I guess my hometown Trollhättan is worth a page of its own by now and I will try my best to make it personal rather than the conventional listing of tourist attractions.

 

   
My first memory dates back to the age of 2 - 3, when my daddy walked along the canal - me sitting in a pram scared shitless of being so close to the dangerous depths.
  

 

 

 

 

The background of this page shows the municipal coat of arms, the symbols standing for electrical power and the locks for the ships.

Then there was me and my best friend Mats and this indian cloth teepee that is still clear in my mind. Just as clear as the view from over the table in the kitchen with the cherry tree in full bloom outside the window. There were delicious apples in the garden too. At Christmas time there were the traditional decorations all over the house, among them the much appreciated festoon arranged at the staircase. Without these details, Christmas would have felt incomplete.

 

 

 

In the town centre there were the cinemas and the large American cars circulating 'round the square.

 We sometimes picked up newspapers in the old harbour storehouse and harassed people trying to sell them.
. Being a boys around the age of 6-7, we were absolutely fascinated by the colourful personalities that was sort of part of Trollhättan during their lifetime. Some kind of magic integrity surrounded their apperance.

The famous waterfall near the town centre never really mattered to us, it was just too familiar to be impressed by.

 My first LP vinyl was "Cosmo's Factory" by Creedence, then later in the early 70's I discovered the Eagles. Many hours were spent scrutinizing the LP covers in "Skivmagasinet", looking for new exciting country-rock albums.

 

 

A small group of people, like me and my mates here in Trollhättan, tend to develop a language of their own over the years. You have to know Swedish for a start when checking out my "slang dictionary".

 

In fact I find it difficult to reconcile with the thought of moving away from here- but then again, I guess everything has got a price.