PHOTO ARCHIVE 2
My name is; sven.strange (real name: Sven Gerritse)
I live in The Netherlands in a small town called Arnhem together with my boyfriend and our cat.
I was born in Amsterdam on the 6th of Januari 1970.
Around the age of 6 i felt i was different (but didn't know anything about being GAY), i had lot's of girlfriends, always sang and danced to the music my parents would play in the house.. And as soon as i got my own recordplayer, my room was a stage and i was performing everyday...
Around the age of 11 i changed into a new-wave boy, with my hair straight up in the air and black clothes... It was the year 1981, the year that i sat in front of the television and watched Culture Club with 'Do you really want to hurt me' it took my breath away... For the first time i felt i was no longer alone anymore, as i saw Boy George dancing around, dressed up, make-up, beautiful eyes, beautiful voice, beautiful music.... My heart and soul were SOLD! That was the beginning of it all, it helped me with my 'coming out' and with coming to terms with my own sexuality. I always had dreams about John Travolta and the neighbourkid who lived below our appartment and now everything fell into it's place...
I turned into a depressed punk when i was 16 years old, i hated myself and the way i looked, felt ugly and too skinny, 'smoked a lot, drank a lot and there was no other way then to go but down...' When i was 18 years old i had my first boyfriend, we only kissed.. it didn't last long...
With some friends i started a punkband called: 'Never again', we joked that we were so bad, that the audience would scream: NEVER AGAIN..!!!! We played 3 times for very small audiences i loved it and then we stopped. I started to experiment with make-up, black eyes and black lips and i painted my hair in every colour of the rainbow....
In 1991 i got my first job with mentally retarded people and i met a guy and ended up in a relationship of four years, with love, tears, a dog, heartache and it ended with a big fight...
My punk days were over, felt more queer then ever and started to use make-up more and more... I wasn't a 24/7 freak, well in my heart, but only in full outfit when going out to clubs and partys.... I started to dj and played at different small events.
Between 1994 and 2000 i had many relationships with many guys or should i say i met strangers in the dark, dirty deeds in the park???
I met my current boyfriend in 2000, he WAS that stranger in the dark, but became an angel with a guiding light, a soulmate, a lover and a friend....
Over the years i stayed a true fan from Boy George. I went to London twice to see his musical TABOO and i even met him at NAGNAGNAG (and i am still dreaming about going on a photo with him), meeting him is something i will never ever forget.... He is still my inspiration after 23 years and i think he will always be my inspiration.
It's the year 2004 now, i still work with mentally retarded people, i am experimenting more and more with make-up and clothes, i really love to go out to dance in clubs, don't dj anymore, i have my own webpage, love to turn thoughts into words, going to become an uncle for the first time this year ( i love you dear sister) , hope to get married soon. I am going to the gym two times a week(never ever thought i would be doing that...). I am more happy with my life now then when i was 18 years old... Life is treating me good and i see life as a learning experience and i try to enjoy everyday of it!
Hobby's/things i like to do:
Listen/dance to music, writing, posing/making pictures, playing with make-up, going out and meeting people, nature, sex, seeing my family, working on my webpage/surfing the internet/exploring cyberspace etc.
Music:
Culture Club/Boy George/Jesus loves you/ THE TWIN, Marilyn Manson, Sinead ó Connor, MUSE, Radiohead, Jeff Buckley, Dead or Alive, 80's, electro, dance, disco etc.
Movies:
Seven years in Tibet, Little buddha, Dracula, Interview with the Vampire, House of the Spirits, The Matrix, Lord of the rings, Kill Bil, The crying game, TROY and more.
Food:
I like everything except snails and oysters.
Musical:
TABOO
Dreams about:
Going on a photo with Boy George (xxx), getting married, sex, death, ohhh.. so many things....
Webpage:
http://groups.msn.com/boySVEN
Favourite quote:
Love love, love life and listen to the music of your heart... (sven.strange)