The Message We Never Want to Hear

Dear Friends,

I posted just a couple of weeks ago about the elation of our nephew’s band’s huge success on their winning the Norwegian ‘Grammy’ (Spellemannprisen) for best rock band of the year. Today he is grieving the death in a car crash of his bandmate and dear friend Anders, Honningbarna‘s drummer. This is the kind of update that is most dreaded of all, but I thought it appropriate that you know this sequel to my earlier post. The news came this morning from my sister, but it already is in every newspaper there in Norway too–Fædrelandsvennen, Aftenposten, Dagbladet, VG, and more. I turn to you, my friends, because I know you are quick to support each other with your kindness and comfort. Please keep our nephew and all of the band’s family held close in your hearts.

Kathryn

Rock This!

I can’t help myself! I’m not usually one for plugging products and causes and all of that sort of thing, but you’ll understand when I say I can’t not give this one a splash: our nephew Christoffer’s band Honningbarna (Honeykids) just won Spellemannprisen (the Norwegian Grammy equivalent) for Rock! Seeing as how they’re incredibly talented guys and great people and they’ve been in the biz officially less than a couple of years but are already rocking packed houses all over northern Europe, they earned this accolade and certainly more than just from an old auntie. Kudos too to their incredibly supportive families and teachers (some, like C’s, being in both categories, since I know he got some early older-brother guitar coaching), and to the many fans-of-good-taste who are keeping the faith with them. Old folk, take heed: keep the sound turned low lest you fry your hearing aids when their blazing punk music kicks in, but you may well soon find you can’t resist cranking it up along with less ancient creatures since it’s pretty addictive stuff!

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