Everyday Style Stealing
That damn Rachel Ray is totally biting my Spring Nederland Style. She’s got no love for the World Cup. She couldn’t tell the difference between a hot maple Stroopwafel and a dirty ash tray at the Pannekoeken Huis. I hear, she doesn’t even like the color orange (*gasp*). And yet, there she is on the cover of the April edition of EveryDay, flying the Dutch voetbal colors while holding a baseball glove and baseball. Oh. I get it. You’re sooooo fucking international Rach’.

OK. Truth be told. I’m not jumping on the ‘Hate Rachel’ bandwagon. I dig her. Just look at what’s inside the latest issue. Foolproof recipes? I need ’em. Backyard Wine Party? I’m drunk just thinking about it. Girl’s Weekend? I’m so there. We can all wear the same orange jackets!

I actually bought my Adidas Dutch World Cup jacket this last Friday as part of a uniform requirement for watching Sunday night Sopranos. Last night I saw it on Rachel in the magazine racks at Barnes & Noble. When I finally walked up to the cashier, I was purchasing the EveryDay magazine and a book called ‘American Hardcore: A Tribal History‘. American Hardcore is a history of the HardCore music movement between 1980 and 1986. The front cover depicts Danny Spira of ‘Wasted Youth‘ bleeding all over himself. At the point when I reached the cashier, I thought to myself, “this has to be one of the most discordant purchases I have ever made”. I defy anybody to top that combination.

I stayed up way too late last night reading the HardCore book. There’s a pretty good history of Black Flag with commentary from all the key players. However, like any shared history, I was disappointed by who got left out and who remained a minor footnote. I don’t care what anyone says, Naked Raygun was the best HardCore band ever! I bet Rachel Ray is totally into them.