Wedding bells, new job and the return of Jimenez

Hey everybody,
Just thought I'd throw in an update that wasn't about soccer! A few updates:
My sister Signe and Morten are getting married at Frederiksberg Church on saturday, so we are a little busy these days getting everything coordinated. Tomorrow wednesday, friends from USA and Singapore arrives and the party will start up a bit - nice.....
Especially considering I'm currently on my last escape from reality. I quit my job at Kivex in April and start my new job as an Account Manager with the leading power supplier in DK, Dong Energy. I am very excited about this as my situation with worsened ever since the arrival of a new boss. So I am very excited about starting a new era with Dong Energy. So what escape from reality am I talking about? I'm talking about the fact that Kivex accepted my request to be released from all duty at the company the day I quit. So I am on vacation pretty much till June 1st.
Highlights of the Summer:
-Signe and Mortens wedding (May)
-Jimenez returns from 4 months in Thailand, Aussieland, New Zealand and Fiji (June)
-Pearl Jam at Forum (June)
-Metallica at Aarhus (July)
-Going to Prague with the boys (August?)
-Vacation with Mary (dates and destination haven't been decided yet)
-FCK in Champions League? (Start praying everyone)
I will be back on sunday with pics from the wedding!
Later!

Henrik

In hiding behind enemy lines and a true story on hooliganism

Hello there!

Last night was amazing, interesting and a bit scary. I guess you can say I got to experience good and evil at a professional soccer game!

Let me start from the beginning. Sad not being able to either see Brøndby-FCK live at the stadium or on TV with a friend, Gorm proved to be my savior when he called me up tuesday afternoon offering me an extra ticket to the game at Brøndby Stadium where FCK could clinch their 6th danish title.

It didn't take long to accept his offer, but what I didn't know was where I would be sitting. So I went to the game with Gorm and Jim, both Brøndby supporters! Outside the stadium after finishing my 3rd beer they asked if we should enter the stadium: "Oh by the way Henrik, we're standing on the Faxe stand!". "WHAT?????", I replied. Yep, they screwed me up big time, I realized that this was going to be quite a different experience for me. So we entered, and there I was in the middle of 5.000 hardcore Brøndby fans. The game started, and FCK had control from the beginnig, however I realized where I was and kept my thoughts about the whole thing to myself. No FCK singing this time. However Gorm and Jim made sure I knew all about their passion for their team, including their hatred for my team.... 32 min into the game, Gravgaard jumps and heads the ball cross to Allback who scores!!!! 1-0!!! The adrenaline in my body was pumping, the Faxe stand was all of a sudden very quiet, and I went down on my knees, showed my fist in my mouth and bit the living shit out of it....I really had to maintain control, cause I'm sure those 5.000 bastards would like to kick some ass, and I am positive I was about the only FCK supporter on that whole stand! The rest of the game is history, let's just say congratulations FCK!!!! The more beer, the harder it was to keep quiet out of my own safety, but I managed and survived 90 min behind enemy lines, and I am sure no one had a clue the enemy was standing right next to them. Today would be a great day to watch Platoon!

Oh well, after the game as we exited the stadium, I heard a very loud bang, I turned and looked: "Hurry, they're right aroud the corner!" and about 100 Brøndby hooligans ran towards us, I quickly stepped aside, and realized how frustrated and pissed off they were, I thought to myself: *This is insane, and then what a good thing I left my FCK jersey in the closet at home....". I don't know how the incident ended, but I do know that hooliganism is very well alive in DK - unfortunately.

So here I am today, with a tiny headache, BT and EkstraBladet (two Danish newspapers), reading all about the game and enjoying the pics from last night, I'll suggest you do the same by clicking here

Back from Amsterdam....

Hey everybody!

Just got back from Amsterdam yesterday, 10 min before kick-off - FC Midtjylland-FCK. Nice timing! Let me just say 4-1 is a very nice performance lads, you truly make me proud.

Anyways, we had an awesome trip to Amsterdam. Lotte (my friend from my year in the US) and her boyfriend Jochanan were great hosts and very hospitable as always! Thanks a lot for a great time guys!

What did we do, while we were there?

Well, first of all we ate out a lot, Amsterdam is a bit more cheaper than Copenhagen so we took advantage of that...he he

We went on a canal cruise, toured the Anne Frank House, very depresseive but yet very interesting and I must say it was worth waiting 50 min in line for! Other than that Mary were in a great shopping mood, however I'm not sure she shopped enough, but then again can she ever reach that point? We also walked down almost every street of the city and went to the beach.

I must tell you about the prank from Amsterdam. On friday afternoon I got an SMS from Christian asking if I wanted to hook up for a beer later on that night, so obviously I replied: Yeah I'm in Amsterdam! A couple of hours later he replied: Yeah, we're on our way, be there in 5 hours! So I immediately called him up and could hear Jens cursing in the car with him. Shit they're on their way! So they arrived in Amsterdam at about 8 p.m. that night after 9 hours of driving. They had spareribs and stopped by the Elf where the rest of us were having dinner, and stayed for a beer. Then we all walked through the Red Light District, and then they went back to Copenhagen at midnight!!! Before they left they said: Yeah, the spareribs in Amsterdam are great, now lets get the fuck out of here!! I still cannot believe they did this, I have tons of respect and admiration for a stunt like that. Here I am in Amsterdam with my friends and girlfriend having a nice dinner, and these two boneheads stop by! Crazy shit, but well done my boys, I will never forget it!

Let me just once again thank Lotte and Jochanan for being the greatest of hosts, hope to see you again in Copenhagen soon!

Check out our pics from the trip by clicking here

Peace out!

Locating my American hostfamilies

Hi Brian and Denise.
Thanks for posting a comment on my blog, I really would like to get in contact, but I'm not sure I have the right e-mail adress! I haven't recieved a reply to my last few e-mails. Can you write me at henrik@marcussen.org and then I'll have an e-mail adress to reply to. I've also tried calling a few times but I keep getting the machine....
Hope all is well with you!

Al and Barb if you read this please do the same, this way I can updated on all your e-mails. Also please post Leah and Gina's e-mail adresses. Its been too long amigos!!!!

Later!

The great dane

Drunken nights....and big concerts coming!!!

Hi all!

I just realized I haven't updated my site in ages, I must admit a lot has happended since my last update.

First of all congrats to Eugen and Louise for their cute baby boy - Lucas! I signed him up as a member of the FCK Fan Club the day he was born so I guess you can say he is off to a great start!!!

Mary and I are currently working on our trip to Amsterdam and it turns out I didn't just win one ticket but two! Nice, we're leaving on April 5th and return on the 9th. I think its about time I take some time off, I've only had two weeks off from work in the last year - American standards!!!!Oh well....transsibiria is also around the corner....

The drunken nights - I went out with El Ron "the legend" Travolta and the Spanish frigate Jimenez on a thursday night a few weeks ago. We checked out Heidi's downtown, however Jimenez bailed out at 1 .am. The Legend stayed out by himself until 6 a.m. I don't think I need to explain the legend any further - RESPECT! Euge also stopped by during the warmups that night at my house, he was very confused on whether or not to go for one last escape before becoming a daddy!

Spring is right around the corner and so is a few hardcore concerts for me. I bought tickets for Pearl Jam at Forum on June 26th and Metallica in Århus on July 13th. I guess you can say I'm in for a hardcore time...can't wait. This will be my 3rd PJ concert and my 2nd Metallica concert. Hopefully Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam will salute my site by singing "Alive".....

Thats all for now, but trust me Eddie and Lars Ullrich will be on here soon enough. Have fun!

To check out the pics from my night out with El Ron and Jimenez click here

Free trip to Amsterdam for me.....

A little funny story I want to share with you!

Yesterday, Mary and I went to the annual travel exhibition at Bella Centret, just to find a little inspiration and to look at all the interesting offers out there.

About half and hour before closing we passed Transavia's stand (a dutch low-cost airfare agency), and they had a competition where you had to fold an airplane out of a piece of paper and get it to fly through a 20-30 cm wide hole in a roll-up screen. I made it!!!!

My Prize: A free r/t ticket Copenhagen-Amsterdam! The funny part is that Mary and I were planning on going down there over easter anyways, originally we wanted to drive but now we'll fly! Nice.....aiming buddy!

I also strongly want to encourage you all to go to the exhibition next year, I mean you can always just go and collect a free ticket to Amsterdam! But seriously, some of the offers were incredible: 10 day luxury safari in South Africa - 12.000 kr. (normal price 16.000).

But Transsibiria it still is for Mary and me.... but first we're going to Amsterdam! See you soon Lotte!

Check the site out at www.ferie07.dk

Asprin please....

I need some pills..... check out my pics from last nights New Years Party at Daniel and Rikke's house in Hillerød.

Happy New Year!!!!

To see the pics go here