Akkerman Shocking Blue Compared To Diamine Majestic Blue

[amberleadavis]

Wow Amber, were you able to see anything out of your windows when you did that experiment?

 

 

Uh...No.

 

http://sheismylawyer.com/INK/attachments/2012-07-07_00_14_42.jpg

[penultress]

Just to state the obvious: all Akkerman inks have names giving homage to The Hague, as the ink line was introduced for their 100 year anniversary of their store in The Hague.

And Shocking Blue is a famous The Hague band from the 60s, making it big internationally:

 

Thank you! I was wondering what reference was being made with the name!

[Strombomboli]

And Shocking Blue is a famous The Hague band from the 60s, making it big internationally:

I never knew they were a Dutch band! Thanks for the link. I last heard that song in Bayreuth where some people had made their own version of Richard Wagner's opera "Tannhäuser".