TV quiz Kvizolog hosts Brankica Stojanović and Duško Mazalica photographed for Blic TV guide cover page.

painting, banja luka 2009-no.19, 16″x20″ acrylic on canvas, by alyse radenovic,  at http://www.aelisheva.com

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Banja Luka, 9 September 2009 – Police in Banja Luka seized 860 grams of heroin and arrested five people yesterday as part of a police operation codenamed ‘Dealer’. Those arrested were detained on the grounds of illicit production and distribution of narcotics.

A grenade and large amounts of ammunition were also found during a search of one of the suspects’ apartments. Reports suggest the five arrested had been operating in the Banja Luka region, selling narcotics to dealers for a substantial period of time.

The suspects have already undergone questioning with the police and have accordingly been handed over to Banja Luka County Prosecution for further processing. Reports indicate the suspects, A. N. (37), D. M. (26), M. M. (26), B. M. (20) and A. T. (27), are all from Banja Luka.

Banja Luka/Mostar, 8 September 2009 – With the beginning of the new school year in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Stanislav Čađo, Republika Srpska (RS) Minister of Interior, and Anton Kasipović, RS Minister of Education and Culture, raised the issue of traffic safety and called for extra caution by all motorists. They announced that all precautions had been taken in ensuring the safety of children on the streets and that further controls will be added.

Čađo highlighted the excellent levels of cooperation between Public Security Centers and schools, and announced during a visit to “Jovan Jovanović Zmaj” Elementary School that further projects of prevention were underway: “We have police officers who are spending time in schools in scope of their daily duties”.

Meanwhile, Herzegovina-Neretva Canton (HNC) Ministry of Interior has issued traffic safety measures and directions to motorists, aimed at protecting children on the roads. Tomo Lučić, HNC MoI Inspector, said: “We have already made weekly and monthly operative plans for prevention with the management of the elementary schools. First-graders will be working on pedestrian safety, which is very important for them”.

Part of this effort will see police patrols included in all schools. Lectures on pedestrian safety will be carried out throughout the school year alongside the organizing of children’s patrols who will distribute leaflets on the importance of observing traffic regulations.

Also visiting schools as part of an effort to tackle problems regarding public peace and order, crime and deviant behavior was RS Police Director, Uroš Pena. He stated that police officers would be present in all schools to explore problems relating to the issue.

Brčko, 11 August 2009 – The Head of Brčko District Police, Goran Lujić, announced the findings of an analysis of the security situation in the district during the last six months at a press conference last week. He stated that the crime rate had increased by 5%, although the number of burglaries had dropped and car thefts had fallen. The findings also indicated a fall in the number of car accidents. However, the casualty rate remained the same. Drug abuse in the district though is on the rise with figures showing a 33% increase over the last six months.

While the recent statistics released by the Brcko District Police indicate an increase in crime, the situation in the RS seems somewhat better.

The RS Ministry of Interior (RS MoI) has been demonstrating a greater capacity in its fight against economic crime, which it is now considering a high priority. Uros Pena, Director of the RS Police told press in Banja Luka that the number of reports filed for these types of crime in the first six months of this year had fallen by 8.2% compared to the same period last year, with 225 reports being filed against 297 people. The RS MoI, however,  witnessed an increase in the number of criminal acts linked to admissions for loans, and has accordingly initiated and undertaken specific activities and measures to uncover and prevent such cases of economic crime.

The Chief of the General Crime Department of Public Security Center East Sarajevo, Zeljko Maricic, stated that the first six months of 2009 had seen a 16.75% drop in the number of criminal acts registered in the area compared to the equivalent period of the previous year. The police successfully resolved 83.64% of the 400 criminal acts registered thus reporting 331 people to the prosecutor.

Banja Luka, 27 August 2009 – Kees Klompenhouwer, EU Civilian Operations Commander, met today with Republika Srpska Interior Minister Stanislav Čađo to discuss cooperation between the Republika Srpska Police and the EU Police Mission to BiH (EUPM). This comes on the back of the announcement that the EUPM will be continuing to operate in BiH for a further two years.

Outlining the EU’s commitment to BiH, he explained: “This is proof of the continued strong support  the EU is giving to Bosnia and Herzegovina”. Klompenhouwer stressed that providing the local police with support in the fight against organized crime represents a central tenet of the EUPM’s extended mandate. He pointed to the recent successful anti-drug trafficking operations as indicators of how much has been achieved of late.

In describing the outcome of his discussions with Čađo, he said: “We agreed to continue our good cooperation as partners and work together in the fight against organised crime in order to make that fight even more successful”. He went on to underline the need for “systemized cooperation” between the police, prosecution, courts and penitentiary at all levels, and that the EU would be ready to fully support this approach.

Klompenhouwer, working under the strategic direction of the Political and Security Committee and under the authority of Javier Solana, is also Director of the Civilian Planning and Conduct Capability (CPCC) of the General Secretariat of the European Council. The CPCC was established in 2007 and comprises Council officials, senior police and national experts in rule of law and support services.

Sarajevo, 28 August 2009 – EU Civilian Operations Commander, Kees Klompenhouwer, paid an official visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina this week to assess the work of the European Union Police Mission (EUPM) and the current levels of cooperation between the mission and security sector actors in BiH. The visit comes after the European Council confirmed it will be extending the EUPM’s mandate by a further two years.

On Wednesday, Mijo Krešić, Deputy Minister of Security for BiH met with Klompenhouwer, alongside EUPM Chief Stefan Feller, to discuss ways of improving and strengthening cooperation between the Ministry of Security – and the wider security sector in BiH – and the EUPM.

Following his meeting with Krešić, Klompenhouwer was in Banja Luka on Thursday to meet with Republika Srpska Minister of Interior, Stanislav Cađo, to discuss the levels of cooperation between the EUPM and the RS Ministry of Interior. He stressed that a lot had been achieved in the fight against organized crime, notably in the recent successful operations against drug trafficking, and that both had agreed to continue their work as partners in the continued fight against organized criminal activity.

He explained: “A functioning justice system requires systemized cooperation, coordination and frequent information exchange between the police, prosecution, courts and the penitentiary on all levels. We want all of these actors to work together to that end in a pragmatic way. And we stand ready to support that cooperation”.

Klompenhouwer wrapped up his visit to BiH on Friday with a meeting with EUFOR Commander Major General Stefano Castagnotto. Also attending the meeting was EUPM Chief Stefan Feller. Key discussions were held concerning the current situation in the country in conjunction with the importance strategic planning holds for the conduct of all civilian crisis management operations. The meeting further underlined how both the EUPM and EUFOR mutually seek a comprehensive approach to European integration for BiH.

In August 2007, Kees Jan Rene Klompenhouwer was appointed as EU Civilian Operations Commander assuming command and control of the conduct and planning of all the EU’s civilian crisis management operations. As Director of the Civilian Planning and Conduct Capability (CPCC) which is mandated to plan and conduct European Security and Defense Policy (ESDP) operations, Klompenhouwer also works in close cooperation with the European Commission and under the political and strategic control of the European Council’s Political and Security Committee.

Since his appointment in 2007, the EU has deployed civilian missions to Kosovo, Georgia and Guinea-Bissau, while continuing its active civilian operations in Moldova, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Iraq, Afghanistan and the Palestinian Territories.

FIELD CHRONICLE

Schoolchildren from both entities of BiH took part in Neum Festival of Knowledge 2009 (Photo: E.Jahic)

Sarajevo, 1^st July 2009

At the beginning of June 2009, schoolchildren from both entities of BiH made the journey to Bosnia and Herzegovina’s coastal town of Neum to take part in Neum Festival of Knowledge 2009. Around 60 children competed against each other in the fields of geography, maths, physics, biology, chemistry and information technology. The festival provided the children with the opportunity to compete against, meet, and share knowledge with their contemporaries from around the country whilst enjoying leisure activities set aside by the festival organisers.

Being partly supported by the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, the festival is now in its 11th year of existence. Support from the OSCE, alongside other actors, has helped support and promote the festival and its endorsement of learning for primary school children from all around BiH.

Starting each morning and finishing in the early afternoon, the 18 teams of students gathered in a conference room in Hotel Zenit to participate in group-based tests and assignments. The tests were developed and prepared by professors and assistants from universities in both Sarajevo and Banja Luka who are all experts in their fields. The professors and experts also served as the panel for the festival.

The afternoons allowed the schoolchildren the time to enjoy the sunny weather on the beach, alongside activities set aside for them such as beach volleyball, swimming, basketball, chess matches and various team building games. The festival concluded with a prize-giving ceremony and final event recognising and rewarding all of the participants for their efforts, with various trophies and cups awarded to the winners of their competitions.

Last winter, some media in Sarajevo praised Boris Tadic like a national hero when he gave political support for a gas deal between BH Gas and Srbijagas. This occurred while Bosnia like other countries in the region were cut off by Russia. For some reason, some media published news that Boris Tadic “gave gas to frozen Sarajevans” while really Srbijagas sold gas (at quiet a high price) to BH Gas. Thus, Tadic was once again portrayed by Sarajevo media as a “true Bosnian”, a “Sarajevan who did not forget his city” etc. Even Senad Hadzifejzovic, the once popular war journalist in his “Centralni Dnevnik” on Hayat TV praised and thanked Tadic for giving Sarajevo gas.

Most Sarajevans, make a mistake thinking that everyone who is born in Sarajevo is automatically a good guy. When referring to the 4-year long siege, they call the Bosnian Serb Army – “those on the hills” or simply call them “rednecks”. Quickly they forget, that the Bosnian Serb Army soldiers “on the hills” where infect mostly people born and raised in Sarajevo, the masterminds of the Bosnian Genocide wer well educated Serbs and former Sarajevans: Karadzic (psychologist ), Koljevic (Shakespeare expert), Plavsic (Biology professor) to name a few. A couple of Seselj’s Chetnik “Vojvodas”(Dukes) were Sarajevo Serbs.

We also should not forget that Tadic’s father is Ljubomir Tadic, one of the authors of the “Memorandum SANU”, the Bosnian final solution written by the Serb Academy of Science and Arts.

Lastly, Tadic is a manipulator. He is a liar. He has been interfering in Bosnian affairs since he came to power. For years he claims that Serbia is doing everything in it’s power to arrest Mladic, but evidence has shown that Mladic was hiding in Serbian Army military bases while Tadic was Minister of Defence. In June this year, the Republika Srpska Assembly brought a declaration against the powers of the international community’s Office of the High Representative and the transfer of powers from the entity to the state government. While many criticized this decision, Tadic quickly came to Banja Luka where he met Milorad Dodik and stated:

”Serbia does not accept any policy of imposing solutions. Anybody who wants stability in the area of the western Balkans and Bosnia and Herzegovina wants to avoid the situation in which a legitimate decision of citizens’ representatives are abolished,”

In September this year, Tadic opened a school in Pale, financed by Serbia and named “Serbia” (Pale was the headquarters of  Radovan Karadzic during the aggression). Tadic defended opening this school with this name in Bosnia by saying: “I proposed building a school, for example, in Raška or Sandžak, which would be called ‘Bosna’. I’d happily attend its opening,” he explained.

We doubt however that he would open a school in Raska called “Kosova”.

painting, banja luka 2009-no.18, 16″x20″ acrylic on canvas, by alyse radenovic,  at http://www.aelisheva.com

“Sie hätten den Besuch des serbischen Genozidleugners Dodik verhindern müssen!”

Nach dem Besuch des amtierenden Ministerpräsidenten der so genannten bosnischen Teilrepublik “Republika Srpska”, Milorad Dodik, in Schweden hat die Gesellschaft für bedrohte Völker (GfbV) am Donnerstag schwere Vorwürfe gegen den schwedischen Außenminister Carl Bildt erhoben.

GfbV-Bundesvorsitzende Tilman Zülch:

“Als früherer Bosnienbeauftragter der EU und UN hätten Sie unbedingt verhindern müssen, dass dieser Genozidleugner nach Schweden reisen und die dort inhaftierte serbische Kriegsverbrecherin Biljana Plavsic besuchen darf” … “Es ist ungeheuerlich, dass Sie es sogar zugelassen haben, dass die beiden über Begrüßungsfeiern für Plavsic in Belgrad und Banja Luka sprechen durften.”

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banja_Luka

Damit sei von Schweden erneut ein “fatales Signal” ausgegangen: Kriegsverbrechen zu leugnen, wie Dodik dies zuletzt am vergangenen Samstag getan habe, scheint auf internationalem Parkett “salonfähig” zu sein, kritisierte der Menschenrechtler.

Dodik hatte zuletzt am vergangenen Wochenende Kriegsverbrechen serbischer Truppen geleugnet, indem er die Verteidiger von Sarajevo und Tuzla für drei Massaker verantwortlich machte, die serbische Milizen während des Bosnienkrieges in den beiden Städten begingen. Dabei hatte es insgesamt 176 Tote gegeben.

Biljana Plavsic wurde vom Internationalen Kriegsverbrechertribunal in Den Haag wegen Verbrechen gegen die Menschlichkeit zu einer elfjährigen Gefängnisstrafe verurteilt, die sie im schwedischen Gefängnis Hinseberg verbüßt. Wenn sie zwei Drittel ihrer Strafe abgesessen hat, wird sie voraussichtlich am 27. Oktober 2009 frühzeitig entlassen.

Quelle: Gesellschaft für bedrohte Völker

Övningen som pågick mellan den 3 och 17 september bedöms vara ännu ett viktigt steg för Bosnien-Hercegovinas integration med Nato-alliansen. Sammanlagt deltog över 1200 soldater från Nato, Bosnien-Hercegovina men också Georgien, Montenegro, Makedonien och Serbien.

What is on? Sorry I didn’t post anything yesterday but I didn’t had much of an inspiration. It was a pretty boring day. Today is something else. I went to Banja Luka again. Now with my mom and my sister to pick up some new ‘gear’ for the school days (which is starting on Monday and I am really, really, really sad ’bout that. I wanna Cry.). Banja Luka again was awesome, I really like the new clothes. I came home at 20:00/21:00, I don’t remember, and I was exhausted as! I’m off to bed soon because my dad yelled at me last night cause of me being awake at 04:00. LOL! How dumb is that? So, anyways, that was it, going now. Bye

Hi guys. Sorry i didn’t write how was in Banja Luka yesterday but i was like really exhausted atm so.. Anyways, it was AWESOME! I had a really good time there. I woke up at 07:45 and we were in a bus at 9:00 exactly. It really was great when we arrived, even though only thing we did there is eating, it was still a great time. Before we went home, we stopped in another town called Laktaši and we missed our bus for home there. I got home at 19:00. And about today? Hmm… It was just regular. My friend pull a joke on me saying the terrorists stole a plane near the place I live and they’re going to FUCK US UP! He’s so dumb. So that was it, m’fellas. Bye

Dodik nam poručuje…

28.08.2009. god.

To što neki misle da je prirodno da samo njima pripadaju rješenja stvar je prošlosti, poručuje premijer manjeg entiteta…

Dodik je naveo da „niko ne može zbog svojih promašenih politika“ kriviti predsjedavajućeg Špirića.

- Mi stojimo iza njega i ministara iz naše poslaničke grupe i želimo da riješimo neka pitanja. To što neki misle da je prirodno da samo njima pripadaju rješenja stvar je prošlosti. Takvo mišljenje može da pripada nekom prošlom vremenu, a ne sadašnjem, tvrdi Dodik, koji je i predsjednik SNSD-a.

On ističe da je RS stabilna i nema potrebe ni za kakvim izborima, osim redovnih.
 
- Koliko vidim, vanredne izbore ne traži ni opozicija u RS-u, i prema tome RS će ići na redovne izbore iduće godine u oktobru, rekao je premijer Dodik, javili su mediji u RS-u.
 
Podsjećanja radi, potpredsjednik SNSD-a Igor Radojičić najavio je sinoć mogućnost pokretanja inicijative za vanredne izbore u BiH ako se uskoro ne riješi kriza u Vijeću ministara BiH.

Prosjaci u Banja Luci zarađuju dva puta više od radnika!

PROSJEČNA mjesečna plaća kvalificiranog radnika u Banjoj Luci, odnosno Republici Srpskoj (RS), iznosi oko 400 KM (oko 200 EURA) dok organizirani prosjak na banjalučkim ulicama dnevno zarađuje 20-40 KM, odnosno 10-20 EURA.

Takvi su podaci dobijeni u Banjoj Luci nakon jednomjesečnog istraživanja obavljenog uz pomoć suradnika-volontera.

Traženjem milostinje od prolaznika, kao djelatnošću, odnosno profesijom, bavi se oko 200 osoba, uglavnom pripadnika etničke skupine Roma, koji su na ove prostore pristigli poglavito s područja Srbije. Riječ je o organiziranim skupinama žena: djevojčica od 10 do 13 godina, djece od 4 do 8 godina starosti, koji doslovce zaposjedaju objekte Kliničkog centra, vjerskih objekata, i terase ugostiteljskih lokala u centru grada, osobito u večernjim satima.

Prosječni dnevni utržak dostiže iznos od 20 Eura po zaposleniku, priznaje jedan od organizatora ovog businessa iz Niša (Srbija); njegovi djelatnici mu, na ime osiguranog smještaja i ishrane, najčešće u ilegalnim prostorima ? podrumima i napuštenim kućama, isplaćuju polovicu (nekad i više) dnevne zarade.

Ova vrsta reketiranja dobro je poznata djelatnicima Centra za socijalni rad, no oni su, objektivno, nemoćni pred najezdom prosjeka koji se pojavljuju niotkuda.

Tal u trasi autoputa težak je milione!

Prvobitna trasa koju je Vlada izmijenila bila je po mjeri Ljubića i Radića.

 

Trasa autoputa na koridoru 5C kroz Hercegovinu, koju je prekjučer u okviru prostorne osnove područja posebnih obilježja od značaja za FBiH usvojila Federalna vlada, promijenjena je samo za jedan posto u odnosu na prvobitni plan koji je izrađen pod okriljem Ministarstva prometa i komunikacija BiH dok je na njegovom čelu bio Božo Ljubić, predsjednik HDZ-a 1990.
No, pozadina halabuke koju su digli hrvatski ministri u Federalnoj vladi mnogo je dublja od one kojom je predstavljaju i ona se, kako pouzdano saznajemo, ne odnosi ni na kakav vitalni nacionalni nego na ekonomski interes pojedinaca, koji se mjeri milionima maraka.

Hanka Paldum iscrpljena?!

 

 

28.08.2009. god.

 

Jedna od najpoznatijih pjevačica izvorne narodne muzike u regionu, Hanka Paldum, smještena je u zagrebačku kliniku “Rebro” zbog iscrpljenosti ali je njeno stanje bolje.

Hrvatski mediji javljaju da je u bolnicu prebačena iz Pule gde je više dana imala visoku temperaturu pa joj je organizam oslabio.

“Da sam mogla da vozim odmah bih otišla u Sarajevo ali nisam imala snage. Sada sam, hvala Bogu, bolje i nadam se da ću uskoro izaći iz bolnice. Ovo je opomena. Kad izađem iz bolnice promijeniću način života, što znači manje nerviranja”, rekla je Hanka Paldum.

Da joj je već bolje govori i to da  je u bolnici posjetio njen prijatelj Ante Prkačin pa su zajedno zapjevali nekoliko sevdalinki.

 

Prosvjetni radnici u srednjebosanskom kantonu najavljuju štrajk!

 

Sindikat osnovnog obrazovanja Srednjebosanskog kantona najavio je da će njegovi članovi stupiti u generalni štrajk pred početak nove školske godine zbog julskog smanjenja plata i toplog obroka.”Štrajk, koji će trajati do ispunjenja zahtjeva sindikalaca, planiran je za 7. septembar zbog čega će najvjerovatnije biti doveden u pitanje početak nove školske godine”, rekao je predsjednik Kantonalnog odbora Sindikata Muhamed Pajić.

On je dodao da je pokretanje štrajka ranije najavio i Sindikat srednjeg obrazovanja.

Prema Pajićevim riječima, prosvjetni radnici su primorani na ovakav korak zbog julskog smanjenja plate od 10 odsto i toplog obroka sa 14 na osam KM dnevno.

Pajić je naveo da je Vlada Srednjebosanskog kantona prekršila odredbe kolektivnog ugovora, naglasivši da je štrajk jedino rješenje.

On je zamolio roditelje za razumijevanje te napomenuo da su sindikalci spremni da pregovaraju sa Vladom.

Dosta od mene za ovu heftu! Posjetite novootvoreni portal našeg bosnarije @team-a na linku: http://www.bosnarije.com.ba

Unaprijed zahvalan…

Source : aliviosonoro.blogspot.com

Good News Shortcuts

Ein rascher Ambulanzflug des ÖAMTC aus Bosnien nach Graz hat einem 15-jährigen Mädchen aus Pasching (Bez. Linz-Land) das Bein gerettet. Das Mädchen war bei einem Unfall in Banja Luka schwer verletzt worden.

–> weiterlesen auf ooe.orf.at

This DemoFest Jingle was used to make an announcement for next competing demo band at Nektar DemoFest in Banja Luka.
demofest.org

Photography, animation and video editing by Igor Petrović/AquariusOgilvy
igor5rovic.wordpress.com

Music by Danny Lou/Aeon
myspace.com/louwangmusic

Illustration by Dejan Šijuk/AquariusOgilvy
suzieq-comix.com/stripopeka/a_sijuk_dejan.htm

Det blinkade till i lamporna ovanför mig. Ögonblicket efter stannar musiken jag streamde genom iPhonen samtidigt som samtalet med Thomas över Skype bröts. Slutade med att hela internetuppkopplingen lade av. Nu sitter jag här uppkopplad via iPhonen då internet inte har börjat funka igen. Illa illa, men inte mycket att göra åt.

Har för övrigt kört lite flygsimulator idag som jag sa. Blev att sitta bakom spakarna i en Boeing 737 och började med att landa i Umeå, för att sedan lyfta igen för att landa i Ö-vik, Sundsvall och vad som troligtvis kan ha varit Hudiksvall lr nåt däromkring. Sen blev det en längre flygning ner till Stockholm-Arlanda för att sedan dra ut på en långflygning söderut. Målet var att köra slut på bränsle i tankarna och se vad som händer. Kom ända ner till Bosnien & Hercegovina och passerade precis staden Banja Luka när de sista dropparna gick åt.

Så en glidflygning från 38 000 fot ner till Banja Lukas flygplats för nödlandning blev målet. Och jag var så nära att klara det på första försöket, men ett par hundra meter före landningsbanan tog jag mark lite för hårt. Samma sak vid försök 2 och 3 då jag kommer in med alldeles för låg fart. Måste försöka komma in på lite högre höjd för att sista biten dyka ner och plana ut vid landningbanan. Vid 4:e försöket lyckades det och vilken stilig landning det blev. För att vara en nödlandning utan någon som helst motorkraft var den väldigt mjuk. Annars vill man gärna kunna finlira lite med gaspådraget men här var det bara att landa utan att fundera på saken.

Måste faktiskt säga att jag blev lite stolt att jag klarade det. Känns väldigt bra då det var ganska länge sen jag flög sist.

Sen gick städningen inte som jag hade tänkt heller. Höll på ett tag å monterade upp hyllorna på väggen å satan vad varmt det blev. Runt 26 grader i rummet så jag tänkte att jag skulle ju avlida i denna värme om jag skulle dra igång å städa på allvar. Dammtorkade tv:n och tv-bänken samt tog bort all skyddsplast på tv:n. Nu är den blank och fin överallt. Riktigt stiligt.

Fourth day of Nektar DemoFest.

Asian Dub Foundation

KillingJazzHardCoreBaby

Prophaganda (winners of the second Nektar DemoFest)

Zaa

IrieFM

Koh

Tanker

…and interesting drumers

Miki and I have just returned from our travels around Cadiz and Portugal, but more words and pics from that adventure later. Arriving back at our other place in Albir last week,  Miki visited family and I flew to the UK from Alicante and began a crazy 36 hours, where I visited no less than 7 countries!  Incredibly it was all in aid of 2  one hour shows, one in Banja Luka, Bosnia, ( a festival supporting Uriah Heep) and one near Bremen in Germany, with BC Sweet.

My journey: Fly from Alicante to Stansted Thursday night and overnight at the airport Hilton, then fly from Stansted to Graz in Austria on Friday with the rest of the band, where we were picked up and driven 600 kilometers through Austria, Slovenia, Croatia, and finally Bosnia, arriving at the gig around 10 pm at night. getting out of the bus, I promptly threw up under a tree, and wondered if I would make it onto the stage. after leaving the lads to soundcheck, the driver took me to our hotel (or so I thought – more on that later) where I had a wash and exactly 10 minutes sleep to try and jump start my system. Somehow, it worked, and I returned to the gig in time to be interviewed for Bosnian TV and get on stage for the televised show. See a couple of songs from the show by visiting our My Space videos.

Following a shaky, but surprisingly energetic performance, we were whisked off to the hotel, to find that we were not booked in at all. Apparently, I had been given a room at random after surrendering my passport – a move I was starting to view as unwise….

I managed to get my stuff out, and reclaim my passport, and we all went off, exhausted, into the night to search for a hotel, eventually finding sleep in the imaginatively-named Hotel Bosna. After an early breakfast, we were sheperded onto the road again and driven for a further 4 hours to Sarajevo, which thankfully now has a crater-less runway, and we flew to Cologne in Germany, landing an hour late around 7pm Saturday evening. We had a three hour drive ahead of us, and an onstage time of midnight, which somehow, we managed, even turning in a good show. The other lads drew the short straw, and after just having time to shower, headed back into the night at 2am, driving to Dusseldorf in order to fly to Stansted at 6am Sunday morning. I fared better, having a positively leisurely 10am breakfast, and was driven the 2 and a half hours to Paderborn airport, eventually arriving back in Alicante at 9pm Sunday night. And they call this the glamorous life!

Kev Moore