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and grow up in Sundbyberg and in the early 70's our family was "lucky" enough to move to northern Stockholms "new" surburbs called Hjulsta.
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HJULSTA - A new family's paradise...
As a young kid I was a huge fan of comic books like Kalle Anka,Knasen,Gaston,Spirou and Tintin (I told u ,I was a nerd),but my biggest obsession was music.
My 1st real concert was THE SWEET in Stockholm at Gröna Lund in 1975 (I was 10). The Sweet,Suzi Quatro,Alice Cooper,Runaways,Bowie,Iggy and Kiss was on that turntable round the clock until about 78-79 when I 1st heard The Sex Pistols,and everything changed.Favorites were The Clash,Ramones,Blondie and Siouxsie,Discharge,Exploited,GBH and metal bands like Motörhead,Venom and Metallica...plus all the great Stockholm punk bands at the time.
I started to play drums late 70's and I played drumms for a few years with Ratass,Drugs65(aka Delay65) with Johnny W (later in Skintrade). We split up early in 81,and in the summer of '81 I formed a band TROJNE with my friend Tobe D. Me and Tobe use to hang out a lot in Stockholm between 79-81,to check out swedish punk bands or just hang out with friends between Gallerian and Old Town.
George Bravo och Johhny W. my ol' pals - Hjulsta 1987
TROJNE - 1981 Pata,Tobe,Micke L, and I all the way to the right.
We were both really into old and new UK punk at the time.And we played around for next few years,recorded a couple EP's,those were some crazy years. In 1987 I took a trip to Hollywood CA with my friend Anki for a couple months.As most Swedes of the boat,we ended up at the Rainbow @ Sunset Strip
Rainbow
on a nightly basis.There I met Victoria,and after stalking her enough she took me in to her "beautiful" flat on Clark Street. Victoria and I got married in '88. Lots of great memories from the Hollywood days...
Stickan,Bosse and I - 1989
Conny,Andy and I - Hollywood 1988
Victoria and I - 1990
Sonny and I ,Marina del rey X-mas in early 90's
We later moved to Beachwood and Marina del Rey and finally ended up in Oxnard in 93 where we still live.
Victoria 2007
I paint for a living doing everything from Murals,Faux Finishes,Signs to interior/exterior work.I statred my own paint company in early 2000.
We have 2 great sons,Calle and Niklas B.
Calle and B - years ago
I also been coaching their Ice/Roller Hockey team for the last 7 years or so
B,Rhett and Calle - Wolverines 2006
Niklas and Calle - 2006
I have a great family back home and we try to visit them in Sweden as often as we can make it.
Morsan,Farsan,Pysen,Anneli o vara barn Sweden 2006
Drum Recital - Johnny, I Hardly Knew Ya
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMd-GVKXhqs

March 15th 2009