Thursday, July 17, 2008

If You’re Going to San Francisco…

Okay, do not read on below the movie yet! Just turn on your sound, push the play button of the YouTube movie clip below and watch the song until the end…

I will first insert a completely irrelevant picture here such that you will not even glance further down during the song: these are the elevator buttons of the lab:

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And this is what I have done to them while waiting for the elevator, after figuring out that they were not fixed:

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Fun to watch people hesitate before choosing the right button! ;-)

Anyhow, back to the song. For those who did not make it until the middle of the song and for those who did make it until the end, but are not very familiar with the World’s Epicenter’s cultural heritage, this is where the movie clip was recorded:


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In Aantwaarpe nondedju! I will gladly offer a “Keuninckske” on a “terraske oep de Groenplaats” to the first one to explain this queer coincidence to me in the comments!

5 comments:

Nicolas said...

I think Scott McKenzie just wanted to greet his mother coming to San Fran, took one of these ill-designed elevators and went to the departures gates instead of the arrivals, and as luck would have it, he got onto a flight to Antwerp. And because he had sniffed all the flowers in his hair, he did not object to it.

On the other hand, it makes a lot of sense NOT to be in San Fran when you say 'if you're GOING to ..' otherwise it would be 'if you're COMING to..'

Other than that and obvious thoughts like 'nobody knew him in Antwerp and it was easier to shoot' or 'this is not the original clip, and also video clips where very rare in those days'...

I give up!

Wim said...

Nicolas, you spoilsport! After these explanations, nobody will even bother anymore to come up with a better one... You cover it all: the most original reasoning, the most logical one and the most obvious ones.

However, there is one minor flaw in your reasoning: there have never been direct flights from SF to Antwerp. Nevertheless, I don't consider it completely impossible that the pilot had smoked some genuine San Franciscan grass before taking off, which would explain him ending up in Antwerp. So your argumentation stays valid until the opposite is proven.

That also means that we'll have to set up an appointment in October for you to savor your prize...

Anonymous said...

Right. That's all settled then.. No Keuninckske for us ... . I bet Nicolas didn't listen to the song until the very end though!

Wim said...

Marleen, if you refer to Nicolas' words "nobody knew him in Antwerp and it was easier to shoot," I think I can agree with you!

I don't know yet what "topical issues" Nicolas and I will discuss while enjoying our ales, but anyhow we might need a moderator. Given your sharp observational skills, you might just be the perfect fit. So what about joining us?

Nicolas said...

I did so listen to the song until the end! And, up until the end, I kept thinking 'well he seems happy in San Francisco'...

And I did post all these theories, thinking everyone would compete fiercely over this free Belgian beer...I'm still thinking flabbergasting ideas will surface soon!