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King of the Gypsies: Contest!
My love of Gogol Bordello knows no bounds. Like a recent religious convert, I want to share my new obsession with all warm bodies in my vicinity and anyone I can reach through the e-ther. What better way to stir the pot than have a contest?
Here’s the prize: Gogol Bordello’s Gypsy Punks, which includes “Never Young,” “Not a Crime,” “Dogs Were Barking,” “Oh No,” “Start Wearing Purple,” and my current fave, “Mishto!”
And here’s all you have to do:
1. Write a post on Gypsies. (No racism, please, not that any of MY homies would dream of doing something like that.) Yes, you need a blog to do this.
You can be as creative as you want to be: how you lost your virginity in the back seat of a Camaro listening to Cher’s “Gypsies, Tramps, and Thieves”; a book review of Stephen King’s Thinner; an endless rant on how much you hate Fleetwood Mac’s “Gypsy.” I can think of more, but I don’t want to spoil your fun.
2. If you draw a blank on Gypsies, you may write a post based on this line from Gogol Bordello’s song “Illumination”:
You are the only light there is
For yourself my friend
3. You need to do two more things:
(A) Hype this contest, linking back to this post, and
(B) Leave a comment in response to this post, indicating that you have posted your entry. I’ll post a link-back at the bottom of this post.
4. The contest will end Midnight, Pacific (PST), 6/15/6. On 6/16/6, I’ll draw a name at random from among the contestants. I will then email you or contact you on your blog. You’ll need to provide me with a snail mail addie so that I can send you your prize. If you would like a different Gogol Bordello CD, just say so.
5. Entries outside of the USA are welcome. I don’t mind paying overseas shipping.
6. If you come into this contest late in the game but still want to participate, email me, and I’ll post a one-day extension. In fairness to all entrants, I’ll need to receive your email by Noon PST 6/15/6. My email addie is azureus at harborside dot com.
The moustache commands you!
The entries thus far:
Demented Michelle’s post on the modern Roma of Europe
Bonnie Wren’s Super Sabado: a bit light on Gypsies, but Star Trek makes up for it
Kate’s bwaahahahahahahahaaaa entry
Lyvvie gets nasty on us. Don’t tell her mom
D.
What does ‘no racism’ mean? I actually have a short bit typed on on gypsies in Slovakia and racism. It’s not derogatory, but the topic is racism.
Can I enter with that?
M
Michelle, I was afraid I might get some racist trolls saying nasty things about Gypsies. A post ABOUT racism would be great. Thanks!
[…] (Actually, gypsies were the last things in my mind at that moment. I’m just hoping mentioning them in this post will qualify me for the contest at Balls and Walnuts.) […]
I was coming here to tell you I entered your contest, Doug, but I see my pingbacks are working. Good show! (Sometimes they don’t come through.)
And another entry. It probably falls somewhere between trite and hackneyed, but what the hell.
Gypsy Music.
Hopefully I formed the link right.
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we have entered. we hope to win.
Ok, I did it, it’s up. I’m off to eat my marshmallows now.
I don’t think I’m in the contest parameters, but I thought I’d drop this post in anyway. Because your post was a huge synchronicity for me, since I started reading Isabel Fonseca’s Bury Me Standing.
Off I go to write more…
[…] It seems once I started reading this book Gypsys were everywhere, in Doug Hoffman’s gypsy contest and Demented Michelle’s excellent ruminations on racism and discrimiation against the Roma and Sinti. I even picked this book up right after a horrible mind-numbing revision of a fantasy book (remember that? I sure do. *shudder*) where some of the supporting characters are a fantasy type of Rom. (Bearing no relation to real Rom, I will put out the disclaimer right now.) […]