tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61676679865604010282024-03-22T00:26:42.517-07:00MΞLANΞTHOS[ ]Victor Castrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17268416616498538978noreply@blogger.comBlogger80125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6167667986560401028.post-35987067261944577082008-09-03T10:27:00.000-07:002008-09-03T11:36:29.264-07:00AA 1830 N 28AUG8 0 5PI have not written since June 28, 08. Even though I have ideas scribbled on my note pads, time always is a challenge. I did find myself with some time this past Friday on my way to San Fransisco and had to type my thoughts in my phone to calm down, surprisingly it worked:<br /><br />Why am I JUST finding out that when I transfer my <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">iTunes</span> downloads bought from my <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">iPod</span> touch to my library they no longer appear on my touch?!<br /><br />After reading more than 70 pages of "Love is a Mixed Tape" on my first 2 hours of the 5 hour flight to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">SFO</span>, I turned to my <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">iPod</span>. As I went to search for Blind Pilot, White Lies, Explosions in the Sky and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Elsaine</span>, to mention a few. I started to turn as red as the blanket provided by AA (no thanks). And when I finally realized what happened I stomped, pushed my self back and put on a face, coming to terms that I was traveling without my <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">SFO</span> soundtrack, which I've been working on for weeks!<br /><br />See to me, music, as to Rob Sheffield, is not a way of life, it is life! As I travel, whether in my car, plane or with my <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Asics</span> music moves me. Music reminds me of all places that I've explored, grown or just passed by. A couple of examples are: Luna's "Pup Tent" reminds me of Winter Park in FL. circa 1998, Belle & Sebastian draws me back to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Las</span> Vegas back in 2001 (don't ask). All of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Enya's</span> albums reminds when Valentina was born, as well as Air's "Talkie Walkie". <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Radiohead's</span> "In Rainbows" reminds me of New York in December '07.<br /><br />Apart from my five traveling companions making this a great trip and without doubt making it memorable, music was gonna play a big part in San Francisco. I even took my portable speakers for my room and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">iPod</span> cable to hook up the tunes on the ride to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">Napa</span>. I'm so indescribably upset, that I don't know if it's due to the fact I can't be still for a certain amount of time (10 minutes tops, I guess that's why I'm writing this on my BB notes), or AA is showing "Young at Heart" with static lines running through our screen ONLY. But NO, it's really because I have no clue to what happened to my songs in my <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">iPod</span>. I do not know what to listen to, I did not want to press shuffle, I'm tempted to play Death Cab for Cutie but not really. I just want to shout and explode, ironically, Explosions in the Sky would shed their imminent light on my dark world and Blind Pilot would guide my thoughts with their sweet lyrics and White Lies would sooth my bruises, that which have been soothed, but remind me they were not as bad as they were when I got them.<br /><br />I would play Jose Gonzalez, but he reminds me of [something] I rather not think about. I'm given punk a rest, no room for my typical rock tunes at this hour. I'm more in a folksy, new post-punk, down-tempo kinda mood. Hence for mentioned bands. I guess me writing about the bands are still part of my long awaited trip, and therefore will be the first thing I listen to when I get back to Miami.<br /><br />In the meantime this came on while writing: <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">Bon</span> Iver, Fleet Foxes, Band of Horses, Stars, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">Ladyhawk</span>, Port O' Brien, The Stills, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">Diefenback</span>, Jens <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">Lekman</span>, Mates of State, Pavement, The National, The <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">Walkmen</span>, Burial...<br /><br />Battery went dead... (it could only get better). As oppose to not ever knowong the image of Burial, I WILL find out what happened to the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18">SFO</span> Soundtrack.<br /><br />The title to the above <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_19">playlist</span>: AA 1830 N 28AUG8 0 5P<br /><br />Here's to commuting with the music YOU love!Victor Castrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17268416616498538978noreply@blogger.com28tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6167667986560401028.post-28774022829297235562008-06-28T12:25:00.000-07:002008-06-28T13:08:51.407-07:00Pop Levi - Semi Babe 1 & 2I've been on a video kick lately, no time to get creative on my "writing skills". Speaking of creative, check out Mozambique Courier's (aka Pop Levi) video for "Semi Babe". They're meant to be played simultaneously… side by side; this is my version + everyone else’s.<br /><br />1st: Have both of them on pause at the same time.<br />2nd: Press play on the top one & wait ‘til the countdown hits 1, then...<br />3rd: Press play on the lower video.<br /><br />Enjoy!<br /><br /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/zlxk6U9mo60" width="410" height="344" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent"></embed><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Q9oWz-1mELY" width="410" height="344" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent"></embed><br /><br />Now something more upbeat… I give you the first song to download on MΞ.<br /><a href="http://www.zshare.net/audio/14362732fe336582/">Pop Levi - "Never Never Love" - zSHARE</a><br />Dance to it while getting ready for your fav fiesta!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/poplevi">MySpace/Pop Levi</a>Victor Castrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17268416616498538978noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6167667986560401028.post-67042353328135428282008-06-20T11:52:00.000-07:002008-06-20T12:33:18.648-07:00Temptation - New OrderVinyl + flowers + dancing in your own space...<br /><object width="410" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/xezmxnScGS4"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/xezmxnScGS4" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="410" height="344"></embed></object> Notice how SHE steals music...<br /><br />Temptation (the song) came on while driving late lastnight on my ipod...<br /><br />AND for those who say Berney just stands there... here they are live on Radio 1... ELEC TRI FYING! Gillian on the keyboards (love her), someone has to sample or mix this + How low can Hooky go with his bass?! And you really cannot see much of Stephen, but you can feel his beat!<br /><br /><object width="410" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/EfRYGVWZilU"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/EfRYGVWZilU" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="410" height="344"></embed></object> The New Order I LOVE!Victor Castrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17268416616498538978noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6167667986560401028.post-80395283628932367272008-05-23T13:04:00.000-07:002008-05-29T10:27:32.591-07:00Lyrics & Running for the Soul<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5VhyphenhyphenZuEvSAPNPfg5onuamsA2xCLIJ5ywI3nhumax4KUaLNlFJ2EAG4x4SHxqbzLU_OllxuTkYZBT3JXvlPABfEjwdxQQk2o5Yb74vsiRHwTq3Ydx0swU0PStk33sUBqBSWH-Q4_rZvjI/s1600-h/RunLikeHell3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5203667208470558706" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5VhyphenhyphenZuEvSAPNPfg5onuamsA2xCLIJ5ywI3nhumax4KUaLNlFJ2EAG4x4SHxqbzLU_OllxuTkYZBT3JXvlPABfEjwdxQQk2o5Yb74vsiRHwTq3Ydx0swU0PStk33sUBqBSWH-Q4_rZvjI/s400/RunLikeHell3.jpg" border="0" /></a>I was due for a great run. I’<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">ve</span> been tempted to write about my love with the pavement and off-road journey for some time now. For those of you, who know and don’t know about running, let me start with some info:<br /><br />It was an 84 minute run (and walking), my max heartbeat was 196, and my average heartbeat was 169. Distance was 5.2 miles. Speed max 7.5, speed avg. 4.4, and 1,120 calories burned. I got to my mile target in 11 minutes (not too happy about that).<br /><br />Now… I don’t run as much as I would like to. It’s been about a month that my <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Asics</span> haven’t felt the heat of the road. <strong><span style="font-size:130%;">My numbers don’t excite me as much as what my <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">ipod</span> selected. The music and lyrics fuels me.</span></strong> So I take this opportunity to discuss a few songs and lyrics. There something about the rays of sun, the greens, bells and whistles, drums and guitars, synthesizers and bass that enhances all your senses when you run. Everything becomes brighter, your mind and feet are somehow disconnected. While your feet stay grounded, your mind wanders off to where the voices and lyrics take you. Allow me to share; as I press play (shuffle) and stretch:<br /><br /><strong><em>Heartbeat</em>: Jose Gonzalez.</strong> Who would of thought this would be a great song to stretch to<br /><em>…and you, you knew the hands of the devil<br />and you, kept us awake with wolf teethe<br />sharing different heartbeats<br />in one night…</em><br /><br /><strong><em>Province</em>: TV on the Radio</strong>. Have you heard this song in its entirety? Here it again, NOW!<br /><em>Pushed under this expanse of bursting stars<br />Let this burning brightly illuminate the where we are<br />In this hollow that lovers' voices occupy<br />Let it follow that we let it free, let it fly<br /></em><br /><strong><em>When They Came For Us</em></strong>: <strong>Shiny Toy Guns</strong><br />I always thought this song was/is about war. But if you want to see other opinions, go <a href="http://www.songmeanings.net/lyric.php?lid=3530822107858593890">here</a>.<br /><br /><strong><em>Kids</em>: <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">MGMT</span></strong>. (heartbeat 180, reaching my 1 mile target). Here is where my run gets going. It’s my 1st time running with this song. I’m loving my <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">ipod</span> and here is where I start to truly disconnect, Especially after 3:45 point of the song!<br /><em><strong>No time to think of consequences…</strong></em> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">ahhh</span>, innocence…<br /><br /><em><strong>To the Dogs and Whoever</strong></em>:<strong> Josh <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Ritter</span></strong><br />I almost pressed forward, but I felt I was in a movie scene where frames just kept flashing before me with different love scenes... funny love scenes.<br /><em>I love the way she looks in her underwear<br />I lose my page then the plot then the book then I swear<br />She makes the most of her time by loving me plenty<br />She knows <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">they'll</span> come a day when we won't be getting any<br /></em><br /><strong><em>The Engine Driver</em></strong>: <strong>The <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Decemberists</span></strong> (heartbeat at 196) had to stop!<br /><em>And I am a writer, writer of fictions<br />I am the heart that you call home<br />And I've written pages upon pages<br />Trying to rid you from my bones</em><br /><br /><em>…and if you don’t love me let go…</em><br /><br /><strong><em>Love Will Tear Us Apart</em></strong>: <strong>Jose Gonzalez</strong>… no comment<br />Just that… my feet were moving as much as his fingers were on the guitar.<br /><br /><em><strong>Smile</strong></em>: <strong><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Onelinedrawing</span></strong>. Smiley feet!!!<br /><em>…So put it up on your face<br /><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">hallelujah</span>!<br />and these days will all go by<br />anything I can do to help you through it<br />I just love to see you smile…<br /></em><br /><em><strong>Packed Like Sardines in a Crushed Tin Box</strong></em>: <strong><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">Radiohead</span></strong> (slowing down)<br />Lots of sound effects on this one!<br /><br /><strong><em>Cowbell:</em></strong> <strong>Tapes ‘n Tapes</strong>. I’m in the golf greens for this one. Going full speed!<br /><em>Do you want to live a lie?<br />A lie to shake<br />A lie shake<br />I’<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">ve</span> been so sure.<br />Do you want to live a lie?<br />A lie to shake<br />A lie shake<br />I’<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">ve</span> been so sure.<br /></em><br /><strong><em>Ghost Hardware</em></strong>: <strong>Burial<br /></strong>Burial’s music is heightened with nature!<br /><br /><strong><em>The Warning</em></strong>: <strong>Hot Chip</strong>… will break your legs…<br /><em>Excuse me miss I'm a dog on heat.<br />I'm a complicated being with love songs to beat.<br />I'm a problem solving baby who could march all night.<br />I'm a mechanical music man and I'm starting a fire.<br /></em><br /><em><strong>There's always some way to make the silence be spoken.</strong></em><br /><br /><em><strong>Fake Plastic Trees</strong></em>: <strong><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">Radiohead</span></strong>. I’m worn out…<br /><em>If I could be who you wanted all the time…</em><br /><br /><em><strong>Is There a Ghost</strong></em>:<strong> Band of Horses</strong>. I will never get tired of this band (this is what I said about Frosted Flakes & Pop Tarts when I was 10, now I can’t see OR smell them)<br />Lyrics here are not all that… but it did make me go!<br /><br /><strong><em>Slow Show</em></strong>: <strong>The National</strong> – At this point I stopped looking at my watch and was grateful that this song came on! My feet and I got lost with the lyrics; the piano & Matt’s voice just made me “wanna hurry home”.<br /><em>Looking for somewhere to stand and stay</em><br /><em>I leaned on the wall and the wall leaned away</em><br /><em>Can I get a minute of not being nervous</em><br /><em>and not thinking of my dick</em><br /><em>My leg is sparkles, my leg is pins</em><br /><em>I better get my shit together, better gather my shit in</em><br /><em>You could drive a car through my head in five minutes</em><br /><em>from one side of it to the other</em><br /><em></em><br /><em>I wanna hurry home to <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">you put</span> on a slow, dumb show for you</em><br /><em>and crack you up</em><br /><em>so you can put a blue ribbon on my <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">brain</span></em><br /><em>God I’m very, very frightening</em><br /><em>I’ll overdo it<br /></em><br /><strong><em>Life 2: Unhappy Ending</em></strong>: <strong>Stars</strong> – Here I felt I was running inside a play, an Off-Broadway hit and I was in the front row and they chose me to be part of the act.<br /><em>Life was supposed to be a film, was supposed to be a thriller, was supposed to end in <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">tears</span></em><br /><em><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected">But</span> life, could be nothing but a joke, could be nothing but a <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18">con</span></em><br /><em><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Where's</span> my unhappy ending gone?<br /></em><br /><br /><em><strong>(Antichrist Television Blues)</strong></em>: <strong>The Arcade Fire</strong> – OK, who is choosing the songs in my <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_19">ipod</span>…<br /><em>Into the light of a bridge that burns</em><br /><em>As I drive through the city with the money that I earn</em><br /><em>To the dark of a starless sky</em><br /><em>I won't stare into nothing and I'm asking you why</em><br /><em>Lord, let me make her a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_20">star</span></em><br /><em><span class="blsp-spelling-error">So</span> the world can see who you really are<br /></em><br /><strong><em>Go Sadness</em></strong>: <strong>Shout Out <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_21">Louds</span></strong> – Once again all stood still, except my feet. I always said this song should have been used for a hybrid car commercial… preferably the Toyota <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_22">Prius</span> (<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_23">keyless</span>).<br /><em>Bye bye car keys</em><br /><em>Hello sparkles and flies</em><br /><em>I keep them</em><br /><em>They're mine</em><br /><em>I saw the brightest <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_24">light</span></em><br /><em><span class="blsp-spelling-error">It</span> was the most wonderful sight</em><br /><em>And I spotted the right <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_25">time</span></em><br /><em><span class="blsp-spelling-error">The</span> future is mine<br /></em><br /><strong>Here comes the finish line… I can see it… not really… but I can feel it! Totally ignoring my watch and now running through a rural area, which will soon be a two-way street and a major shopping-condo development.<br /></strong><br /><strong><em>The Great Salt Lake</em>: Band of Horses</strong> – Great American band, song and nice-feel <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TshWB77-7M4">video</a>!<br /><em>Back of the boat was painted <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_26">wreckin</span>' ball</em><br /><em>There was country music playing, but he don’t like it at all</em><br /><em>And red fire <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_27">poppin</span>' on the rained-down woody</em><br /><em>His whiskey bottle <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_28">spillin</span>' in a lake that's made of salt…<br /><br />…Now, if you find yourself falling apart then I'm sure... I could stand... On... the Great Salt Lake<br /></em><br /><strong><em>Foam Hands</em>: Destroyer</strong> – Great song to end my run! Thank you my running Goddess! I figured who's selecting my songs... but I'm not sure if it's Artemis or Hebe... yes I have two Goddess!<br /><em>True love regrets to inform you</em><br /><em>there are certain things</em><br /><em>you must do </em><em>to perceive his face</em><br /><em>and the saints on the wall</em><br /><br />Might is well make a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_29">playlist</span> for the Goddess and we’ll name it… Tracks & Feel. I always wanted to start another blog with that same name, but I don’t even have enough time for this one.<br /><br />For the time being, I'll try to post and run as much as time will allow me to. To all the pavements, greens and Goddess... see you all next time!Victor Castrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17268416616498538978noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6167667986560401028.post-65206464621570079362008-04-30T16:15:00.000-07:002008-04-30T16:54:49.196-07:00Twistori - LoveHateThinkBelieveFeelWish<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Yd7G2fMhKfpVoriR5gsaGAuN24SfTyK9qa6codITlVZlFJT7ANaEl6KdhgnItJ0nyUwcgA90y_EUuN7RkXsw9gRRMrIOSTy4_ZnCrpSbi2vD1rlgLCl-EKZit6FpNt6ogQ5AZJcrBZk/s1600-h/Twistori.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195190114002569378" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Yd7G2fMhKfpVoriR5gsaGAuN24SfTyK9qa6codITlVZlFJT7ANaEl6KdhgnItJ0nyUwcgA90y_EUuN7RkXsw9gRRMrIOSTy4_ZnCrpSbi2vD1rlgLCl-EKZit6FpNt6ogQ5AZJcrBZk/s400/Twistori.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />From the creators of <a href="http://twitter.com/">Twitter</a> comes an intelligent offspring: <a href="http://twistori.com/">Twistori</a>, an “online social experiment”. Check out their <a href="http://blog.twitter.com/">blog</a>. Plus see the inspiration behind this exploration of feelings: <a href="http://www.wefeelfine.org/">We Feel Fine</a>.Victor Castrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17268416616498538978noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6167667986560401028.post-4943067982156835252008-04-29T21:38:00.000-07:002008-04-29T22:27:33.874-07:00Faç Off ExhibitionCentral Station X Factory Records<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoN-7fHP3ceHbxbIyU_OdKoschnCNAgnmbr1m4Oq_ORulkcn5jYz59WWp52tmD9ESYwwFEZPtTH6lTbAatTiTKC_PWbe3qcpFIBty1pEl90L0F7iDocXY3HRPm6uzW28PUE5V0tfXCqn4/s1600-h/fac_off_central_station_design_flyer_reverse_760.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194893787028949106" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoN-7fHP3ceHbxbIyU_OdKoschnCNAgnmbr1m4Oq_ORulkcn5jYz59WWp52tmD9ESYwwFEZPtTH6lTbAatTiTKC_PWbe3qcpFIBty1pEl90L0F7iDocXY3HRPm6uzW28PUE5V0tfXCqn4/s400/fac_off_central_station_design_flyer_reverse_760.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />After the lyrics, music, and even the band members, there is nothing more interesting than the cover of an album... yes album. I’ve always said ripping a song from a CD or just downloading one or two songs it's like... like... like... tearing a chapter off a book, but I digress. Breath the ‘Madchester’ era through the art work of <a href="http://www.centralstationdesign.com/">Central Station</a> and <a href="http://www.cerysmaticfactory.info/">Factory Records</a> (highly recommended site).<br /><br /><em>To celebrate 25 years at the top, record sleeve design trio </em><a href="http://www.centralstationdesign.com/"><em>Central Station</em></a><em> are to showcase a retrospective look at a quarter of a century’s impressive creative portfolio.</em><br /><br /><em>The exclusive exhibition, to be held throughout May 2008 at Manchester’s </em><a href="http://www.richardgoodallgallery.com/"><em>Richard Goodall Gallery</em></a><em>, will include a selection of limited edition fine art prints of some of their iconic artwork from this period.</em><br /><br /><em>Central Station’s legendary career has seen them working alongside bands such as </em><a href="http://www.happymondaysonline.com/"><em>Happy Mondays</em></a><em>, </em><a href="http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=50730465"><em>Northside</em></a><em> and </em><a href="http://www.wearejames.com/"><em>James</em></a><em>. The team, brothers Matt and Pat Carroll and Karen Jackson, have been responsible for some of the most memorable record sleeves of modern times.</em><br /><em></em><br /><em>Curator Richard Goodall notes, “Central Station’s work is widely accepted as amongst the most influential; they inspired a generation of designers and music fans and helped define the infamous ‘Madchester’ era.” Famously their iconic logo design, as featured on the Monday’s 1989 record Madchester Rave on EP, became the focal image of the movement.</em><br /><em></em><br /><em>Since the 1990’s Central Station have continued to produce artwork for the Happy Monday’s Shaun Ryder (now as part of Black Grape), along with others such as Australian band The Panics. They had also maintained a close working relationship with the late great Tony Wilson, designing the visual campaigns for Manchester’s world-renowned premiere music convention ‘In The City’. The influential trio’s artwork has also been exhibited world wide, from New York to China to Australia.</em><br /><em></em><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOgvp2Eprk3APuoouc-s2gVvns7D9c3_zRNEFtP_BEiQ3n0MXDjkG1g04dkUS3T6PUrv22h7CnttPiyLw9qIdLWy46Npbe53QVT4-gVVFLtRIo-pB_TOnHoSj8oYN-auXV16UjYqsFQ7s/s1600-h/fac_off_central_station_design_flyer_front_480.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194893937352804482" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOgvp2Eprk3APuoouc-s2gVvns7D9c3_zRNEFtP_BEiQ3n0MXDjkG1g04dkUS3T6PUrv22h7CnttPiyLw9qIdLWy46Npbe53QVT4-gVVFLtRIo-pB_TOnHoSj8oYN-auXV16UjYqsFQ7s/s400/fac_off_central_station_design_flyer_front_480.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><em>Their 2002 collaboration with Michael Winterbottom on his film 24 Hour Party People opened the door to a wide range other TV and film design projects, from Channel 4’s Hamburg Cell to ITV’s Prime Suspect. This has led the team to working with such names as Helen Mirren, Robbie Coltrane, Tim Robbins, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie.</em><br /><br /><em>Central Station have, of course, continued to work on record sleeves, recently re-packaging special collectors edition releases of Happy Mondays Bummed and Pills 'N' Thrills and Bellyaches. Stylistically, their designs are bold and strong, often with Technicolor graphics, carefully selected non-band images and very little text. Jackson explains however, “I don’t think we have a formula, we just approach every sleeve totally differently”.</em><br /><br /><em>Gallery curator Richard anticipates great success for the show, “We are honoured to be housing this exclusive exhibition. Central Station’s influential designs are part of both music recording and Manchester’s history and this show will present a great viewing opportunity for music and art fans alike.”</em><br /><br /><em>Jackson adds, ‘It seems only natural that we have chosen to launch the retrospective exhibition in Manchester; in choosing the new Richard Goodall Gallery in the city’s Northern Quarter we have found a fantastic space, in an ideal location. We are excited to dust of some of the old designs and look back at some of the great memories we have of the last 25 years’.</em><br /><em></em><br />Via <a href="http://www.creativereview.co.uk/index.php" target="_blank">Creative Review</a>Victor Castrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17268416616498538978noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6167667986560401028.post-5887714900702136402008-04-23T20:27:00.000-07:002008-04-23T21:03:40.033-07:00Over Due Accessory Post - DIY<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRyWn0F1HJKuVXDE5XaY7Zmg2I2d8Hxv_8mr-pWxwGAz3BLyLnaEkMfqrIGZDtvW8CY8Uja74g_uJStDoEaijRb_sNHQesmCVQsJFS0eD8m0Pf1rQSrGDwrjypBUcVoM2lRwC4KhzLVrc/s1600-h/typewriter.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5192652840762494754" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRyWn0F1HJKuVXDE5XaY7Zmg2I2d8Hxv_8mr-pWxwGAz3BLyLnaEkMfqrIGZDtvW8CY8Uja74g_uJStDoEaijRb_sNHQesmCVQsJFS0eD8m0Pf1rQSrGDwrjypBUcVoM2lRwC4KhzLVrc/s400/typewriter.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />As I’m a big fan of accessories… for men and women! And will tag along with the cliché, “less is more”... allow me... accessories add to the “more” when you apply to the “less”. So, when I saw this <a href="http://www.no-one.co.uk/shopping/pages/?cp=742&page=3&pagenum=2&defaultcol=1&b=184">type-writer key necklace</a>, I just thought it was refreshingly original…<br /><br /><div><div></div><div>No, NOT these...</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqjzjq9leDDSSJN01Lyn0jj-4SWqQa9vLiywl0d2gv7rY9gaVzIM90P5VijV33WMTMuzu-WiKfO3XcCVm4hPM5RizrfxVFSUW41_DBQb1EtLQD-IBLXlaoubH_kyWjn79f23Uw-PsF908/s1600-h/keyboard_black.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5192650744818454258" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqjzjq9leDDSSJN01Lyn0jj-4SWqQa9vLiywl0d2gv7rY9gaVzIM90P5VijV33WMTMuzu-WiKfO3XcCVm4hPM5RizrfxVFSUW41_DBQb1EtLQD-IBLXlaoubH_kyWjn79f23Uw-PsF908/s400/keyboard_black.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG27wepJfvfLHUAMjaK_umkMQjsDT3BNER3DzTya5O1Pqz4kP6T-ZbtvY-KnjhGUHZueL58sUySMQg42R2Fkh-lY2z2UqIXinDGaDmMX82RDFtKy71z394tlge5KPQjgX1o5c_s19bsNY/s1600-h/foto_necklaces.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5192652213697269522" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG27wepJfvfLHUAMjaK_umkMQjsDT3BNER3DzTya5O1Pqz4kP6T-ZbtvY-KnjhGUHZueL58sUySMQg42R2Fkh-lY2z2UqIXinDGaDmMX82RDFtKy71z394tlge5KPQjgX1o5c_s19bsNY/s400/foto_necklaces.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div>But these...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXc5xlSyr6qhrVFXKtLr7lkxIBJYHkfcMwmhTlyABzNCzosQG6G3C-Lf_I5f2dM7nfrhKZmY2LghAn0pqwPSx9oJDmPE_7fsE_S2Bpg9bF7TfPAda4hz_NQoSD5elTCCXFcvDwbK3MTYQ/s1600-h/TypeWriterKeys_250_1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5192653042625957682" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXc5xlSyr6qhrVFXKtLr7lkxIBJYHkfcMwmhTlyABzNCzosQG6G3C-Lf_I5f2dM7nfrhKZmY2LghAn0pqwPSx9oJDmPE_7fsE_S2Bpg9bF7TfPAda4hz_NQoSD5elTCCXFcvDwbK3MTYQ/s400/TypeWriterKeys_250_1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />DIY or find them @ <a href="http://www.no-one.co.uk/shopping/pages/?cp=742&page=3&pagenum=2&defaultcol=1&b=184">no-one.co.uk</a></div></div>Victor Castrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17268416616498538978noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6167667986560401028.post-13354109308783209652008-04-18T07:15:00.000-07:002008-04-20T07:49:19.533-07:00Mads Norgaard: Copenhagen experience #1 & 2Great filming, music and cast on both of these videos. The 1st one came late last year, and with little time for posting, I decided not to. But now that part 2 came out, how could I not... Amazing feel!<br /><br /><a href="http://myspacetv.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=29094831">Mads Norgaard: Copenhagen experience # 1</a><br /><embed src="http://lads.myspace.com/videos/vplayer.swf" width="410" height="346" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" flashvars="m=29094831&v=2&type=video"></embed><br /><em>Directed by <a href="http://www.noamgriegst.com/">Noam Griegst</a>, creative concept by Noam, Jess amd Rasmus of e-types and <a href="http://www.madsnorgaard.com/">Mads Norgaard</a>. The Musical side became very ambitious all went along. Direected by <a href="http://www.myspace.com/djdjunabarnes">Dj Djuna Barnes</a> they decided to go for the song 'Copenhagen', a punk classic from 1978 by Sods, who later became Sort Sol. It has been re-recorded by <a href="http://www.myspace.com/tomasbarfod">Tomas Barfod</a> of <a href="http://www.myspace.com/whomadewhomusic">Who-made-Who</a>, new vocals by Steen Jørgensen and Marie Fisker and mixed by <a href="http://www.myspace.com/trentemoeller">Anders Trentemøller</a>.</em><br /><em></em><br /><a href="http://myspacetv.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=29169865">Mads Norgaard: Copenhagen experience # 2</a><br /><embed src="http://lads.myspace.com/videos/vplayer.swf" width="410" height="346" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" flashvars="m=29169865&v=2&type=video"></embed><br /><em>The music will probably sound a bit familiar. They have again chosen to re-record the song ‘Copenhagen'. Supervised by <a href="http://www.myspace.com/djdjunabarnes">DJ Djuna Barnes</a> they decided to put the song out to the world to have a completely new take on it. And ended in a beautiful partnership with the band <a href="http://www.myspace.com/wannarework">Rework</a>. Produced & mixed by <a href="http://www.myspace.com/trentemoeller">Anders Trentemøller</a> and co-produced by <a href="http://www.myspace.com/djdjunabarnes">Djuna Barnes</a>.<br /></em><br />I've been on a <a href="http://www.myspace.com/trentemoeller">Trentemøller</a> kick as of late, wished I would of been in London for a live show this past Tuesday. I was a bit surprised to see he co-produced this. Check out <a href="http://www.myspace.com/trentemoeller">Trentemøller</a>'s myspace.<br /><br />For more of the Copenhagen experience go to: <a href="http://www.thecopenhagenexperience.dk/">http://www.thecopenhagenexperience.dk/</a><br />Download the tracks on iTunes.Victor Castrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17268416616498538978noreply@blogger.com47tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6167667986560401028.post-15883534728858597862008-04-14T21:41:00.001-07:002008-04-14T21:58:18.335-07:00What's Next In Marketing & AdvertisingHere is a clever slideshow from <a href="http://www.space150.com/">Space150</a>. It shows the future direction of marketing, branding and advertising today! Hopefully it will speed up change!<br /><br /><div id="__ss_318143" style="WIDTH: 410px; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><object style="MARGIN: 0px" height="355" width="410"><param name="movie" value="http://static.slideshare.net/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=whats-next-in-marketing-advertising-1206247156803190-3"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://static.slideshare.net/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=whats-next-in-marketing-advertising-1206247156803190-3" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="410" height="355"></embed></object><div style="FONT-SIZE: 11px; PADDING-TOP: 2px; FONT-FAMILY: tahoma,arial; HEIGHT: 26px"><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/?src=embed"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: -5px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px" alt="SlideShare" src="http://static.slideshare.net/swf/logo_embd.png" /></a> <a title="View this slideshow on SlideShare" href="http://www.slideshare.net/paulisakson/whats-next-in-marketing-advertising-318143">View</a> <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/upload">Upload your own</a></div></div><p> </p><p>Well worth a read from <a href="http://paulisakson.typepad.com/planning/2008/03/the-future-of-m.html">Paul Isakson</a>. via the great <a href="http://darmano.typepad.com/logic_emotion/2008/02/my-vegas-is-sho.html">L+E</a>.</p>Victor Castrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17268416616498538978noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6167667986560401028.post-21185311990703973022008-03-24T21:30:00.000-07:002008-03-24T21:42:45.409-07:00Miracle FortressMove Over Gondry... I give you Sinbad Richardson, which directed this video "Have You Seen In Your Dreams"... Still LOVE Gondry!<br /><br /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ryJVQcG3tXg&hl=" width="410" height="355" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent"></embed>Victor Castrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17268416616498538978noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6167667986560401028.post-40558417166315664902007-12-14T11:16:00.000-08:002007-12-14T11:24:26.867-08:00Dress Me :: Stereo @ Parkwest<span style="font-size:130%;">::: Tonight :::</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9tV7wQNu1EtAmoofSw-L3OEjLe_GhjAKUnM712LklgnKAbKVQqpMkrCcY83PnvRlGRMCN306k1A15Qs5Nv2u81UO4ye3Sr-3uYkIrZzLjIJwf2nRhsX3i2GzbSprW7aCmobpoEAK0x6U/s1600-h/parkwestevite.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5143911456995442978" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9tV7wQNu1EtAmoofSw-L3OEjLe_GhjAKUnM712LklgnKAbKVQqpMkrCcY83PnvRlGRMCN306k1A15Qs5Nv2u81UO4ye3Sr-3uYkIrZzLjIJwf2nRhsX3i2GzbSprW7aCmobpoEAK0x6U/s400/parkwestevite.jpg" border="0" /></a>Victor Castrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17268416616498538978noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6167667986560401028.post-83626799491166711502007-11-06T18:52:00.000-08:002007-11-06T19:43:42.453-08:00pro·cras·ti·nate[proh-kras-tuh-neyt, pruh-] verb, -nat·ed, -nat·ing.<br /><br />–verb (used without object)<br />1. to defer action; delay: to procrastinate until an opportunity is lost.<br />–verb (used with object)<br />2. to put off till another day or time; defer; delay.<br /><br />The Procrastinator's Creed<br /><br />1. I believe that if anything is worth doing, it would have been done already.<br /><br />2. I shall never move quickly, except to avoid more work or find excuses.<br /><a name="more"></a><br />3. I will never rush into a job without a lifetime of consideration.<br /><br />4. I shall meet all of my deadlines directly in proportion to the amount of bodily injury I could expect to receive from missing them.<br /><br />5. I firmly believe that tomorrow holds the possibility for new technologies, astounding discoveries, and a reprieve from my obligations.<br /><br />6. I truly believe that all deadlines are unreasonable regardless of the amount of time given.<br /><br />7. I shall never forget that the probability of a miracle, though infinitesmally small, is not exactly zero.<br /><br />8. If at first I don't succeed, there is always next year.<br /><br />9. I shall always decide not to decide, unless of course I decide to change my mind.<br /><br />10. I shall always begin, start, initiate, take the first step, and/or write the first word, when I get around to it.<br /><br />11. I obey the law of inverse excuses which demands that the greater the task to be done, the more insignificant the work that must be done prior to beginning the greater task.<br /><br />12. I know that the work cycle is not plan/start/finish, but is wait/plan/plan.<br /><br />13. I will never put off until tomorrow, what I can forget about forever.<br /><br />14. I will become a member of the ancient Order of Two-Headed Turtles (the Procrastinator's Society) if they ever get it organized.<br /><br /><object height="355" width="410"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/LX9i5hhVJ5Y&rel=1"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/LX9i5hhVJ5Y&rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="410" height="355"></embed></object><br />Shout Out Out Out Out - <em>Self Loathing Rulz</em><br /><em></em><br /><object height="355" width="410"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/4P785j15Tzk&rel=1"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/4P785j15Tzk&rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="410" height="355"></embed></object><br />Tales of Mere Existence by Lev Yimaz - <em>Procrastination</em>Victor Castrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17268416616498538978noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6167667986560401028.post-49799779436790768842007-10-29T08:29:00.000-07:002007-10-29T08:37:42.725-07:00The Answering Machine - 'Light Bulbs'While I work on other posts, plus my own work, jog, read, dance, dream and look out my window... enjoy The Anwering Machine... watch and then listen while reading other blogs.<br /><br /><object width="410" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/YRaPiRjXN-I&rel=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/YRaPiRjXN-I&rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="410" height="355"></embed></object><br /><br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/theansweringmachine">MySpace</a> + <a href="http://www.hedislimane.com/">Hedi Slimane</a>Victor Castrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17268416616498538978noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6167667986560401028.post-47962180788679102992007-10-26T06:10:00.000-07:002007-10-26T06:33:05.829-07:00Special Screening: The Darjeeling Limited<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghQCnIJ3YxMOPDJgIomJ7z97kuVnJFFJSSidlqUpv0HZBu7xmp4GJ-eywRUrm0-EOSuDEIrpuikxOt21SlbTDc53F_WPHXvFy4hQpzs1B0b1Q4JuCEkgdKmSrctW7aUa25WH7oeHO7_fA/s1600-h/The+Darjeeling+Limited.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5125637355444844370" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghQCnIJ3YxMOPDJgIomJ7z97kuVnJFFJSSidlqUpv0HZBu7xmp4GJ-eywRUrm0-EOSuDEIrpuikxOt21SlbTDc53F_WPHXvFy4hQpzs1B0b1Q4JuCEkgdKmSrctW7aUa25WH7oeHO7_fA/s400/The+Darjeeling+Limited.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div> </div><div>Bonus for those who have not seen it. Special screening today at Regal South Beach @ 7:40pm. Q &A with Jason Shwartzman.</div><div> </div><div><object width="410" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/aO1bYukdvLI&rel=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/aO1bYukdvLI&rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="410" height="355"></embed></object></div>Victor Castrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17268416616498538978noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6167667986560401028.post-81165401912576628282007-10-26T06:00:00.000-07:002007-10-26T08:39:03.601-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiO-iPfKslTj3mwaMGl94YQtp4YnW9IXhgGUdTul64HVNlev6PcvN9M3gsnsUJ7w38DkBrCrOYLuhZV1q6LxWBdmH44kfTsighP6ovjXkM05uwHWPdEZbq81eztfcmxxBTisWfe2kVnjc/s1600-h/gisele-bundchen-aqua-dress.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5125670345088644962" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiO-iPfKslTj3mwaMGl94YQtp4YnW9IXhgGUdTul64HVNlev6PcvN9M3gsnsUJ7w38DkBrCrOYLuhZV1q6LxWBdmH44kfTsighP6ovjXkM05uwHWPdEZbq81eztfcmxxBTisWfe2kVnjc/s400/gisele-bundchen-aqua-dress.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>Victor Castrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17268416616498538978noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6167667986560401028.post-7853623090423428992007-10-25T21:26:00.001-07:002007-10-25T22:12:20.040-07:00Give US Control<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjda9h6dNteHz-azhWvB8LKaBXDkW9DZzjNMxMd4n6_KwgHa1tDACM8yGGe8xcTX8ubScCySMHbcbeBXlRrq2lOEygVdNa0LLbeSkEcmnrggOdozVqnOsnafXo1RIdBtskV-b7cc5jzSRE/s1600-h/LoveWill.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5125497356690863922" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjda9h6dNteHz-azhWvB8LKaBXDkW9DZzjNMxMd4n6_KwgHa1tDACM8yGGe8xcTX8ubScCySMHbcbeBXlRrq2lOEygVdNa0LLbeSkEcmnrggOdozVqnOsnafXo1RIdBtskV-b7cc5jzSRE/s400/LoveWill.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Image taken from <a href="http://www.justanotherrichkid.com/index.html">Ju$t Another Rich Kid</a>. More on <a href="http://www.justanotherrichkid.com/index.html">Ju$t Another Rich Kid</a> soon. Or check out <a href="http://modeutopie.blogspot.com/">MODE ET UTOPIE</a>. Thank you Riz!<br /><br /><a href="http://hypem.com/track/388363">Joy Division - She's Lost Control</a> +<a href="file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Victor%20Castro/Desktop/a%20href="> </a><a href="http://hypem.com/track/381199">Joy Division - Shadowplay</a> + Do we need ANOTHER cover of this…? YES, only if it’s by <a href="http://hypem.com/track/405346">Jose Gonzalez - Love Will Tear Us Apart</a>Victor Castrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17268416616498538978noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6167667986560401028.post-88278880469029887672007-10-16T22:20:00.000-07:002007-10-16T22:36:01.087-07:00Park Hotell - The Guest Who Stayed ForeverThis goes out to <a href="http://www.andreasvonscheele.com/_site/">Andreas Von Scheele</a>. Which was kind enough to grant MΞ an insightful interview (posted below). As he is from Sweden, so are these fellows. Likem'? Scroll down after Andrea's interview for another poppy video (great lighting on both) and to listen to a couple of MP3's.<br /><br /><object height="350" width="410"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/9TZjqsP_ZSU"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/9TZjqsP_ZSU" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="410" height="350"></embed></object><br />Swedish-pop energy<br /><br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/parkhotell">MySpace</a>Victor Castrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17268416616498538978noreply@blogger.com212tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6167667986560401028.post-21432273182564421482007-10-16T19:29:00.000-07:002007-10-18T13:15:22.233-07:00Interview :: Andreas Von Scheele<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4FPulHp4qx3FLJIHqM3E1fyZ_zdrnHrCkA_CSlWogkUKQHqOkIlAh2oN5n9sJnm9WoY5JpvfHohxszB0e2Gem5GFZDEvpIO1oa-R-RSccrORz1AJLU2eRp4rzxGz3riWYMi1KHEF0UoA/s1600-h/Lagerfeldavssa1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5122154088083991858" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4FPulHp4qx3FLJIHqM3E1fyZ_zdrnHrCkA_CSlWogkUKQHqOkIlAh2oN5n9sJnm9WoY5JpvfHohxszB0e2Gem5GFZDEvpIO1oa-R-RSccrORz1AJLU2eRp4rzxGz3riWYMi1KHEF0UoA/s400/Lagerfeldavssa1.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">As contributor of all sorts to </span><a href="http://www.insidefly.com/main.htm"><span style="font-size:85%;">FLY DVD</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;">, </span><a href="http://www.andreasvonscheele.com/_site/"><span style="font-size:85%;">Andreas Von Scheele</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;"> is a young talented writer, director, photographer, editor and yes... translator. He’s written, edited and directed a remarkably anti-war short story, </span><a href="http://www.andreasvonscheele.com/_site/"><span style="font-size:85%;"><em>The Lottery</em></span></a><span style="font-size:85%;">. In addition to revitalizing </span><a href="http://members.tripod.com/mariobava/"><span style="font-size:85%;">Mario Bava’s</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;"> cult classic film, </span><a href="http://members.tripod.com/mariobava/rabiddogs.htm"><span style="font-size:85%;"><em>Rapid Dogs</em></span></a><span style="font-size:85%;">, he’s also worked with </span><span style="font-size:85%;">Cloak, Valentino and Calvin Klein for the short stories in </span><a href="http://www.insidefly.com/main.htm"><span style="font-size:85%;">FLY DVD</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;">. Not to mention his directorial / editorial </span><span style="font-size:85%;">work and collaboration with Karl Lagerfeld on </span><a href="http://www.andreasvonscheele.com/_site/"><span style="font-size:85%;"><em>Farewell to Daylight</em></span></a><span style="font-size:85%;">. Here, Andreas discusses with MΞ his inspirations, past, present and future... and on not wanting to die twice:</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">MΞ<strong>: How did you get involved with </strong></span><a href="http://www.insidefly.com/main.htm"><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>FLY DVD</strong></span></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>?</strong></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">AVS: I was first contacted by a photographer named </span><a href="http://www.nicolamajocchi.com/"><span style="font-size:85%;">Nicola Majocchi</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;">, a friend of mine from Bormio, Italy. He needed someone to oversee the technical aspects and DP for an editorial film he was doing for Valentino (On the FLY Zero issue.) We shot the piece and I edited it. FLY at the time was just starting out and needed an editor, so they hired me to edit Tiziano Magni’s piece for Calvin Klein and Nicholas Wagner’s piece. I also shot and edited a piece for Cloak.</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">MΞ<strong>: Karl Lagerfeld, Cloak, Valentino, Calvin Klein… how much do the designers have a say in these short films, i.e. </strong></span><a href="http://www.andreasvonscheele.com/_site/"><span style="font-size:85%;"><em><strong>Parallax View</strong></em></span></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><em><strong>, </strong></em></span><a href="http://www.andreasvonscheele.com/_site/"><span style="font-size:85%;"><em><strong>Farewell to Daylight</strong></em></span></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>?</strong></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">AVS: The designers contribute the costumes. Everything else is FLY and the director/photographer.</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />MΞ<strong>: When will we see the second part to </strong></span><a href="http://www.andreasvonscheele.com/_site/"><span style="font-size:85%;"><em><strong>Farewell to Daylight</strong></em></span></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>?</strong></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />AVS: I’m game, as long as I don’t have to float naked in frigid dirty water and die twice. It’s up to FLY.</span><br /><br /><br /><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2yGukt5EBTL_PSzJGHDsSCa2LjXN60F1Ngfdy9UcX_2hqh_n-wHYlehbE2CRlnXU4kNWBixfyILNmA2jjO2XPWp6hAT4qo9s64HcIUcQmNJZp23fMK5E3PqqA0EKdN2KqupqQU_uKulU/s1600-h/Lagerfeldavssa2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5122154354371964226" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2yGukt5EBTL_PSzJGHDsSCa2LjXN60F1Ngfdy9UcX_2hqh_n-wHYlehbE2CRlnXU4kNWBixfyILNmA2jjO2XPWp6hAT4qo9s64HcIUcQmNJZp23fMK5E3PqqA0EKdN2KqupqQU_uKulU/s400/Lagerfeldavssa2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Above: Scenes from <em>Farewell to Daylight.</em> To view all of Andreas' short films visit his <a href="http://www.andreasvonscheele.com/_site/">website</a>. Yes, you will also see him "floating naked in frigid dirty water". Great music on <em>Farewell... Plus</em>, superb editing in <em>Rivulet</em> (CK) and <em>Ascendant </em>(Valentino), also found in his website.</span><br /><em><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></em><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">MΞ<strong>: Are you much inspired by fashion as you are on horror films?</strong></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">AVS: To be totally honest, I’m not very knowledgeable of either. I love a good story. </span><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>I’m more a fan of old classic films like <em>La Dolce Vita</em> or </strong></span><a href="http://www.ingmarbergman.se/"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>Ingmar Bergman</strong></span></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong> films.</strong></span> I love <em>Through A Glass Darkly</em>, <em>Casablanca</em> and <em>Chinatown</em>. I’m mainstream in the sense that if it’s a good film I’ll watch it over and over again, even if it’s a Zombie film. I also have a pretty high tolerance to </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrei_Tarkovsky"><span style="font-size:85%;">Tarkovsky</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;"> type stuff.</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">MΞ<strong>: Are there other aspects of film making that you would like to explore?</strong></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">AVS: Comedy. And, of course, making money.</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">MΞ<strong>: What classic and new discovered films would you suggest?</strong></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">AVS: <em>The Apartment</em> and <em>Bringing Up Baby</em> are two of my favorites. People are always surprised to hear this after seeing my work. </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wong_Kar-wai"><span style="font-size:85%;">Wong Kar Wai’s</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;"> <em>Happy Together</em> and</span><br /><a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0027572/"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>Wes Anderson’s</strong></span></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong> films are a great joy in my life.</strong></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">MΞ<strong>: Will FLY DVD change how people view designers? Will it modify main media publishing?</strong><br /><br />AVS: Yes. Watching a short film is a lot more fun then turning the pages of a magazine. It’s also much more powerful. <span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>Designers and their marketing machines don’t see the potential yet and don’t understand that they can get great work done for the same amount of money as a photo shoot. When they notice, they will start putting more money and resources into short film.</strong></span> I see this happening at FLY.</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">MΞ<strong>: Out of all of </strong></span><a href="http://members.tripod.com/mariobava/"><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>Mario Bava’s</strong></span></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong> films, why </strong></span><a href="http://members.tripod.com/mariobava/rabiddogs.htm"><span style="font-size:85%;"><em><strong>Rapid Dogs</strong></em></span></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>? Will it be a feature film? When will it be released? </strong><br /><br />AVS: The original <em>Rabid Dogs</em>, was released posthumously and it’s Bava’s best story. The script to the feature film is finished. We’re waiting for money.</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">MΞ<strong>: Talk to us about </strong></span><a href="http://internationalmediafilms.com/"><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>International Media Films</strong></span></a><strong><span style="font-size:85%;">? </span><span style="font-size:85%;">Love the website.</span></strong><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">AVS: Thanks. I actually did the website myself using LiveType, Flash and Contribute. IMF is the passion of Alfredo Leone, a truly wonderful man. Our hope is to transition out of the film library into production. We’re looking for major funding. It’s the last piece of the puzzle. Anyone out there have about 10 million to spare? ;)</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">MΞ<strong>: What were your major inspirations in making </strong></span><a href="http://www.andreasvonscheele.com/_site/"><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong><em>The Lottery</em></strong></span></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>?</strong><br /><br />AVS: I wanted to do an anti-war film and I felt that most war films glorified war even when they were anti-war. So I wanted to show how destructive war could be even before any fighting started.</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">MΞ<strong>: You seem to capture the "create-a-mood" scene very well. How challenging is it for you to work with less experienced actors?</strong><br /><br />AVS: Thank you. I’ve been really lucky that all the inexperienced actors that I’ve worked with have been very talented. And I learned very early on that if an actor was struggling in a scene or with dialogue, it wasn’t their ability to perform or act that was the problem. I realized that there was something very wrong with the scene or with the writing or dialogue. As soon as the problem was fixed, the actors had no problem with the scene.</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>I think, bad acting is often just bad writing.</strong></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">MΞ<strong>: What school? How long have you been doing this?</strong></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">AVS: I’ve been doing this since college at Villanova ten years ago. I adapted an </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_Strindberg"><span style="font-size:85%;">August Strindberg</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;"> play, <em>The Stronger</em> into a short film. I’ve been hooked ever since.<br /><br />MΞ<strong>: What do you enjoy more, editing, directing, photography, writing?</strong><br /><br />AVS: I love the directing. I really hope to have more opportunities in this direction.<br /><br />MΞ<strong>: Translator???</strong><br /><br />AVS: Some how I learned Italian and I translated a novel called Scosse by Ilaria Borrelli. I also translated a script called <em>Princess of The Sparrowhawks</em>. It’s really tough work. I’ve turned down a few jobs, because it’s a very time consuming and mind numbing process. That said, I would probably do more translating if it meant I could move to Rome.<br /><br />MΞ<strong>: Besides <em>Rabid Dogs</em>, Is there any special project that you are working on or would like to do?</strong><br /><br />AVS: I’ve been working on a script for 3 years called <em><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>Prodigal</strong></span></em> with my writing partner Justin Daly.</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>Thematically, it’s about creating more evil by fighting against it.</strong></span> It’s this vicious circle we’re in. One day we’ll finish it.<br /><br />MΞ<strong>: What's your approach to integrating songs into your work?</strong></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">AVS: All trial and error. I usually start with the least likely type of music to work and then work back from</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">there.<br /><br />MΞ<strong>: Listening?</strong></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span>AVS: <a href="http://www.myspace.com/gogolbordello"><span style="font-size:85%;">Gogol Bordello</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;">, </span><a href="http://www.myspace.com/fatlipmusic"><span style="font-size:85%;">FatLip</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;">, </span><a href="http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=49303481"><span style="font-size:85%;">The Soundtrack of Our Lives</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;">, </span><a href="http://www.myspace.com/moneybrother"><span style="font-size:85%;">Moneybrother</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;">, </span><a href="http://www.myspace.com/theark"><span style="font-size:85%;">The Ark</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;"> and forever and always - The Kinks.<br /><br />MΞ<strong>: Reading?</strong></span><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />AVS: I’m a huge </span><a href="http://www.georgesaundersland.com/"><span style="font-size:85%;">George Saunders</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;"> fan. I also love </span><a href="http://www.cormacmccarthy.com/"><span style="font-size:85%;">Cormac McCarthy</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;">, and </span><a href="http://www.onlyrevolutions.com/"><span style="font-size:85%;">Mark Z. Danielewski</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;">. </span><a href="http://www.tcboyle.com/"><span style="font-size:85%;">T.C. Boyle</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;">’s early short stories.<br /><br />MΞ<strong>: Hobbies?</strong><br /><br />AVS: I try to stay in shape. I did a triathlon last year and loved it. In a perfect world I would get out and swim, bike and run more. I ran track in college and I really miss it. I try to meditate everyday, but it’s ends up being more like once a week. <span style="font-size:130%;">Meditation is something that could change the world</span> if there wasn’t such good TV on all the time.<br /><br />MΞ<strong>: Where are you currently finding your inspiration?</strong><br /><br />AVS: The subway. The E train. I just don’t know how we all get through the day. It just amazes me and I want to tell everyone’s story.<br /><br />MΞ<strong>: Any colleagues or newcomers you'd like to mention that are doing distinctive work?</strong><br /><br />AVS: Photographer Darrell Taunt: </span><a href="http://www.darrelltaunt.com/"><span style="font-size:85%;">http://www.darrelltaunt.com/</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;">. My wife, Willa Carroll, just published her first poem in </span><a href="http://www.tinhouse.com/"><span style="font-size:85%;">The Tin House Magazine</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;">. She’s amazing.<br /><br />MΞ<strong>: Dretheviking?</strong><br /><br />AVS: I’m Swedish. I would love to do a Viking Epic film. [See photos taken by Andreas at </span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dretheviking/"><span style="font-size:85%;">www.flickr.com/photos/dretheviking/</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;"> ]<br /><br />MΞ<strong>: Any final words of advice?</strong><br /><br />AVS: Never give up. </span><span style="font-size:130%;">I wish everyone happiness!</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">A couple of weeks ago I posted Andreas' short film for FLY DVD and collaboration with Cloak. Below is an image and you can see it again <a href="http://melanethos.blogspot.com/search/label/Cloak">here</a>, just in case you missed it.</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivxN67wV6-cm8T5_vzDz8nGTEbh19ad0aIgEZUAcep_gW6ANdKIVP7-rVV3AfaFo4K42NtHIfL0Gnkj5zjRKnb52D5MxQCSaNE-1nelMQjSakyz2XGEC8q8qEc6AD08aTzQW9xcHj4b3U/s1600-h/CLOAKWIDE.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5122153787436281122" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivxN67wV6-cm8T5_vzDz8nGTEbh19ad0aIgEZUAcep_gW6ANdKIVP7-rVV3AfaFo4K42NtHIfL0Gnkj5zjRKnb52D5MxQCSaNE-1nelMQjSakyz2XGEC8q8qEc6AD08aTzQW9xcHj4b3U/s400/CLOAKWIDE.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.insidefly.com/main.htm">FLY DVD</a> + <a href="http://www.andreasvonscheele.com/_site/">Andreas Von Scheele</a> + <a href="http://www.myspace.com/insidefly">MySpace</a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#33cc00;">Locally you can find</span> </span><a href="http://www.insidefly.com/main.htm"><span style="font-size:130%;">FLY DVD</span></a><span style="font-size:130%;"> <span style="color:#33cc00;">magazine at one of the best boutiques in Miami...</span> </span><a href="http://www.baseworld.com/"><span style="font-size:130%;">BASE</span></a><span style="font-size:130%;">. <span style="color:#33cc00;">Listen to great music @</span> <a href="http://www.baseworld.com/">BASE</a> <span style="color:#33cc00;">and surf through their great selections of goodies from all over the world.</span></span>Victor Castrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17268416616498538978noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6167667986560401028.post-22969705212191400342007-10-16T18:55:00.000-07:002007-10-16T23:00:23.933-07:00Park Hotell - Low on Resistance<object height="350" width="410"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/LV1J-HjzAjw"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><br /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/LV1J-HjzAjw" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="410" height="350"></embed></object><br />As I was searching for more info on one of my fav NEW bands nowadays, I found this clever music blog: <a href="http://eardrumsmusic.com/index.php?s=park+hotell">Eardrums</a>, here is what he had to say... couldn't have said it better myself:<br /><p><em>Park Hotell is a trio from this fine city, Luleå, and they have recently released their first EP on Glorycrew records, the 6 track The Guest Who Stayed Forever EP (can be bought from </em><a href="http://www.parasol.com/catalog/catalog.asp?zoomtitle=83362"><em>parasol</em></a><em>, or as </em><a href="http://www.mysource.se/Magellan/pages/main.jsp?storeId=12401&pageId=collectionDisplay&viewId=3350160"><em>downloads here</em></a><em>). They don’t like to be </em><a href="http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=113880675&blogID=283073810"><em>compared to anybody</em></a><em>, so I won’t, but they play mostly upbeat indie with a strong focus on the bass and roots somewhere in the 80's and 90's , - and before I start to compare, I’ll hurry to say that some of their roots probably lived in Manchester during the 80s… I didn’t compare now, did I??</em></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicaw4s6GCxz2t-uKtplLqKF0Odl93-jZKOhtbPqphxRCqwg-DRxB5PrSc3jbCOtDTafj4SkTbrvlzSBfcTKCBzWuW5fhuhdp8xXJkPzCO8SR9uhHPHgeD91uH1_mdhOhdHJXKAulPHFdo/s1600-h/Park+Hotell.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5122176336014585170" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicaw4s6GCxz2t-uKtplLqKF0Odl93-jZKOhtbPqphxRCqwg-DRxB5PrSc3jbCOtDTafj4SkTbrvlzSBfcTKCBzWuW5fhuhdp8xXJkPzCO8SR9uhHPHgeD91uH1_mdhOhdHJXKAulPHFdo/s400/Park+Hotell.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p><a href="http://www.myspace.com/parkhotell">MySpace</a> + <a title="Park Hotell - Born a Thief" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outgoing/eardrumsmusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/parkhotell-bornathief.mp3');" href="http://eardrumsmusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/parkhotell-bornathief.mp3">Park Hotell - Born a Thief</a> + <a title="Park Hotell - C Asshole (demo from myspace)" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outgoing/eardrumsmusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/park_hotell-c_asshole_demo.mp3');" href="http://eardrumsmusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/park_hotell-c_asshole_demo.mp3">Park Hotell - C Asshole (demo from myspace)</a> </p>Victor Castrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17268416616498538978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6167667986560401028.post-74924966614271363782007-10-12T21:29:00.000-07:002007-10-13T23:24:20.271-07:00Stick to the Status QuoSta-tus quo: to maintain the status quo is to keep the things the way they presently are. [Works well for others]<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrKUAthtHd1xkXTXvDzzOORFoBrvP4ljsmZIqAuEsvsfVeEA-mYPWTUAUI1cOBmBsnL5jx5u05dlDJDC884wcBnGeDm685YQfeOjPmmM1N_1V5vMAxkBreyV8VJzPoTHP8Kca8UvVcP0A/s1600-h/flavors.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120701568799190162" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrKUAthtHd1xkXTXvDzzOORFoBrvP4ljsmZIqAuEsvsfVeEA-mYPWTUAUI1cOBmBsnL5jx5u05dlDJDC884wcBnGeDm685YQfeOjPmmM1N_1V5vMAxkBreyV8VJzPoTHP8Kca8UvVcP0A/s400/flavors.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />As of late I’ve been thinking about several topics to post. I get the “general” idea that blogs are to follow a certain law: <em>if you wanna be cool follow one simple rule, don't mess with the flow, no no stick to the status quo</em>. One problem, now that I’ve gotten to know all my favorite blogs out there and then some, I find it hard to stick to the stuff I know. Even though I appreciate reading about the “same thing” in different arrays and all sorts of angles which makes me want to comment on every single post; how many times can I say “great” on every announcement I like, which also seems to be related to so many others? I don’t quite get how we can get accustomed to the same things, sooner or later it just all seems, I don't know... the same. Some blogs have the formula in their HTML DNA, you know what formula…! S<em>tick to the stuff you know, it is better by far to keep things as they are, don't mess with the flow, no no stick to the status quo</em>. BUT... would it not be great to see:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.thesartorialist.blogspot.com/">The Sartorialist</a> write something about the non-smoking generation (do it again).<br /><a href="http://disneyrollergirl.blogspot.com/">DISNEYROLLERGIRL</a> share her favorite outfit for roller skating. Or give us her fav recipe.<br /><a href="http://www.facehunter.blogspot.com/">Face Hunter</a> show us some cool graffiti from all your travels. Even better, post a nice playlist of the music he plays in his myspace. Same goes to <a href="http://allure-allure.blogspot.com/">Allure</a> (music of her blog), she always selects the right tunes.<br /><a href="http://aliceolive.blogspot.com/">Alice Olive</a> post a color picture (she actually has), BUT to share with us what she listens to on her way to work, or one of her many anecdotes (assuming) of her snapping a picture while looking at the beautiful ark detailing at the building as she waits for the perfect lighting and all of a sudden someone pumps into her, would be a nice tale… or something in that variety.<br /><a href="http://modeutopie.blogspot.com/">Mode et Utopie</a> sharing her views on Continental Philosophy or Lacanian Psychoanalysis.<br /><a href="http://mrs-fashion.blogspot.com/">Mrs. Fashion</a> letting us know what latest hip-hop beat she’s nodding her head to.<br /><a href="http://theclothes.blogspot.com/">The Clothes Horse</a> sharing some trip with her family and listening to Hawaiian music. Oops, she does did. This is a great example. I really think it encourages posting comments, even though sometimes the comments seem silly… sometimes, at least mine.<br />Others that are cool and break the rules: <a href="http://libertylondongirl.blogspot.com/">libertylondongirl</a>, <a href="http://dieculture.blogspot.com/">DIE CULT URE!</a>, <a href="http://sanddancer.blogspot.com/">Where do I start, Where do I begin?</a> & <a href="http://fartguide.blogspot.com/">F&ART</a><br />Note: Music blogs are being left alone. I believe the ones I visit are getting bank.<br /><br />Don’t get me wrong, all that do stick to the status quo do it well, and maybe deep down I’m hoping I can do it as well as they all do… one day. But for now, even if it takes me awhile longer to post, I for one will not fall into re-pe-ti-tion, or at least try (exception: Joy Division)… AND my FLY DVD posts??? They have a purpose.<br /><br />Taking some well advice from Mr. <a href="http://federicoslivka.free.fr/">Federico Slivka Lederer</a>, graphic and multimedia designer. He was interviewed by <a href="http://www.joshspear.com/">Josh Spear</a> last week:<br /><br /><em><span style="font-size:85%;">Be careful with repetition. It’s not good, from any point you see it. Go away from repetition, because it has a power that attracts us, that seduces us, even though we try to escape from it!</span></em><br /><br /><em><span style="font-size:85%;">For this reason, you have to be careful; when you find yourself driving through the same streets every day to go to work, when you find yourself doing the same jokes, or stumbling at the same stones, doing the same mistakes...We are all a bit “condemned” to repetition; having that in mind, it may be easier to fight against it, to run to the other side.</span></em><br /><br /><em><span style="font-size:85%;">Systematic, automatic, mechanic... the world we live in tends towards repetition. It’s the most normal, even if we don’t realize. Or is it that we don’t want to see it?</span></em><br /><br /><em><span style="font-size:85%;">Repetition is a sickness in some way, but fortunately it has a cure. As you can see, I still don’t have it, since I’m repeating myself a lot... I still haven’t found it, but I suspect the answer is in the dictionary.</span></em><br /><br /><span style="color:#009900;">We all have our status quo in tune by now, hopefully. It's our foundation, our comfort zone; it's what lets us explore the unknown. It allows us to make mistakes and learn. <span style="font-size:130%;">It lets us create the new.</span> So, before I forget. It’s only fair that I post something way utterly, somewhat uncommon of me:</span><br /><br />As I grow up together with my little princess I’m noticing more and more that I want her to be surrounded by things that are "meaningful", I do this unconsciously. As we help her search for her status quo: she’s in a small art school; she’s exposed to music, dance and art. She’s always busy; swimming, tennis and ballet. For the last 3 months I’ve been oppose to her watching <em>HSM</em>… trying to delay the title… watching <em>High School Musical pt. 1</em> AND <em>2</em>. I guess I was in denial of somewhat. Ms. Ξ was always trying to convince me in watching it, she was so certain that I would like it. I finally caved in, and to my surprise, she was right… I enjoyed it, maybe even more than my little Ξ. It’s no wonder that Disney is going to the bank with this hit (go slowly on the last two words). What parent would not want their child to watch this well formulated musical, with dance tunes, up-to-date fashion and choreography that makes you want to get up and dance? Even though my daughter will not be having the same “colorful life” as Troy and Gabriella (thankfully), she will grow up with parents that once wanted to be Danny and Sandy, or maybe more like Sid and Nancy, without the drugs and the violence… yeah, that would be Danny and Sandy. Seriously, watching <em>High School Musical</em> just added more to her childish age and made me feel young at heart, which at times it’s hard to maintain, and therefore easily falling more and more into my “echoing” stage which I ALWAYS quickly get out of... thanks to my surroundings!<br /><br />As a fan of music[als] and being much aware that the following video does not compare to classics as<em> <span style="font-size:85%;">Cabaret, West Side Story, The Wizard of Oz, Moulin Rouge, A Hard Day’s Night, Spinal Tap, Rock ‘n’ Roll High School, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Tommy,</span></em><span style="font-size:85%;"> John Waters’ <em>Hairspray, Funny Face, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, The Nightmare Before Christmas</em> and many many others…</span><br /><br />Without any further ado, I leave you with my latest guilty pleasure:<br /><br /><em>Stick to the Status Quo</em> as seen on <em>High School Musical pt. 1</em><object height="350" width="410"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/2JXZK2eXyEw"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><br /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/2JXZK2eXyEw" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="410" height="350"></embed></object><br />[DO NOT] <em>Stick to the Status Quo</em><br /><br />So, as there are now more blogs than ice cream flavors and music genres, lets all dip in and explore. Don't forget your spoon (add M&M's) and your iPod (press shuffle).<br /><br /><em><span style="font-size:130%;color:#33cc00;">The limits of my language means the limits of my world.</span></em><br />Ludwig WittgensteinVictor Castrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17268416616498538978noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6167667986560401028.post-68375782364933484802007-10-05T09:50:00.000-07:002007-10-05T22:20:31.652-07:00Control The Official Movie TrailerYes, I know... again!? Do understand, this is all I have until two weeks. My "imaginary" friends in the UK will see the film in its entirety TODAY! Joy Division Central reports that the film will be released in the UK on October 5th and the US on October 19th. So for NOW I give you THE OFFICIAL trailer and some other goodies...<br />Also check out <a href="http://momentum.control.substance001.com/">**CONTROL :: OFFICIAL MOVIE WEBSITE**</a><br /><p><object height="350" width="410"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/xUz6y6ANIgE"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/xUz6y6ANIgE" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="410" height="350"></embed></object></p><p>Above ::: Control The Official Movie Trailer<br /><br /><object height="350" width="410"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/3Ii8m1jgn_M"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/3Ii8m1jgn_M" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="410" height="350"></embed></object></p><p>Above: This is exactly why this interweb thingy was invented: this is the earliest ever recording of the song ‘love will tear us apart’ by the mighty Joy Division on the John Peel BBC radio show in 1979. It leaked just 3 days ago, but I reckon it’s an official release to coincide with the Anton Corbijn ‘Control’ film. The footage from this clip is taken from two performances around that time: one in Manchester and one in Brussels (Plank).</p><p><br /><object height="350" width="410"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/-tDjP6KskAk"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/-tDjP6KskAk" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="410" height="350"></embed></object></p><p>Above ::: Interview ::: "I didn't make a Joy Division film, I made an Ian Curtis film", indeed, indeed you did Sir <a href="http://www.corbijn.co.uk/">Anton Corbijn</a> ::: Director/Photographer<br /><br /><object height="350" width="410"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/sHhVydgvuAc"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/sHhVydgvuAc" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="410" height="350"></embed></object></p><p>The best cover on this song by <a href="http://www.susannamagical.com/bak1.swf">Susanna & the Magical Orchestra</a></p>Victor Castrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17268416616498538978noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6167667986560401028.post-18152786759838562942007-10-05T08:02:00.000-07:002007-10-16T23:31:24.203-07:00FLY DVD pt. II"Imagine the possibility that your conclusions are based on nothing..."<br /><br /><object width='410' height='390'><param name='movie' value='http://www.insidefly.com/myspace/vid.swf?vid=cloak&pic=cloakpic&autoplay=0'></param><embed src='http://www.insidefly.com/myspace/vid.swf?vid=cloak&pic=cloakpic&autoplay=0' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' width='410' height='390'></embed></object><br />Director Andreas Von Scheele colab with Cloak</span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.insidefly.com/main.htm">insideFLY.com</a> + <a href="http://www.myspace.com/insidefly">MySpace</a> + <a href="http://www.andreasvonscheele.com/_site/">Andreas Von Scheele</a>Victor Castrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17268416616498538978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6167667986560401028.post-61746827184850581912007-10-02T07:13:00.000-07:002007-10-02T08:22:29.175-07:00Radiohead: How much is at the end of the rainbow?<span style="font-size:130%;">Let the hype begin!</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi6jU-c-R9zjPiAzBW9VdlfV7y_936iYnrWAS8AaYJ8ZGYqUFlkYVx4wVqZ5YD-0AZKYakeP2pYAZ_SCdTCVWiQI1HT9eOh5Orj6bkyC-WS04LIE-LhM3S4ziTxwr85JVq5mSdY-mNeK8/s1600-h/inrainbows2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5116756082992065618" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi6jU-c-R9zjPiAzBW9VdlfV7y_936iYnrWAS8AaYJ8ZGYqUFlkYVx4wVqZ5YD-0AZKYakeP2pYAZ_SCdTCVWiQI1HT9eOh5Orj6bkyC-WS04LIE-LhM3S4ziTxwr85JVq5mSdY-mNeK8/s400/inrainbows2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Leave it to Radiohead to always leave us in awe with their marketing plots and schemes. In an industry ailing with trouble and a need for new creation outside the box, Radiohead has yet giving us another surprise. Letting fans pay what they might think their <a href="http://www.inrainbows.com/Store/Quickindex.html"><em>In Rainbow</em></a> album is worth. But be wary, as there is a tempted option to purchase a “Discbox” worth £40.00 (appox. $80). To true Radiohead fans… I’m sure it’s worth it; nevertheless I have qualms due to that sooner or later it will be released in some other packaging and as we all have been burned by some deluxe or limited addition of whatever fancy us, this will sure leave a scar in all, whether it be a healing or permanent scar we are just going to have to jump in the fire loop and cheer/jeer to the tune of Radiohead. <div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9eDTW_KeCB8By6TMgwTNkh-kUK8dmxkmBp4w61DsLmRa1vodbDS5eLDnakh-7NQrJz1Zwoe4DikYF9HEA2WdBYPJjEapnkZzo-HA1PB8R6UEwF8OsgII-J8EhAjT5FIh9U7y6P8OovpI/s1600-h/Discbox.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5116759368642047074" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9eDTW_KeCB8By6TMgwTNkh-kUK8dmxkmBp4w61DsLmRa1vodbDS5eLDnakh-7NQrJz1Zwoe4DikYF9HEA2WdBYPJjEapnkZzo-HA1PB8R6UEwF8OsgII-J8EhAjT5FIh9U7y6P8OovpI/s320/Discbox.gif" border="0" /></a><br /><em><br /></em>You'll be able to pre-order your download and receive a link by October 10th (name your price). If you chose the discbox above, it will arrive after December 3rd 2007. A regular album release will be early 2008. More details <a href="http://www.inrainbows.com/Store/Quickindex.html">here</a>. More to come, after Oct 10th... from all over!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfpFV9ok-PGthDtEYkKvM1YSOKUliQCEQKdItpB2fycOMDd54sP_OW3o5QaVAaiZXfu5hFjsUNeeS8k9KHvKfTZd1OBk7IxgmZgFhggbV5KK1Tk5qypmDTpSN6oMeXzQOazR67dHMvjC0/s1600-h/radiofun.jpg"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUd4i3hoddMayPioFhGhCyvi52ojui9rReoZEplrc9VKq4TkrNx7bia1lyQI8CAdt6PWS9J_LH7D56HDMbn-kvddMkqhe8-OIAgjUp13YeBm0jyQ3t0IgVQKSWTPLJHiMUBaVHkbjJL1c/s1600-h/radiofun.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5116752732917574722" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUd4i3hoddMayPioFhGhCyvi52ojui9rReoZEplrc9VKq4TkrNx7bia1lyQI8CAdt6PWS9J_LH7D56HDMbn-kvddMkqhe8-OIAgjUp13YeBm0jyQ3t0IgVQKSWTPLJHiMUBaVHkbjJL1c/s400/radiofun.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />In all their glory!<br /><br />[MP3] John Mayer + <a href="http://iguessimfloating.net/assets/mp3s/KidA.mp3">Kid A</a> (Excellent!)</div><div>[MP3] The Darkness + <a href="http://iguessimfloating.net/assets/mp3s/StreetSpirit.mp3">Street Spirit</a></div><div>[MP3] Damien Rice + <a href="http://iguessimfloating.net/assets/mp3s/Creep.mp3">Creep</a> (Acoustic)</div><div>[MP3] Mark Ronson + <a href="http://iguessimfloating.net/assets/mp3s/Just.mp3">Just</a> (feat. Alex Greenwald)<br /><br /><a href="http://radiohead.com/deadairspace/">DEAD AIR SPACE</a></div>Victor Castrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17268416616498538978noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6167667986560401028.post-33163016707706826112007-09-28T09:55:00.000-07:002007-09-28T11:05:00.975-07:00Vampire Weekend<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUwPcwQkofnGliYHJJfU6ltFuoNxGHAKJx-7f2zUjIMAK9J4DMUDIGj_3udSUr8W24pcdRqnfa86L4dXemyEJwakr-17747-PwqI-GnSlXhGbu8CO4vnLZGToKFXSW3YK_3cNr-UH1zxU/s1600-h/vampire+weekend2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5115309868719254466" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUwPcwQkofnGliYHJJfU6ltFuoNxGHAKJx-7f2zUjIMAK9J4DMUDIGj_3udSUr8W24pcdRqnfa86L4dXemyEJwakr-17747-PwqI-GnSlXhGbu8CO4vnLZGToKFXSW3YK_3cNr-UH1zxU/s400/vampire+weekend2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />No this is not how I will spend my weekend: watching vampire theme movies (<em>Bram Stoker's Dracula</em>, one of my many favs) nor, waiting in some cave for bats to come and bite. This is about a band from NY, NY. <span style="color:#33cc00;">I myself would call it "polite punk"... if there is such a thing.</span><br /><object height="350" width="410"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/wiuNWl9arcM"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><br /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/wiuNWl9arcM" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="410" height="350"></embed></object><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Vampire Weekend - <em>Campus</em></span><br />Poor quality video and sound... but you feel the good vibe<em><br /></em><br />"Vampire Weekend’s not what you’d expect from New York rock. That’s part of the point. Hear it in groups like Dirty Projectors, Animal Collective, and High Places—the city’s best independent bands are less and less serious (Interpol), less fashion conscious (Yeah Yeah Yeahs), less hatefully avant-garde (Liars) and, crucially, less concerned with rock’s rhythmic predictability (the Strokes). No terrible beauties being born, no purple verse rising up from the cracks in concrete." <a href="http://www.lastplanetojakarta.com/2007/06/great_new_band_alert.html"><span style="font-size:78%;">Last Plane to Jakarta</span></a><br /><br /><span style="color:#33cc00;">ALL FOUR SONGS ARE A MUST LISTEN IN THEIR</span> <a href="http://www.myspace.com/vampireweekend">MySpace</a>, especially A-Punk (my fav) and for you always grammatically correct scholars, listen to "Oxford Comma".<br /><br /><a href="http://www.vampireweekend.com/">Website</a> + <a href="http://www.myspace.com/vampireweekend">MySpace</a> + <a href="http://www.stereogum.com/mp3/Vampire%20Weekend%20-%20Cape%20Cod%20Kwassa%20Kwassa.mp3" target="_new">Vampire Weekend - "Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa"</a> (MP3) + <a href="http://www.stereogum.com/mp3/Vampire%20Weekend%20-%20Oxford%20Comma.mp3" target="_new">Vampire Weekend - "Oxford Comma"</a> (MP3)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAs-QHybOMbvge5jPriDhhh-2fYJl1dYiRLBuQ5pjt6OsFz4O10ROAO-pH0vghGCcFo_3IwwlpJIrdVZcdVELZwIauKEakAZBKcRMz4_h_Pcfye0JQ2Rj7N_9s1FyC8vvXXYFx6WnQkjQ/s1600-h/VW.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5115315151529028594" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAs-QHybOMbvge5jPriDhhh-2fYJl1dYiRLBuQ5pjt6OsFz4O10ROAO-pH0vghGCcFo_3IwwlpJIrdVZcdVELZwIauKEakAZBKcRMz4_h_Pcfye0JQ2Rj7N_9s1FyC8vvXXYFx6WnQkjQ/s400/VW.jpg" border="0" /></a>Victor Castrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17268416616498538978noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6167667986560401028.post-2305382263831638652007-09-27T23:49:00.000-07:002007-09-28T11:07:21.628-07:00The Easy Way<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs41fWNBZKgLVs4um_Ok4p3hz7qjzGwVJ8kFQBdNRu58dqQ2IrBpQVcv6TMQXcH33EXLxXhqQ3CCTERlgrnBHKYUs7-XQar30Bfexn3051VfpHuWBa_82dtuicwWbG74adDA1iS_eFWPM/s1600-h/Yum+Yum.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5115123690476907442" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs41fWNBZKgLVs4um_Ok4p3hz7qjzGwVJ8kFQBdNRu58dqQ2IrBpQVcv6TMQXcH33EXLxXhqQ3CCTERlgrnBHKYUs7-XQar30Bfexn3051VfpHuWBa_82dtuicwWbG74adDA1iS_eFWPM/s400/Yum+Yum.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.lukechueh.com/">Painting by Luke Chueh</a><br /><br />I’m not sure why I’m writing about this just yet, sometimes I like to think of myself as <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0327944/">Alejandro González Iñárritu</a><strong><span style="font-size:78%;color:#ff0000;">[1]</span></strong>. As my write-as-I-discover seems more gratifying to me, I never know where some of my posts will take me. At times I have an idea before I sit in front of my monitor and listen to my favorite satellite radio station<strong><span style="font-size:78%;color:#ff0000;">[2]</span></strong> (playing <a href="http://www.belleandsebastian.com/">Belle & Sebastian’s</a> <em>Dirty Dream Number Two</em>). Music is indeed my inspiration for all things that matter to me and all things that matter to me eventually will evolve in some soundtrack chosen by yours truly as I drive, jog, read… and yes work and sometimes waltzing off when the conversation just seems to go nowhere. But I digress; let me start on the subject on hand…<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv4ptNY-2Px0HdXDMnOgAGmA9-fodCA0gxKnwxLfSZt4yl0yIri1OdB-iTzchVnhCImdHer0nm3Eu864vv__fB4vXcgArQBAM9jsPkU8q4hK8D0d6sMDXGGnvq9DhHsABNzqvEhUVrNzc/s1600-h/Easy+Way+to+Stop+Smoking.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5115022617011530546" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv4ptNY-2Px0HdXDMnOgAGmA9-fodCA0gxKnwxLfSZt4yl0yIri1OdB-iTzchVnhCImdHer0nm3Eu864vv__fB4vXcgArQBAM9jsPkU8q4hK8D0d6sMDXGGnvq9DhHsABNzqvEhUVrNzc/s320/Easy+Way+to+Stop+Smoking.jpg" border="0" /></a> Though I myself I’m not a smoker, but at the same time I’m not oppose to other people blowing a cloud, today I find myself pondering this needy habit. I really don’t have a lot of friends and families jump starting one another’s boggys. I do have co-workers and acquainted personalities that would probably, if giving the time, become good amigos. To them and others I now will officially vouch for the book <a href="http://booksandbooks.com/NASApp/store/Product?s=showproduct&isbn=9781402718618"><em>The Easy Way to Stop Smoking</em> by Allen Carr</a>. I know I know… if I don’t smoke… why have I chosen to commend so called self-help book? Like I said, I’m not sure yet. (Satellite radio playing <a href="http://www.vampireweekend.com/">Vampire Weekend’s</a> A Punk)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjo9fipfPKvfdAA4w3RVofZ3cgD7r4Tm8BZbpwhwLNnt6sTEIFmb50MDMJdY2VHIL3xTPyc4FJQdHej5Efptpg5l-UEJWWnCAtljwexuEOJw9__ePeXOfELDtPs3KLInwdwWWpgBdyCdE/s1600-h/Smoking+Uma.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5115023579084204866" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjo9fipfPKvfdAA4w3RVofZ3cgD7r4Tm8BZbpwhwLNnt6sTEIFmb50MDMJdY2VHIL3xTPyc4FJQdHej5Efptpg5l-UEJWWnCAtljwexuEOJw9__ePeXOfELDtPs3KLInwdwWWpgBdyCdE/s200/Smoking+Uma.jpg" border="0" /></a>As much as I find it sexy-cool to see someone with a ciggie in hand<strong><span style="font-size:78%;color:#ff0000;">[3]</span></strong>, especially if you're Mia Wallace, Kate Moss or Rita Hayworth<span style="font-size:78%;color:#ff0000;"><strong>[4]</strong></span>, plus have the correct perfume that is well balanced for your skin type and can engage with your particular smoke and manage to light me up. Consequently hypnotizing me to reach out for a candle or matches, or go through the embarrassing trouble to ask the other mesmerized gent for his square to jump start yours… in spite of eve<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5115029145361820530" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijrr3q4ydfl2XghbPHPfNcgGoNmpDn9HkyrK401hSAbSWefMEAlxNZ3VZIn0z2E5w3PwXBroaAVrGGGN9zxOE_QD5MEn4FTlw8TJ4JStiM1coyBno76wNX_pObKVpUhI98l1rbec_9fLg/s200/Rita+Hayworth.jpg" border="0" />rything, I will wish that at the end of our conversation you’d rather not smoke, even if you have also figured out the correct chewing gum<span style="font-size:78%;color:#ff0000;"><strong>[5]</strong></span> to blend with your breath of death. Yes, your aura and stance beaming through the dark pub full of smog will guide me through your runway and at times will seem like a bumpy landing, but I have never been afraid of flying, therefore will encourage all to step away from your sabotaging comfort zone and read this book. This book allows you to keep smoking while reading and promises that you will stop once finished, not gain weight and you will not feel deprived.<br /><br /><div>I’m now realizing I have other intentions to promote this two-hundred-fifty-six page book (other then smoking is bad for you and that it could kill you). See; I have become addicted (going four years straight) to a local small cozy bar in South Beach. A bar in which some giant God surgically removed a heart from a London Pub and reincarnated a piece of New York’s East Village soul and have supplied it with the tunes as if it was selected from some music Goddess, add to its immune sys<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJXVFMM7iTRawV8YMYC6fROD4Fdt9AQ2wSeczTsGJ3nmPNC4oliorsSNnv47F7a_a8DZKrNXeqUQbecZVejO6qnKBoMnzMtcK3Kgg-qWHlBkCHnycT7pQ5DWqmhpV0i0oUFyE7qUXqMWw/s1600-h/mosssmokeREX_450x250.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5115115637413227410" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJXVFMM7iTRawV8YMYC6fROD4Fdt9AQ2wSeczTsGJ3nmPNC4oliorsSNnv47F7a_a8DZKrNXeqUQbecZVejO6qnKBoMnzMtcK3Kgg-qWHlBkCHnycT7pQ5DWqmhpV0i0oUFyE7qUXqMWw/s200/mosssmokeREX_450x250.jpg" border="0" /></a>tem fine beer selections from all worlds that are some way compatible with all who enter this heaven and you have yourself a true magnet for smokers<span style="font-size:78%;color:#ff0000;"><strong>[6]</strong></span>. Well, occasionally friends and Ms. Ξ will resist on going out to this bar due to the smoke and smell, as some are allergic, therefore making all of us end up at the same old trendy South Beach places<strong><span style="font-size:78%;color:#ff0000;">[7]</span></strong>. So in my efforts to somehow convey all <a href="http://www.theroomsbeerandwine.com/room.html">The Room</a><span style="font-size:78%;color:#ff0000;"><strong>[8]</strong></span> followers to stop smoking I h<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpvC7pNrBEtEfw9FCojw5sw0SrqJor2js0KpheVcVUge7Zp6IZm8DTY7Q2kfyJSs1B2DH2vswyXw2hqcVda2vMOTwdK9mbbV_wkwkTsCXAOPTa925unp3nToCAB4IDyaAOfqBmHQtzC-M/s1600-h/mosssmokeREX_450x250.jpg"></a>ave chosen to post this. I'm not really sure how it’s going to get to them, and if it does reach them, how will this effect these cloud puffing cool cats AND if by some miracle they do happen to quit, oh... will heaven ever be the same?<br /><object height="350" width="410"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/blP9LWyKqzI"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><br /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/blP9LWyKqzI" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="410" height="350"></embed></object><br />Editors - <em>Smokers Outside the Hospital Doors</em></div><br /><div><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">[1]</span></strong> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0327944/">Alejandro González Iñárritu</a> does not have a fully set picture when starting to film. Director of Amores Perros (Love’s a Bitch), 21 Grams and Babel.</div><div><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>[2]</strong></span> Sirius’ Left of Center… can’t live with out it.</div><div><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>[3]</strong></span> Nothing sexier than to see someone in the correct cigarette stance. One of the main reasons that teenagers smoke… to look “cool”.</div><div><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>[4]</strong></span> Names have been changed to preserve identity.</div><div><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>[5]</strong></span> I personally prefer mints. The site of any fe[male] chewing gum is not atttractive.</div><div><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>[6]</strong></span> At times the magnet pulls some obscure objects, although heaven is a place for all. I at times want it all to myself!</div><div><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">[7]</span></strong> I refuse to name these trendy-purgatories (hopefully they will stay there) known as the “it” place to be and be seen… please.<br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">[8]</span></strong> Going strong since 2003! Crowd has changed a bit, but still faithfull. Early weekdays or latenights are the best times to beat the crowd. </div><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;">Inspired by </span><a href="http://jakefogelnest.com/index.html"><span style="font-size:130%;">Jake Fogelnest</span></a><span style="font-size:130%;"> of </span><a href="http://www.sirius.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=Sirius/CachedPage&c=Channel&cid=1104779639693"><span style="font-size:130%;">Sirius Radio Left of Center</span></a><span style="font-size:130%;">. Good luck tomorrow on your first day on being cigarette free. I know you can do it!</span></div>Victor Castrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17268416616498538978noreply@blogger.com0