So for my last drop I really had to go on a quest – like in freakin bundu-bashing to meet up with the awesome ouks from Zinkplaat (translation = corrugated metal). But boy-o-boy it was worth the mission…Firstly I was told to meet them on this weird deserted farm place in the middle of flippen nowhere (uh somerset west) where they were supposed to be rehearsing. Yeah, when I got there it was pitch black, with a few random houses and a bunch of goats…you can imagine.

Eventually I found them! BUT only to find out that their lead guitarist had pitched up to the rehearsal without his guitar…(apparently its not an obvious thing to bring along). Eventually I ended up drinking some stumpies with the guys (while waiting for mr guitar dude to return)…

Thanks guys for being rad (and not locking me in the basement with the goats)
Anika.

Another frontline report from our girl behind the Boerewors Curtain Anika:

“A while back I did a super freakinly rad emergency Steri drop that blew me into outer space! So many people were ranting on and on (and on…) about a particular pirate gypsy band known as Mr Cat and the Jackal (so nursery rhymy) that I just had to go check out these belly bearded scallywags for myself…So I gate crashed one of their rehearsal with some Steri goodies (amazing the doors some chocolate Steri and some stickers opens…)

These guys are frickin amazing! Besides the fact that they play just about every instrument known to mankind (and then add some homemade garage pipe-instrumenty-stuff to the mix) they are unlike any other local band. Their super nuclear combo of xylophones, glockenspiels, accordion, lap-slide, bouzouki, melodica, kalimba and percussion creates a sick acoustic folk blues cocktail. Definitely a band to keep an eye on…czechit!”

Ah the dear old Assembly in Kaapstad. This place is Steri Fan Central - note the dude with the home made Steri tee shirt (he pinched the pic off our blog)… Anika gave us this report from the scene:

“On my latest quest to stalk the most awesome bands in SA and give them an overdose of calcium, I gate crashed the Assembly (actually i phoned up politely and asked if I could come down). Those of you who were there probably had a frickin awesome night! Not to mention a babelas free morning seeing as Steri supplied the ultimate uber-cure at the door (note from lawyers: scientific evidence still pending on that claim). Young rawk bucks The Modes, New Holland and Thieve caused a dancefloor riot with their skinny-jeaned noise mongering. This enthusiastic Steri fan said it all:

“Dude, 3 of the coolest bands in South Africa, and free Steri Stumpie, I must be dreaming, this like, is, the best night of my life!”

Thanks to Adriaan Louw for the pics and being rad in every way possible.

Annabel made the bold claim of being the biggest Steri fan ever, so naturally we wanted to meet her face-to-face to see just how sterific she really is (yup that’s what we do for a living…).  She ain’t frontin - Annabel was bouncing around reception when I arrived but I managed to get her to stand still long enough to pose in her Bubblegum t-shirt.

cos the competition is over now…

If you got one. Congratulations - wear it loud and wear it proud. If you didn’t - sorry for you. If you struggled to take the label off to get the code - yes there was some problems, our bad (the guilty were punished).

We have some cunning plans for Steri this year including:

- Penne Arrabiata flavour launching imminently;

- Free Steri’s for members of the undead (death certificate required);

- A 20ft tall golden Steri statue in Sandton;

- and we’ve expanded the marching band to include some performing elephants, acrobatic bearded ladies and breakdancing dassies.

It’s gonna be rad.