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<title><![CDATA[Model Marlene Zwanzger: Sexy Xmas Style]]></title>
<link>http://myfashionshow.wordpress.com/2009/12/21/model-marlene-zwanzger-sexy-xmas-style/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 14:52:20 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>myfashionshow</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[MyFashionShow proudly presents Model Marlene Zwanzger Marlene is a fashion model from Klagenfurt, Au]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Hollywood Murders]]></title>
<link>http://armchairdetective.wordpress.com/2009/12/17/the-hollywood-murders/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 12:30:37 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>adolladay</dc:creator>
<guid>http://armchairdetective.wordpress.com/2009/12/17/the-hollywood-murders/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[George Baxt: The Marlene Dietrich Murder Case  (1993, dt.: Mordfall für Marlene Dietrich) Hollywood ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><strong>George Baxt: The Marlene Dietrich Murder Case</strong>  (1993, dt.: Mordfall für Marlene Dietrich)</p>
<p>Hollywood in the early 1930s. At one of Marlene Dietrich´s lavish parties, a guest is poisoned: a Chinese astrologer and fortune teller, about to reveal a secret about &#8220;a great danger&#8221; connected with someone present. Police officer Herb Villon, who had come in the company of society reporter Hazel Dickson, immediately takes over the case - but he can´t keep curious Marlene and her friend, Anna Mae Wong, from meddling. The key to the murder lies in the victim´s past, which ties to her several suspects all of which were at Marlene´s party.</p>
<p>This was an entertaining read. Nothing too special, but a nice trip to Hollywood in its heyday, with a bit of humor and a great Marlene and Anna Mae. The story was conceived with a bit too much historic hindsight, however: Of course, the murder victim had to have been to Europe in her past, had to have met an ambitious young politician named Adolf Hitler there and had to have predicted a terrible future connected with him. This is then muddled with an international political conspiracy which involves Nazis, Russian bolshevists, an arms dealer, and more. The Second World War already overshadows the plot, as something planned at least 10 years before its actual outbreak, while other events of the 1920s and 1930s which would have been stronger on the contemporary minds, are hardly mentioned at all. It didn´t bother me too much until I read more books by the same author.</p>
<p><strong>George Baxt: The Alfred Hitchcock Murder Case</strong>  (1986, dt.: Mordfall für Alfred Hitchcock)</p>
<p>Munich, 1925. Alfred Hitchcock, still an unknown British director, is directing  his first feature film, &#8220;The Pleasure Garden&#8221;, when two members of his crew are murdered and another has a nervous breakdown and is first institutionalized, then vanishes. The case is not solved.</p>
<p>&#8220;11 years later, in London, an old Munich acquaintance, ill and distraught, begs Hitchcock to read a spy thriller script. The script-deliverer is murdered on Hitchcock&#8217;s doorstep. The script itself features the abduction of Alma Hitchcock and police pursuit of Hitch (as a suspected murderer), while he searches for a master spy in order to clear himself and rescue his wife. Alma is kidnapped, Hitch is almost framed for murder and he hares off, chased by Scotland Yard, in pursuit of a double-agent.&#8221; (Publishers Weekly). </p>
<p>It is a really nice idea to have Alfred Hitchcock as the protagonist of a story that could be one of his own movies &#8211; including the obligatory cool blonde woman and, of course, a MacGuffin, Hitchcock&#8217;s famous red-herring device. The book is more of a spy thriller than a straightforward murder mystery, though.</p>
<p><strong>George Baxt: The Greta Garbo Murder Case</strong>  (1992, dt.: Mordfall für Greta Garbo)</p>
<p>Hollywood, 1941. Greta Garbo has just lost her studio contract and lets her neighbour Peter Lorre talk her into accepting the starring role in a lavish independent production on Joan of Arc. But something is decidedly odd about the whole venture, and the production has the attention of the FBI and the local police under Herb Villon, long before a body is found in an abandoned house that belongs to the millionaire producer&#8230;</p>
<p>This was the most recent book by Baxt that I read - and the weakest one, perhaps because I could not read the book on its own but always had the comparison to the other two in the back of my mind. The characterisation of Greta Garbo was just too similar to that of Marlene Dietrich (main difference being, Marlene loved cooking and Greta was melancholy), including the attitude that of course she can play along with the suspect to draw him out &#8211; after all, she played a spy once. Both books even have a German representative make a generous offer to the movie star to get her to come back to Germany and work for Hitler and the Reich. (Which, of course, both divas decline). The witty quotations, present in all Baxt´s books so far, felt somewhat contrived by now, as if he had had a &#8220;Famous Quotes&#8221; dictionary by his side when writing and just forced them in wherever he could. The actual murder happens rather late in the book and the focus is &#8211; again! &#8211; less on the investigation and the murder mystery aspect of the story (which is what I´d expect from a book with So-and-so Murder Case in its title) than on the conspiracy/spy story aspect. And even though with this book set in 1941, the underground Nazi conspirator element is perhaps fitting better than in the other two, GEEZ!  Mr.Baxt, are there no other solutions you can offer to your readers? Were there no other criminals in Hollywood´s heyday?</p>
<p>These novels are listed as part the &#8221;Jacob Singer mystery&#8221; series which is puzzling because none of them have even a supporting character of that name. In the two of them that are set in Hollywood, the cop in charge is Herb Villon.</p>
<p>Nevertheless, here´s an overview of Baxt´s Hollywood-related murder novels:</p>
<div>1. <a href="http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/b/george-baxt/dorothy-parker-murder-case.htm">The Dorothy Parker Murder Case</a> (<a href="http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/years/1984.htm">1984</a>)<br />
2. <a href="http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/b/george-baxt/alfred-hitchcock-murder-case.htm">The Alfred Hitchcock Murder Case</a> (<a href="http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/years/1986.htm">1986</a>)<br />
3. <a href="http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/b/george-baxt/tallulah-bankhead-murder-case.htm">The Tallulah Bankhead Murder Case</a> (<a href="http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/years/1987.htm">1987</a>)<br />
4. <a href="http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/b/george-baxt/talking-pictures-murder-case.htm">The Talking Pictures Murder Case</a> (<a href="http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/years/1990.htm">1990</a>)<br />
5. <a href="http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/b/george-baxt/greta-garbo-murder-case.htm">The Greta Garbo Murder Case</a> (<a href="http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/years/1992.htm">1992</a>)<br />
6. <a href="http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/b/george-baxt/noel-coward-murder-case.htm">The Noel Coward Murder Case</a> (<a href="http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/years/1992.htm">1992</a>)<br />
7. <a href="http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/b/george-baxt/mae-west-murder-case.htm">The Mae West Murder Case</a> (<a href="http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/years/1993.htm">1993</a>)<br />
8. <a href="http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/b/george-baxt/marlene-dietrich-murder-case.htm">The Marlene Dietrich Murder Case</a> (<a href="http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/years/1993.htm">1993</a>)<br />
9. <a href="http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/b/george-baxt/bette-davis-murder-case.htm">The Bette Davis Murder Case</a> (<a href="http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/years/1994.htm">1994</a>)<br />
10. <a href="http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/b/george-baxt/humphrey-bogart-murder-case.htm">The Humphrey Bogart Murder Case</a> (<a href="http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/years/1995.htm">1995</a>)<br />
11. <a href="http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/b/george-baxt/william-powell-and-myrna-loy-murder-case.htm">The William Powell and Myrna Loy Murder Case</a> (<a href="http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/years/1996.htm">1996</a>)<br />
12. <a href="http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/b/george-baxt/fred-astaire-and-ginger-rogers-murder-case.htm">The Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers Murder Case</a> (<a href="http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/years/1997.htm">1997</a>)<br />
13. <a href="http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/b/george-baxt/clark-gable-and-carole-lombard-murder-case.htm">The Clark Gable and Carole Lombard Murder Case</a> (<a href="http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/years/1997.htm">1997</a>)</div>
<p>I´m reading the Dorothy Parker one next. If that has Nazi spies in it, too, I´m going to scream.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[SEXY STYLE: Model Marlene Zwanzger with new Fashion Photo at MyFashionShow]]></title>
<link>http://myfashionshow.wordpress.com/2009/12/07/sexy-style-model-marlene-zwanzger-with-new-fashion-photo-at-myfashionshow-9/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 06:01:16 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>myfashionshow</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[MyFashionShow proudly presents Model Marlene Zwanzger Marlene is a fashion model from Klagenfurt, Au]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Really?]]></title>
<link>http://themuseinmusic.com/2009/12/05/really/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 06 Dec 2009 02:46:58 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Fred</dc:creator>
<guid>http://themuseinmusic.com/2009/12/05/really/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[This Lightspeed Champion: really is this Lightspeed Champion? The first is the promotional video for]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>This Lightspeed Champion:</p>
<p><span style='text-align:center; display: block;'><object width='425' height='350'><param name='movie' value='http://www.youtube.com/v/WCo-U6war6c&#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/WCo-U6war6c&#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>really is <a href="http://theworstmovies.blogspot.com/">this Lightspeed Champion</a>?</p>
<p>The first is the promotional video for &#8220;Marlene,&#8221; from the upcoming 2010 LP, <em>Life Is Sweet! Nice To Meet You</em>.  Read more <a href="http://www.dominorecordco.us/usa/news/04-11-09/lightspeed-champion-releases-new-album-on-1st-february-2010/">here</a>.</p>
<p>The second is the blogger responsible for &#8220;Trying To Watch The 100 Worst Movies As Voted By Members Of IMDB,&#8221; located at <a href="http://theworstmovies.blogspot.com/">theworstmovies [dot] blogspot [dot] com</a>.  Sample quote:<br />
<blockquote>So they&#8217;re kissing, and I can&#8217;t help thinking what a dog Usher is, and what a slut Sloan is (slutty teacher from Gossip Girl).<br />
I mean, her fiance isn&#8217;t a bad person. He&#8217;s actually a nice guy, has done nothing wrong. She was just with him, left him, and now is hooking up with Usher.<br />
I hope to god Jackie kicks his ass!</p>
<p>I can&#8217;t do this anymore.<br />
I&#8217;m going to drink my coconut water until the end of this movie..</p>
<p>I can&#8217;t handle the insane racial boundaries being crossed..</p>
<p>Usher &#8211; we have macaroni and cheese<br />
Sloan &#8211; oh we eat that with sauce<br />
Usher &#8211; so you like it?</p></blockquote>
<p>We certainly do.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[[VOCAL] Rare Female Jazz Vocal Japan LTD Mini LP CD Collection (2009/12/10 Release)]]></title>
<link>http://japancdinfo.wordpress.com/2009/12/05/vocal-rare-female-jazz-vocal-japan-ltd-mini-lp-cd-collection-20091210-release/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 07:31:08 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>japancd</dc:creator>
<guid>http://japancdinfo.wordpress.com/2009/12/05/vocal-rare-female-jazz-vocal-japan-ltd-mini-lp-cd-collection-20091210-release/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Ann Burton, Ann Gilbert, Beverly Kelly, Cathy Hayes, Connie Russell, Corky Shayne, Diana Trask, Eile]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Ann Burton, Ann Gilbert, Beverly Kelly, Cathy Hayes, Connie Russell, Corky Shayne, Diana Trask, Eileen Rodgers, Fran Jeffries, Frances Bergen, Frankie Randall, Gayle Andrews, Gloria Steward, Ilene Woods, Jackie &#38; Roy, Jane Harvey, Jane Russell, Janet Blair, Jennie Smith, Marian Mcpartland, Marlene, Meg Myles, Myrna Fox, Nancy Stelle.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[You talk like Marlene Dietrich, and you dance like Zizi Jeanmaire]]></title>
<link>http://crayonsaquarellables.wordpress.com/2009/12/04/you-talk-like-marlene-dietrich-and-you-dance-like-zizi-jeanmaire/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 11:43:24 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>crayonsaquarellables</dc:creator>
<guid>http://crayonsaquarellables.wordpress.com/2009/12/04/you-talk-like-marlene-dietrich-and-you-dance-like-zizi-jeanmaire/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Hello, mes jolies! I don&#8217;t know about you but my side of town is certainly packed and busy for]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Hello, mes jolies! I don&#8217;t know about you but my side of town is certainly packed and busy for the upcoming finals week. So, whenever I am under stress and huffing and puffing about tired with lanky hair, I look a little to some great women and try to hold my head a little higher. Oh, and it certainly doesn&#8217;t hurt to write &#8220;Remember to be charming!&#8221; on that mirror once in a while!</p>
<p><strong>Bonjour Marlene Dietrich!</strong></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><img class="aligncenter" title="“I dress for the image. Not for myself, not for the public, not for fashion, not for men.”" src="http://www.divasthesite.com/images/Marlene_Dietrich/Marlene_Dietrich_09.jpg" alt="" width="242" height="350" /></p>
<p><strong>Bonjour Zizi Jeanmaire!</strong></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><img class="aligncenter" title="with Yves Saint Laurent" src="http://www.paris.fr/portail/viewmultimediadocument?multimediadocument-id=54376&#38;role=2" alt="" width="542" height="542" /></p>
<p><strong>Bonjour Ginger Rogers!</strong></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://crayonsaquarellables.wordpress.com/files/2009/12/ginger-rogers-majestic.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-56 aligncenter" title="&#34;Remember, Ginger Rogers did everything Fred Astaire did, backwards and on high heels.&#34;" src="http://crayonsaquarellables.wordpress.com/files/2009/12/ginger-rogers-majestic.jpg?w=244" alt="" width="244" height="300" /></a></p>
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<p style="text-align:left;"><strong>Bonjour Jacqueline Kennedy!</strong></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><img class="aligncenter" title="&#34;There are two kinds of women: those who want power in the world, and those who want power in bed. &#34;" src="http://www.metmuseum.org/special/Jacqueline_Kennedy/images/2.L.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="466" /></p>
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<p style="text-align:left;">Ah, a beautifully perfumed breath of fresh air. In the wise words of the Ya-Ya&#8217;s, &#8220;let no man put you under!&#8221; And remember darlings, charm is always the best way to be remembered.</p>
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<p style="text-align:left;">Yours truly,</p>
<p style="text-align:left;"><em>Lili Darling</em></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Lightspeed Champion - Marlene (Ny låt, ny video)]]></title>
<link>http://swellsounds.wordpress.com/2009/12/04/lightspeed-champion-marlene-ny-lat-ny-video/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 09:31:50 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Mack</dc:creator>
<guid>http://swellsounds.wordpress.com/2009/12/04/lightspeed-champion-marlene-ny-lat-ny-video/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Ny video och låt från den kommande plattan, Life Is Sweet! Nice To Meet You. Skivan kommer i februar]]></description>
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<p>Ny video och låt från den kommande plattan, Life Is Sweet! Nice To Meet You. Skivan kommer i februari.<br />
Jag har bloggat om Lightspeed och den nya releasen <a href="http://swellsounds.wordpress.com/2009/11/05/lightspeed-champion-kommer-med-ny-skiva/">tidigare</a>.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Lightspeed Champion - 'Marlene']]></title>
<link>http://retailoptimism.wordpress.com/2009/12/03/lightspeed-champion-marlene/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 02:35:55 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Connor S</dc:creator>
<guid>http://retailoptimism.wordpress.com/2009/12/03/lightspeed-champion-marlene/</guid>
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<title><![CDATA[Lightspeed Champion Debut Marlene Video]]></title>
<link>http://indymusic.wordpress.com/2009/12/03/lightspeed-champion-debut-marlene-video/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 17:30:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>You Are the Music</dc:creator>
<guid>http://indymusic.wordpress.com/2009/12/03/lightspeed-champion-debut-marlene-video/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[lightspeed champion &#8211; another fight- theoretical girl cover Check also the Australia take away]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><span style='text-align:left;display:block;'><p><object type='application/x-shockwave-flash' data='http://wordpress.com/wp-content/plugins/audio-player/player.swf' width='290' height='24' id='audioplayer1'><param name='movie' value='http://wordpress.com/wp-content/plugins/audio-player/player.swf' /><param name='FlashVars' value='&amp;bg=0xf8f8f8&amp;leftbg=0xeeeeee&amp;lefticon=0x666666&amp;rightbg=0xcccccc&amp;rightbghover=0x999999&amp;righticon=0x666666&amp;righticonhover=0xffffff&amp;text=0x666666&amp;slider=0x666666&amp;track=0xFFFFFF&amp;border=0x666666&amp;loader=0x9FFFB8&amp;soundFile=http%3A%2F%2Findymusic.wordpress.com%2Ffiles%2F2009%2F08%2Flightspeed_champion_-_another_fight_-_theoretical_girl_cover.mp3' /><param name='quality' value='high' /><param name='menu' value='false' /><param name='bgcolor' value='#FFFFFF' /></object></p></span><a href="http://indymusic.wordpress.com/files/2009/08/lightspeed_champion_-_another_fight_-_theoretical_girl_cover.mp3">lightspeed champion &#8211; another fight-  theoretical girl cover</a></p>
<p>Check also the Australia take away show&#8217;s Lightspeed Champion spotlight <a href="http://vimeo.com/1571469" target="_blank">on Oxford Street in Sydney</a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Sexy Marlene - Sab 28 Nov - Desirè Milano]]></title>
<link>http://clubprivemilano.wordpress.com/2009/11/28/sexy-marlene-sab-28-nov-desire-milano/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 28 Nov 2009 16:15:32 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>clubprivemilano</dc:creator>
<guid>http://clubprivemilano.wordpress.com/2009/11/28/sexy-marlene-sab-28-nov-desire-milano/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Si preannuncia un sabato sera intrigante e molto piccante! Tante coppie desiderose di conoscere altr]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><a href="http://marlene.is.it"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-13" title="marlene_100x100" src="http://clubprivemilano.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/marlene_100x1001.jpg" alt="" width="100" height="100" /></a>Si preannuncia un sabato sera intrigante e molto piccante!<br />
<strong>Tante coppie</strong> desiderose di conoscere altre coppie e singoli<br />
La super <strong>Marlene</strong>, ospite della serata, è sempre più vogliosa…<br />
Che ci scappi una <strong>Gang Bang</strong>?<br />
Sito: <a href="http://www.clubprivedesire.com">www.clubprivedesire.com</a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[SEXY STYLE: Model Marlene Zwanzger with new Fashion Photo at MyFashionShow]]></title>
<link>http://myfashionshow.wordpress.com/2009/11/27/sexy-style-model-marlene-zwanzger-with-new-fashion-photo-at-myfashionshow-8/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 21:55:11 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>myfashionshow</dc:creator>
<guid>http://myfashionshow.wordpress.com/2009/11/27/sexy-style-model-marlene-zwanzger-with-new-fashion-photo-at-myfashionshow-8/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[MyFashionShow proudly presents Model Marlene Zwanzger Marlene is a fashion model from Klagenfurt, Au]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[La Foto del Giorno]]></title>
<link>http://collettivowsp.wordpress.com/2009/11/23/la-foto-del-giorno-32/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>collettivowsp</dc:creator>
<guid>http://collettivowsp.wordpress.com/2009/11/23/la-foto-del-giorno-32/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[&nbsp; Marlene Dietrich © Milton Greene &nbsp; &nbsp;]]></description>
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<div id="attachment_907" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 425px"><a href="http://www.archivesmhg.com/"><img class="size-full wp-image-907" title="Marlene" src="http://collettivowsp.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/3253557721_3b7f2a18a7.jpg" alt="" width="415" height="480" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Marlene Dietrich © Milton Greene</p></div>
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<title><![CDATA[SEXY STYLE: Model Marlene Zwanzger with new Fashion Photo at MyFashionShow]]></title>
<link>http://myfashionshow.wordpress.com/2009/11/22/sexy-style-model-marlene-zwanzger-with-new-fashion-photo-at-myfashionshow-7/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:07:38 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>myfashionshow</dc:creator>
<guid>http://myfashionshow.wordpress.com/2009/11/22/sexy-style-model-marlene-zwanzger-with-new-fashion-photo-at-myfashionshow-7/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[MyFashionShow proudly presents Model Marlene Zwanzger Marlene is a fashion model from Klagenfurt, Au]]></description>
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<link>http://myfashionshow.wordpress.com/2009/11/16/sexy-style-model-marlene-zwanzger-with-new-fashion-photo-at-myfashionshow-6/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 06:04:07 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>myfashionshow</dc:creator>
<guid>http://myfashionshow.wordpress.com/2009/11/16/sexy-style-model-marlene-zwanzger-with-new-fashion-photo-at-myfashionshow-6/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[MyFashionShow proudly presents Model Marlene Zwanzger Marlene is a fashion model from Klagenfurt, Au]]></description>
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<link>http://myfashionshow.wordpress.com/2009/11/12/sexy-style-model-marlene-zwanzger-with-new-fashion-photo-at-myfashionshow-5/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 06:03:15 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>myfashionshow</dc:creator>
<guid>http://myfashionshow.wordpress.com/2009/11/12/sexy-style-model-marlene-zwanzger-with-new-fashion-photo-at-myfashionshow-5/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[MyFashionShow proudly presents Model Marlene Zwanzger Marlene is a fashion model from Klagenfurt, Au]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Lightspeed Champion Upcoming Material]]></title>
<link>http://learninghowtofight.wordpress.com/2009/11/11/lightspeed-champion-upcoming-material/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:54:08 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>learninghowtofight</dc:creator>
<guid>http://learninghowtofight.wordpress.com/2009/11/11/lightspeed-champion-upcoming-material/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Straight from the mouth of Domino Records themselves &#8216;We are very excited to announce that Lig]]></description>
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<p style="text-align:center;">Straight from the mouth of Domino Records themselves</p>
<p>&#8216;We are very excited to announce that Lightspeed Champion has returned with his second album, <strong>Life is Sweet! Nice To Meet You</strong>. The follow-up to 2008’s Falling Off The Lavender Bridge is an epic collection of twelve pop songs, two instrumental intermissions and one piano étude, set for <strong>release on 1<sup>s</sup><sup>t</sup> Feb</strong>.</p>
<p>As announced previously, <strong>the first single will be Marlene (out25th Jan)</strong>.</p>
<p>Lightspeed’s early leaning towards American country dressings is traded here for a palette that draws on classical music and even musical theatre.</p>
<p>Producer and mixer Ben Allen (Animal Collective, Gnarls Barkley) assembles the eclectic grab-bag of influences: joltingly ‘70s guitar and synth sounds, classical piano, Greek choruses shouting reprisals, and at least one ukelele-driven moment.</p>
<p>All tracks on  <strong>Life is Sweet! Nice To Meet You </strong> were written  and arranged by Dev Hynes.&#8217;</p>
<p>Love it. Consider yourself updated.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Aniversariante do Dia 10/11/09 - Marlene Martins]]></title>
<link>http://frodrigo25.wordpress.com/2009/11/10/aniversariante-do-dia-101109-marlene-martins/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:07:33 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>frodrigo25</dc:creator>
<guid>http://frodrigo25.wordpress.com/2009/11/10/aniversariante-do-dia-101109-marlene-martins/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[&nbsp; Sr. Aloísio, D. Nena e Joás Quero registrar a passagem do aniversário da Grande Dona Nena (mi]]></description>
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<div id="attachment_30" class="wp-caption alignright" style="width: 310px"><a rel="attachment wp-att-30" href="http://frodrigo25.wordpress.com/2009/11/10/aniversariante-do-dia-101109-marlene-martins/imagem-362/"><img class="size-medium wp-image-30" title="Sr. Aloísio, D. Nena e Joás" src="http://frodrigo25.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/imagem-362.jpg?w=300" alt="Sr. Aloísio, D. Nena e Joás" width="300" height="225" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Sr. Aloísio, D. Nena e Joás</p></div>
<p>Quero registrar a passagem do <em><strong>aniversário</strong></em> da Grande <strong><em>Dona Nena</em></strong> (minha sogra), ela ainda não sabe mas será realizada uma surpresa hoje à noite no restaurante Sal e Brasa. Dona Nena Parabéns pelo seu aniversário, que Deus a abençoe e lhe conceda muitos anos de vida com saúde, paz, alegria.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[SEXY STYLE: Model Marlene Zwanzger with new Fashion Photo at MyFashionShow]]></title>
<link>http://myfashionshow.wordpress.com/2009/10/28/sexy-style-model-marlene-zwanzger-with-new-fashion-photo-at-myfashionshow-4/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 05:46:59 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>myfashionshow</dc:creator>
<guid>http://myfashionshow.wordpress.com/2009/10/28/sexy-style-model-marlene-zwanzger-with-new-fashion-photo-at-myfashionshow-4/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[MyFashionShow proudly presents Model Marlene Zwanzger Marlene is a fashion model from Klagenfurt, Au]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Su pane nieddu - Omaggio a Francesco Masala]]></title>
<link>http://rebstein.wordpress.com/2009/10/27/su-pane-nieddu-omaggio-a-francesco-masala/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>francescomarotta</dc:creator>
<guid>http://rebstein.wordpress.com/2009/10/27/su-pane-nieddu-omaggio-a-francesco-masala/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Est bénnidu s&#8217;istiu. Dae ispigas de néula, in su cunzadu, est fioridu trigu de chigina: as sem]]></description>
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<p><em>Est bénnidu s&#8217;istiu.<br />
Dae ispigas de néula,<br />
in su cunzadu,<br />
est fioridu trigu<br />
de chigina:<br />
as semenadu in mare.<br />
Su ruinzu e su solopu<br />
an mandigadu pane<br />
‘e fizu tou:<br />
as semenadu in mare.</em></p>
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<p>E’ venuta l’estate.<br />
Dalle spighe di nebbia,<br />
nel tuo campo,<br />
è nato grano di cenere:<br />
hai seminato in mare.<br />
La ruggine e scirocco<br />
hanno mangiato il pane<br />
di tuo figlio:<br />
hai seminato in mare.</p>
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<p>______________________________</p>
<p>[...]</p>
<p>     Nelle tue opere avevi dato voce ai più umili, a coloro che nel paese di Arasolè, eletto a simbolo di tutti i villaggi della Sardegna, erano conosciuti più col soprannome (che per qualche peculiarità veniva loro attribuito) che col nome di battesimo.<br />
     Non possedevano neanche il loro nome, figurarsi beni materiali ritenuti un lusso, come la carne di pecora o di manzo!<br />
     Questa era privilegio dei ricchi, che se ne riempivano la tavola e la bocca pulendosi, alla fine dei succulenti pasti, le labbra ancora rosse del sangue degli arrosti.<br />
     In quei tempi grami, tra guerre e carestie, i poveri si ammalavano per mancanza di cibo, e le malattie che attaccavano organismi deboli erano principalmente la Tubercolosi e l’Anemia.<br />
     Gli anemici ed i tisici, come gli affamati, erano pallidi, smunti ed avevano le labbra bianche. &#8220;<strong>Sos laribiancos&#8221;</strong> (<em>I bianchi di labbra</em>) appunto.</p>
<p align="right"><em>Continua a leggere qui:</em> <a href="http://rebstein.wordpress.com/files/2009/10/faulaberu1.pdf"><ins datetime="2009-10-26T17:03:37+00:00"><strong>[Faulaberu]</strong></ins></a></p>
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<p align="center"><strong>Testi Poetici</strong></p>
<p>Da: <strong>Frantziscu Màsala</strong>, <em>Poesias in duas limbas. Poesie bilingui</em>, Nuoro, <a href="http://www.edizionimaestrale.com/books/?cmd=search&#38;s=0&#38;collana=&#38;author=12&#38;title=">Edizioni Il Maestrale</a>, &#8220;Tascabili. Poesia&#8221;, 2006.</p>
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<p><em><strong>Lìttera de sa muzere de s’emigradu</strong></em></p>
<p><em>Est bénnidu s’istiu. </em><br />
<em>Dae ispigas de néula, in su cunzadu, </em><br />
<em>est fioridu trigu de chigina: </em><br />
<em>as semenadu in mare. </em><br />
<em>Su ruinzu e su solopu </em><br />
<em>an mandigadu pane ‘e fizu tou: </em><br />
<em>as semenadu in mare.</em><br />
<em>[...]</em></p>
<p><strong>Lettera della moglie dell’emigrato</strong></p>
<p>E’ venuta l’estate.<br />
Dalle spighe di nebbia, nel tuo campo,<br />
è nato grano di cenere:<br />
hai seminato in mare.<br />
La ruggine e scirocco<br />
hanno mangiato il pane di tuo figlio:<br />
hai seminato in mare.<br />
In malora hai appeso<br />
la falce sulla porta:<br />
hai seminato in mare.<br />
Ohi, povera l’aia<br />
che teme la formica:<br />
hai seminato in mare.<br />
Il vento s’è levato ma per terra<br />
cade soltanto paglia:<br />
hai seminato in mare.<br />
Caro, o caro,<br />
quando ritorni, se ritornerai,<br />
non chiedermi dov’è l’anello d’oro:<br />
è diventato pane per tuo figlio.<br />
Caro, o caro cuore mio,<br />
ti scrivo nel vento:<br />
ricordati di me.<br />
Ohi, quanti figli<br />
volevi mi nascessero dal seno:<br />
ma tutti sono morti<br />
da quando sei partito,<br />
sul letto di granoturco c’è rimasto,<br />
dalla tua parte, un solco senza seme.<br />
Caro, o caro,<br />
non so perché ti parlo,<br />
i miei pensieri nascono come erba,<br />
altri come le nuvole,<br />
altri come le spine.<br />
Dentro di te avevo fatto il nido,<br />
dentro di me avevi fatto il nido.<br />
So che non sei più nulla<br />
ed ancora respiro.<br />
Il cuore è giallo<br />
come una vigna dopo la vendemmia.</p>
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<p><em><strong>Cantone de sas ispigadoras</strong></em></p>
<p><em>Su sole, a manzanile, si nde pesat<br />
dae ucca de sas crabas<br />
chi an dentes de oro<br />
e, a sero, si che corcat<br />
intro una losa de abba:</em><br />
<em>[...]</em></p>
<p><strong>Ballata delle spigolatrici</strong></p>
<p>Il sole, all’alba, si leva<br />
dalla bocca delle capre<br />
che hanno i denti d’oro<br />
e, a sera, muore<br />
dentro una bara d’acqua:<br />
ma, a mezzogiorno, è qui, in fiamme,<br />
fermo, sopra le teste,<br />
spacca la nostra terra,<br />
spacca le nostre labbra,<br />
i nostri pensieri,<br />
spalanca le mascelle<br />
alla divoratrice,<br />
la cavalletta, trebbia del demonio.<br />
I diavoli cornuti son venuti,<br />
a cavallo di una nuvola,<br />
per coprire i campi di dolore,<br />
la trebbia del demonio<br />
divora le spighe,<br />
i contadini, pieni d’angoscia,<br />
hanno il cuore come un porchetto nel sacco,<br />
e le falci cadono dalle loro mani.<br />
Gli usignoli sugli alberi<br />
gracchiano come corvi.<br />
Ma il nostro pane è qui<br />
e qui spigoliamo.<br />
Il vento si è levato, vuol dire<br />
che è morto qualche ricco:<br />
non avrà requiem se non avrà sparso<br />
all’aria tutti i suoi soldi.<br />
Il vento si è levato ma, sull’aia,<br />
cade soltanto paglia.</p>
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<p><strong>*</strong></p>
<p align="center"> </p>
<p><em><strong>Pregadoria de sos messadores</strong></em></p>
<p><em>Custa est sa terra nostra,<br />
ue su entu solopu,<br />
che una falche de fogu,<br />
mèssada sas ispigas ruinzadas.<br />
Làgrimana sos sulcos<br />
sutta sos pedes nudos<br />
de sos fizos ch&#8217;ispigan,<br />
rumasos che runzinos,<br />
peleados che burricos:<br />
chie no messat, ispigat.<br />
[...]</em></p>
<p><strong>Preghiera dei mietitori</strong></p>
<p>Questa è la nostra terra,<br />
dove il vento del sud,<br />
come una falce di fuoco,<br />
miete le spighe arrugginite.<br />
Piangono i solchi<br />
sotto i piedi scalzi<br />
dei nostri figli che spigolano,<br />
magri come ronzini,<br />
rassegnati come asini:<br />
chi non può mietere, spigola.<br />
Ma il nostro pane è qui,<br />
qui sono le nostre case<br />
di fango e di letame,<br />
focolari di cenere,<br />
dove le nostre donne<br />
cuociono il nostro sudore<br />
chinando il ventre<br />
gravido di fiori<br />
secchi per il cimitero.<br />
Dio, è inutile la nostra preghiera,<br />
eppure t&#8217;invochiamo: vieni, è notte,<br />
vieni con le tue mani di luce,<br />
guarda i nostri figli,<br />
falli cantare e ridere<br />
con canti di uccelli<br />
e voci di fontane<br />
e giuochi lieti,<br />
contenti di essere vivi.</p>
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<p><strong>*</strong></p>
<p align="center"> </p>
<p><em><strong>Innu nou contra sos feudatàrios</strong></em><br />
(<em>a sa manera de Frantziscu Innàssiu Mannu</em>)</p>
<p><em>Trabagliade, trabagliade,<br />
poveros de sa biddas,<br />
pro mantènnere in tzittade<br />
tantos caddos  de istalla:<br />
issos regollin su ranu,<br />
a bois lassan sa palla.<br />
[...]</em></p>
<p><strong>Nuovo inno contro i feudatari</strong><br />
<strong><em>(alla maniera di Francesco Ignazio Mannu)</em></strong></p>
<p>Lavorate, lavorate,<br />
poveri dei villaggi,<br />
per mantenere in città<br />
tanti cavali da stalla:<br />
loro raccolgono il grano,<br />
a voi lasciano la paglia.</p>
<p>Lavorate, lavorate,<br />
petrolchimici operai,<br />
faticate per il pane:<br />
con il Piano di Rinascita,<br />
i soldi vanno a Milano<br />
e a voi lasciano il catrame.</p>
<p>Lavorate, lavorate,<br />
nelle chiese del petrolio<br />
di Sarrok e Portotorres:<br />
la catena di lavoro<br />
con la pancia mezzo piena<br />
è lavoro da catena.</p>
<p>Lavorate, lavorate,<br />
minatori di Carbonia,<br />
dentro i pozzi acquitrinosi:<br />
poi vi spetta la pensione<br />
con un po’ di silicosi<br />
ed un poco di cordone.</p>
<p>Lavorate, lavorate,<br />
ohi pastori di Orgosolo,<br />
dietro i greggi delle pecore:<br />
non andate allo sbaraglio,<br />
attenti all’artiglieria<br />
che fa i tiri sul bersaglio.</p>
<p>Lavorate, lavorate,<br />
emigrati, vagabondi,<br />
nelle fabbriche di guerra<br />
dei signori della terra:<br />
i dannati della terra<br />
con la fame fanno guerra.</p>
<p>Lavorate, lavorate,<br />
con la penna, oh letterati,<br />
scrivete su fogli fatti<br />
di catrame e di petrolio:<br />
il salario è pari pari<br />
a Giuda: trenta denari.</p>
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<p><strong>*</strong></p>
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<p><em><strong>Cantone de s’ómine in su fossu</strong></em></p>
<p><em>Ehi, bona zente, leade unu che a mie,<br />
mesu ómine e mesu arveghe,<br />
pasturighende in losas de nuraghes,<br />
e faghìdeli custa brulla:<br />
ponìdeli subra sa conca<br />
una raffineria de petróliu<br />
de unu matimannu milanesu.<br />
[...]</em></p>
<p><strong>Ballata dell’uomo nel fosso</strong></p>
<p>Ehi, gente, prendete uno come me,<br />
mezzo uomo e mezzo pecora,<br />
al pascolo fra tombe di nuraghi,<br />
e fategli questo scherzo:<br />
mettetegli sopra la testa<br />
una raffineria di petrolio<br />
di un milanese pancia-piena.</p>
<p>Ehi, gente, prendete uno come me,<br />
un uomo-bue che mugghia<br />
fra le tanche di cisto e di lentischio,<br />
e fategli questo scherzo:<br />
mettetegli un cacciavite in mano,<br />
a fare il sagrestano<br />
nelle chiede del Dio Petrolio.</p>
<p>Ehi, gente, prendete uno come me,<br />
un capraro con faccia da caprone<br />
e fategli questo scherzo:<br />
mettetegli un frac da cameriere<br />
in un bar della Costa Smeralda,<br />
dove si scaldano il culo<br />
i proprietari musulmani.</p>
<p>Ehi, gente, prendete uno come me,<br />
pescatore di muggini,<br />
in zattere di giunco,<br />
e fategli questo scherzo:<br />
mettetegli al centro dello stagno<br />
una fabbrica di nebbia,<br />
carica di mercurio e di catrame.</p>
<p>Ehi, gente, prendete uno come me,<br />
scortichino di sughere,<br />
con le scuri di fuoco,<br />
e fategli questo scherzo:<br />
mettetelo in mezzo a mille missili,<br />
fra le pietre di fuoco<br />
di una base di tiro americana.</p>
<p>Ehi, gente, cosa credete che faccia,<br />
allora, uno come me?<br />
Ci cade dentro al fosso!<br />
Ci cade dentro al fosso!!<br />
Ci cade dentro al fosso!!!<br />
E andate tutti in malora.</p>
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<p><strong>*</strong></p>
<p align="center"> </p>
<p><em><strong>Subra sa losa de Salvador Allende</strong></em></p>
<p><em>Mi ana mortu sos gorillas de Santiago,<br />
mi ana mortu sas municas de Valparaiso,<br />
mi ana mortu sas segnoras de Viñadelmar,<br />
mi ana mortu sos proprietàrios de Antofagasta.<br />
[...]</em></p>
<p><strong>Sopra la tomba di Salvador Allende</strong></p>
<p>Mi hanno ucciso los gorillas di Santiago,<br />
mi hanno ucciso las momias di Valparaiso,<br />
mi hanno ucciso las señoras di Viñadelmar,<br />
mi hanno ucciso los terratenientes di Antofagasta.</p>
<p>In nome della Patria e di dio, mi ha ucciso<br />
Un generale in monocolo, lucido-stivale,<br />
un generale cacafusi, decorato di medaglia<br />
di merda, in nome di dio e della Patria.</p>
<p>Ora sono qui, sottoterra, con la faccia divorata<br />
dalle pallottole di un generale cacafusi,<br />
sopra il cuore sta un paio di lucidi stivali,<br />
dentro il teschio bruca un verme di generale.</p>
<p>Accanto a me è sepolta una vecchia pobladora,<br />
zia Francesca Ferrale, sarda e cilena, morta<br />
di fame: gente, non pregate per noi,<br />
sarebbe l’ultima vostra stupida vergogna.</p>
<p>Ahi, mio Cile, pezza-da-piedi del Signor Generale!</p>
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<p><strong>*</strong></p>
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<p><em><strong>Contos de antigóriu</strong></em></p>
<p><a href="http://www.coopenis.it/foto/mamuthone.jpg"><img src="http://rebstein.wordpress.com/files/2009/10/mamuthone.jpg?w=97" alt="mamuthone" title="mamuthone" width="97" height="150" class="alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-17765" /></a> <a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2264/2379901374_b6fc0a9128.jpg?v=0"><img src="http://rebstein.wordpress.com/files/2009/10/2379901374_b6fc0a9128.jpg?w=150" alt="2379901374_b6fc0a9128" title="2379901374_b6fc0a9128" width="150" height="112" class="alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-17763" /></a></p>
<p><em>I. Sos mamutones</em></p>
<p><em>Sa terra nostra est custa disiperada nurra<br />
de montes e nuraghes, fattos de pedra fùmiga,<br />
nàschidos che fiores de lava e de trumentu.<br />
[...]</em></p>
<p><strong>Rapsodia di antiche età</strong></p>
<p><strong>I. Le maschere nere</strong></p>
<p>La nostra terra è questo disperato mucchio<br />
di monti di basalto e di nuraghi neri,<br />
fioriti come fiori di lava e di tormento.<br />
Nelle tanche di ferula, i cani della morte,<br />
neri come la notte, abbaiano dagli occhi<br />
della luna. Rimbombano i tamburi. Nitriscono<br />
i cavalli selvaggi. Le tombe dei giganti<br />
hanno fame di teschi. Questa è la nostra legge:<br />
quando i figli son grandi, i padri moriranno<br />
con la maschera nera e con l&#8217;euforbia in bocca,<br />
il riso rosso, il riso del rosso melagrano.<br />
Giovani insocatores lanciano i loro lacci<br />
ai vecchi mamutones. Dall&#8217;altare di pietra<br />
le nostre teste rotolano col riso sulle labbra.</p>
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<p><strong>*</strong></p>
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<p><em>III. Attìtidu</em></p>
<p><em>Nd’est falada sa turre! Nd’est falada sa domo!<br />
Su balente ch’est mortu! Su zigante ch’est mortu!<br />
Postu a manos in rughe in sa losa de fresi!<br />
[...]</em></p>
<p><strong>III. Ninna-nanna funebre</strong></p>
<p>E’ caduta la torre! E’ caduta la casa!<br />
Il valente è morto! Il gigante è morto!<br />
Con le mani in croce nella bara d’orbace.</p>
<p>Tu non piangere più, nera madre di lutto,<br />
hai il viso consunto come bianca candela,<br />
i tuoi occhi due fori pieni di luce nera.</p>
<p>E’ caduta la torre! E’ caduta la casa!<br />
Mio rosso melograno, mio melograno rosso,<br />
hanno dato il tuo cuore ai cani dei pastori.</p>
<p>Mamma, lascia piangere la stella della sera,<br />
ho solo freddo e sonno, non ho dolore, mamma,<br />
ricoprimi di terra, cantami la ninna-nanna.</p>
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<p><strong>*</strong></p>
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<p><strong>Una storia d’amore</strong></p>
<p><strong>I.</strong></p>
<p>Dal vento puoi fiorire se nell&#8217;aria,<br />
tra alberi d&#8217;argento insieme a foglie<br />
silenziose e a notte nero-azzurra,<br />
d&#8217;improvviso ti sveli con un passo<br />
che batte come un&#8217;ala. E già nell&#8217;aria<br />
non resta a poco a poco altra memoria<br />
di luce che le tue mani di luna,<br />
dove segrete migrano le colombe.<br />
Ai tuoi passi mi piego come l&#8217;erba<br />
e sei così lontana<br />
ché l&#8217;ombra ti riaccoglie e misteriosa<br />
ridiventi rugiada, fiore, notte:<br />
fra le foglie degli alberi mi fingo<br />
la scomparsa dolcezza del tuo volto.<br />
Ma tu ritorni e, ancora,<br />
sei veste bianca al vento<br />
della sera, conchiglia<br />
di voce sconosciuta,<br />
rondine solitaria<br />
in un silenzioso regno d&#8217;aria,<br />
dove tu sola esisti,<br />
chiaro ma inenarrabile mistero.</p>
<p>[...]</p>
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<p><strong>II.</strong></p>
<p>Come l’acqua tu sei preziosa e casta,<br />
come l’acqua tu sei umile e docile,<br />
e prendi forma in me dove ti versi.<br />
Dentro di me, in una rossa culla,<br />
esile ti addormenti:<br />
lieviti nel tuo sonno, come il pane<br />
e cresci nel tuo sonno, come l’erba.<br />
Ma, d’improvviso, amata,<br />
il corpo tuo si sveglia, caldo vento<br />
di desiderio: inconsumato istante,<br />
tremante, indelibata eucarestia.</p>
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<p>_____________________________</p>
<p><strong>Francesco Masala</strong> (Nughedu San Nicolò, 17 settembre 1916 – Cagliari, 23 gennaio 2007) è stato un poeta, scrittore e saggista italiano.<br />
Frequentò il Ginnasio ad Ozieri, il Liceo Classico a Sassari e completò il suo corso di studi laureandosi in lettere all&#8217;Università La Sapienza di Roma, con la tesi su &#8220;<em>Il Teatro di Luigi Pirandello</em>&#8221; con Natalino Sapegno come relatore. Scrittore bilingue, in sardo e italiano, ha pubblicato libri di poesia, di narrativa, di teatro, di saggistica e critica letteraria. Come poeta nel 1951 vinse il Premio Grazia Deledda, nel 1956 il Premio Chianciano per la raccolta di poesie &#8220;<em>Pane nero</em>&#8220;. Nel 1962 pubblicò &#8220;<em>Quelli dalle labbra bianche</em>&#8221; per l&#8217;editore Giangiacomo Feltrinelli, nel 1981 <em>Poesias in duas limbas</em> per Vanni Scheiwiller. La sua opera più conosciuta è <em>Quelli dalle labbra bianche</em> o <em>Sos Laribiancos</em> (<em>I Dimenticati</em>) da cui nel 1999 è stato realizzato un film, sceneggiato e diretto da Piero Livi. Fu presidente della commissione del Premio letterario in lingua sarda &#8220;Città di Ozieri&#8221; e, nel 1978, del &#8220;Comitadu pro sa limba&#8221;, che fu promotore della &#8220;Proposta di legge di iniziativa popolare per il bilinguismo perfetto in Sardegna&#8221; da cui scaturì la Legge della Regione Autonoma della Sardegna n. 26 del 15 ottobre 1997.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.sardegnadigitallibrary.it/index.php?xsl=626&#38;id=187859">Qui una bellissima videointervista del 2003.</a></p>
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<link>http://prikprik.wordpress.com/2009/10/25/s%c3%b8ndag/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 16:28:50 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>prikprik</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Så blev det søndag igen. Weekenden er forbi, jeg laver lektier og afleveringer, og prøver at huske h]]></description>
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<p><span style="color:#008000;">Weekenden er forbi, jeg laver lektier og afleveringer, og prøver at huske hvad jeg skal huske den næste uge.</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#008000;">Denne uge har været lang. Rigtig lang.</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#008000;">Mandag var en ganske normal mandag med skole og Piaf.</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#008000;">Og så kom tirsdag.</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#008000;">Tirsdag fik vi at vide, at Morten fra 3. y var død om morgenen under en bilulykke.</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#008000;">Jeg selv gik i chok og græd det meste af eftermiddagen indtil jeg tog til boksning, og det var en god beslutning, for jeg havde ikke været til boksning i rigtig lang tid, så det var bare rart at komme væk fra alle de tanker der var omkring Morten og Alexander, Mortens rigtig gode ven, som jeg holder meget af. Han var sønderknust.</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#008000;">Onsdag var en underlig dag pga. gårsdagens hændelser, men ellers var den meget normal. Jeg scorede gode point i idræt, da vi skulle bokse, så jeg fik lige sat min lærer på plads, for hun gjorde det forkert. <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' />  Det var for en gangs skyld rart at være i Piaf, da det kun var mig og John der var der.</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#008000;">Torsdag tog jeg ud at svømme efter skole fordi jeg var så øm efter to dages boksning. Da jeg kom hjem spiste vi aftensmad, og så tog mor og jeg ud til ulykkesstedet og lagde blomster og tændte et lys og græd og mindedes.</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#008000;">Fredag var &#8216;the big day&#8217;. Der var MuSGfest om aftenen og alle skulle have noget mad med. Jeg havde kylling med. Det blev en sindssyg men god fest. 1.g&#8217;erne klarede &#8216;trappen&#8217; flot, og alle blev for fulde. Det var fantastisk at vågne op om morgenen til Sørens smukke trommemusik og Simons lækre morgenmad! <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' />  (som om!)</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#008000;">Om aftenen, efter en hurtig tur hjem med et bad og to timers søvn, tog jeg tilbage til Silkeborg, for jeg skulle hjælpe til på Rampen hvor &#8216;When the Saints Go Machine&#8217; og &#8216;Freja Loeb&#8217; spillede. &#8216;Freja Loeb&#8217; skuffede. Det var ligesom en blanding af dårligt &#8216;Yeah Yeah Yeahs&#8217; og dårligere &#8216;The Ravonettes&#8217;, men &#8216;When the Saints..&#8217; gjorde det godt! Omkring kl. 00 tog jeg med Mikkel hjem og sov der.</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#008000;">Søndag morgen (i dag), havde Lucette, Mikkels mor, lavet morgenmad til mig og Mikkel og Gry, og så skulle Mikkel hen i kirken og synge, så jeg tog med. Det var super flot at høre Mikkel, Simon, Marlene og alle de andre synge. Jeg vil også¨meget selv gerne være med i kirkekoret, og lige i dag snakkede jeg med mor og far om at starte der og så flytte hjemmefra i 3.g så det bliver nemmere for mig at være med om søndagen. Jeg skal bare lige have snakket med min studievejleder først, men det kunne være så fedt at flytte til Silkeby! <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </span></p>
<p><span style="color:#008000;">Nu hænger jeg bare på en masse lektier og afleveringer og en dansk/historieopgave. <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_sad.gif' alt=':(' class='wp-smiley' /> </span></p>
<p><span style="color:#008000;">Jeg håber næste uge bliver lidt mere rolig.</span></p>
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<p><span style="color:#008000;">//Maya</span></p>
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<title><![CDATA[SEXY STYLE: Model Marlene Zwanzger with new Fashion Photo at MyFashionShow]]></title>
<link>http://myfashionshow.wordpress.com/2009/10/23/sexy-style-model-marlene-zwanzger-with-new-fashion-photo-at-myfashionshow-3/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 19:34:47 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[MyFashionShow proudly presents Model Marlene Zwanzger Marlene is a fashion model from Klagenfurt, Au]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Silences. ]]></title>
<link>http://aalienation.wordpress.com/2009/10/20/silences/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:38:07 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>ninny92</dc:creator>
<guid>http://aalienation.wordpress.com/2009/10/20/silences/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been thinking really hard about what to blog and how to blog about what I wanted to blog ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>I&#8217;ve been thinking really hard about what to blog and how to blog about what I wanted to blog for quite some time.. I didn&#8217;t want this void to be filled with the tantrums of a little girl down in the doldrums&#8230;</p>
<p>After countless drafts I&#8217;ve deleted&#8230; and times I looked out the window to search for inspiration..  I had the privilege of finding my inspiration in the most unconventional place ever-  a printing shop &#8211; Yes, a printing shop with all the mind-bogging, brain and blood vessel-bursting screeches of ink-thingys against the sheets of papers.</p>
<p>With the long wait at the printing shop, together with the effects of PMS and annoyance, I decided to calm my nerves and block out all the noise&#8230; and think. I took out my handphone and started typing my thoughts down about silence.. the past silences I had earlier in the day, the current long one I was creating for myself and the silences present in literature&#8230;</p>
<p>Let&#8217;s recollect the silences I experienced earlier today&#8230;</p>
<p>1.  I was fervently copying the Chemistry notes from the screen today in the lecture hall and I somewhat instinctively turned to my dear friend and asked, &#8220;Why the heck do I need to know the mechanisms of hydration of alkenes &#8230; what&#8217;s the meaning in this..&#8221; That was met with an immediate short, sharp, (somewhat dramatic in a way) pause after which the lecturer suddenly popped her face into mine and commented on the (ridiculous) answers I wrote on my tutorial question paper.. I guess that silence made us feel the weight of our uncertainty in the purpose of whatever we&#8217;re doing&#8230; although we&#8217;ve been doing it for more than half a year right now in this crucial stage of my life &#8211; our lives. That silence seemed to mean that only through time, can we attain the answer.. and although that silence was broken within a split second, it formed quite a significant part of the day as it made me think about what I really aspired to do&#8230;</p>
<p>2. This silence would be the kind that most of us can identify with- the silence that creates suspense and tension&#8230; Yep. Later on in the day, we all awaited with anticipation as my tutor &#8217;silently&#8217; skimmed through the pages of our report&#8230; frankly, the absence of sound after every humming of agreement he made was rather excruciating&#8230; every pause he made was nerve-racking&#8230; Within that period of silence, many thoughts were rushing through my mind like a fast-forwarded film.. including scenes of myself editing the report throughout the night tirelessly, watching the film Julie and Julia and walking out of the classroom which I wanted to do so badly. After musing about it, I realised.. silence &#8211; the absence of sound literally and in some cases, the absence of action &#8211; can actually make you think more than when you read or listen to a central idea&#8230; silence breaks the boundaries for thoughts and sets your (wild) imagination and subconscious thoughts free&#8230;</p>
<p>Full stops, commas, exclamations, caesura, dramatic pauses, sudden silences (the list goes on) are all present in the beautiful world of Literature.</p>
<p>Before I get carried away with the wonders of the little amazing rounded dot and avoiding the probability of turning this blog post into a potentially disastrously diluted one, let me point my attention to <em>Top Girls</em> and the significance of silences in the play on the whole to illustrate the weight of silence in both our lives and the novels, notes, facts, papers, journals, plays that revolve around us.</p>
<blockquote><p><em>The issue of how to interpret the silences in the scene has been equally contentious (Tycer, 2008) </em></p></blockquote>
<p>There are mainly two characters that exhibit silence  - Gret and the waitress (who does not speak at all..).</p>
<p>Some may simply construe her silence as her inability to connect with the other women due to her lower-class status. I agree with this view to a certain extent as the celebration is indeed a formal event that requires the women to abide by a certain decorum. Thus, it can be justified that Gret feels uncomfortable to share her troubles and her life as opposed to the other egoist women. However, it cannot only be limited to this pov as there is a possibility that Gret&#8217;s silence is reflective of how painful her experiences in contrast to the other women; her silence ironically speaks more volumes than the numerous overlapping recollections of the other women&#8217;s stories.</p>
<p>The waitress&#8217; silence is also particularly significant as it could be used to exemplify Marlene and and her guests&#8217; lack of consideration towards her working class sister. This has profound class resonances and implications as it reflects Churchill&#8217;s concerns on the materialist feminism prevalent in society in even the simplest ways &#8211; how a daughter is often groomed to be successful at the expense of her mother&#8217;s career&#8230;- how the success of a woman is due to the oppression of other women.</p>
<p>These two examples in the play reinforce the issue of materialist feminism that permeates throughout &#8211; what are truly the notions of the success of a woman? Are these the patriarchal ideas of success? Thus, by just simply observing the silences in the play, we can conclude the &#8220;umbrella issue&#8221; and concerns that Churchill had.</p>
<p>I&#8217;d like to ramble on about the various important silences in <em>Top Girls</em> but as I&#8217;ve mentioned, my aim is not to convert this blog into a holy grail of Feminist theatre (which I may eventually do anyway..), but to see and comment on things, human behaviour from a social point of view&#8230;</p>
<p>Therefore, to wrap things up. Silences in both life and literary form are crucial..they may speak larger volumes than any diction, emotive language, metaphor, simile, personification, enjambment, you-name-it. Silences can reflect a myriad of emotions from that of catharsis to tension that may lead to epiphanies&#8230; Silence can insinuate political issues and undertones and the troubles of one&#8217;s soul.</p>
<p>Silence can  teach you or make you ruminate more than a robotic lecturer reading monotonously off words from a liquid crystal display.So. When you&#8217;re waiting in an interview room most probably filled with silence, or in an awkward &#8220;silence-related&#8221; situation like meeting with silence right after cracking a joke (that obviously fell flat) or trying to impress someone special only to be met with silence- just reflect deeper into it or learn from it.</p>
<p>Or perhaps, next time when you hear any absence of sound, analyse and appreciate it or when you see a little dot or a comma smacked throughout the pages of a book or sheet of paper, ponder its purpose.</p>
<p><em>The Tiny Twin</em></p>
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