Wallance Stroby – Geld ist nicht genug (Pendragon.,2017)
Gelesen: 06. – 08.06.2017, netto 322 Seiten
Mal wieder auf neues einlassen ist immer gut, warum ich aber wieder mal zum zweiten Band statt zum ersten Band gegriffen habe – egal.
Wallace Stroby hat eine Heldin erschaffen die kühl, fast kalt, ihrem Job nachgeht. Und der ist Diebstahl. Und was gibt es besseres als wenn Diebe Diebe bestehlen. Geschickt baut Stroby den Lufthansa Heist (das amerikanische Gegenstück zum englischen Postzugraub) in die Geschichte ein und baut eine Brücke zwischen der Mafia der 70er (Kings of New York) und heute.
Wie in der Wirklichkeit sind fast alle Haupt- und Nebenfiguren an diesem Raub tot und die Tatsache das vieles von dem Geld noch verschwunden ist erlaubt den “was wäre wenn da noch Geld wäre” Kniff. Und da Crissa Stone, die Heldin, immer schmutziges Geld braucht um daraus sauberes Geld zum Leben zu machen, ist sie an der Geschichte interessiert.
Kalt ist Crissa und dennoch hat sie ein großes Herz: Unrecht lässt sie nicht durchgehen und mit dem Geld aus dem Staub machen wenn der Partner in der Klemme ist … nein, dass kann sie auch nicht. Oldschool, so wie die Mafia der 70er…
Härte, Gewalt, Brutalität und jede Menge Tote. Ein wirklich durch und durch gutes Buch. Jetzt brauch ich den ersten Teil!
Apostolos Doxiadis – Des Menschen Wolf (Tropen, 2017)
Gelesen: 03. – 05.06.2017, netto 313 Seiten
Das ist ein wunderbares Buch mit einer cleveren Erzählperspektive. Und einem wunderbar unaufgeregtem Erzählton.
Das Setting ist einfach: Aus versehen tötest du den Sohn eines Mafiabosses. Er wurde nur 42. Was macht der Mafiaboss? Er tötet nicht nur dich sonder veranlasst das deine 3 Söhne auch im Alter von 42 sterben werden. Und erzählt es dir, so dass du es deinen Söhnen erzählen kannst (und dann stirbst du).
Wie also damit umgehen, wenn es irgendwie im Raum steht das da evtl. einmal ein Killer auftaucht? Und was ist zu tun wenn dein ältester Bruder auf komische Art stirbt? Und der andere Bruder verschwindet? Abhauen?
Und, noch schlimmer, was ist wenn du der Mafia Vollstrecker bist der die 3 Söhne finden und umbringen musst? Weil, wenn du es nicht machst, wirst du sterben.
Großartig! Probleme hier, Probleme da und dazu spielt das ganze von 1920 bis 1974, das bietet viel Raum für Überraschungen.
Der wohl cleverste Rache-Thriller den ich je gelesen habe. Mit einem wenig überraschenden Ende aber … was wäre wenn?
I’ll take the Monkeys was damn proud to have pulled this one off, getting the Cockney Rejects to grace their stage. The show was set late last year and sold out in record time, with many “seek a ticket” request going on. Funnily enough many of these requests where met, as some people had spare tickets or used the long weekend to be away.
As an extra security precaution the door was moved street side and some more people ensuring no trouble where hired. The yard in front of the club turned to an open air disco, barbecue and pub. A great atmosphere with loads of friends, mates and regulars to chat with and enjoy a drink or two.
Kick off was with The Agitators, who will call it a day after Rebellion 2017. They already played their last home show and their support for the Rejects was down to joint love of the Hamburg crew for Rebellion and their love for Rebellion.
They have 17 years under their belt now, a couple of records and generally emit quite some joy from the stage. Their music is handsome, sometimes too polished for my liking, with great sing-a-long choruses.
The Agitators (Monkeys Music Club, Hamburg, 03.06.2017) (c) gehkacken.de)
They got a fair share of singing and dancing from the crowd (who was in best mood thanks for all the outdoor booze and the outlook of the Rejects) and sure finished off their set with their own ode to the Rebellion Festival, simply called Rebellion:
And yes, the band had fun too and their set was tight and with a wink-wink when one of them got out of tune, specifically Bart stepped onto his guitar case a couple of times when moving backwards and did not expect it to be there (surprise surprise). Great set by a lovely outfit. Sad they will finally call it a day but i am sure the Blackpool pilgrims from Hamburg will cheer for them big time in August.
Next on with no stardom at all and eagerly awaited by the packed Monkeys … Cockney Rejects. And they took the stage like this:
A sneak into the set list got us sure thing excited, that was not only hit after hit but also some length. It sure was value for money from the real deal!
Cockney Rejects – 03.06.2017
The selection is leaning wide into Greatest Hit’s Volume 1, Greatest Hits Volume 2 and Greatest Hits Volume 3 and it is a neat surprise that after all these years and all these changes the 1980 line up with Brothers Geggus plus Vince and Nigel is back on stage and rockin’ it out. And thus here is Subculture from Volume 2 and done in just above a minute – stunning!
It was what people wanted and thus the audience did get going, dancing and sweating. The last time i saw them was in the late 1980s in London during their stint on Heavy Metal Records and during their venture into what i would call poor rock. Following that i did not take an effort to see them on their occasional visits to Hamburg and i think it was more than the right choice to be there in 2017 as they just had it all: Heavy where needed, guitar where appropriate and speed – so much speed.
Cockney Rejects (Monkeys Music Club, Hamburg, 03.06.2017) (c) gehkacken.de)
And, to my personal joy, they also played one of the my loveliest records in a 2017 version that is definitely a killer version:
YES! Nailed! And they where not done yet. Thanks to the ever friendly security at the Monkeys also the crowds stayed and acted cool as they should. Any tiny scent of a brawl was managed with professional care and a smile – nobody was hurt and all could enjoy a great set.
That the Rejects and footie are one and the same is not only a simple truth but also the fuel for one of the greatest songs on football ever put to vinyl (and i am not talking about Bubbles here). It is War on the terraces and it nicely sums up the feel around footie back then. A masterpiece as far as i am concerned.
Great set, some extra songs on encore and the Rejects left behind a stunned, happy and wasted audience. I did not hear a single bad word after the show, rather i met people emitting joy and making happy statements. Great stuff.
And them Agitators? Had a 10 hour drive to Hamburg thanks to holiday traffic and just ignored that (despite a 6 hour drive back home on Sunday) and went party mode …
The Agitators ( (c) gehkacken.de 2017)
Great show, pulled off by people who run a great club with all ingredients to please those who thrive on this mu-sick. There ain’t no better place than in front of the stage in a great club, trust me (for once).
