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DANCING FANTASY.

Posted on June 12, 2014 3 Comments

“In a digital, cool world full of hectic pace, we bring warmth, relaxation and smooth grooves.” – Chris and Curtis of Dancing Fantasy This week I’ve been locked inside the TNUC lair, hypnotized by the sounds of Dancing Fantasy, a German duo who bring that salty and sunwashed sound of our coastal states to your ears. […]

JUNE’S DEADBEAT OF THE MONTH: ARTIE THE COOK [SUMMER CAMP EDITION].

Posted on June 10, 2014 2 Comments

The birds are chirpin’ and the sun is shining. Sunlight glimmers on the cool lake and a soft wind brushes through the maple trees. Canoes align the dock on a shoreline that stretches as far as the eye can see. Camp counselors prepare cabins and set up archery lanes. Dozens of excited youngsters anxiously wait for their […]

JUNGLE BABE SURVIVAL.

Posted on May 20, 2014 3 Comments

Today – May 20th 2014, marks the 30th anniversary of the day I had to evacuate my cargo plane filled with cocaine-filled faux bananas and was left stranded in the godforsaken jungles of Colombia. Let me back it up for a moment. The cocaine-filled faux bananas were exactly what you’re probably picturing. Actual bananas with […]

JAWS: THE RIDE.

Posted on August 28, 2013 7 Comments

Recently coming back from an east coast trip made three things very clear to me. (1) Human beings are more obsessed with sharks than EVER these days, (2) TNUC has never stopped and reflected on the remembrance of Universal Studios’ JAWS: THE RIDE and (3) I realize I owe this blog a hearty entry in light of my recent […]

HEAVY METAL BEACH TOWELS.

Posted on July 15, 2013 3 Comments

You’ve probably never heard the words ‘Dokken‘ and ‘beach towel’ in the same sentence. That’s because for years society was deprived of being able to lay out in the sun and inspect bikinis while laying on a towel that sports our most cherished heavy metal bands…until now. A guy in Bulgaria (of all places) has […]

THOMAS ANDERS – ONE THING.

Posted on July 9, 2013 4 Comments

I don’t know what I was thinking with that “Top 11” list I made for July 4th last week. If I had known about this masterpiece, nothing would have mattered but the following 3-minutes and 50-seconds: Thanks to my Cro-magnon colleague Mike Ballermann, I’ve now been introduced to German pop-sensation Thomas Anders. Note to everyone: […]