Irritable vowel syndrome....it socks !

Good Moaning ! Clearly one of the temptations
in writing a blog is to put forward your point
of view. But it would be deadly dull if it just
became a political diatribe...a canvassing tract.
The other temptation at times is to use it as a
means of attacking people one doesnt like. Also
cheap shots at people who probably dont even
read it. Whats the point ? I dont get that excited
about negative feelings anymore. Being angry is
just so exhausting. Im much more tolerant than I
was.
Occasionally though recently I have been saddened
by the news that they may be closing Christiania down
for redevelopement. For those of you not familiar with
the name , let me explain. Christiania is a piece of prime
land in the middle of Copenhagen that was developed
by a bunch of idealistic hippies about 30 years ago. It
became known as the Free State of Christiania. It was
made up of mainly old unused army barracks . It was
a kind of shanty town in an otherwise very up and
coming area. No class A or B drugs were allowed in the
gates but hash was sold freely and tiny cafes sprung up
to cater for the visiting freaks. On a sunny summers evening
sitting outside the " Moonfiske " bar it was idyllic.
People built their own houses on the land by the lake,
arts and crafts shops began, and a real 1000 strong community
sprung up. If you want to see some great pictures of it you should
log into YOUTUBE.COM and feast your eyes on the sheer beauty
of it. Just tap in Christiania. It became very much part of the
whole Copenhagen experience at one time especially in the late
70's and 80's. Danes were proud that they allowed such a commune
to exist. As the Danes became more conservative towards the end of
the last century so the authorities became less tolerant of this
social experiment. It was such a shame.
I had so many good times there. In fact I used to go there
as often as I could. I used to go there in between giving squash
lessons at a nearby luxury hotel. It was gas ! I once took two
friends there that were visiting from London and I had to drag
them away screaming. They loved it. It was one of the few things
I missed about Copenhagen when I finally came home to blighty
after 15 years.
We are already seeing that the way we have lived in the
last 100 years or so may well be our undoing . There has to be
alternatives. Christiania was a super example of how communal
living worked. Now it may well be destroyed.
FRI HASH......FRI CHRISTIANIA...
ps...Dont worry its back to docter jokes tomorrow !