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Caucasian Dreadlocks are in Eastern Europe
Oh sweet jesus. The dreadlocked white folk have arrived in the east of the Europe and I can't believe it. Sure, I realize that dreads are in Europe and that kockalocks are everywhere these days, but I was shocked to see them in a place like Belgrade. You'd think the other city dwellers would have the sense to knock some sense in to the guys doing this. I mean, the Roma living in shanty towns along the river there are cleaner than these guys.
Anyways, two wicked sightings that I came upon were a couple of girls at Kalemegdan in Belgrade twisting the foul locks of another kid. Okay, they're kids and I suppose they just don't know better. There is also the poser freshness of the kockalocks that is appealing in a place like Belgrade... I guess.
Then there was the quintessential locked white moron that I saw on the bus. You see, it was hot and man, things are tough when it's hot, so he took a big rubber band and made himself look like the top of an onion. It really went with his carnival worker balloon pants. It's really one of the most amazingly goofy things I've ever seen.
Once again, I bring this up because I find these things rather foul and I find the people that wear them to be some of the most ludicrous, in your face hypocrites in existence and most people are afraid to open their mouths because they think these are the real hippies who are doing good in the world and it's better to let them be. Just read my ever-growing piece of conceptual art in the comments section of the kockalocks link above and you'll see that the real hippies of the world don't have locks and are affecting change very well without being a stanky poser.
To the left, breeding more locks. To the right, too many locks for his own good.
Comments:
07 10 2007 Nate
Michael, it's sad to see that the stupidest of all fads has finally landed in the Balkans. Unfortunately, I'll probably be seeing a lot of these stinky idiots at EXIT in Novi Sad.
Speaking of EXIT, are you going?
07 10 2007 Hudin
Nope, no EXIT for me. Everyone was going nuts about it in Belgrade because it was right around the corner and people were pretty annoyed with the Red Hot Chili Peppers. I'm enjoying Mostar at the moment and heading for Hvar to kick it with the bestest Lager Lads in the world.
07 19 2007 Nate
Mostar is fantastic. I went there 2 years ago on a 1-day, 1000 KM trip from Herceg Novi through Trebinje, Mostar, Sarajevo, Visegrad to Bajina Basta (where my partner's parents are from).
PS. I really enjoy your blog. You're very lucky to be able to spend this much time visiting the area.
07 20 2007 Hudin
Well, it took a good deal of planning. There was saving in there, but my girlfriend and I are writing some articles for websites back in the US that are paying a bit of it. It's not a truly profitable venture, but at least it's as little of a loss as possible, but crap it's hot here right now!
-michael

