called VAPPU. So if you're coming Finland during
Vappu (1st of May), the best way to participate is get
pissed, take off your clothes and have time
of your life:
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Next day (hangover) was spent in a different mileu:
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(pretty strong defense for this
Timo Jaakola's painting...)
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On a third day of "vappu" I went to Tampere
to perform a Suohumala-gig in ending of
Musta Valo-exhibition:
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Quite spectacular stage!!
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Relaxin' after first solo-gig
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Jussi Löf and Samuli Kivinummi have done
greatest blacklight-paintings I've ever seen!
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On next day we did some fine arts before
it was time to go back to Helsinki...
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...and perform as a support for James Reipas.
I have also video clip of my
Suohumala-tripaduuri-show.
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James Reipas had one of their best gigs!!
But Vappu is happily-luckily over now and it is
time to sulk and frown rest year.
In Finland we believe that Russia
will invade us if we smile too much!!