#watmijopvielindekrant Sometimes things pass by you and you are surprised by an annoying message about a comedian Jeroen van Merwijk .I hadn't heard of him before, so just look. The way it always goes once you hear from him, you hang on.

He is an equally inventive and productive lyricist. This week, his book Was next year but must be over (Brooklyn publishing house), a collection of lyrics. For a year he wrote a text on his Facebook page every day about a current event or development. He covered a wide range of subjects, from the risky bonfire in Scheveningen to the death of Princess Christina, and regularly managed to transcend time constraints. He had imposed this daily obligation 'for the lol', he writes in his introduction. “As I always did everything I've made in the first place for fun.”

“Liberation “about “May 5. “
I was going to write a vicious text about the sad state of our country and I would exaggerate that.

That people do not respect each other enough So freedom is often compromised Just scold and not argue The fuse is short and the cloves are long

And I'd tell you all for a while. That's not how it goes anymore and I'd predict you a gloomy future and it's a shame, sir.

But then I started walking in the rain along the Merwede and along the Vecht And after about an hour or a half drowning I ended up at the free market in Lombok

And I saw all those colors and scents and flavors Black and white and yellow mixed up and how everything was going to have fun And I thought to myself




Jeroen van Merwijk