:46:00.000-07:00

So true hey?How many holes does your fence have?

2007-06-29T04:15:00.000-07:00

Make sure you read all the way down to the last sentence.

(Most importantly the last sentence)

NAIL IN THE FENCE

There once was a little boy who had a bad temper. His Father gave him a bag of nails and told him that every time he lost his temper, he must hammer a nail into the back
of the fence. The first day the boy had driven 37 nails into the fence over the next few weeks, as he learned to control his anger, the number of nails hammered daily gradually dwindled down. He discovered it was easier to hold his temper than to

drive those nails into the fence. Finally the day came when the boy didn't lose his temper at all. He told his father about it and the father suggested that the boy now pull out one nail for each day that he was able to hold his temper. The days passed and the young boy was finally able to tell his father that all the nails were gone. The father took his son by the hand and led him to the fence He said, 'You have done well, my son, but look at the holes in the fence. The fence will never be the same. When you say things in anger, they leave a scar just like this one. You can put a knife in a man and draw it out. It won't matter how many times you say I'm sorry, the wound is still there. ' A verbal wound is as bad as a physical one. Friends are very rare jewels, indeed. They make you smile and encourage you to succeed. They lend an ear, they share words of praise and they always want to open their hearts to us.' So remember to love your friends.

Please forgive me if I have ever left a hole.

Skokkende foto van kinder mishandeling in die ergste graad

2007-06-28T14:40:00.001-07:00

Kan iemand asb die arme kind net help-hoe kan enige ouer so wreed wees om sy kind so te mishandel?

South Africans show your support

2007-06-28T14:27:00.000-07:00

This is about petrol prices and an invitation to join the resistance. By the
end of this month petrol prices are set to soar even higher.

If we want the petrol price to come down, we all need to take some
intelligent, united action.

Last year there was a "don't buy petrol day"-but the oil companies

Just laughed at that because they knew that we would "hurt" ourselves by
refusing to buy petrol.

It was more of an inconvenience to us than a problem to them.

But, whoever thought of the ideas, has come up with a plan that can really
work.

READ ON AND JOIN THE ACTION!!

By now you probably thinking petrol priced at about R4.50 is cheap. It is
currently at + R6 for regular and unleaded.

Now that the oil companies and the OPEC nations (the bullies like US and
Britain) have condition! ed us to think that the cost of a litre is cheap at
R 5.00 ,
We need to take aggressive action to teach them that buyers control the
marketplace......... Not the sellers.

With the price of petrol going up each day, we consumers need to take
action.

The only way we are going to see the price of petrol come down is if we hit
someone in the pocket by not purchasing their petrol.

And we can do that without hurting ourselves. How?

Since we rely on our cars, we just cannot stop buying petrol.

But we can have an impact on petrol prices if we all act together to force a
price war.

Here's the idea:

For the rest of the year, don't purchase any petrol from the two biggest
overseas

Oil companies (which are now one), SHELL and BP...

(Local is Lekka - So buy Sasol / Engen / Excel)

Ons gaan nie rugby praat nie of hoe?

2007-06-24T13:27:00.000-07:00

Ai die rugby die naweek was vir my en ek ding vir alle opregte Suid Afrikaners maar n demper die naweek.Ons swak spel was die oorsaak.Ek wens die somer wil nou kom ek is nou keelvol vir die koue winter.O ja baie geluk aan my kollega Pedro Fernando wat vandag 24-06-2007 verjaar het en my ander kollega Henry Brunette wat more verjaar hy se hy is more sweet 16 ja sure boeta,tussen ons hy is more n volle 32 jaar jonk.Die naweek het ek my self entertain met dvd's nl Hannibal rising,Breach en Romancing the bride.Ek moet se dit was goeie vermaak gewees veral Romancing the bride en Breach gaan neem dit maar gerus uit as jy die movies nie op die groot skerm gesien het nie.My gunstelling video winkel is Videoland in Strubenvale Springs telno 011-362-5079 hulle diens is uitstekend en hulle het n groot verskeidenheid dvd's.More is alweer Maandag, my "nie" gunstelling dag van die week.Geniet die week en ek chat weer binnekort met julle.

Gerhard

Another top S.A band

2007-06-21T08:37:00.001-07:00

BRIGHT BLUE ARE BACK - THE FULL STORY
November 2001

Anyone who has been following the career of seminal South African band, Bright Blue, for the past 17 or so years, will know that it's entirely appropriate that the release of their long-awaited retrospective set comes with the title, 'Every Now And Then (The Best So Far: 1984 - 2001)'. For everything about Bright Blue has always been fluidity; about blurring the edges of what is expected of a band in the conventional sense ("We release music sporadically and intend doing it forever" announce the band) and, of course, extending that into their music which wholeheartedly defied the boundaries of the time becoming a forerunner of the "rainbow nation" sound.

With a name that reflected the paradox of being bright in a very blue time {actually, it was also a tribute to Chelsea FC - Sporting Ed.}, Bright Blue created a sound that - through recordings and a raucously rocking live show - organically fused the lilt and lurch of township jive and the harmonies and rhythms of mbaqanga with a solid rock musicality and smatterings of pop.

What's more, the band - at first brothers Peter and Ian Cohen, Tom Fox and Robin Levetan (now a Cape Town-based architect) and Dan Heymann - flew the flag of protest and liberation in astute songs about the contradictions of a life of white privilege that were, on first experience, uplifting and positive (perfectly matching the band's paradoxical name). This was no mean feat in apartheid's final, dark decade which was marked by the apartheid regime's unrelenting oppressiveness; the spectre of an uncertain future; war raging in the townships; and a military call-up that many white youths found morally reprehensible.

And although a handful of other groups dipped into South Africa's broader musical well, few did it with such infectious results and quite in the winning way that Bright Blue managed. This they achieved by unleashing several fine recordings (among them two full albums, 'Bright Blue' and 'The Rising Tide'- both still unavailable on CD) gaining some significant radio play (with tracks like 'Window On The World', 'Weeping' and 'Second Avenue') and moving from campus to campus, club to club, bringing their live show to staunch fans all over the country.

A mid-80's shift to Johannesburg pushed Bright Blue to new heights and greater exposure. Reflecting on the time, Ian Cohen said: "Moving to Jo'burg felt like we had arrived in New York City - we were real small town boys in the big smoke. But it gave us a chance to be amongst and play with some great musicians." Among these were Louis Mhlanga, Simmi Zeko, and Sipho (Scorpion) Mandono, all of whom added to the unique sonic swirl that Bright Blue crafted.

The band's strong connection to the anti-apartheid movement of the time is evidenced by the song 'Weeping', which was penned by Dan Heymann (although in typical Bright Blue democratic style, they are all formally credited with its composition). As Heymann recalls: "In 1986, responding to the Apartheid Government's clamp-down on the media, I wrote the words of 'Weeping', over a piece of music I had composed more than a year earlier, while I was stuck in the Army".

The song was originally recorded in 1987, at Orange 338 Studio in Orange Grove, Johannesburg, by Phil Audoire and Daved Moloele. In a mad burst of creativity, Bright Blue recorded two songs in one night ('Yesterday Night' being the second) pausing only at about 2am to dash off to the Market Theatre to pick up the late Basil Coetzee to blow his magnificent horn on this track.

At that time without a deal (the first album, 'Bright Blue', was the extent of their recordings for Trutone, though an EMI deal was soon to follow), the group pressed up 500 vinyl singles, featuring a black and white cover shot of Bright Blue sitting outside the Imperial Café in Cape Town. Astonishingly, 'Weeping' soon made it onto the national airwaves, despite the fact that it quite clearly contained a section of 'Nkosi Sikelel I'Afrika', which was then banned by the Nationalist Party government.

'Weeping' has been extensively covered since then, most notably by the Soweto String Quartet and Vusi Mahlasela. A particularly poignant moment for Bright Blue was playing the song live at a Mitchell's Plain concert for returning exiles, attended by former President Nelson Mandela soon after his release from prison in 1990.

To date however, the only Bright Blue material available on CD (besides 'Weeping' being included on many SA compilations), was the 'Open Your Eyes' CD single from 1996. Which makes the release of 'Every Now And Then (The Best So Far: 1984 - 2001)' such a welcome event for Bright Blue fans. The compilation includes songs like 'Who's The Enemy', 'The Rising Tide' (a tribute to jailed SA conscientious objector David Bruce), 'Living In Africa', 'Yesterday Night', 'Window On The World' and, of course, 'Weeping'.

The album also features two new tracks, 'World Turns' and 'Can You Feel It'. 'World Turns', is vintage Bright Blue, with just enough sonic twists and threads to ensure the track resides firmly in the 21st century musical terrain. Penned jointly by the group's remaining three active members (Ian and Peter Cohen and Tom Fox), 'World Turns' pivots on Fox's distinctive yet subtle mbaqanga-influenced guitar piece and the chilled rhythm section provided by the Cohen brothers. But the musical ante is upped by the inspired use of gorgeous, jazz-influenced keyboards (played by Mark Goliath) and some elegant sampling.

'Can You Feel It' is as joyous a new slice of sound as you will hear emanating from South Africa this year. Fast moving and showcasing Bright Blue's feel for a groove and a blasting horn section, this is uplifting stuff that proves just how relevant the group still is today. Adding to the quality of the new material is the input of life-long friend and colleague Johan Griesel (who has been handling live sound for the likes of Steve Winwood and Jeff Beck recently) who assisted Bright Blue in mixing the two new songs.

The 1990's saw Bright Blue moving in a new direction as the political situation in South Africa changed. After a decade of writing, practising, recording and touring, Bright Blue became a looser set-up, with the band members engaged in other pursuits. Peter Cohen worked with Mango Groove, and Tom Fox, alongside James Stewart, Yoyo Buys and Paul Tizzard, produced some excellent BB-influenced sounds (and three strong albums) with Cape Town band, The Usual.

But Bright Blue never "broke up" as such, and we can expect even more musical magic from this hugely-popular band in the future. Dan Heymann has expressed interest in recording with the group again (properly via the Internet). Heymann currently resides in New York, working as a computer programmer. Until September 11th, he worked on the 96th floor of the North Tower of the World Trade Center. Fortunately, Heymann arrived at the WTC subway station just after the first plane had crashed into the towers on September 11, and the area had already been cordoned off.

Music continues to dominate the lives of Peter Cohen and Fox who worked under the Bright Productions banner, crafting music for soundtracks and commercials (often with Ian's input when time allowed). Ian, meanwhile, continues to create music from his home studio, and he recently composed and performed the soundtrack for 'Main Reef Road', Nic Hofmeyer's upcoming film about Johannesburg.

"Music is still a powerful part of our lives" the group attests, "We want to be releasing Bright Blue stuff when we are sixty. We've found a way of working that works for us all; that suits our requirements and with the availability of digital methods of recording, we hope to keep creating far into the future".

Albums:

Bright Blue (1984) Jive Wire
The Rising Tide (1988) EMI
Every Now And Then - The Best So Far... 1984-2001 (2001) Universal
Musicians:

Robin Levetan: vocals on first album only
Tom Fox: guitar, vocals
Ian Cohen: bass, vocals
Peter Cohen: drums, vocals
Dan Heymann: keyboards

Ek is terug-soos gewoontlik weer in die sop

2007-06-21T04:07:00.000-07:00

Ek is so jammer dat ek my blog lanklaas opdateer het-was so n bietjie besig en soos my vorige posting beweer het was dit maar hectic in die lewe van Gerhard Schaap.Baie dankie vir die reminder dat julle meer op my blog is as ek,dit het gewerk en ek voel heavy skuldig hoor.Ek is ook baie besig met my "social responsibility" en is baie betrokke met charity.Ek hou daarvan om my medemens te help en veral waar klein kindertjies betrokke is.Hier is 'n foto saam met my mede Springs Round Table kollegas waar ons vir 'n organisasie voedsel en speelgoed oorhandig het hier in ons eie Springs.Ek hoop julle kan my vergewe dat ek die afgelope ruk nie so aktief op my blog was nie,sal opmaak daarvoor hoor.

Die afgelope week

2007-06-14T11:02:00.000-07:00

Wat n rowwe paar dae het ek nie gehad nie.Dit was seker een van die rofste weke in n lang tyd.Dis darem vreeslik hoe die staking ons tog op een of ander manier raak.Wel n groot ligpunt is dat Oos rand Stereo nou beskikbaar is op die net en dat ons nou audiostream,wat n mylpaal vir ons.Ek is so keelvol vir mense wat jou kan veroordeel en kan slegmaak sonder om hulle feite te he.Die ergste is dat hulle nooit hulle naam sal bekendmaak nie maar die klom skynheiliges sal altyd n mond vol te se he oor jou.Maar in elke geval sal n mens nooit die skinderbekke kan stilmaak nie,so skinder maar aan en "enjoy".Ek weet wat ek weet en erken dat ek wel foute gemaak het in my lewe en wie van ons het nie?Wimpie baie dankie vir jou verdediging op jou blog,jy is n vriend duisend.Ek sien uit na die rugby die naweek en spoil julle vaders die naweek.Ek is nou nognie n pa nie en hoop dat daai geluk my eendag sal tref.

Tot later

Gerhard

Featured S.A band of the week-Mango Groove

2007-06-04T22:38:00.000-07:00

While in her last year at school, Claire Johnston joined Mango Groove (founded in 1984 by John Leyden, who teamed up with Andy Craggs and ‘Big Voice Jack’ Lerole’). She went on to graduate with a Bachelor of Arts degree at the University of the Witwatersrand while touring with the band and quickly established herself as the face and voice of Mango Groove.

For the next two decades, they had an enormous impact on the South African music scene. At the time, popular multiracial music groups were not common in South Africa and Mango Groove was seen as a symbol of unity in a country struggling to shake itself free of apartheid.

The group had over 12 number 1 hits in South Africa and were the first and only group to remain at the top of the South African national sales charts for over a year. They received almost every South African music and video award, as well as a number of global awards.

They also performed to sell-out shows in many cities across the world, including London, Paris, Hong Kong and Sydney. Their unique blend of marabi, kwela and pop music, together with the voice and presence of Claire Johnston and the penny whistle of Mduduzi Magwaza, made them very popular.

Some of the highlights of Mango Groove’s career include:

The direct satellite link-up to the The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert in London in 1992 to an estimated audience of a billion people.
Their performance in front of 200,000 people at a "Rock Against Racism" concert in Paris
Their performance at the Montreux Jazz Festival where they received 3 encores.
Being the only African band to be invited to perform at the "Celebrate Hong Kong ‘97" Reunification Concert where they performed alongside Wet Wet Wet, Michael Learns to Rock and All-4-One.

Clever boy

2007-06-01T07:52:00.000-07:00

The teacher asked, “Johnny what is your problem?"

Johnny answered, "I am too smart for the first Grade. My sister
is in the third grade and I am smarter than she is! I think I should be
in third grade too."
Mrs. Brooks had had enough. She took Johnny to the principal's
office. While Johnny waited in the outer office, the teacher explained
to the principal what the situation was.The principal told Mrs. Brooks
he would give the boy a test and if he failed to answer any of his
questions he was to go back to the first grade and behave.

She agreed. Johnny was brought in and the conditions explained to
him and he agreed to take the test.

Principal: " What is 3 x 3?"
Johnny: "9."

Principal: "What is 6 x 6 ?"
Johnny: "36."

And so it went with every question the principal thought a third
grade should know. The principal looks at Mrs. Brooks and tells her, " I
think Johnny can go to the third grade."

Mrs. Brooks says to the principal, " Let me ask him, some
questions?"

The principal and Johnny both agree.

Mrs. Brooks: "What does a cow have four of that I have only 2 of?
"
Johnny, after a moment " Legs."

Mrs. Brooks: " What is in your pants that you have but I do not
have ?"
Johnny: "Pockets."

Mrs. Brooks: " What starts with C and ends with T, is hairy, oval
and delicious and contains a whitish liquid?"
Johnny: " Coconut."

Mrs. Brooks: "What goes in hard and pink and comes out soft and
sticky?"

The principal's eyes open really wide and before he could stop
the answer, Johnny takes charge.....

Johnny: " Bubblegum."

Mrs. Brooks: "What does a man do standing up, a woman does
sitting down and a dog does on 3 legs?"

The principal's eyes open really wide and before he could stop
the answer.....

Johnny: " Shake hands."

Mrs. Brooks: "Now I will ask some 'Who am I' questions, okay?"

Mrs. Brooks: "You stick your poles inside me. You tie me down to
get me up. I get wet before you do ."
Johnny: "Tent."

Mrs. Brooks: " A finger goes inside me. You fiddle with me when
you're bored. The best man always has me first."

The principal was looking restless and a bit tense.

Johnny: "Wedding Ring."

Mrs. Brooks: " I have a stiff shaft. My tip penetrates. I come
with a quiver?"
Johnny; " Arrow."

Mrs. Brooks: "What word starts with F and ends in K and means a
lot of heat and excitement?"
Johnny: "Fire-truck."

The principal breathed a sigh of relief and said to the teacher,
" Send Johnny to University, I got the last ten questions wrong myself!"

Real good Capetonian joke

2007-06-01T02:55:00.000-07:00

A colored guy, sitting outside his home about to be evicted from his house, was contemplating how the future would be after he had divorced his wife, lost his children, lost his job.He notices a crate of beer bottles and walks up to it. He takes out an empty bottle, smashing it into the concrete wall swearing, "You are the reason I don't have a wife", second bottle, "You are the reason I don't have my children", third bottle, "You are the reason I lost my job". He notices the fourth bottle is sealed and still full of beer. He takes the bottle, puts it aside and says, ....................."Staan jy een kant my broe, .....I know you were not involved".

In general

2007-05-31T10:19:00.000-07:00

When visiting my blog please also visit my friends Wimpie van der Sandt at http://www.wimpievds.blogspot.com and Joker at http://thejoker.co.za .Have a good day tomorrow and wish you a wonderful weekend.I also have a lot of things on this weekend with outside broadcasts at different venues and are really looking forward to that.As Arnold schwarzeneger always say in his movie "i'll be back"

Can you spot the fake Shaik?

2007-05-31T08:21:00.001-07:00

Funny one

2007-05-31T08:11:00.000-07:00

My friend Steve passed this joke on to me so i thought i'll pass it on to you.Enjoyyyy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

An English Priest, in an Afrikaans community, was tired of all the
coughing in his church whilst he was preaching...

So he bought a bottle of cough medicine and decided that the next
person
who coughed
would get a teaspoon full .The following Sunday someone coughed so he

stopped preaching and gave the person a teaspoon medicine and
whispered
in
his ear. The person then got up and walked out.
This went on until the church was almost empty
After the service the dominee asked the preacher what he said after
giving the congregation medicine that resulted in a empty church.

The preacher said all he said was "For Cough" "

The biggest S.A star-Steve Hofmeyr

2007-05-29T12:00:00.000-07:00

Why wont Steve come back to S.A?He is the biggest star S.A has ever seen and he had to use some of his negotiating skill at the U.S embassy.Here is an article courtesy of News 24 "Pretoria - Even if you are a local star like Steve Hofmeyr - one of the most popular singers and actors in SA - you won't be able to smooth-talk your way into the US.

Hofmeyr, currently appearing in the soapie 7e Laan is leaving for the US on June 5 for his first concert tour.

"I was at the US embassy on Friday where I had to solemnly promise that I would come back to SA. Ha! Ha! Ha! What a question!"

"To tell the truth, who knows, maybe some expats would rather come back with me after my tour," joked Hofmeyr.

On a more serious note, he said his tour was looking good.

"I've been communicating with a few guys there and they're ready for me."

This time his family won't be going on tour with him.

"It will be just me and a sound man."

"And all the nostalgia that I found in New Zealand, Australia, Dubai, Canada, Amsterdam and London when I toured there."

Hofmeyr will be doing ten performances in less than three weeks. He starts his first show on June 6 in Orlando, Florida.

Then it will be on to Boca Raton in Florida, Atlanta in Georgia, Raleigh in North Carolina, Houston in Texas, Dallas in Texas, Sacramento in California, Denver in Colorado, Detroit in Michigan and finally Smyrna in Delaware.

Shocking news-artists against religion!!!!!!!!

2007-05-26T12:21:00.000-07:00

Architecture of Aggression, lauded as SA's most controversial and brutal metal act, is proud to present "777 ROCK AGAINST RELIGION". Seven of SA's most outspoken rock and metal acts will converge at Café Arc, a new venue with brave owners in Hazelwood Pretoria, on Saturday the 7 th of July for a show the first of its kind in Africa.
Representing a growing ideology in the youth of this country and globally, Architecture of Aggression, Wrust, Rhutz, The Slashdogs, All Forlorn, Far Beyond Driven and Prevail will shatter the silence on the absurdity of religion.I cant believe that this is happening,what has happened to the world we are living in.Is this the end of the world,it seems that the end is near.I hope that you share my sentiment and that you wil not support this concert at all.I will do anything in my power to oppose this concert with all means possible.It is time that we all go down on our knees and pray that this concert doesn't happen and that people wont support this concert.Please show your support by commenting to this post

South African tourist map

2007-05-25T15:50:00.001-07:00

More South African humour

2007-05-25T15:40:00.001-07:00

The Minister of Public Works wanted to remodel her office, so she invited different contractors for tenders.

One was from Johannesburg, one from Durban and the last one from Soweto.

"OK gentlemen, I want a nice job ," She said, "Let's hear from Jhb?"

The guy took out his ultrasonic measuring device and laptop and began measuring, scrawling on the computer, calculating.

Eventually he said "R90 000, Madam Minister,"

"That seems like quite a lot of money! Why R90,000?"

"You see," he replied, "that's R40 000 for material, R40 000 for labour and R10 000 for my profit".

She seemed OK with that and turned to the Durban contractor. "So how much do you want to do the job?" she asked.

The Durban fella took out a rusted tape measure, broken clipboard and a blunt pencil. He took some measurements, scratched some calculations on the back of his Rothmans box and came up with a figure of R70,000.

"That's interesting!" said Stella. "Explain the R70 000?"

"Simple, Madam Minister, I got a brother-in-law in the hardware trade, so that's R35 000 for materials, R30,000 for my guys, and R5,000 for my profit and all."

She was amused but happy to accept the explanation.

Then she asked the Soweto contractor for his quotation. He just smiled, looked the minister in the eyes and said, "R270 000!"

"Yoh Yoh Yoh!.... How did you come to that amount without even taking your measurements? What is that amount for?"

"That's R100 000 for me and R100 000 for you!"

"So what about the remaining R70 000?"

"We hire that guy from Durban to do the job!!!"

So True

2007-05-25T05:20:00.000-07:00

This is not a fake photo,this is reality in South Africa

Although this looks like a picture taken from a Hollywood movie, it is in fact a real photo, taken near the South African coast during a military exercise by the British Navy.

South African humour

2007-05-25T05:05:00.000-07:00

South African Humour
(OK so these may not be politically correct and very stereotypical - yet the fact is things in SA
are this bad, and often the only way of coping with the situation is to laugh about it)

You know you live in South Africa when:

- You produce a R100 note instead of your driver's licence when stopped by a traffic officer
- You can do your monthly shopping on the pavement
- You have to hire a security guard whenever you park your car
- You can count the national soccer team's scores with no fingers
- To get free electricity you have to pay a connection fee of R750
- Hijacking cars is a profession
- You can pay your tuition fees by holding up a sign at a traffic light
- The petrol in your tank may be worth more than your car
- "Just Now" can mean anything from a minute to a month
- You continue to wait after a traffic light has turned to green to make way for taxis travelling in the opposite direction
- Travelling at 120 km/h you're the slowest car on the highway
- You're genuinely and pleasantly surprised whenever you find your car parked where you left it
- A bullet train is being introduced but we can't fix potholes
- The last time you visited the coast you paid more in speeding fines and road toll fees than you did for the entire holiday
- You paint your car's registration number on the roof
- Only half of your mail is guaranteed to reach its destination
- You have to take your own linen with you if you are admitted to a government hospital
- Prisoners go on strike

Introduction

2007-05-24T10:54:00.000-07:00

My name is Gerhard Schaap.I live in Springs Gauteng South Africa.I am a radio presenter at a local radio station in our region and joined the radio industry 10 years ago.Besides from work i love to shop when my budget allows it.I love positive people and tend to spend a lot of time with positive people and try to avoid negativity.I like to meet new people and find people very interesting.My favourite pass time is to go to a shopping mall or a restaurant and to see all the characters walking by especially all the facial expressions of the people.I occasionally play a little bit of golf and like to travel a lot,i don't like to sit in an office everyday as it drives me crazy.I like my quiet moments but sometimes like to be amongst a lot of people.My life is very simple and i don't like a complicated life.This blog site is for positive postings and if you want to post anything try and refrain from rude postings.Please utilize this blog and feel free to make suggestions on how i can improve this site.Hope to hear from you soon.