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<title><![CDATA[Photo Album: Coney Island Shines at IAAPA Attractions Expo 2009 in Vegas]]></title>
<link>http://amusingthezillion.com/2009/11/25/photo-album-coney-island-shines-at-iaapa-attractions-expo-2009-in-vegas/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:42:20 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tricia</dc:creator>
<guid>http://amusingthezillion.com/2009/11/25/photo-album-coney-island-shines-at-iaapa-attractions-expo-2009-in-vegas/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Coney Island was in the spotlight at the November 16-20 IAAPA (The International Association of Amus]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Oz in photos]]></title>
<link>http://maisquared.wordpress.com/2009/11/25/oz-in-photos/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 06:14:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>maisquared</dc:creator>
<guid>http://maisquared.wordpress.com/2009/11/25/oz-in-photos/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Finally right? Here&#8217;s a snippet Graffiti Laneway St. Kilda, Melbourne. Luna Park. View from Mr]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Finally right?</p>
<p>Here&#8217;s a snippet</p>
<div id="attachment_894" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 507px"><a href="http://maisquared.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/img_54221.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-894" title="IMG_5422" src="http://maisquared.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/img_54221.jpg" alt="" width="497" height="331" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Graffiti Laneway</p></div>
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<div id="attachment_896" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 507px"><a href="http://maisquared.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/img_5427.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-896" title="IMG_5427" src="http://maisquared.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/img_5427.jpg" alt="" width="497" height="331" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">St. Kilda, Melbourne. Luna Park.</p></div>
<div id="attachment_897" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 507px"><a href="http://maisquared.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/img_5442.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-897" title="IMG_5442" src="http://maisquared.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/img_5442.jpg" alt="" width="497" height="331" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">View from Mrs Macquarie&#39;s Chair, Sydney.</p></div>
<div id="attachment_898" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 507px"><a href="http://maisquared.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/img_5448.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-898" title="IMG_5448" src="http://maisquared.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/img_5448.jpg" alt="" width="497" height="331" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Sydney Harbour Bridge &#38; Opera House!!!</p></div>
<div id="attachment_899" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 507px"><a href="http://maisquared.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/img_5463.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-899" title="IMG_5463" src="http://maisquared.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/img_5463.jpg" alt="" width="497" height="331" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">View from our hostel&#39;s roof in Sydney. </p></div>
<div id="attachment_900" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 507px"><a href="http://maisquared.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/img_5488.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-900" title="IMG_5488" src="http://maisquared.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/img_5488.jpg" alt="" width="497" height="331" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">My obsession satisfied.</p></div>
<div id="attachment_901" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 507px"><a href="http://maisquared.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/img_5503.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-901" title="IMG_5503" src="http://maisquared.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/img_5503.jpg" alt="" width="497" height="331" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Lounging on the grass in Rushcutters Bay Park, Sydney. </p></div>
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<title><![CDATA[Fey live en la loteria Nacional]]></title>
<link>http://craptastico.wordpress.com/2009/11/25/fey-live-en-la-loteria-nacional/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:14:49 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>ifuceekd</dc:creator>
<guid>http://craptastico.wordpress.com/2009/11/25/fey-live-en-la-loteria-nacional/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Justo antes de tomar el avion que la llevaria a Argentina la cantante mexicana Fey ofrecio un pequeñ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p style="text-align:center;"><strong>Justo antes de tomar el avion que la llevaria a Argentina la cantante mexicana Fey ofrecio un pequeño show case para sus fans, interpretando sus nuevos exitos &#8220;Provocame&#8221; y &#8220;Lentamente&#8221;, cabe señalar que el evento se realizo en las instalaciones de la Loteria Nacional en la ciudad de Mexico y fue completamente gratis. Fey esta a punto de iniciar su gira &#8220;Dulce Tentacion&#8221; en el teatro Astral en Argentina los dias 9 y 10 de diciembre. Fans argentinos no se olviden de hacer mucho ruido y de apoyar a esta gran artista!</strong></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><strong>CANCION: PROVOCAME</strong></p>
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<p style="text-align:center;"><strong>CANCION: LENTAMENTE</strong></p>
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<title><![CDATA[New Graphic Novels, Comic Books for You - 11/11]]></title>
<link>http://coreyblake.com/2009/11/23/new-graphic-novels-comic-books-for-you-1111/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:24:01 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Corey Blake</dc:creator>
<guid>http://coreyblake.com/2009/11/23/new-graphic-novels-comic-books-for-you-1111/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Never read a graphic novel before? Haven’t read a comic book in years? Here’s some brand new stuff t]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Never read a graphic novel before? Haven’t read a comic book in years?</p>
<p>Here’s some brand new stuff that came out the week of November 11 that I think is worth a look-see for someone with little to no history with comics. That means you should be able to pick any of these up cold without having read anything else. So take a look and see if something doesn’t grab your fancy. If so, follow the publisher links or Amazon.com links to buy yourself a copy. Or, head to your local friendly comic book shop.</p>
<p>Disclaimer: For the most part, I have not read these yet, so I can’t vouch for their quality. But, from what I’ve heard and seen, odds are good they just might appeal to you.</p>
<p><img class="alignleft" style="margin:5px;" src="http://www.adhousebooks.com/comics/images/cvrs/COMICS/Ad.PopeHats1Cover72.jpg" alt="" width="186" height="280" /><em>Pope Hats</em> #1 &#8211; $4.00<br />
By Ethan Rilly<br />
32 pages; published by <a href="http://www.adhousebooks.com/comics/popehats1.html" target="_blank">AdHouse Books</a></p>
<blockquote><p><em>Pope Hats</em> follows the trials of a young woman named Frances Scarland, whose social circle mainly consists of an alcoholic actress and an inept ghost named Saarsgard. The comic is an engaging slice-of-life story about young people navigating their own daily shortcomings.</p>
<p><em>Pope Hats</em> was the winner of a 2008 Xeric Foundation Grant. An earlier mini-comic version of the story was shortlisted for the 2008 Doug Wright Awards in the category of Best Emerging Talent.</p></blockquote>
<p>Here&#8217;s a <a href="http://www.adhousebooks.com/comics/images/previews/Pope%20Hats%20Preview%20p17.pdf" target="_blank">preview</a>, sadly only 1 page. Looks pretty enjoyable, though. I wish I had an inept ghost in my life.</p>
<p><img class="alignleft" style="margin:5px;" src="http://images.darkhorse.com/covers/300/15/15326.jpg" alt="" width="192" height="270" /><em>Blood Song: A Silent Ballad</em> &#8211; $19.95<br />
By Eric Drooker<br />
312 pages; published by <a href="http://www.darkhorse.com/Books/15-326/Blood-Song-A-Silent-Ballad" target="_blank">Dark Horse Comics</a>; available at <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1595823891?ie=UTF8&#38;tag=thegranovdat-20&#38;linkCode=as2&#38;camp=1789&#38;creative=390957&#38;creativeASIN=1595823891" target="_blank">Amazon.com</a></p>
<blockquote><p>American Book Award winner Eric Drooker brings his second graphic novel &#8212; the visually bold and politically charged <em>Blood Song: A Silent Ballad</em> &#8212; to Dark Horse in a brand-new second edition!</p>
<p>Consisting mainly of full-page images, spreads, and diptychs, <em>Blood Song</em> is a wordless, full-color tribute to the resilience of the human spirit and the need for that spirit to make itself heard. A young girl travels from her war-torn island to a busy metropolis, from lush jungles to cold concrete and steel, and finds something that eludes most denizens of bustling, noisy, wasteful cities: love.</p>
<p>* This second edition of <em>Blood Song</em> includes a new cover and completely rescanned and remastered interiors.</p>
<p>* If you are unfamiliar with the work of Eric Drooker, go to <a href="http://www.drooker.com" target="_blank">drooker.com</a>.</p></blockquote>
<p>We featured the first edition of this book in our documentary <em><a href="http://www.digcomics.com" target="_blank">Dig Comics</a></em>, so we&#8217;re very excited to see it back in print. This is beautiful work. Here&#8217;s a <a href="http://www.darkhorse.com/Books/Previews/15-326?page=0" target="_blank">3-page preview</a>.</p>
<p><img class="alignleft" style="margin:5px;" src="http://www.dccomics.com/media/product/1/2/12953_400x600.jpg" alt="" width="185" height="276" /><em>Luna Park</em> &#8211; $24.99<br />
By Kevin Baker &#38; Danijel Zezelj<br />
160 pages; published by <a href="http://www.dccomics.com/vertigo/graphic_novels/?gn=12953" target="_blank">DC Comics&#8217; Vertigo Books</a>; available at <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/140121584X?ie=UTF8&#38;tag=thegranovdat-20&#38;linkCode=as2&#38;camp=1789&#38;creative=390957&#38;creativeASIN=140121584X" target="_blank">Amazon.com</a></p>
<blockquote><p>&#8216;The most satisfying story I&#8217;ve read &#8211; in any medium &#8211; in years. Perhaps the greatest work of one of America&#8217;s greatest writers.&#8217; &#8211; Darin Strauss (Chang and Eng)</p>
<p>&#8216;Frightening, beautiful and compelling to the very last panel.&#8217; &#8211; Denise Mina (HELLBLAZER, Slip of the Knife)</p>
<p>New York Times bestselling author Kevin Baker (Dreamland) writes his first original graphic novel, with internationally acclaimed artist Danijel Zezelj.</p>
<p>Alik Strelnikov lives in the shadow of Coney Island, a world of silenced rides and rusting amusement parks that mock his dreams of becoming a hero. Ten years ago, he traded a brutal existence in the Russian army for the promise of America only to become an enforcer in the Brooklyn mob. Now, he chases his ghosts with all he has left: booze, heroin and his lover, Marina, part-time prostitute and full-time fortune teller.</p>
<p>The only way the two of them can escape their miserable fates hinges on a desperate plan that will put them between warring mobs and span a century, from contemporary Coney Island to the Russia of the Second Chechen War to spellbinding 1910s New York.</p>
<p>Mixing historical novel, immigrant fiction and crime thriller, LUNA PARK marks Kevin Baker&#8217;s return to Coney Island, the setting of his critically beloved Dreamland and features breathtaking art by Danijel Zezelj (LOVELESS) with to-die-for colors by Dave Stewart (DC: THE NEW FRONTIER).</p></blockquote>
<p>This has been getting a lot of press, mostly because of Kevin Baker&#8217;s prominence in the book world. Crossing over from writing novels to writing <em>graphic</em> novels isn&#8217;t always smooth. It&#8217;s a different language requiring a different skill set. But the reviews have been pretty favorable. This looks like a good one. Here&#8217;s a great big <a href="http://techland.com/2009/11/17/exclusive-first-12-pages-from-kevin-bakers-luna-park/" target="_blank">12-page preview</a> (although the reader is a bit cumbersome).</p>
<p><img class="alignleft" style="margin:5px;" src="http://www.harpercollinscatalogs.com/TR/medlarge/9780061782404_0_Cover.jpg" alt="" width="160" height="225" /><em>A Kidnapped Santa Claus</em> &#8211; $14.99<br />
By L. Frank Baum &#38; Alex Robinson<br />
72 pages; published by <a href="http://www.harpercollinscatalogs.com/harper/934_936_323833383338.htm" target="_blank">It Books</a>; available at <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0061782394?ie=UTF8&#38;tag=thegranovdat-20&#38;linkCode=as2&#38;camp=1789&#38;creative=390957&#38;creativeASIN=0061782394" target="_blank">Amazon.com</a></p>
<blockquote><p>Santa Claus lives in the Laughing Valley. On one side of the Valley is the mighty Forest of Burzee, home of the fairies. At the other side stands a terrible mountain that contains the caves of the daemons: Selfishness, Envy, Hatred, and Repentance. The daemons, thinking they have great cause to dislike old Santa, enact a treacherous plan on Christmas Eve. Then, with Santa curiously absent, only Santa&#8217;s magical friends can save Christmas!</p>
<p>This comic adaptation retells the classic Christmas tale of adventure and danger by L. Frank Baum, author of <em>The Wizard of Oz</em>.</p></blockquote>
<p>Something for the whole family during the holiday season. The story was originally published in 1904 and appears here in comic form courtesy of the talented cartoonist <a href="http://www.comicbookalex.com/" target="_blank">Alex Robinson</a>. Here&#8217;s a healthy <a href="http://browseinside.harpercollins.com/index.aspx?isbn13=9780061782404" target="_blank">preview</a>.</p>
<p><img class="alignleft" style="margin:5px;" src="https://shop.idwpublishing.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/5e06319eda06f020e43594a9c230972d/t/h/theghoul01-cover.jpg" alt="" width="184" height="280" /><em>The Ghoul</em> #1 &#8211; $3.99<br />
By Steve Niles &#38; Bernie Wrightson<br />
32 pages; published by <a href="https://shop.idwpublishing.com/the-ghoul-1.html" target="_blank">IDW Publishing</a></p>
<blockquote><p>When Los Angeles Detective Lieutenant Lloyd Klimpt finds himself in the middle of a Hollywood mystery that falls way outside the norm, he knows he&#8217;s going to need a different kind of help than he&#8217;s used to. He finds it in the bizarre form of The Ghoul, a monstrous investigator with a reputation for solving the world&#8217;s weirdest crimes.</p>
<p>Written and created by Steve Niles (30 Days of Night), with art by industry legend Bernie Wrightson. Also included is an illustrated prose story by Niles.</p></blockquote>
<p>Bernie Wrightson is so good. A little post-Halloween detective tale for you. Check out this <a href="http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=preview&#38;id=3798&#38;disp=table" target="_blank">preview</a>.</p>
<p><img class="alignleft" style="margin:5px;" src="http://www.imagecomics.com/gallery2/g2data_373ph4nt/albums/comics/2009-11/beast_ogn_cover.jpg" alt="" width="185" height="284" /><em>Beast</em> &#8211; $15.99<br />
By Marian Churchland<br />
152 pages; published by <a href="http://www.imagecomics.com/schedule.php?d=20091111#9672" target="_blank">Image Comics</a>; available at <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1607061473?ie=UTF8&#38;tag=thegranovdat-20&#38;linkCode=as2&#38;camp=1789&#38;creative=390957&#38;creativeASIN=1607061473" target="_blank">Amazon.com</a></p>
<blockquote><p>The first full-length solo work of MARIAN CHURCHLAND, artist of ELEPHANTMEN # 18-20, and Conan: Trophy.</p>
<p>Colette, a young sculptor looking for work, finds a job with a mysterious client who wants her to carve his portrait out of marble. The client turns out to be a shadowy creature, and the block of marble, she discovers, has a long history that threatens to engulf her entirely.</p></blockquote>
<p>There&#8217;s a nice elegance to this art, but don&#8217;t mistake that for being timid, as the heavy blacks for the shadowy creature show. I&#8217;m intrigued. There&#8217;s a preview at the publisher link above.</p>
<p><img class="alignleft" src="http://www.nbmpub.com/humor/rall/lovingcovsmall.jpg" alt="" width="198" height="293" /><em>The Year of Loving Dangerously</em> &#8211; $18.95<br />
By Ted Rall &#38; Pablo G. Callejo<br />
128 pages; published by <a href="http://www.nbmpub.com/index.html" target="_blank">NBM Publishing</a>; available at <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1561635650?ie=UTF8&#38;tag=thegranovdat-20&#38;linkCode=as2&#38;camp=1789&#38;creative=390957&#38;creativeASIN=1561635650" target="_blank">Amazon.com</a></p>
<blockquote><p>It&#8217;s the 80&#8217;s and Ted is in college in New York City and slipping. His pranks, lack of focus, and restlessness get him kicked out of school.</p>
<p>Unable to find a job, rejected by his parents, he&#8217;s on the verge of suicide. Instead he finds comfort in the arms of many women he meets casually and puts up a front for. It may sound like an ideal grift but the toll is much higher than one may imagine.</p>
<p>Between acidly funny and disturbingly real, Rall pours out his guts on a hard turning point in his life.</p></blockquote>
<p>Political cartoonist <a href="http://rall.com/" target="_blank">Ted Rall</a> turns to autobiography, and makes the interesting choice of having someone else handle the art. If you don&#8217;t know Ted Rall from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Randall" target="_blank">Tony Randall</a>, I wouldn&#8217;t worry about it. The description above tells you all you need to know. Here&#8217;s a <a href="http://www.nbmpub.com/comicslit/rall/pre1.html" target="_blank">preview</a>.</p>
<p><img class="alignleft" style="margin:5px;" src="http://media.us.macmillan.com/jackets/500H/9780312532864.jpg" alt="" width="192" height="288" /><em>Nylon Road: A Graphic Memoir of Coming of Age in Iran</em> &#8211; $16.99<br />
By Parsua Bashi<br />
128 pages; published by <a href="http://us.macmillan.com/nylonroad" target="_blank">St. Martin&#8217;s Press</a>; available at <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0312532865?ie=UTF8&#38;tag=thegranovdat-20&#38;linkCode=as2&#38;camp=1789&#38;creative=390957&#38;creativeASIN=0312532865" target="_blank">Amazon.com</a></p>
<blockquote><p>In the tradition of graphic memoirs such as Marjane Satrapi’s <em>Persepolis</em>, comes the story of a young Iranian woman’s struggles with growing up under Shiite Law, her journey into adulthood, and the daughter whom she had to leave behind when she left Iran. NYLON ROAD is a window into the soul of a culture that we are still struggling to understand.  Beautifully told, poignant, this is a powerful work about the necessity of freedom.</p></blockquote>
<p><em>Persepolis</em> is pretty lofty company but it&#8217;s a worthy topic to address. The entire first chapter can be seen <a href="http://us.macmillan.com/CMS400/uploadedFiles/Nylon_Road_-_chapter1.pdf" target="_blank">here</a> as a PDF.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Opening Photos: Brooklynite Gallery "Go Get Your Shinebox"]]></title>
<link>http://papermonster.wordpress.com/2009/11/23/opening-photos-brooklynite-gallery-go-get-your-shinebox/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:12:52 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>papermonster</dc:creator>
<guid>http://papermonster.wordpress.com/2009/11/23/opening-photos-brooklynite-gallery-go-get-your-shinebox/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[This past Saturday I headed over to the opening of Brooklynite Gallery&#8217;s Go Get Your Shinebox ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><div style="text-align:center;">This past Saturday I headed over to the opening of Brooklynite Gallery&#8217;s Go Get Your Shinebox group show. The show was fantastic and it was great to see and meet so many people that I have immense respect for including: Meggs (<a href="http://houseofmeggs.com/blog/">HERE</a>), Aiko (<a href="http://www.ladyaiko.com/">HERE</a>) , Luna Park (<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lunapark/">HERE</a>), Shai Dahan (from <a href="http://www.abztract.com/">Abztract </a>) and other amazing friends that passed by for the show. The night was electric with energy and the participating artists in the show brought some quality work out for the crowd to see and even interact with. My specific shinebox dealt with a Mask Shop and playing with themes of dual identities, mystery, and our dreams of becoming something more than who or what we are today. I also had the opportunity to work on another one of my &#8220;Black Holes&#8221; along the back walls of the gallery along with artists such as Dain, Specter, Dada, Peru Ana, Billi Kid, Kozbe and Chris Mendoza. Overall I had a blast and it is a great show to end November right before heading out to Miami for Art Basel next week. Catch images of the entire opening below and stay posted for more photos later this week.</div>
<div style="text-align:center;">For more info on Brooklynite Gallery and the Shineboxes Visit: <a href="http://brooklynitegallery.com/">http://brooklynitegallery.com/</a></div>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2HdyfvRKynM/SwoEnJywb0I/AAAAAAAADaI/LIaxjb8mq5Y/s1600/PaperMonster-BrooklyniteShinebox41.jpg"><img style="display:block;width:400px;cursor:pointer;height:355px;text-align:center;margin:0 auto 10px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2HdyfvRKynM/SwoEnJywb0I/AAAAAAAADaI/LIaxjb8mq5Y/s400/PaperMonster-BrooklyniteShinebox41.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>PaperMonster working on another &#8220;Black Hole&#8221;<br />
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2HdyfvRKynM/SwoEditjZXI/AAAAAAAADaA/ZmW9yXmFu4E/s1600/PaperMonster-BrooklyniteShinebox40.jpg"><img style="display:block;width:400px;cursor:pointer;height:300px;text-align:center;margin:0 auto 10px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2HdyfvRKynM/SwoEditjZXI/AAAAAAAADaA/ZmW9yXmFu4E/s400/PaperMonster-BrooklyniteShinebox40.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Dain, Dada, PaperMonster, Specter, and Peru Ana<br />
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2HdyfvRKynM/SwoEdZdwzPI/AAAAAAAADZ4/H0gnYGqaDc8/s1600/PaperMonster-BrooklyniteShinebox39.jpg"><img style="display:block;width:300px;cursor:pointer;height:400px;text-align:center;margin:0 auto 10px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2HdyfvRKynM/SwoEdZdwzPI/AAAAAAAADZ4/H0gnYGqaDc8/s400/PaperMonster-BrooklyniteShinebox39.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2HdyfvRKynM/SwoEdM2R9wI/AAAAAAAADZw/Mel9BeSQihE/s1600/PaperMonster-BrooklyniteShinebox38.jpg"><img style="display:block;width:300px;cursor:pointer;height:400px;text-align:center;margin:0 auto 10px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2HdyfvRKynM/SwoEdM2R9wI/AAAAAAAADZw/Mel9BeSQihE/s400/PaperMonster-BrooklyniteShinebox38.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2HdyfvRKynM/SwoEc-znzTI/AAAAAAAADZo/OXrP3sEjVk4/s1600/PaperMonster-BrooklyniteShinebox37.jpg"><img style="display:block;width:300px;cursor:pointer;height:400px;text-align:center;margin:0 auto 10px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2HdyfvRKynM/SwoEc-znzTI/AAAAAAAADZo/OXrP3sEjVk4/s400/PaperMonster-BrooklyniteShinebox37.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2HdyfvRKynM/SwoEc1OExUI/AAAAAAAADZg/u2DXzSkxUKY/s1600/PaperMonster-BrooklyniteShinebox36.jpg"><img style="display:block;width:400px;cursor:pointer;height:243px;text-align:center;margin:0 auto 10px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2HdyfvRKynM/SwoEc1OExUI/AAAAAAAADZg/u2DXzSkxUKY/s400/PaperMonster-BrooklyniteShinebox36.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Far right: Specter wheatpaste<br />
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2HdyfvRKynM/SwoCvZp0QFI/AAAAAAAADZY/d6lQJex9NQ0/s1600/PaperMonster-BrooklyniteShinebox35.jpg"><img style="display:block;width:400px;cursor:pointer;height:300px;text-align:center;margin:0 auto 10px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2HdyfvRKynM/SwoCvZp0QFI/AAAAAAAADZY/d6lQJex9NQ0/s400/PaperMonster-BrooklyniteShinebox35.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Dain, Dada, PaperMonster<br />
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2HdyfvRKynM/SwoCvEAGJAI/AAAAAAAADZQ/S-nSvdoR7VI/s1600/PaperMonster-BrooklyniteShinebox34.jpg"><img style="display:block;width:400px;cursor:pointer;height:300px;text-align:center;margin:0 auto 10px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2HdyfvRKynM/SwoCvEAGJAI/AAAAAAAADZQ/S-nSvdoR7VI/s400/PaperMonster-BrooklyniteShinebox34.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2HdyfvRKynM/SwoCvAMJHsI/AAAAAAAADZI/Yn6-DBGSaRw/s1600/PaperMonster-BrooklyniteShinebox33.jpg"><img style="display:block;width:400px;cursor:pointer;height:300px;text-align:center;margin:0 auto 10px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2HdyfvRKynM/SwoCvAMJHsI/AAAAAAAADZI/Yn6-DBGSaRw/s400/PaperMonster-BrooklyniteShinebox33.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Saddo, Ema<br />
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2HdyfvRKynM/SwoCuxY_uWI/AAAAAAAADZA/zlMqpl_QT4M/s1600/PaperMonster-BrooklyniteShinebox32.jpg"><img style="display:block;width:300px;cursor:pointer;height:400px;text-align:center;margin:0 auto 10px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2HdyfvRKynM/SwoCuxY_uWI/AAAAAAAADZA/zlMqpl_QT4M/s400/PaperMonster-BrooklyniteShinebox32.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Rae<br />
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2HdyfvRKynM/SwoCuoow_VI/AAAAAAAADY4/kV5SFVsn-9M/s1600/PaperMonster-BrooklyniteShinebox31.jpg"><img style="display:block;width:400px;cursor:pointer;height:300px;text-align:center;margin:0 auto 10px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2HdyfvRKynM/SwoCuoow_VI/AAAAAAAADY4/kV5SFVsn-9M/s400/PaperMonster-BrooklyniteShinebox31.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Ame 72<br />
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2HdyfvRKynM/SwoCQHhbZHI/AAAAAAAADYw/J1fwUzUQf4w/s1600/PaperMonster-BrooklyniteShinebox30.jpg"><img style="display:block;width:300px;cursor:pointer;height:400px;text-align:center;margin:0 auto 10px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2HdyfvRKynM/SwoCQHhbZHI/AAAAAAAADYw/J1fwUzUQf4w/s400/PaperMonster-BrooklyniteShinebox30.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2HdyfvRKynM/SwoCP2NcCuI/AAAAAAAADYo/CGsxvB6GzhI/s1600/PaperMonster-BrooklyniteShinebox29.jpg"><img style="display:block;width:300px;cursor:pointer;height:400px;text-align:center;margin:0 auto 10px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2HdyfvRKynM/SwoCP2NcCuI/AAAAAAAADYo/CGsxvB6GzhI/s400/PaperMonster-BrooklyniteShinebox29.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Peru Ana<br />
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2HdyfvRKynM/SwoCPqaAM1I/AAAAAAAADYg/ItmuiCbkPl8/s1600/PaperMonster-BrooklyniteShinebox28.jpg"><img style="display:block;width:400px;cursor:pointer;height:300px;text-align:center;margin:0 auto 10px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2HdyfvRKynM/SwoCPqaAM1I/AAAAAAAADYg/ItmuiCbkPl8/s400/PaperMonster-BrooklyniteShinebox28.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2HdyfvRKynM/SwoCPrzmbtI/AAAAAAAADYY/x1vOSPRzQWQ/s1600/PaperMonster-BrooklyniteShinebox27.jpg"><img style="display:block;width:400px;cursor:pointer;height:300px;text-align:center;margin:0 auto 10px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2HdyfvRKynM/SwoCPrzmbtI/AAAAAAAADYY/x1vOSPRzQWQ/s400/PaperMonster-BrooklyniteShinebox27.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Thundercut, Ryca and Collin Van Der Sluijs<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2HdyfvRKynM/SwoCPWx6n7I/AAAAAAAADYQ/4QvWi8QHQbM/s1600/PaperMonster-BrooklyniteShinebox26.jpg"><img style="display:block;width:400px;cursor:pointer;height:300px;text-align:center;margin:0 auto 10px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2HdyfvRKynM/SwoCPWx6n7I/AAAAAAAADYQ/4QvWi8QHQbM/s400/PaperMonster-BrooklyniteShinebox26.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Above: Peru Ana, Gaia, Miss Buggs, Know Hope, 3TTMan, Ana Schwartz, Medo, Marvin Crushler, Lime and more<br />
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2HdyfvRKynM/SwoBA7hyfhI/AAAAAAAADYI/wULcK7FRji0/s1600/PaperMonster-BrooklyniteShinebox25.jpg"><img style="display:block;width:300px;cursor:pointer;height:400px;text-align:center;margin:0 auto 10px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2HdyfvRKynM/SwoBA7hyfhI/AAAAAAAADYI/wULcK7FRji0/s400/PaperMonster-BrooklyniteShinebox25.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Various &#38; Gould &#38; Kuuk, PaperMonster, Least Wanted<br />
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2HdyfvRKynM/SwoBArzFojI/AAAAAAAADYA/c9XAml5y2zA/s1600/PaperMonster-BrooklyniteShinebox24.jpg"><img style="display:block;width:400px;cursor:pointer;height:300px;text-align:center;margin:0 auto 10px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2HdyfvRKynM/SwoBArzFojI/AAAAAAAADYA/c9XAml5y2zA/s400/PaperMonster-BrooklyniteShinebox24.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Various &#38; Gould, PaperMonster, Least Wanted<br />
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2HdyfvRKynM/SwoBARzpcmI/AAAAAAAADX4/bXwsGLFZWVQ/s1600/PaperMonster-BrooklyniteShinebox23.jpg"><img style="display:block;width:400px;cursor:pointer;height:300px;text-align:center;margin:0 auto 10px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2HdyfvRKynM/SwoBARzpcmI/AAAAAAAADX4/bXwsGLFZWVQ/s400/PaperMonster-BrooklyniteShinebox23.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Aiko<br />
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2HdyfvRKynM/SwoBALxOIaI/AAAAAAAADXw/1Wg4hy-Oono/s1600/PaperMonster-BrooklyniteShinebox22.jpg"><img style="display:block;width:300px;cursor:pointer;height:400px;text-align:center;margin:0 auto 10px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2HdyfvRKynM/SwoBALxOIaI/AAAAAAAADXw/1Wg4hy-Oono/s400/PaperMonster-BrooklyniteShinebox22.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>PaperMonster and Aiko<br />
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2HdyfvRKynM/SwoA_6Znn2I/AAAAAAAADXo/hUr95FzMQO0/s1600/PaperMonster-BrooklyniteShinebox21.jpg"><img style="display:block;width:400px;cursor:pointer;height:300px;text-align:center;margin:0 auto 10px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2HdyfvRKynM/SwoA_6Znn2I/AAAAAAAADXo/hUr95FzMQO0/s400/PaperMonster-BrooklyniteShinebox21.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2HdyfvRKynM/Swn9cN3jqhI/AAAAAAAADXg/bykvulHKTrY/s1600/PaperMonster-BrooklyniteShinebox20.jpg"><img style="display:block;width:400px;cursor:pointer;height:300px;text-align:center;margin:0 auto 10px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2HdyfvRKynM/Swn9cN3jqhI/AAAAAAAADXg/bykvulHKTrY/s400/PaperMonster-BrooklyniteShinebox20.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Plimsoul<br />
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2HdyfvRKynM/Swn9cM9vuSI/AAAAAAAADXY/C7i3x33DAxM/s1600/PaperMonster-BrooklyniteShinebox19.jpg"><img style="display:block;width:400px;cursor:pointer;height:300px;text-align:center;margin:0 auto 10px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2HdyfvRKynM/Swn9cM9vuSI/AAAAAAAADXY/C7i3x33DAxM/s400/PaperMonster-BrooklyniteShinebox19.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2HdyfvRKynM/Swn9bz-F9mI/AAAAAAAADXQ/VwqwwHfgsCY/s1600/PaperMonster-BrooklyniteShinebox18.jpg"><img style="display:block;width:400px;cursor:pointer;height:300px;text-align:center;margin:0 auto 10px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2HdyfvRKynM/Swn9bz-F9mI/AAAAAAAADXQ/VwqwwHfgsCY/s400/PaperMonster-BrooklyniteShinebox18.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2HdyfvRKynM/Swn9bv3PU3I/AAAAAAAADXI/HuU9-SPJl_k/s1600/PaperMonster-BrooklyniteShinebox17.jpg"><img style="display:block;width:400px;cursor:pointer;height:300px;text-align:center;margin:0 auto 10px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2HdyfvRKynM/Swn9bv3PU3I/AAAAAAAADXI/HuU9-SPJl_k/s400/PaperMonster-BrooklyniteShinebox17.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2HdyfvRKynM/Swn9bWgIw4I/AAAAAAAADXA/pDtG5o5laFk/s1600/PaperMonster-BrooklyniteShinebox16.jpg"><img style="display:block;width:400px;cursor:pointer;height:300px;text-align:center;margin:0 auto 10px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2HdyfvRKynM/Swn9bWgIw4I/AAAAAAAADXA/pDtG5o5laFk/s400/PaperMonster-BrooklyniteShinebox16.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>PaperMonster and Ren<br />
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2HdyfvRKynM/Swn83lN5MGI/AAAAAAAADW4/t9Mzqt--kQ0/s1600/PaperMonster-BrooklyniteShinebox15.jpg"><img style="display:block;width:400px;cursor:pointer;height:300px;text-align:center;margin:0 auto 10px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2HdyfvRKynM/Swn83lN5MGI/AAAAAAAADW4/t9Mzqt--kQ0/s400/PaperMonster-BrooklyniteShinebox15.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Thundercut<br />
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2HdyfvRKynM/Swn83WXR3sI/AAAAAAAADWw/JOmPBR35XjE/s1600/PaperMonster-BrooklyniteShinebox14.jpg"><img style="display:block;width:400px;cursor:pointer;height:300px;text-align:center;margin:0 auto 10px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2HdyfvRKynM/Swn83WXR3sI/AAAAAAAADWw/JOmPBR35XjE/s400/PaperMonster-BrooklyniteShinebox14.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Chris Mendoza painting<br />
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2HdyfvRKynM/Swn83DxCJ9I/AAAAAAAADWo/qr8r0vUBT3I/s1600/PaperMonster-BrooklyniteShinebox13.jpg"><img style="display:block;width:400px;cursor:pointer;height:300px;text-align:center;margin:0 auto 10px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2HdyfvRKynM/Swn83DxCJ9I/AAAAAAAADWo/qr8r0vUBT3I/s400/PaperMonster-BrooklyniteShinebox13.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Amazing Crowd! Thanks to everyone who came out.<br />
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2HdyfvRKynM/Swn82wm5z5I/AAAAAAAADWg/HsYt95oV9NY/s1600/PaperMonster-BrooklyniteShinebox12.jpg"><img style="display:block;width:400px;cursor:pointer;height:300px;text-align:center;margin:0 auto 10px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2HdyfvRKynM/Swn82wm5z5I/AAAAAAAADWg/HsYt95oV9NY/s400/PaperMonster-BrooklyniteShinebox12.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2HdyfvRKynM/Swn82tD0GBI/AAAAAAAADWY/cEZzktzVfgg/s1600/PaperMonster-BrooklyniteShinebox11.jpg"><img style="display:block;width:340px;cursor:pointer;height:400px;text-align:center;margin:0 auto 10px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2HdyfvRKynM/Swn82tD0GBI/AAAAAAAADWY/cEZzktzVfgg/s400/PaperMonster-BrooklyniteShinebox11.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Meggs and PaperMonster. For more on Meggs visit: <a href="http://houseofmeggs.com/blog/">http://houseofmeggs.com/blog/</a><br />
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2HdyfvRKynM/Swn8Bc4oKKI/AAAAAAAADWQ/y-LmHOCUiXk/s1600/PaperMonster-BrooklyniteShinebox10.jpg"><img style="display:block;width:400px;cursor:pointer;height:300px;text-align:center;margin:0 auto 10px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2HdyfvRKynM/Swn8Bc4oKKI/AAAAAAAADWQ/y-LmHOCUiXk/s400/PaperMonster-BrooklyniteShinebox10.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2HdyfvRKynM/Swn8BE4GOLI/AAAAAAAADWI/6pk1aFWGIsg/s1600/PaperMonster-BrooklyniteShinebox9.jpg"><img style="display:block;width:400px;cursor:pointer;height:300px;text-align:center;margin:0 auto 10px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2HdyfvRKynM/Swn8BE4GOLI/AAAAAAAADWI/6pk1aFWGIsg/s400/PaperMonster-BrooklyniteShinebox9.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Chris Mendoza<br />
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2HdyfvRKynM/Swn8A92VmkI/AAAAAAAADWA/3dZ1rUHPxjA/s1600/PaperMonster-BrooklyniteShinebox8.jpg"><img style="display:block;width:400px;cursor:pointer;height:300px;text-align:center;margin:0 auto 10px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2HdyfvRKynM/Swn8A92VmkI/AAAAAAAADWA/3dZ1rUHPxjA/s400/PaperMonster-BrooklyniteShinebox8.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Lara, Jess, and Ren<br />
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2HdyfvRKynM/Swn8ApU5lwI/AAAAAAAADV4/Qn5R01nknJQ/s1600/PaperMonster-BrooklyniteShinebox7.jpg"><img style="display:block;width:400px;cursor:pointer;height:281px;text-align:center;margin:0 auto 10px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2HdyfvRKynM/Swn8ApU5lwI/AAAAAAAADV4/Qn5R01nknJQ/s400/PaperMonster-BrooklyniteShinebox7.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>PaperMonster, Lara, Jess, and Ren<br />
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2HdyfvRKynM/Swn7_kOrfKI/AAAAAAAADVw/XxSH5SPyGeY/s1600/PaperMonster-BrooklyniteShinebox6.jpg"><img style="display:block;width:300px;cursor:pointer;height:400px;text-align:center;margin:0 auto 10px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2HdyfvRKynM/Swn7_kOrfKI/AAAAAAAADVw/XxSH5SPyGeY/s400/PaperMonster-BrooklyniteShinebox6.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2HdyfvRKynM/Swn7jt_bBWI/AAAAAAAADVo/A3ZHQCb7Yps/s1600/PaperMonster-BrooklyniteShinebox5.jpg"><img style="display:block;width:300px;cursor:pointer;height:400px;text-align:center;margin:0 auto 10px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2HdyfvRKynM/Swn7jt_bBWI/AAAAAAAADVo/A3ZHQCb7Yps/s400/PaperMonster-BrooklyniteShinebox5.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>PaperMonster shinebox<br />
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2HdyfvRKynM/Swn7jS3zQrI/AAAAAAAADVg/l02IpNHRxxM/s1600/PaperMonster-BrooklyniteShinebox4.jpg"><img style="display:block;width:400px;cursor:pointer;height:300px;text-align:center;margin:0 auto 10px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2HdyfvRKynM/Swn7jS3zQrI/AAAAAAAADVg/l02IpNHRxxM/s400/PaperMonster-BrooklyniteShinebox4.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2HdyfvRKynM/Swn7jag_xKI/AAAAAAAADVY/TVQNDFFDouk/s1600/PaperMonster-BrooklyniteShinebox3.jpg"><img style="display:block;width:300px;cursor:pointer;height:400px;text-align:center;margin:0 auto 10px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2HdyfvRKynM/Swn7jag_xKI/AAAAAAAADVY/TVQNDFFDouk/s400/PaperMonster-BrooklyniteShinebox3.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2HdyfvRKynM/Swn7jIWEizI/AAAAAAAADVQ/lBwLfEx98XM/s1600/PaperMonster-BrooklyniteShinebox2.jpg"><img style="display:block;width:300px;cursor:pointer;height:400px;text-align:center;margin:0 auto 10px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2HdyfvRKynM/Swn7jIWEizI/AAAAAAAADVQ/lBwLfEx98XM/s400/PaperMonster-BrooklyniteShinebox2.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2HdyfvRKynM/Swn7ixAGHVI/AAAAAAAADVI/aI8htntVooc/s1600/PaperMonster-BrooklyniteShinebox1.jpg"><img style="display:block;width:300px;cursor:pointer;height:400px;text-align:center;margin:0 auto 10px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2HdyfvRKynM/Swn7ixAGHVI/AAAAAAAADVI/aI8htntVooc/s400/PaperMonster-BrooklyniteShinebox1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Penny, Billi Kid, Saddo, Ema, Ame72, Broken Crow, Rae, Anthony Lister, Ben Frost, Ajuma Walker<br />
Enjoy<br />
PaperMonster</p>
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<link>http://infinitesoliloquy.wordpress.com/2009/11/23/python-nanowrimo-and-luna-park/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:14:58 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Aria</dc:creator>
<guid>http://infinitesoliloquy.wordpress.com/2009/11/23/python-nanowrimo-and-luna-park/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Three things that are very much on my mind at the present moment. As in the very, very present momen]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Three things that are very much on my mind at the present moment. As in the very, very present moment.</p>
<p>Good News: Yearlies are over and I can finally get back into NaNoWriMo.</p>
<p>Bad News: I am 30, 000 words behind on my NaNoWriMo and my word count bar graphs looks incredibly sad.</p>
<p>I think in this kind of situation, I&#8217;m going to try to cram in as many words as I can before it finishes. Even if I don&#8217;t make the 50K mark. And maybe like shut myself indoors on the weekend and just write, write and write even more all day.</p>
<p>Which brings me to my next subject.</p>
<p>My efforts to learn how to code in Python have been slow and mostly non-existent. Today, I decided to try and get back into it only to get about twelve syntax errors and other coding in general errors. Before I got how to open one image.</p>
<p>Of course there&#8217;s a lot of process that goes into opening an image such as which directory to open from, the file name etc. The problem was, I had to do this every time even if it was in the same folder. So today, I&#8217;ve been trying to do a shortcut for that. But I have realised one very important thing when programming:</p>
<p>You can not be lazy. You can not use shortcuts for words. And hope they work out. (Like you know when you save files and  it would be generally recommended that you title it something relevant to your file? I just type &#8220;asdas&#8221; or similar because it&#8217;s the quickest thing on my keyboard and I hope I remember what it means)</p>
<p>Turns out, you can not do this when you code. The program shall get confused and you shall get a lot of writing in red (error colour eek DD:)</p>
<p>And lastly, I went to Luna Park in Sydney for a maths excursion today.</p>
<p>~ Rides comprising of ~</p>
<p>1 roller coaster ride &#8211; my first one</p>
<p>1 Pirate ship swingo ride &#8211; first time on one of these (extremely freaking hanging upside down and looking at Sydney 20 metres or more in the air)</p>
<p>1 random spinning ride where I was stuck to the wall, feet in the air because the thing was spinning so fast (completely dizzy-making :/ )</p>
<p>1 horrible, horrible photo of me screaming on the roller coaster (my friend bought it blah. I will burn it later.)</p>
<p>I still feel kind of nauseous thinking about the spinning rides.</p>
<p>Ugh I hate circles.</p>
<p>They&#8217;re not my idea of fun.</p>
<p>Update: Woah long post.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Paramore announces new gigs!]]></title>
<link>http://thespotlightreport.wordpress.com/2009/11/22/paramore-announces-new-gigs/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:16:25 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>thespotlightreport</dc:creator>
<guid>http://thespotlightreport.wordpress.com/2009/11/22/paramore-announces-new-gigs/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[PARAMORE announces sideshows for their Soundwave venue!!! the dates are: February 19: The Tivoli, Br]]></description>
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<p><strong>PARAMORE</strong> announces sideshows for their Soundwave venue!!!</p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;">the dates are:</span></p>
<p>February 19: The Tivoli, Brisbane, QLD<br />
February 23: Festival Hall, Melbourne, VIC<br />
February 24: Big Top Luna Park, Sydney, NSW</p>
<p>TICKETS ON SALE WEDNESDAY 2 DECEMBER, 9AM.</p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;">source: </span>www.accessallareas.net.au</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Inside Films Awards tonight at Luna park]]></title>
<link>http://thespotlightreport.wordpress.com/2009/11/18/inside-films-awards-tonight-at-luna-park/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:36:26 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>thespotlightreport</dc:creator>
<guid>http://thespotlightreport.wordpress.com/2009/11/18/inside-films-awards-tonight-at-luna-park/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The Kodak Inside Film Awards are the people&#8217;s choice awards for Australian films. The Kodak In]]></description>
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<p>The <strong>Kodak Inside Film Awards</strong> are the people&#8217;s choice awards for Australian films.<br />
The Kodak Inside Film Awards celebrates and champions Australian film and creative talent. We facilitate a unique dialogue between Australian filmmakers and their audience, support and promote Australian cinema and invigorate the national screen culture.</p>
<p>The Kodak Inside Film Awards National Scoring Circuit is a nation-wide audience poll that enables Australian film audiences to rate films in the Inside Film Awards.</p>
<p>Throughout the year audiences across Australia register their scores on score sheets distributed at film festivals and screenings or via this website. In 2009 almost 200,000 valid Kodak Inside Film Award scores were recorded.</p>
<p>The Kodak Inside Film Awards give Australian audiences the chance to play critic by rating Australian films between 1 and 5 (5 being the highest). Winners are determined by the overall average score, NOT by the number of scores received.</p>
<p>This yearAustralian actor  <strong>Sam Worthington</strong> will be hosting (Terminator 4, Avatar)</p>
<p>tickets at: <strong>http://www.ifawards.com/Tickets.aspx</strong></p>
<p>information from: <strong>www.ifawards.com</strong></p>
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<title><![CDATA[de Ruben Blades... Todos vuelven]]></title>
<link>http://eltaburete.wordpress.com/2009/11/17/de-ruben-blades-todos-vuelven/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:27:48 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>el taburete</dc:creator>
<guid>http://eltaburete.wordpress.com/2009/11/17/de-ruben-blades-todos-vuelven/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Buenos Aires,  (PL) Con su actual gira &#8220;Todos vuelven&#8221;, que hoy lo llevará al porteño Lu]]></description>
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<p style="text-align:justify;">Buenos Aires,  (PL) Con su actual gira<strong> &#8220;Todos vuelven&#8221;</strong>, que hoy lo llevará al porteño Luna Park, el cantante panameño <span style="color:#99cc00;">Rubén Blades</span> busca recuperar el espacio que perdió en cinco años alejado de los escenarios y las pantallas. Los cinco años en que ocupó la cartera de ministro de Turismo de Panamá fueron para él, profesionalmente hablando, &#8220;la muerte&#8221;, según comentó en recientes declaraciones a un medio argentino a propósito de su presentación aquí.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Ahora -aseguró entonces- &#8220;regreso y vengo a ocupar mi espacio, un espacio que nadie me estuvo guardando&#8221;, y pretende hacerlo con &#8220;calidad, seriedad y enfoque&#8221;. En una conferencia de prensa ofrecida la víspera, el talentoso compositor anunció que &#8220;Todos vuelven&#8221; será el último espectáculo de este tipo que ofrecerá acompañado con su orquesta, Los seis del solar. Voy a empezar a programar giras acústicas y para ello quiero empezar a aprender a tocar la guitarra, adelantó el autor de <span style="color:#ff0000;">&#8220;Pedro Navaja&#8221;</span>.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">La actual gira comenzó a finales de agosto en Puerto Rico y luego se extendió a México, Perú y Venezuela. Después de actuar mañana aquí proseguirá en Estados Unidos, Panamá y cerrará en tierra borinquen en febrero de 2010. Blades presentará en el Luna Park su más reciente producción, <em><strong>Cantares del subdesarrollo</strong></em>, y lo hará acompañado de sus títulos más conocidos: &#8220;El Padre Antonio y su Monaguillo Andrés&#8221;, &#8220;Ligia Elena&#8221;, &#8220;Decisiones&#8221;, &#8220;Juan Pachanga&#8221;, &#8220;Buscando guayaba&#8221; y &#8220;Plástico&#8221;.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">El destacado creador, de 61 años de edad, reconoció además su interés por hacer un disco de tango con producción del arreglista y músico argentino Carlos Franzetti, y recordó a la fallecida <span style="color:#ff00ff;">Mercedes Sosa</span>.  Respecto a lo que acontecerá esta noche en el Luna Park, manifestó su deseo de crear espacios libres que sirvan como pista de baile para que los asistentes puedan acercarse libremente y disfrutar de sus interpretaciones.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Exclusive: First 12 Pages From Kevin Baker's Luna Park]]></title>
<link>http://techland.com/2009/11/17/exclusive-first-12-pages-from-kevin-bakers-luna-park/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:20:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Peter Ha</dc:creator>
<guid>http://techland.com/2009/11/17/exclusive-first-12-pages-from-kevin-bakers-luna-park/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[New York Times bestselling author Kevin Baker is probably a much happier man today than he was yeste]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[random comic review - "Luna Park"]]></title>
<link>http://fistfightatthearthouse.wordpress.com/2009/11/16/random-comic-review-luna-park/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:21:43 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Costa</dc:creator>
<guid>http://fistfightatthearthouse.wordpress.com/2009/11/16/random-comic-review-luna-park/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Haunting. Luna Park is incredibly haunting.  I thought I knew what was going to happen in this love-]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[St. Kilda--Australia]]></title>
<link>http://corinajoyc.wordpress.com/2009/11/13/st-kilda-australia/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 07:37:27 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Corina</dc:creator>
<guid>http://corinajoyc.wordpress.com/2009/11/13/st-kilda-australia/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[When Tony and I returned to Melbourne from Port Campbell, we stayed in South Yarra, a suburb of Melb]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>When Tony and I returned to Melbourne from Port Campbell, we stayed in South Yarra, a suburb of Melbourne.  We had read before leaving home about St. Kilda Beach.  It was supposed to be a neat area to go shop and eat and have a drink.  We took a tram to St. Kilda and although it was an overcast and windy day, we did find quite a few people in the shopping area.  The beach was deserted and Luna Park (amusement park) was closed for the season but the restaurants and shops were doing a brisk business.</p>
<p>We had a delicious Porterhouse steak dinner with beer as the house special that night and paid only $15 each which is a bargain in Australia where most dinners out will set you back at least $30 each.  It was interesting to watch the restaurant.  In the U.S., the fire marshall would have been there to close them down or make them get rid of some of their customers.  It was so crowded that we actually had to wait for the restaurant staff to ask people to get up out of their chairs so we would have a path to the door.  And it happened anytime they were seating someone or someone wanted to leave.  The food was amazingly delicious and the beer was brewed locally so other than having to wait to get out of there, we had no complaints.</p>
<div id="attachment_951" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 510px"><img class="size-full wp-image-951" title="StkilabeachR" src="http://corinajoyc.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/stkilabeachr.jpg" alt="StkilabeachR" width="500" height="375" /><p class="wp-caption-text">The beach at St. Kilda</p></div>
<div id="attachment_952" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 510px"><img class="size-full wp-image-952" title="LunaPrkR" src="http://corinajoyc.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/lunaprkr.jpg" alt="LunaPrkR" width="500" height="375" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Entrance to Luna Park</p></div>
<div id="attachment_953" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 510px"><img class="size-full wp-image-953" title="reptilianR" src="http://corinajoyc.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/reptilianr.jpg" alt="reptilianR" width="500" height="438" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Building that looks like reptile skin!</p></div>
<p style="text-align:center;">This building was pretty neat.  When you looked closely, the outside looked like reptile skin.</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-954" title="stkildaR" src="http://corinajoyc.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/stkildar.jpg" alt="Beach folk atop St. Kilda hair salon!" width="500" height="248" /></p>
<p style="text-align:center;">The beach folk weren&#8217;t real but they sure looked real.  They made everyone do a double take!</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Luna Park]]></title>
<link>http://costak.wordpress.com/2009/11/14/luna-park/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 03:09:58 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Costa</dc:creator>
<guid>http://costak.wordpress.com/2009/11/14/luna-park/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ll have a writeup on it along with a few more comics over at Fistfight At The Arthouse later]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>I&#8217;ll have a writeup on it along with a few more comics over at <strong><a href="http://fistfightatthearthouse.wordpress.com">Fistfight At The Arthouse</a></strong> later on next week, but I just had to say how awesome Vertigo/DC&#8217;s <strong><em>Luna Park</em></strong> is, from writer Kevin Baker and artist Danijel Zezelj.  Totally freakin&#8217; entranced me.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-367" title="lunapark_COVER" src="http://costak.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/lunapark_cover.jpg" alt="lunapark_COVER" width="205" height="140" /></p>
<p style="text-align:left;">Alright, hope everyone has a good weekend!</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Fechas de la gira: "Dulce Tentacion"]]></title>
<link>http://craptastico.wordpress.com/2009/11/14/fechas-de-la-gira-dulce-tentacion/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 02:50:24 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>ifuceekd</dc:creator>
<guid>http://craptastico.wordpress.com/2009/11/14/fechas-de-la-gira-dulce-tentacion/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Por fin la cantante mexicana Fey a confirmado las fechas de su tour &#8220;dulce tentacion 2009 ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p style="text-align:center;"><strong>Por fin la cantante mexicana Fey a confirmado las fechas de su tour &#8220;dulce tentacion 2009 &#8211; 2010&#8243; iniciando los conciertos en Argentina en el teatro Astral los dias 9 y 10 de diciembre, los boletos ya estan a la venta. Despues  se presentara en Chile el 11 de diciembre y el 13 en Uruguay, para mayor informacion visiten: <a href="http://fey.com.mx/">www.fey.com.mx</a> fanaticos de Fey pasen la voz y apoyen a su artista, no se olviden de pedir Provocame en radios y en la television!!</strong></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><strong>click para agrandar<br />
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<p><strong><a href="http://www.fey.com.mx"><img class="alignnone" title="fey" src="http://i36.tinypic.com/xnytqq.jpg" alt="" width="467" height="234" /></a><br />
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<title><![CDATA[Fey cambia lugar y fecha de conciertos!]]></title>
<link>http://craptastico.wordpress.com/2009/11/09/fey-cambia-lugar-y-fecha-de-conciertos/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 04:16:28 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>ifuceekd</dc:creator>
<guid>http://craptastico.wordpress.com/2009/11/09/fey-cambia-lugar-y-fecha-de-conciertos/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Tal como lo dice el titulo de la noticia, la cantante mexicana Fey cambio de fecha y de lugar el ini]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><a href="http://i33.tinypic.com/2j4qzir.jpg"><img class="alignleft" title="fey" src="http://i33.tinypic.com/2j4qzir.jpg" alt="" width="292" height="437" /></a><strong>Tal como lo dice el titulo de la noticia, la cantante mexicana Fey cambio de fecha y de lugar el inicio de su gira &#8220;Dulce Tentacion&#8221;, la bomba cayo cuando en la pagina de luna park mostraba el evento de Fey cancelado logrando que los fans estallaran en decepcion, pero por fortuna, todo sigue en pie y Fey dara inicio a su gira en Argentina los dias 9 y 10 de diciembre en el teatro Astral. Este movimiento sin duda fue el mejorque pudo haber hecho, ya que las ventas para el luna park no eran del todo satisfactorias. Ojala que con esto Fey se ponga las pilas y se de cuenta de desde 1995 a la fecha han pasado 14 años y que en el mundo de la musica y mas en el pop, la gente se olvida de sus idolos, yo espero que todo le vaya muy bien y que siga adelante, no aguanto las ganas para verla en Mexico, fans de argentina hagan mucho ruido y apoyenla, yay por Fey.</strong></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><strong>C</strong><strong>lick en las pcis para agrandar</strong></p>
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<title><![CDATA[A child at heart- Luna Park]]></title>
<link>http://shannonweiley.com/2009/11/09/a-child-at-heart-luna-park/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 20:25:25 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>shannonweiley</dc:creator>
<guid>http://shannonweiley.com/2009/11/09/a-child-at-heart-luna-park/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Apologies for my absence, I&#8217;ve been spinning in circles, screaming with my arms in the air and]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Apologies for my absence, I&#8217;ve been spinning in circles, screaming with my arms in the air and feel that I am still recovering. I had vague memories of the big somewhat scary smiling clown looking mouth that is supposed to be iconic for &#8220;fun&#8221;, but had no memory of the internals of the clown, the activities beyond the gate. We walked in to a land of &#8220;children&#8221;, it was amazing, I almost think that experience for the adult who has forgotten how to be a child is better than for the child, although our partners in crime for the day, two 7 year olds for the day would probably disagree. I think part of the fun for adults is the link to the history, the carousel, glorious in all its splendour is a restore original, or maybe it&#8217;s just research addict like me that get off on the history of the rides, who knows.</p>
<p>We spent the day whizzing around on the &#8220;Little Mouse&#8221; or something like that- a kiddy rollercoaster, which made me convinced that my &#8217;slightly too heavy for recommended healthy weight body&#8217; may be just enough to tip my cart over the edge of the rail to a plummeting death. We relaxed on the Ferris Wheel, where again I contemplated whether the best survival chances would be an outcome of crashing down to the water or the concrete below, and then we span ridiculous numbers of circles on &#8220;The Spider&#8221;, I don&#8217;t think I invisaged a catapulting death on this one. We also got banged up on the dodgem cars and spent hours on the giant slides. The slides is where I was truly returned to childhood, we raced down on our sacs many miles an hour then pushing out through excited loss of breath, &#8220;Do you want to go again?&#8221; we clambered up the many stairs dragging our sacs behind us to race again. I felt the urge of a full bladder creeping up on me and actually, in true child nature&#8230;&#8230; wet  my pants.</p>
<p>No, not really, but I did put of going and felt the feeling of.. &#8220;just one more slide then I&#8217;ll go.&#8221; My legs were shaky with adrenalin, or just worn out from going up stairs? and I was hot and flushed. On the toilet, if you care for details, I sat anxiously anticipating quickly wiping and washing hands (hey I deserve a star for remembering to wash) so as to rush back to play. I have now re-visited that fear of, I guess missing out. You know that nothings closing, the slides aren&#8217;t magically going to pack up and leave while you&#8217;re in the bathroom, yet you rush.</p>
<p>As I played I thought, firstly of any possible way I could have a fundraiser at Luna Park, a thought my husband responded to with &#8220;can&#8217;t you just have fun?&#8221;, and a second thought of&#8230; I think everyone should do this. People that are sick, people who are not, everyone, I guess sit comes back to laughter being the best medicine. My cheeks were sore from laughing, especially on the scary rides. It really invokes a piece of you that I bet, as adults you have forgotten. Garth and I are hoping to stick to a plan where we go for Friday night fun, even just twice a year where we can have dinner (not too much) and challenge each other to the dodgem cars and share a cart on the roller coaster. I&#8217;ll also have a chance to work on him to come on The Spider with me.</p>
<p>So fun, I encourage you all, with or without children, illness, mortgages or other to get out and do an activity that you haven&#8217;t done as an adult. We don&#8217;t have to go to movies, have dinner and do the adult things, go do something free (unfortunately not financially free) and fun, and remember that we are alive! Like Kriss Carr says on one of her BLOGS,</p>
<p>why do we wait for permission to live?</p>
<p>Next I&#8217;ve decided we should sell up and just travel in a bus together playing :&#8221;left and right&#8221; whichever way the children say to turn we will and just see where we end up??</p>
<p>Garth reckons in fie minutes we will have turned a circle and be back where we started? I guess we&#8217;ll see, one day, have to keep working on him for that one.</p>
<p>Shan xoxo</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Vita digitale: quando Dylan Dog ti "scippa" la foto da Flickr]]></title>
<link>http://circospetto.net/2009/11/06/vita-digitale-quando-dylan-dog-ti-scippa-la-foto-da-flickr/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:59:25 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>piazzamanin</dc:creator>
<guid>http://circospetto.net/2009/11/06/vita-digitale-quando-dylan-dog-ti-scippa-la-foto-da-flickr/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Genova, dicembre 2007, baracconi (ovvero, Luna Park), la giostra del Polpo. fede0253 scatta una foto]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-5953" title="il polpo all'attacco" src="http://circospetto.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/almanacco-dettaglio.jpg" alt="il polpo all'attacco" width="720" height="188" /></p>
<p><a href="http://circospetto.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/almanacco.jpg" target="_blank"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-5954" title="almanacco della paura 2009" src="http://circospetto.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/almanacco.jpg" alt="almanacco della paura 2009" width="229" height="312" /></a>Genova, dicembre 2007, baracconi (ovvero, Luna Park), la giostra del Polpo. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14448041@N04/" target="_blank">fede0253</a> scatta una foto, la smanetta con <a href="http://www.lucisart.com/" target="_blank">LucisArt</a> e <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14448041@N04/2113906907/" target="_blank">la carica su Flickr</a>. Un anno dopo gli chiediamo il permesso per ripubblicarla <a href="http://circospetto.net/2008/01/07/foce-luna-park-ancora-una-settimana-ai-baracconi/" target="_blank">qui</a>, quando i baracconi si fermano un&#8217;altra settimana. Un altro anno dopo esce in edicola l&#8217;<em><a href="http://www.sergiobonellieditore.it/auto/scheda_speciale?collana=36&#38;numero=19#" target="_blank">Almanacco della Paura 2009</a></em>: l&#8217;investigatore dell&#8217;incubo combatte il malvagio Pink Rabbit proprio di fronte al polpo in questione. I tentacoli (qui immaginate una faccina sorridente che strizza l&#8217;occhio) del grande illustratore Angelo Stano hanno scovato la foto su Flickr, seguendo il malcostume dei quotidiani? Fede <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/circospetto/4067449209/comment72157622718526008/" target="_blank">racconta</a>:</p>
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<p style="padding-left:60px;">Questa e&#8217; il fronte della pubblicazione, sul retro copertina continua con l&#8217;altra parte della mia foto. Ho chiesto spiegazioni, per lettera, perche&#8217; per loro motivi non usano e-mail, e dopo mi hanno contattato per telefono solo scusandosi.</p>
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<h2>Puntate precedenti</h2>
<p style="padding-left:30px;"><a href="http://circospetto.net/2009/04/16/quando-la-stampa-ruba-le-foto-dal-web-il-secolo-xix/" target="_blank">Quando la stampa “ruba” le foto dal web (<em>Il Secolo XIX</em>)</a><br />
<a href="http://circospetto.net/2009/04/08/quando-la-stampa-ruba-foto-dal-web-di-nuovo-la-repubblica/" target="_blank"> Quando la stampa “ruba” foto dal web (di nuovo <em>la Repubblica</em>)</a><br />
<a href="http://circospetto.net/2008/05/27/vita-digitale-quando-la-stampa-ruba-foto-dal-web-la-repubblica/" target="_blank"> Vita digitale: quando la stampa “ruba” foto dal web (<em>la Repubblica</em>)</a><br />
<a href="http://circospetto.net/2008/11/05/vita-digitale-piccole-soddisfazioni-editoriali-e-su-carta/" target="_blank"> Vita digitale, piccole soddisfazioni editoriali (e su carta)</a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Cuadrilátero de rock and roll]]></title>
<link>http://elzumbidodelmosquito.wordpress.com/2009/11/04/cuadrilatero-de-rock-and-roll/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:11:16 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[“¡Buenas noches, cabrones! (…) Teníamos muchísimas ganas, desde hace tiempo, de venir a Buenos Aires]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>“¡Buenas noches, cabrones! (…) Teníamos muchísimas ganas, desde hace tiempo, de venir a Buenos Aires y tocar aquí, escenario de grandes conciertos y combates de boxeo. ¡Que tiemble el Luna Park!” Tras arrancar mediante una canción con pugilística campana inicial y oportunas frases posteriores (&#8220;&#8230;bienvenido al <a title="Vídeo de 'El club de los imposibles' en Youtube" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2VDLTNm6qk" target="_blank">club de los imposibles</a>/ de balas perdidas con siete vidas/ tenemos prisa por llegar&#8230;&#8221;), el músico zaragozano Enrique Bunbury expresó en el saludo de su recital el anhelo común de múltiples artistas por triunfar en la mítica sala porteña, aunque no sobresalga ni por arquitectura ni por acústica. Obvio, allí, en un extremo de la cultural calle Corrientes, junto al elitista Puerto Madero, cerca de la reivindicativa plaza de Mayo y de la presidencial Casa Rosada, triunfaron los más grandes, desde Frank Sinatra, Luciano Pavarotti o Julio Iglesias a Mark Knopfler, Oasis o Judas Priest. Sin embargo, aunque ahora truene el rock and roll, antes resonaban los puñetazos, como recordó el líder de la extinta banda Hérores del Silencio. De hecho, el origen del estadio, allá por 1931, y su principal actividad durante décadas, en las que se disputaron hasta 23 títulos internacionales, fue el boxeo.<br />
Los fundadores del Luna Park, el ex boxeador amateur José Lectoure y su amigo Ismael Pace, lograron techar las iniciales gradas y <em>ring</em> al aire libre dos años después de su inauguración y, tras diversas remodelaciones, el cuadrilátero se transformó en un estadio cubierto con capacidad para 23.500 espectadores en 1960. Entre medias, infinidad de noches de campanas, aplausos, silbidos, golpes, sudor y sangre. Entre otras veladas, a finales de 1945, debutó como profesional en el Luna Park José María <em>Mono</em> o <em>Tigre</em> Gatica, &#8220;uno de los mayores ídolos que tuvo el boxeo argentino&#8221;, según el periodista y escritor Osvaldo Soriano. &#8220;Esa noche, su triunfo por <em>nocaut</em> en la primera vuelta frente a Leopoldo Mayorano no puso al público de pie, ni lo irritó. Comenzaba su carrera un hombre de rabia larga, de ambición fresca. (&#8230;) Sus ojos verdes habrán visto a la multitud con el brillo del desafío. Bastó un golpe para que Mayorano, su rival, fuera a la lona&#8221;, recuerda Soriano en el relato <em>Un odio que conviene no olvidar</em>, la historia del ascenso y desplome de un limpiabotas transformado en púgil de éxito hasta su derrota en el primer asalto del combate contra el estadounidense campeón mundial del peso ligero Ike Williams. Del Madison Square Garden de Nueva York a una chabola arrabalera, dependencia de la caridad y, finalmente, muerte accidental a los 38 años de edad, atropellado en plena borrachera por un autobús a la salida de la cancha de Independiente de Avellaneda. &#8220;Había terminado su vida en una parábola perfecta de humillación; &#8216;una bala perdida&#8217;, como solía decir él&#8221;, sentencia Soriano.<br />
Incluso parte de la existencia del deportista argentino por excelencia, también acostumbrado a oscilar entre éxitos y fracasos (&#8220;blanco o negro, pero nunca gris&#8221;, según él mismo), se vinculó al Luna Park, pues el futbolista Diego Armando Maradona cambió el césped por la lona para celebrar allí ante más de un millar de invitados la fiesta de su boda con Claudia Villafañe. Fue en 1989, tres años después de que El Pelusa se convirtiera en D10S al liderar a la selección argentina para triunfar en la Copa del Mundo de México, y el enlace duró hasta 2003. Y aunque no se casaron allí, la pareja clave de la historia política y social de Argentina en el siglo XX también se gestó en el Luna Park, ya que el entonces coronel Juan Domingo Perón y la actriz Eva Duarte, <em>Evita</em>, se conocieron en un festival benéfico organizado en el recinto a principios de 1944. También allí, miles de argentinos lloraron durante los funerales por los cantantes Carlos Gardel (1935) y Julio Sosa (1964), aplaudieron la victoria de su selección de baloncesto frente a Estados Unidos en la final del campeonato del mundo (1950) o rezaron en una eucaristía junto al Papa Juan Pablo II (1982).</p>
<div id="attachment_1442" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 452px"><a rel="attachment wp-att-1442" href="http://elzumbidodelmosquito.wordpress.com/2009/11/04/cuadrilatero-de-rock-and-roll/20091104-bsas-luna-park-2/"><img class="size-large wp-image-1442  " title="Doble Luna" src="http://elzumbidodelmosquito.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/20091104-bsas-luna-park1.jpg?w=1024" alt="Doble Luna" width="442" height="294" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">El satélite terrestre se asoma sobre el estadio bonaerense (4/11/2009)</p></div>
<p>Deporte, música, política y religión. Gran parte de la historia de un país bajo el mismo techo. Por todo ello, el Gobierno de Argentina declaró, en febrero de 2007, el recinto como Monumento Histórico Nacional. De acuerdo al decreto 12/07 de la Secretaría de Cultura de la Nación, &#8220;con el Madison Square Garden neoyorquino y el Palais des Sports de París, el Luna Park constituye uno de los edificios más representativos de su época&#8221;. No en vano, según se subraya en la propia página del estadio en Internet (<a title="www.lunapark.com.ar" href="http://www.lunapark.com.ar" target="_blank">www.lunapark.com.ar</a>), &#8220;el Luna tiene un pedazo de cada uno de nosotros, de nuestros padres y abuelos, un recuerdo, un momento. Esa es su magia y su principal capital&#8221;.</p>
<p style="text-align:right;">Este Land Rover aparcado en tu puerta,<br />
la rueca de Penélope en el Luna Park,<br />
este sueño que sueña que se despierta,<br />
esta caracola muerta<br />
sin la gramola del mar.<br />
No abuses de mi inspiración,<br />
no acuses a mi corazón<br />
tan maltrecho y ajado<br />
que está cerrado por derribo.</p>
<p style="text-align:right;"><a title="Vídeo de 'Nos sobran los motivos' en Youtube" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qc-v2zjrO0I" target="_blank"><em>Nos sobran los motivos</em></a> (<em>19 días y 500 noches</em>, 1999)<br />
Joaquín Sabina</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Dire &amp; Fare ... e soldi da buttare!]]></title>
<link>http://unpodimondo.wordpress.com/2009/11/03/dire-fare-e-soldi-da-buttare/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:20:47 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>unpodimondo</dc:creator>
<guid>http://unpodimondo.wordpress.com/2009/11/03/dire-fare-e-soldi-da-buttare/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Foto &quot;Stairs and Lines&quot; by annakarenina - flickr La scorsa settimana mi è capitato di reca]]></description>
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<p style="text-align:justify;">La scorsa settimana mi è capitato di recarmi per lavoro  alla Fortezza da Basso di Firenze (nella foto qui a lato le scale del Padiglione Spadolini)  dove, dal 28 al 31 Ottobre si è tenuta la XII edizione di <a href="http://www.dire-fare.eu/" target="_blank">Dire e Fare </a>una fiera in cui gli enti locali e  in generale tutta la  P.A. presentavano soluzioni e  progetti a servizio della cittadinanza (infatti il sottotitolo della mostra recitava: <em>&#8220;la Pubblica Amministrazione che ci serve&#8221;</em>).</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Era un tripudio di stand: dal più piccolo comune sperso tra le montagne fino a grandi enti nazionali come l&#8217;Agenzia delle Entrate o l&#8217;Inps, passando per  Regione, Province, Aziende Sanitarie e Comunità montane ognuno aveva il suo spazio dove mostrare quanto di bello aveva fatto per la comunità. Stand progettati da designer e architetti, tv al plasma, video proiettori, postazioni multimediali e un ventaglio molto vario di gadgets, depliants e libretti offerti in omaggio senza badare a spese, il tutto ben architettato per l&#8217;autocelebrazione dei vari enti&#8230; tutti belli, buoni  e bravi! E poi tanti convegni, anch&#8217;essi autoincensanti&#8230; bla&#8230; bla&#8230; bla&#8230; Per assurdo anche il Comune di Firenze, al centro delle indagini della Magistratura per lo scandalo politico e  urbanistico di Quadra (<a href="http://corrierefiorentino.corriere.it/firenze/notizie/cronaca/2009/26-ottobre-2009/abusi-edilizi-corruzione-tangenti-arrestato-formigli-21-indagati-1601919432372.shtml" target="_blank">leggete qui</a>) aveva il suo megastand dove diceva quanto era bravo!</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Detto tutto ciò vorrei fare due brevi riflessioni:</p>
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<li>Una fiera di questo tipo ha un preciso scopo di marketing ed è indispensabile nel caso di aziende private che devono trovare dei clienti a cui  vendere dei prodotti. Ad esempio mi vengono in mente alcune fiere come lo Smau, il Saie, il Sana, la Bit etc&#8230; Ma la pubblica amministrazione ha davvero bisogno di strategie di marketing mutuate dal privato? La pubblica amministrazione non deve accaparrarsi clienti o vendere qualcosa a qualcuno, deve semplicemente fornire dei servizi alla popolazione. Il problema è proprio quello che la P.A. spesso tratta gli abitanti in modo inadeguato&#8230; o some &#8220;sudditi&#8221; da tartassare o come &#8220;clienti&#8221; a cui sembra che debba vendere qualcosa&#8230; Basterebbe che li trattasse semplicemente come &#8220;cittadini&#8221; ai quali deve fornire dei servizi, possibilmente dei buoni servizi. Punto e basta.</li>
<li style="text-align:justify;">Infine una domanda non banale: quanto sono costati questi 4 giorni di Luna Park con i baracconi multimediali e le conferenze di ogni ente?  Ricordiamoci che gli enti partecipanti sono gli  stessi che  riducono i servizi ai cittadini, che piangono sempre perchè lo Stato taglia loro i fondi  e che perciò hanno i bilanci sempre in &#8220;rosso&#8221;. Se i  soldi del <a href="http://www.dire-fare.eu/" target="_blank">&#8220;Dire e Fare&#8221;</a> fossero stati spesi per garantire anche un solo posto in più in un asilo nido, per accorciare di 1 solo giorno le liste di attesa di una Asl o per riparare qualche infisso in una scuola, sarebbero stati sicuramente spesi meglio. Non è una questione politica&#8230; è solo «buon senso»!</li>
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<title><![CDATA[This week's haul]]></title>
<link>http://comicbookjunkie.wordpress.com/2009/10/30/comics-oct-30/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 23:31:27 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Derek</dc:creator>
<guid>http://comicbookjunkie.wordpress.com/2009/10/30/comics-oct-30/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Just back from my local comic book shop. More superhero books than I normally buy for some reason: C]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Just back from my local comic book shop. More superhero books than I normally buy for some reason:</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.imagecomics.com/issue.php?item=9497#"><img class="alignright" src="http://www.imagecomics.com/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&#38;g2_itemId=9500&#38;g2_serialNumber=4" alt="" width="150" height="231" /></a>Chew #5</strong> &#8211; John Layman and Rob Guillory (Image): The final issue of this fun little read about an FDA agent who gets psychic impressions from whatever he eats (including severed fingers and deceased pets). Doesn&#8217;t take itself seriously, which I like in a comic.</p>
<p><strong>Ignition City #5</strong> &#8211; Warren Ellis, Gianluca Pagliarnai (Avatar): About time this one comes out.  I love this series, but Avatar&#8217;s publishing schedule is giving me a headache. I guess these smaller press outfits (Boom! and IDW included) operate like the golden age of comics publishing &#8211; you get it when you get it. My <a href="http://comicbookjunkie.wordpress.com/2009/06/01/comic-review-ignition-city/" target="_blank">series review is posted here</a>.</p>
<p><strong>Fantastic Four #572</strong> &#8211; Jonathan Hickman, Dale Eaglesham (Marvel): The first arc by the new creative team. It&#8217;s really a Reed Richards solo story. The jury is out for me until the story is complete. I gave the Millar/Hitch a try, but abandoned that one two issues in because it wasn&#8217;t really doing much for me. I like my FF cosmic adventures and domestic strife.</p>
<p><strong>Guardians of the Galaxy #19</strong> &#8211; Dan Abnett, Andy Lanning and Wesley Craig (Marvel): Kang the Conqueror&#8217;s still around? I grabbed this one totally on a whim. I loved what Keith Giffen did with the team in <em>Annihilation Conquest</em>. There&#8217;s no Rocket Raccoon (presumable he&#8217;s dead?) but I was sold on Cosmo the dog. I&#8217;ll be curious to see if it&#8217;s still as much fun as Giffen&#8217;s run.</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.boom-studios.net/die-hard-year-one-2-cover-a.html"><img class="alignleft" title="Die Hard Year One #2, cover" src="http://www.boom-studios.net/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/290x435/5e06319eda06f020e43594a9c230972d/D/i/DieHard02_CVR_A.jpg" alt="" width="139" height="209" /></a>Die Hard Year One #2</strong> &#8211; Howard Chaykin and Stephen Thompson (Boom! Studios): I don&#8217;t usually go for licensed books, but this one intrigued me based on the write-up on the <a href="http://livingbetweenwednesdays.com/" target="_blank">Living Between Wednesdays</a> blog. Definitely a slow build with the introduction of far too many characters. I&#8217;ll be interested to see how issue #2 unfolds.  But I definitely prefer Brubaker and Phillips&#8217; <em>Criminal </em>for a good crime/heist story.</p>
<p><strong>Astro City Special: Astra #2</strong> &#8211; Kurt Busiek, Brent E. Anderson (Wildstorm): The latest entry in the Astro City family. The book goes monthly starting with the next issue that comes out. I&#8217;m debating whether to keep picking this one up. It&#8217;s not at the top of my list, but it&#8217;s definitely not at the bottom (unlike the latest <strong><em>New Mutants</em></strong> series, sorry).</p>
<div class="wp-caption alignright" style="width: 199px"><a href="http://vertigo.blog.dccomics.com/2009/10/23/matt-wagner-and-amy-reeder-hadley-are-back/"><img class="    " src="http://vertigo.blog.dccomics.com/files/2009/10/mxan-cv16-copy.jpg" alt="" width="189" height="289" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Madame Xanadu #16, cover</p></div>
<p>And finally <strong>Madame Xanadu #16</strong> &#8211; Matt Wagner and Amy Reeder Hadley (Vertigo): New arc. The original creative team is back. Sexy magic &#8211; the best kind? Includes a preview of <em>Luna Park</em>, which look wicked.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, <strong>Northlanders #21</strong> was sold out. I really enjoy Brian Wood&#8217;s <strong><em>DMZ</em></strong>, but haven&#8217;t tried this series yet. Based on some pencilled pages <a href="http://vertigo.blog.dccomics.com/2009/10/22/northlanders-21and-the-art-of-leandro-fernandez/" target="_blank">posted on the Vertigo blog</a> recently, I thought I&#8217;d pick up this new arc.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Fey promocionando en Argentina]]></title>
<link>http://craptastico.wordpress.com/2009/10/30/fey-promocionando-en-argentina/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 03:36:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>ifuceekd</dc:creator>
<guid>http://craptastico.wordpress.com/2009/10/30/fey-promocionando-en-argentina/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Despues de mas de 10 años de no pisar tierras argentinas, la cantante mexicana Fey (para quien no la]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p style="text-align:center;"><strong>Despues de mas de 10 años de no pisar tierras argentinas, la cantante mexicana Fey (para quien no la conozca n.n) esta a punto de arrancar su gira &#8220;Dulce Tentacion&#8221; en el Luna Park este proximo 23 de noviembre, por ello aqui la tenemos en un programa tipo ventaneando pero con &#8220;ches&#8221; y &#8220;boludos&#8221; XD disfruten la entrevista!! p.d. lo que hay que hacer por promocion&#8230; LOL</strong><br />
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<title><![CDATA[Not One...Not Two...But Three Blogs?!?!]]></title>
<link>http://annwendell.wordpress.com/2009/10/29/not-one-not-two-but-three-blogs/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 03:02:30 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Ann Wendell</dc:creator>
<guid>http://annwendell.wordpress.com/2009/10/29/not-one-not-two-but-three-blogs/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Because I&#8217;ve been doing sooooo well with the two blogs I have, I decided to start another one!]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Because I&#8217;ve been doing sooooo well with the two blogs I have, I decided to start another one! No&#8230;it wasn&#8217;t really my decision&#8230;although my comment was the impetuous for it. Here&#8217;s what happened: a few weeks ago I was cruising around the &#8216;net looking for art related opportunities for my lovely, talented husband and I happened upon a notice of RFPs being accepted for an upcoming show at the Kirkland Art Center called <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Kirkland-WA/Kirkland-Arts-Center/36067125148">Steambot</a>. It said they were seeking individuals and collaborative groups to create interactive artwork for an exhibition in the KAC Gallery during October and November of 2010 and that it would feature work that combines both current and 1900’s-era technology. Woohoo, thought I, sounds steamy to me! So I wrote to Cable Griffith, the Exhibition Director and all-round charming guy, and long story short he came and talked with our local <a href="http://www.seattlesteamrats.com/">Steampunk Social Club</a> and 6 of us decided to form a team and applied. The application was due on the same day the inaugural <a href="http://www.steam-con.com/">Seattle Steamcon</a> started, just last Friday, so much gnashing of gears was heard but we managed to get everything ready and in. </p>
<p>Our idea is to create a Steampunk version of the Penny Arcade at Seattle&#8217;s Luna Park, the largest amusement park on the west coast at the turn of the century.  And, acceptance be damned, we are already at work on designing our amazing machines and exhibits. So&#8230;when I found a blog post about a blog post about a <a href="http://frankencade.blogspot.com/">Steampunked arcade machine</a> (albeit one more 1980s than 1880s) I got all excited and sent it off to the rest of the team and Gary decided we needed our own&#8230;blog that is. And here it is &#8211; <a href="http://steam-bot.blogspot.com/2009/10/seattle-steam.html">Seattle Steam Group. </a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Cerchio e... la grande festa al luna park!]]></title>
<link>http://scoutseguidefsevi3maddalene.wordpress.com/2009/10/24/cerchio-e-la-grande-festa-al-luna-park/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 07:43:45 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Falco Impetuoso</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Sabato 17 ottobre si è svolta la mitica festa del luna park coccinelloso! Sì! stiamo parlando propri]]></description>
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<p style="text-align:justify;">Sabato 17 ottobre si è svolta la mitica festa del luna park coccinelloso!</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Sì! stiamo parlando proprio di voi, coccinelle, che avete animato la festa con il vostro entusiasmo!</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Nel piazzale antistante il campo da calcio, abbiamo avuto la fortuna di divertirci con intrattenimenti, prove e gadget per tutti i gusti: dal &#8220;<em>pesca la mela con la bocca</em>&#8221; (per inciso le mele erano in una bacinella piena d&#8217;acqua) alle <em>&#8220;bolle di sapone fai da te&#8221; </em>(purtoppo qualche dispetto della strega ha impedito la loro perfetta realizzazione), al mitico <em>&#8220;tiro al bersaglio&#8221; </em> (dove il bersaglio non era un lupetto eh! .. che vi credete!?) per non parlare del magico labirinto delle biglie, con il quale le coccinelle si sono sbizzarrite nel far rotolare le loro biglie di qua e di là per raggiungere la misteriosa via d&#8217;uscita!</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><!--more-->Non sono mancate le delizie, ovviamente, anche perchè a deliziarci non c&#8217;erano solo caramelle, biscotti cioccolatosi e mielosi: c&#8217;era ance lui, il nostro Dolciaio Panzone ..<img class="aligncenter" src="http://q2yowq.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pLDQ7BicAQ3_NGUxzdWlea_T3rlT_M_ijb_WFdQK0wD2O7CDQvge_TjNw0wPU1sCvRvXjJ37yJNHJORSbEhxXEw" alt="" width="347" height="400" />che con la sua abilità e maestria ha dissetato le gole di tutti somministrando acqua, menta e tè a volontà!! Ma parliamo anche degli altri amici della compagnia? Ebbene sì&#8230; come non ricordare l&#8217;ape regina &#8220;rigorosamente gialla!&#8221;, la mascotte del luna park, i tre pagliacci dai nasi rosso fuoco, anzi peperone, e il giocoliere matto, che ovviamente ha impressionato tutti facendo volare in aria sette palline contemporaneamente&#8230; proprio come i <strong><em>punti neri di una Coccinella!</em></strong></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Che <em><strong>gioia </strong></em>la pesca dei pupazzi e che salti che hanno fatto le coccinelle per acchiapparne uno!</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Tutto questo però ha avuto un prezzo: eh.. pensavate fosse gratis.. e invece no! Per partecipare ad ogni giostra le Coccinelle hanno dovuto pagare con i famosissimi Euro-Cocci! chi non li conosce?</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Divertimento assicurato anche dal grande gioco finale che ha proposto la yellow ape: &#8220;rugby che ti passa!&#8221; perchè in effetti un pò di freddo lo si sentiva! Ma niente ci ha fermate, nemmeno l&#8217;aria pungente, e così, inebriate dalla menta, coccinelle e capi hanno giocato assieme con gioia ed allegria, mettendocela tutta come sempre, senza voler vincere a tutti i costi, ma rispettando la <em><strong>Legge</strong></em>, che fa di noi una comunità vincente.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Buon Volo</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Farfalla Spensierata</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Elmer McCurdy]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:02:34 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Chi è appassionato di storia dei carnivals ( i luna-park itineranti, attivi dall&#8217;ottocento fin]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Chi è appassionato di storia dei <em>carnivals </em>( i luna-park itineranti, attivi dall&#8217;ottocento fino a pochi decenni fa) conoscerà senza dubbio la grande tradizione americana dei cosiddetti <em><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sideshow">sideshow</a></em>: si trattava, come dice il nome, di attrazioni secondarie &#8211; non cioè delle vere e proprie giostre, ma molto spesso dei piccoli &#8220;musei&#8221; contenenti meraviglie vere o presunte tali, fino ai veri e propri <em>gaff</em>, dei falsi ricostruiti con cura. Si trovava di tutto, nei sideshow: dalle <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiji_mermaid">sirene delle isole Fiji </a>mummificate, al cervello di Hitler sotto formalina, ad esemplari di mucche con due teste, alla macchina in cui morirono Bonnie e Clyde, ai vari freak deformi (<em>freakshow</em>).</p>
<p>Quello che invece pochi ricordano è il nome di Elmer McCurdy. La sua storia, assurta poi a livello di leggenda urbana, è invece effettivamente accaduta.</p>
<p>Elmer McCurdy fu ucciso da un sottoposto dello sceriffo sul confine tra Oklahoma e Kansas nel 1911 a causa di una rapina al treno che gli aveva fruttato 46 dollari e due damigiane di whiskey. Essendo un ubriacone e un fallito, nessuno reclamò la salma.</p>
<p>Il coroner locale, nel frattempo, ebbe l&#8217;idea di esibire il suo cadavere imbalsamato al costo di 5 cents per persona. I visitatori dovevano far scivolare le monete fra le labbra del morto &#8211; vi lascio immaginare come i soldi venissero recuperati dall&#8217;imbalsmatore.</p>
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<p>Per i primi anni, McCurdy stette in piedi in un angolo dell&#8217;obitorio, finché due impresari di luna-park si finsero suoi fratelli e reclamarono il corpo.</p>
<p>Saltiamo ora al 1976: una troupe televisiva del programma <em>The Six Million Dollar Man</em> stava effettuando delle riprese nel parco divertimenti di Pike a Long Beach, California. All&#8217;interno dell&#8217;attrazione della casa dei fantasmi, un membro della troupe per errore staccò un braccio al manichino di un impiccato, rivelando al suo interno ossa umane mummificate. I proprietari dell&#8217;attrazione restarono sconvolti, dato che erano i primi ad essere convinti che si trattasse semplicemente di un manichino. La realistica mummia era in realtà, l&#8217;avrete capito, il vecchio Elmer, la cui storia fu poi ricostruita a ritroso fra fiere, parchi divertimenti, luna-park e sideshow differenti: un passaggio di mano in mano del macabro &#8220;accessorio di scena&#8221; protrattosi per così tanto tempo (cinque decadi) da far scordare la sua vera origine.</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-320" title="Elmer" src="http://bizzarrobazar.wordpress.com/files/2009/10/elmer.jpg" alt="Elmer" width="193" height="367" /><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-322" title="mccurdy" src="http://bizzarrobazar.wordpress.com/files/2009/10/mccurdy.jpg" alt="mccurdy" width="470" height="289" /></p>
<p>Si dice anche che quando fu finalmente seppellito nel 1977 a Guthrie, Oklahoma, venne versata una colata di cemento sulla sua bara per impedire che qualcuno lucrasse ancora sul povero corpo di Elmer McCurdy.</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-324" title="mccurdye" src="http://bizzarrobazar.wordpress.com/files/2009/10/mccurdye.jpg" alt="mccurdye" width="300" height="423" /></p>
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<title><![CDATA[DAY 68 - Mondi Incantati]]></title>
<link>http://emigrationfordummies.wordpress.com/2009/10/13/day-68-mondi-incantati/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 21:51:22 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Ciao, sono stato a Coney Island questo weekend. È bella e tremenda come una diva del cinema muto da ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Ciao, sono stato a Coney Island questo weekend. È bella e tremenda come una diva del cinema muto da vecchia.</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-960" title="ci_lunapark2" src="http://emigrationfordummies.wordpress.com/files/2009/10/ci_lunapark2.jpg" alt="ci_lunapark2" width="450" height="277" /></p>
<p>Conoscete Coney Island? Almeno per sentito dire? Una volta c&#8217;era il Luna Park. Sì, intendo proprio <strong>il</strong> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luna_Park,_Coney_Island" target="_blank">Luna Park</a>, quello che poi ha dato il nome ai parchi di divertimento con cose colorate e palloncini da far scoppiare. Il nome ha preso spunto da un libro di Verne che ho letto quando ho passato l&#8217;estate 2003 in ospedale e che mi è piaciuto molto. Avete mai letto qualcosa di Verne? È un figo. Leggete 20.000 Leghe Sotto i Mari e Giro del Mondo in 80 Giorni, per cominciare. A me basterebbe vederne una di Lega in fondo al mare. Per quanto riguarda il Giro del Mondo, 80 giorni non bastano. Meglio fare programmi a lungo termine : )</p>
<p>La sera sono stato invece ad un party fighissimo nel lower east side dove, tra le altre cose, c&#8217;erano un tipo vestito da medico da campo scozzese della seconda guerra mondiale, con kilt, elmetto e tutto, un tipo che infilava la gente dentro palloncini enormi grazie ad un compressore fatto apposta, pin up assortite, gente che si faceva legare ed appendere al soffitto e/o frustare (ed era comunque molto gentile se la interrompevi per chiedere dove fosse il bagno. Per quanto fosse difficile dare indicazioni, a seconda dei casi.) e tutte quelle cose che ti aspetteresti più da un film/romanzo sui vampiri che altro. Ci sono finito perché mi ci ha invitato una delle mie amiche americane che è del giro della scena fetish/BDSM under 35 newyorkese e mi sono divertito tantissimo. Mi ha colpito vedere quanti avvocati facciano parte della suddetta scena. Dev&#8217;essere una cosa di forma mentis. Probabilmente cercano espiazione, in qualche modo <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>L&#8217;unico altro italiano è Vito, un ragazzo gentilissimo che da 13 anni vive in America e si guadagna da vivere facendo performance di bondage in giro per il mondo. Pare sia parecchio famoso nella scena a livello mondiale. Abbiamo fatto due chiacchiere e mi ha dato un po&#8217; di consigli sulla vita negli States e tutto quanto. Ora so che tipo di corda puoi infilare nell&#8217;asciugatrice a gettoni senza che si rovini. Voi lo sapete? : )</p>
<p>Non che ci fosse niente di realmente eclatante al Suspension Party: mica era un&#8217;orgia. C&#8217;era un sacco di gente tranquilla e rilassata che faceva un po&#8217; quel che gli pareva. È qualcosa da provare, ve lo assicuro. Per la cronaca io ero vestito banalmente come mi vesto di solito (camicia nera, cravatta nera, pantaloni grigi, anfibi) e ne ho approfittato per dare anche io qualche pacca sul sedere a qualcuno. Una volta che sei a bordo devi fare la tua parte, altrimenti pensano che sia strano <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>Scherzi a parte, sono rimasto molto colpito per la tolleranza e la mancanza di discriminazione: c&#8217;era un sacco di gente dai 20 ai 50, spesso vestita in modo improbabile e tutti tranquillamente amabilmente parlavano dei propri hobby, o di qualunque altro argomento comune, salvo poi ogni tanto fermarsi a curiosare mentre qualcuno si metteva ad esibire un po&#8217; di <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_bondage" target="_blank">shibari</a>.</p>
<div class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 201px"><img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/22/Karada_bondage_on_black_clothes.JPG" alt="esempio di shibari. In realtà è meno complicato di quanto si pensi." width="191" height="250" /><p class="wp-caption-text">esempio di shibari. In realtà è meno complicato di quanto si pensi.</p></div>
<p>Ah! A Coney Island ho mangiato un hotdog da <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathan's_Famous" target="_blank">Nathan&#8217;s Famous</a>! Nella leggenda il signor Nathan è l&#8217;<em>inventore</em> dell&#8217;hotdog New York style, in realtà è semplicemente un posto dove dal 1916 si tenevano contest di &#8220;chi ne mangia di più senza morire&#8221;. Ora l&#8217;azienda è quotata al NASDAQ e non è sicuramente più gestita dal signor Nathan. Leggenda vuole sia morto in un epico scontro contro un giovanissimo Giuliano Ferrara nel 56. Il giovane avversario non si è mai ripreso completamente. Come ben evidente.</p>
<p>Nathan&#8217;s, Coney Island, Little Italy ed un po&#8217; tutti i luoghi magici ed incantati dell&#8217;immaginario americano sono morti o quantomeno sono una brutta copia di se stessi, però ci sono nuove leggende che nascono ogni generazione. Ogni comunità crea i suoi mondi incantati e li mantiene in funzione sinché sono sani e meravigliosi, poi li chiude. O li vende. O li quota in borsa. L&#8217;Italia rischia di fare la stessa fine, temo. Con la differenza che più che al NASDAQ ci quotano al mercatino delle pulci :/</p>
<p>Ah, Lunedì era il Columbus Day. Guardate che hanno fatto dei geni alla parata quando La Russa ha fatto vedere il suo profilo italico alla Balbo sulla Maserati bianca circondata da ceffi orrendi <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p><span style='text-align:center; display: block;'><object width='425' height='350'><param name='movie' value='http://www.youtube.com/v/ejVioXX839M&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' /><param name='allowfullscreen' value='true' /><param name='wmode' value='transparent' /><embed src='http://www.youtube.com/v/ejVioXX839M&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' allowfullscreen='true' width='425' height='350' wmode='transparent'></embed></object></span></p>
<p>Una cosa bellissima degli States è che sinché sei pacifico e non rompi il cazzo a nessuno sei libero e tutelato nel tuo manifestare il tuo modo di pensare. Che sia girare con un cartello davanti ad una manifestazione o farsi sciogliere la cera sulla schiena da una ragazza (poco) vestita da infermiera di plastica. Notate la poliziotta che ferma l&#8217;italiano dei servizi che va a rompere il cazzo al contestatore <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>In effetti tutta l&#8217;America è un grande Luna Park pieno dei suoi piccoli parchi a tema. L&#8217;importante è non rompere il cazzo agli altri partecipanti, non fare domande sulle società segrete di chi governa ed avere i soldi per pagare il biglietto. L&#8217;assicurazione sanitaria è opzionale. State attenti a non farvi male, quindi.</p>
<p>Torno a Pisa il prossimo sabato e ci sarà<span style="color:#ff0000;"> <span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>Una Festa Della Madonna™</strong></span> <span style="color:#000000;">. Senza bondage, però. In linea di massima, almeno.</span></span></p>
<blockquote><p><span style="color:#ff0000;"><span style="color:#000000;">Quindi, fate tutti attenzione:</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>Sabato 17 Ottobre 2009, ore 21.30 fino all&#8217;alba successiva.</strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>via Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Yy, Pisa, campanello di SOPRA.</strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>Se portate una bottiglia la festa dura di più <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>(L&#8217;Indirizzo verrà rivelato Sabato. Stay tuned)</strong></span></p>
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<p style="text-align:left;"><span style="color:#ff0000;"><span style="color:#000000;">Per gli amici di <span style="color:#3366ff;"><strong>Facebook</strong><span style="color:#000000;">, ecco il <a href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?invites&#38;eid=157820756860" target="_blank">link all&#8217;evento</a>. Ricordatevi di compilare il RSVP. Sarà il nostro piccolo mondo incantato. Speriamo non <span style="text-decoration:line-through;">finisca subito in merda</span> vada troppo male :)</span></span></span></span></p>
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