\u00dereytan er raunveruleg og \u00fereytan er dj\u00fap. S\u00ed\u00f0asta vika var rosaleg. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Aino kom heim \u00e1 mi\u00f0vikudag. H\u00fan haf\u00f0i veri\u00f0 \u00e1 sundm\u00b4\u00f3ti \u00ed Ungverjalandi og or\u00f0i\u00f0 12 \u00e1ra \u00ed fer\u00f0inni. \u00c1 p\u00e1lmasunnudag. Fyrsta m\u00e1l \u00e1 dagskr\u00e1 var a\u00f0 fagna \u00fev\u00ed me\u00f0 pompi og prakt. \u00dat a\u00f0 bor\u00f0a og svo morgunmatur og gjafir a\u00f0 morgni sk\u00edrdags. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sama dag l\u00e9k Aram \u00e1 t\u00f3nleikum vi\u00f0 setningu Sk\u00ed\u00f0avikunnar. Fyrst sem trommari L\u00fa\u00f0rasveitar t\u00f3nlistarsk\u00f3lans og s\u00ed\u00f0an sem trommari og s\u00f6ngvari \u00ed b\u00edlsk\u00farsbandinu Ulla (ekki nefnd eftir s\u00e6nskum konum, heldur s\u00f6gninni \u2013 sem m\u00e9r skilst a\u00f0 s\u00e9 bara til \u00e1 \u00edslensku). \u00deau eru botnlausir snillingar, me\u00f0 skemmtilegra f\u00f3lki\u00f0 og hafa leiki\u00f0 nokkrum sinnum \u00e1\u00f0ur koverl\u00f6g en voru n\u00fa \u00ed fyrsta sinn me\u00f0 eitt frumsami\u00f0 \u00e1 pr\u00f3graminu. Og st\u00f3\u00f0u sig \u00f3tr\u00falega vel \u2013 \u00fe\u00f3tt \u00fea\u00f0 hafi veri\u00f0 afar kalt \u00ed ve\u00f0ri (sem kalla\u00f0i \u00e1 stillingarvesen) og hlj\u00f3\u00f0kerfi\u00f0 hafi veri\u00f0 me\u00f0 \u00e1kve\u00f0in lei\u00f0indi. Og s\u00e9rstaklega var frumsamda lagi\u00f0 gott. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00c1 sk\u00edrdag var generalprufa hj\u00e1 Gosa. Vinkona Arams kom l\u00edka \u00ed heims\u00f3kn a\u00f0 sunnan og vi\u00f0 fengum af \u00fev\u00ed tilefni unglingast\u00f3\u00f0 \u00ed kv\u00f6ldmat. J\u00e1 og samd\u00e6gurs birtust vinir m\u00ednir J\u00f3el og Michael (sem \u00e9g var reyndar a\u00f0 kynnast \u00fear) \u00f3v\u00e6nt \u00ed kaffi. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00c1 f\u00f6studaginn langa byrja\u00f0i Aldrei f\u00f3r \u00e9g su\u00f0ur. \u00dear naut \u00e9g \u00feeirra forr\u00e9ttinda a\u00f0 f\u00e1 a\u00f0 spila \u00e1 bassa me\u00f0 Gosa og gosal\u00fd\u00f0num \u2013 sem var \u00f3venju st\u00f3r \u00ed \u00feetta skipti\u00f0, auk okkar Andra og Baldurs voru \u00c1sta Krist\u00edn \u00e1 v\u00ed\u00f3lu og r\u00f6ddum, Sara Hrund \u00e1 lykla og r\u00f6ddum, Valgeir Venna \u00e1 slagverk og Marta \u00ed r\u00f6ddum. Vi\u00f0 l\u00e9kum sj\u00f6 l\u00f6g, mest af v\u00e6ntanlegri pl\u00f6tu, \u00c1 floti, sem kemur \u00e1 v\u00ednyl og stafr\u00e6nu \u00ed ma\u00ed (\u00fea\u00f0 ver\u00f0a rosalegir \u00fatg\u00e1fut\u00f3nleikar, sennilega \u00ed j\u00fan\u00ed). Og st\u00f3\u00f0um okkur bara mj\u00f6g vel, \u00fe\u00f3tt \u00e9g segi sj\u00e1lfur fr\u00e1. \u00c9g var frekar r\u00f3legur \u00e1 svi\u00f0inu eftir a\u00f0 hafa fengi\u00f0 h\u00e1lfgert spennufall \u00e1 s\u00e1ndtestinu um daginn \u2013 \u00ed tveggja hlj\u00f3ma byrjunarlaginu var\u00f0 hugurinn \u00e1 m\u00e9r svo hei\u00f0ur a\u00f0 \u00e9g mundi aldrei hva\u00f0a hlj\u00f3mur \u00e1tti a\u00f0 koma n\u00e6sta (sem var \u00fe\u00e1 alltaf bara hlj\u00f3murinn sem \u00e9g var ekki a\u00f0 spila, hinn hlj\u00f3murinn \u00ed laginu). Og eftir s\u00e1ndtesti\u00f0 f\u00f3r \u00e9g heim, lag\u00f0ist \u00ed r\u00fami\u00f0 dau\u00f0uppgefinn \u2013 klukkan 15 um daginn \u2013 og steinsvaf \u00ed 90 m\u00edn\u00fatur. En var \u00fe\u00e1 bara b\u00fainn me\u00f0 stressi\u00f0 um kv\u00f6ldi\u00f0, sem var \u00e1g\u00e6tt. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Um kv\u00f6ldi\u00f0 bu\u00f0u himinhvolfin upp \u00e1 st\u00e6rstu og fallegustu nor\u00f0urlj\u00f3s sem \u00e9g hef s\u00e9\u00f0 s\u00ed\u00f0an 1994. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00c1 laugardeginum byrja\u00f0i \u00e9g \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 dr\u00edfa mig upp \u00ed netager\u00f0 a\u00f0 \u00feeyta sk\u00edfum fyrir Sk\u00fala fr\u00e6nda minn mennska sem var \u00fear me\u00f0 pl\u00f6tumarka\u00f0. Svo f\u00b4\u00f3r \u00e9g a\u00f0 r\u00f3ta trommusetti me\u00f0 Aram \u2013\u00a0sem var aftur a\u00f0 spila me\u00f0 l\u00fa\u00f0rasveitinni en n\u00fa \u00e1 Dokkunni. \u00dea\u00f0an l\u00e1 lei\u00f0in upp \u00ed Oddfellowh\u00fas \u00fear sem vi\u00f0 Ingi Bj\u00f6rn s\u00f6xu\u00f0um gr\u00e6nmeti af miklum m\u00f3\u00f0, til \u00feess a\u00f0 preppa fyrir h\u00e1degisver\u00f0 \u00e1 poppstefnu AF\u00c9S daginn eftir. Svo beint \u00e1 l\u00fa\u00f0rasveitart\u00f3nleika og a\u00f0 r\u00f3ta settinu aftur til baka me\u00f0 trommuprinsinum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Um kv\u00f6ldi\u00f0 las \u00e9g lj\u00f3\u00f0 me\u00f0 hlj\u00f3msveitinni Reykjav\u00edk! Vi\u00f0 erum vinir fr\u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed \u00e1 menntask\u00f3la\u00e1runum og ger\u00f0um \u00feetta oft \u00ed gamladaga, b\u00e6\u00f0i \u00feannig a\u00f0 \u00feeir komu \u00e1 lj\u00f3\u00f0ah\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0 me\u00f0 m\u00e9r og dr\u00f3gu mig \u00e1 svi\u00f0 \u00e1 t\u00f3nleikum hj\u00e1 s\u00e9r. \u00c9g skrifa\u00f0i l\u00edka \u201eliner notes\u201c fyrir allar pl\u00f6turnar \u00feeirra. \u00c9g \u00e1tti meira a\u00f0 segja a\u00f0 gera \u00feetta \u00e1 Aldrei 2005 e\u00f0a 2006 en gleymdi m\u00e9r eitthva\u00f0 og var bara \u00e1 Langa Manga (hella\u00f0ur) \u00feegar \u00e9g var kalla\u00f0ur \u00e1 svi\u00f0 \u2013 og var\u00f0 au\u00f0vita\u00f0 ekkert \u00far neinu. \u00dea\u00f0 var \u00fev\u00ed s\u00e9rstaklega \u00e1n\u00e6gjulegt a\u00f0 f\u00e1 loksins a\u00f0 b\u00e6ta upp fyrir \u00fea\u00f0 l\u00fa\u00f0alega kl\u00fa\u00f0ur. Og alveg burts\u00e9\u00f0 fr\u00e1 minni eigin \u00fe\u00e1ttt\u00f6ku \u00ed gigginu var brj\u00e1l\u00e6\u00f0islega gaman a\u00f0 sj\u00e1 hlj\u00f3msveitina aftur \u2013 sem \u00e9g hef l\u00edklega s\u00ed\u00f0ast s\u00e9\u00f0 spila \u00e1 Norr\u00e6na b\u00f3kasafninu \u00ed Helsinki 2007 (Aino finnst mj\u00f6g fyndi\u00f0 a\u00f0 Reykjav\u00edk! hafi spila\u00f0 \u00e1 b\u00f3kasafni, og \u00fea\u00f0 er r\u00e9tt, \u00fea\u00f0 er mj\u00f6g fyndin tilhugsun). <\/p>\n\n\n\n