Nico Dijkshoorn was addressed very strictly by host Matthijs van Nieuwkerk on 26 September 2012, just after a broadcast of De Wereld Draait Door. “Are you drunk tonight?”
TV-watching the Netherlands is shocked when Nico Dijkshoorn on that conscious autumn day is completely loosened as a family poet of De Wereld Draait Door. Roel van Velzen, who was once the first house band of the illustrious program, has just taken care of a performance, and it seemed Nico Komisch to then completely crack that in his poem.
Huge fuss
Nico thought that one would understand the irony – Roel is one of the creators of The Voice of Holland – but his hard comment led to a deadly silence and huge inconvenience in the studio. In fact, the home poet of DWDD even had to go through the dust. There was really a huge fuss about it.
Opinion maker Jean Wagemans at the time in de Volkskrant: “Is it not the pinnacle of irony that a master of the irony must subsequently explain that his comments are meant ironically?”
Ugly jacket
What did Nico say to Roel? “I left nothing of him,” he said earlier in one Parool column. “I didn’t like his jacket and I told him that I had the idea that he was hiding a bit behind his band. In the meantime it became increasingly quiet in the studio. At that moment I understood that my role as a insane jury member was not understood. “
“I never dared to look back. I am still full behind the message – you will not judge – but I don’t want to see Roel his face the moment I kick the legs under him. I have heard from other people that Roel looked like participants of The Voice see when they hear that they unfortunately have the wrong appearance. ”
“Stop, dude!”
Nico sat at the table last night Today Inside And reveals how things went behind the scenes. “Roel van Velzen, stop, dude! I was once … well, not the wrong mistake, because I am still enjoying it actually, only Matthijs did not think it was so cool then … ”
“Roel van Velzen was at De Wereld Draait Door and he then did a small potpourri from his theater show, so then they went with the three of them or something on a piano and then they crawled on top of each other. That was a kind of circus act or something. Then I thought in my naivety – I was immediately with that poem: I will judge him. I’m going to see how that works out. “
“Was you drunk?”
It was really bad, says Nico. He was still panting with excitement, a dazzend applause, and I am afterwards. I say: “Yes, Roel, yes boy … yes, I think: if you are going to perform, and for example you go through the canals and you sings, then only a sick duck drives after you.” I was waiting for the thunderous smile. “
However, he did not come. “People didn’t understand what I was doing. It got worse and then I heard of Matthijs – and Roel will probably deny it … That is the only time that Matthijs really came to me immediately after the broadcast. He said, “Nic, was you drunk?” I say, “No, man, I’ve just sat he judges.”
“Yes, no, sorry!”
Afterwards Roel still stormed at him? “He did approach me, which in itself is indeed a bit of a strange situation, because you are looking down (Roel is 1 meter 52, ed.), From: ‘Yes, no, sorry. Yes, I didn’t mean it that man. Very nice what you did! “