{"id":6252,"date":"2010-02-28T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-02-28T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spindelmaker.bluesystems.no\/2010\/02\/28\/the-truth-honestly\/"},"modified":"2010-02-28T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2010-02-28T00:00:00","slug":"the-truth-honestly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spindelmaker.bluesystems.no\/?p=6252","title":{"rendered":"The truth\u2026 honestly!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--single.php--><\/p>\n<p><!--loop-->\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t        <!--navigation--><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<!--post title--><\/p>\n<div class=\"postspace2\">\n\t<\/div>\n<p><!--content with more link--><\/p>\n<p>Well, thanks for all your comments, and qualified guesses. I\u00b4ve been told that the success to a good lie, is to keep as close to the truth as possible. With that said, I\u00b4ll guide you through the jungle of truth and lies.<\/p>\n<p><em>1. My family though my grand-uncle Andy was dead, lost in WW2, until he showed up 30 years later.<span style=\"font-style: normal;\">(true)<\/span> He\u00b4d been part of <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spindelmaker.com\/altered-ancestor\/\"><em>His Royal Highness\u00b4Mermaid Expedition, 1st Batallion.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Andrew, you didn\u00b4t think this was true, because Andy had a gold earring. But he did! I was surprised when I saw the photo, because he didn\u00b4t have it as an old man. Can you see it?:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spindelmaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/IMG_8330.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5457\" title=\"IMG_8330\" src=\"http:\/\/www.spindelmaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/IMG_8330.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"234\" =\"https:\/\/www.spindelmaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/IMG_8330.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.spindelmaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/IMG_8330-150x78.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Weather or not he was part of the Mermaid expedition remains to be seen, as those documents aren\u00b4t official yet. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p><em>2. I had a <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spindelmaker.com\/patrick-the-parrot\/\"><em>talking parrot<\/em><\/a><em> for years. <\/em>(not true) <em>Then I got a catholic boyfriend <\/em>(true)<em> who claimed he was allergic to birds, and I had to give him away. But I think he just didn\u00b4t like the parrots profane language\u2026.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>I did have a couple of hens a decade a go. Very social birds! Even though they didn\u00b4t talk, they were very good at communicating.&amp;nbsp;Oh, and Justin, boyfriends can be smart and have &amp;nbsp;lot of personality, too:-)<\/p>\n<p><em>3. I played a small role in Harry Potter and the Goblets of fire. I had a friend who was a stunt-man in the fighting scenes, and he got me this little gig. <\/em>(true) <em>All dressed up in costume, hurrying along track 13 at Charing Cross Station. I\u00b4m only on for a few seconds, and quite blurry in the back, on the right. <\/em>(wish it was true)<\/p>\n<p>He is the ex-boyfriend of a good friend of mine in London, and he\u00b4s played several small parts in movies. I have yet to be in one\u2026<\/p>\n<p><em>4. I bought the house my Grandfather built in 1947. <\/em>(true)<em> When I rebuilt parts of the cellar, a narrow, hidden room was found, filled with old homemade, canned food, water-cans, a radio, blankets and a gas-mask. I also found an <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spindelmaker.com\/pouf-make-over\/\"><em>old pouf <\/em><\/a><em>filled with old maps, letters, documents and photos. <\/em>(not so true)<\/p>\n<p>My uncle on the other side of the family, has a big pile of old documents, some dating back to the 1800-s and I <em>have<\/em> used some of them in my art, Justin!<\/p>\n<p><em>5. I\u00b4ve tried on the costumes from <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Crouching-Tiger-Hidden-Dragon-Chang\/dp\/B00003CXR4\/ref=pd_cp_d_2_img\"><em>\u201cCrouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon\u201d<\/em><\/a><em> and I have a mock-sword used as a prop in the movie <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Hero-Jet-Li\/dp\/B00030590I\/ref=sr_1_43?ie=UTF8&amp;s=dvd&amp;qid=1266841283&amp;sr=1-43\"><em>\u201cHero\u201d<\/em><\/a><em> in my living room.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>All true!!! Being the leader of the first foreign group to ever visit Bejing\u00b4s (and China\u00b4s) biggest film studio, I was given the sword by the director of the studio. It\u00b4s above my fireplace in the living-room.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spindelmaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/IMG_8331.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5459\" title=\"IMG_8331\" src=\"http:\/\/www.spindelmaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/IMG_8331.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"88\" =\"https:\/\/www.spindelmaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/IMG_8331.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.spindelmaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/IMG_8331-150x29.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>6. I recorded a CD in 1996, called \u201cFrom the Sea\u201d, with a song-n-bass duo. Myself singing, and a good friend on the bass. <\/em>(true) <em>The CD sold about 5 000 copies. <\/em>(unfortunetly not true)<\/p>\n<p>I do have a live-recording of &amp;nbsp;us at a concert, but there\u00b4s only two private copies, as far as I know.<\/p>\n<p><em>7. I have licenses to drive a car <\/em>(true)<em>, a bus <\/em>(true, a mini-bus anyway)<em>, a sewing machine <\/em>(true)<em> and a plane <\/em>(not true).<em> <\/em><\/p>\n<p>I wanted to be a pilot, but my eye-sight wasn\u00b4t good enough back in the days. So that\u00b4s another dream unfulfilled.<\/p>\n<p><em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p>                       <!--for paginate posts--><\/p>\n<div class=\"postspace\">\n\t<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!--all options over and out--><\/p>\n<p>\t<!--include comments template--><\/p>\n<p><!-- You can start editing here. --><\/p>\n<p>        <!--do not delete--><\/p>\n<p><!--single.php end--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Well, thanks for all your comments, and qualified guesses. 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