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<title><![CDATA[Song of the Day]]></title>
<link>http://rockmosis.wordpress.com/2009/11/24/song-of-the-day/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 03:54:54 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tristan Lush</dc:creator>
<guid>http://rockmosis.wordpress.com/2009/11/24/song-of-the-day/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Brilliant. A trippy 5.5 minutes of the cube nailing it. Brilliant, again. This party is old and unin]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Brilliant. A trippy 5.5 minutes of the cube nailing it. Brilliant, again.</p>
<p><span style='text-align:center; display: block;'><object width='425' height='350'><param name='movie' value='http://www.youtube.com/v/sf8BPvQj3sQ&#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/sf8BPvQj3sQ&#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>This party is old and uninviting<br />
Participants all in black and white<br />
You enter in fullblown technicolor<br />
Nothing is the same after tonight</p>
<p>If the world would fall apart<br />
In a fiction worthy wind<br />
I wouldn&#8217;t change a thing<br />
Now that you&#8217;re here</p>
<p>Yeah, love is a verb here in my room<br />
Here in my room, here in my room</p>
<p>You enter and close the door behind you<br />
Now show me the world as seen from the stars<br />
If only the lights would dim a little<br />
I&#8217;m weary of eyes upon my scars</p>
<p>Pink tractor beam into your incision<br />
Head spinning as free as dervishs&#8217; whirl<br />
I came here expecting next to nothing<br />
So thank you for being that kind of girl<br />
That kind of girl</p>
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<title><![CDATA[24 hours unplugged]]></title>
<link>http://henktracy.wordpress.com/2009/11/23/24-hours-unplugged/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:35:08 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tracy</dc:creator>
<guid>http://henktracy.wordpress.com/2009/11/23/24-hours-unplugged/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Amazing. Just realized now while cooling my red skin in the tub that I haven&#8217;t sms&#8217;ed or]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Amazing. Just realized now while cooling my red skin in the tub that I haven&#8217;t sms&#8217;ed or gone online for 24 hours! </p>
<p>Main contributing factor of course was my one phone dying on me last night &#8211; the one with the data bundle and LOADS of free sms&#8217;s. And I was in a training workshop from 9 until almost 4; and them the long trek back home for nearly 4 hours. </p>
<p>Guess I also managed this NaBloPoMo post just in time. </p>
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<title><![CDATA[Moony - I Don't Know Why]]></title>
<link>http://musicmp3world.wordpress.com/2009/11/23/moony-i-dont-know-why/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:10:52 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>viniciusdelia</dc:creator>
<guid>http://musicmp3world.wordpress.com/2009/11/23/moony-i-dont-know-why/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Versão Unplugged do super hit &#8220;I Don&#8217;t Know Why&#8221; da cantora italiana Moony. DL: I ]]></description>
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<p style="text-align:center;">Versão Unplugged do super hit &#8220;I Don&#8217;t Know Why&#8221; da cantora italiana Moony.</p>
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<li>DL: <a title="Clique aqui para baixar" href="http://www.4shared.com/file/158095440/e13a0bcb/Moony_-_I_Dont_Know_Why_Unplug.html" target="_blank">I Don&#8217;t Know Why [Unplugged]</a></li>
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<title><![CDATA[Another Brick in the Wall]]></title>
<link>http://tabletmedia.wordpress.com/2009/11/23/another-brick-in-the-wall/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:56:23 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>tabletmedia</dc:creator>
<guid>http://tabletmedia.wordpress.com/2009/11/23/another-brick-in-the-wall/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[by Nabila Rahman As an avid music fan, I love anything to do with music. The other day, I was at a s]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><strong><span style="font-size:small;">by Nabila Rahman</span></strong></p>
<p><span style="font-size:small;">A</span><span style="font-size:small;">s an avid music fan, I love anything to do with music. The other day, I was at a small “unplugged” session held at my school. On that particular day, I found myself more interested in the crowd than the music itself. </span><span style="font-size:small;">You see, in a crowd, diversity is the key-diff</span><span style="font-size:small;">erent people, different faces! </span></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><span style="font-size:small;"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs19/f/2007/308/f/3/Concert_by_Dosport.jpg" alt="" width="382" height="191" /></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:small;"> </span><span style="font-size:small;">What </span><span style="font-size:small;">i</span><span style="font-size:small;"> found amusing that day was all the not known and misheard lyrics all around me. It</span><span style="font-size:small;">’</span><span style="font-size:small;">s fun to be a part o</span><span style="font-size:small;">f the crowd in a music session.</span> <span style="font-size:small;">It’s</span><span style="font-size:small;"> uplifting </span><span style="font-size:small;">and highly amusing! Ever heard what the</span><span style="font-size:small;"> person next to you is singing? </span><span style="font-size:small;">They </span><span style="font-size:small;">start off humming, not quite sure of the words. Then</span><span style="font-size:small;">,</span><span style="font-size:small;"> sing</span><span style="font-size:small;">s</span><span style="font-size:small;"> loudly just as they get the hang of it</span><span style="font-size:small;">. Some hits a high note only to scream out the wrong word. While some shrug it off and keeps singing the </span><span style="font-size:small;">wrong words others get back to </span><span style="font-size:small;">their humming tone. It is funny</span><span style="font-size:small;">,</span><span style="font-size:small;"> really</span><span style="font-size:small;">,</span><span style="font-size:small;"> if you can catch what they are saying. </span><span style="font-size:small;">I mean, who wouldn’t smirk if the person next to them is saying, “we don’t need no education, we don’t need no birth control!” </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:small;"> </span><span style="font-size:small;">Of course</span><span style="font-size:small;">,</span><span style="font-size:small;"> some</span><span style="font-size:small;">one</span><span style="font-size:small;"> who sees </span><span style="font-size:small;">me smiling</span><span style="font-size:small;"> like a goof during a Pink Floyd song will question my mental well being but if only they knew. So, the next time, if you ever find yourself at a music concert</span><span style="font-size:small;">,</span><span style="font-size:small;"> do keep a look out for misheard lyrics. You m</span><span style="font-size:small;">ight be standing next to </span><em><span style="font-size:small;">the next</span></em><span style="font-size:small;"> Weird Al </span><span style="font-size:small;">Yankovic</span><span style="font-size:small;">!</span></p>
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<title><![CDATA[zıkkım]]></title>
<link>http://simdibunlargeldiicimden.wordpress.com/2009/11/23/zikkim/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:41:23 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>simdibunlargeldiicimden</dc:creator>
<guid>http://simdibunlargeldiicimden.wordpress.com/2009/11/23/zikkim/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[İd denen şeyle başlıyor her şey. İç güdü, sonra ego, sonra zıkkım.. Egoları tatmin etmek için yapıla]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>İd denen şeyle başlıyor her şey. İç güdü, sonra ego, sonra zıkkım..</p>
<p>Egoları tatmin etmek için yapılacakların sınırı var mı? Olmalı.</p>
<p>Hayvandan farkı varsa insanın, olmalı.</p>
<p>Bir süre zıkkımlandıktan sonra tahammül edemiyor insan bu denli çirkinliğe. Bir ceylanı ağzınla parçalamak; kemikleri kıracak kadar güçlü içgüdüler bunlar.</p>
<p>Başkalarından beslenerek, başka hayatlar yiyerek yaşamını sürdürmek. Bari bunu yaparken dürüst olmalı insan.</p>
<p>Hayvandan farkı varsa, olmalı..</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Unplugged: NeverShoutNever]]></title>
<link>http://fueledbyrayman.com/2009/11/22/unplugged-nevershoutnever/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:38:20 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jonny Ray</dc:creator>
<guid>http://fueledbyrayman.com/2009/11/22/unplugged-nevershoutnever/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[To get you in the christmas mood NeverShoutNever has uploaded a video of him performing &#8220;Silen]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Release News: All Time Low]]></title>
<link>http://fueledbyrayman.com/2009/11/21/release-news-all-time-low/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:18:16 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jonny Ray</dc:creator>
<guid>http://fueledbyrayman.com/2009/11/21/release-news-all-time-low/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[All Time Low are working on a CD/DVD of their MTV Unplugged performance to be released mid January.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[VIDEOS → Unplugged/Acoustic Session]]></title>
<link>http://leitmotifrock.wordpress.com/2009/11/19/unpluggednov2009/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:15:12 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>AJT</dc:creator>
<guid>http://leitmotifrock.wordpress.com/2009/11/19/unpluggednov2009/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Four new videos have been uploaded to YouTube! These are unplugged/acoustic semi-live performances o]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA['Warmth Of Christmas' - Michel Montecrossa releases genuine Christmas song collection]]></title>
<link>http://michelmontecrossaliveblog.wordpress.com/2009/11/19/warmth-of-christmas-michel-montecrossa-releases-genuine-christmas-song-collection/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:09:10 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>nakano28</dc:creator>
<guid>http://michelmontecrossaliveblog.wordpress.com/2009/11/19/warmth-of-christmas-michel-montecrossa-releases-genuine-christmas-song-collection/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Warmth Of Christmas Audio-CD &nbsp; &#8216;Warmth Of Christmas&#8217; released by Mira Sound Germany]]></description>
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<h1>Warmth Of Christmas</h1>
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<p><a href="http://www.mirapuri-enterprises.com/Michel-Pressinfos/images/cds/Warmth-of-Christmas.jpg"><img class="aligncenter" title="'Warmth Of Christmas' - Michel Montecrossa's Christmas Song Collection" src="http://www.mirapuri-enterprises.com/Michel-Pressinfos/images/cds/Warmth-of-Christmas.jpg" alt="Warmth of Christmas" width="300" height="300" /></a>
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<p>&#8216;Warmth Of Christmas&#8217; released by Mira Sound Germany as Audio-CD, is <a title="Michel Montecrossa Newsletter" href="http://www.MichelMontecrossa.com">Michel Montecrossa</a>&#8217;s uplifting &#38; heartfelt christmas song collection of 12 masterpieces including the title song &#8216;<a href="http://www.mirapuri-planetradio.net/mirapuri-enterprises/RealAudio/WarmthOfChristmas/Warmth.ram">Warmth</a>&#8216; and great songs of hope and insight like &#8216;<a href="http://www.mirapuri-planetradio.net/mirapuri-enterprises/RealAudio/WarmthOfChristmas/PeaceAndLight.ram">Peace And Light</a>&#8216;, &#8216;<a href="http://www.mirapuri-planetradio.net/mirapuri-enterprises/RealAudio/WarmthOfChristmas/Winterworld.ram">Winterworld</a>&#8216;, &#8216;<a href="http://www.mirapuri-planetradio.net/mirapuri-enterprises/RealAudio/WarmthOfChristmas/WeWhoHaveLoved.ram">We Who Have Loved</a>&#8216; and &#8216;<a href="http://www.mirapuri-planetradio.net/mirapuri-enterprises/RealAudio/WarmthOfChristmas/SongFromTheHomeOfLove.ram">Song From The Home Of Love</a>&#8216;.<br />
&#8216;Warmth Of Christmas&#8217; is Michel Montecrossa&#8217;s comforting song message of love and peace for everyone. Order your CD online at the Mirapuri-Shop &#8211; right here: <a title="'Warmth of Christmas' - CD" href="http://www.mirapuri-shop.de/product_info.php?info=p571_Warmth-Of-Christmas.html&#38;XTCsid=62ec82ad8e491edfd82ba8f627ed5937">&#8216;Warmth Of Christmas&#8217; CD</a></p>
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<p><strong>The Songs:</strong> &#8216;<a href="http://www.mirapuri-planetradio.net/mirapuri-enterprises/RealAudio/WarmthOfChristmas/Warmth.ram">Warmth</a>&#8216;, &#8216;Embrace&#8217;, &#8216;<a href="http://www.mirapuri-planetradio.net/mirapuri-enterprises/RealAudio/WarmthOfChristmas/PeaceAndLight.ram">Peace And Light</a>&#8216;, &#8216;Snowflake&#8217;, &#8216;Light&#8217;, &#8216;<a href="http://www.mirapuri-planetradio.net/mirapuri-enterprises/RealAudio/WarmthOfChristmas/Winterworld.ram">Winterworld</a>&#8216;, &#8216;Love &#38; Light&#8217;, &#8216;Winterlove&#8217;, &#8216;A Dream In Her Gaze&#8217;, &#8216;Love And Peace&#8217;, &#8216;<a href="http://www.mirapuri-planetradio.net/mirapuri-enterprises/RealAudio/WarmthOfChristmas/WeWhoHaveLoved.ram">We Who Have Loved</a>&#8216;, &#8216;Song From The Home Of Love&#8217;</p>
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<p><strong><a href="../2008/09/27/michel-montecrossa-unplugged-somethings-crushin-in/deutsch1/"><img src="http://michelmontecrossaliveblog.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/deutsch1.jpg?w=20&#038;h=20#38;h=20&#38;h=20" border="1" alt="" width="20" height="20" align="bottom" /></a> </strong><a title="Michel Montecrossa Newsletter" href="http://www.michelmontecrossa.com/">Michel Montecrossa</a> veröffentlicht die Weihnachts-CD <strong>&#8216;Warmth Of Christmas&#8217;</strong> mit <strong>12 Titeln</strong>, darunter Highlights wie &#8216;Warmth&#8217; sowie &#8216;Peace And Light&#8217;, &#8216;Winterworld&#8217;, &#8216;We Who Have Loved&#8217; und &#8216;Song From The Home Of Love&#8217; &#8211; mehr dazu in der Pressemeldung auf <strong>Pressbot</strong></p>
<p><a title="deutsche Pressemeldung - 'Warmth Of Christmas' CD" href="http://www.pressbot.net/article_l,1,i,91019.html">deutsche Pressemeldung zu Michel Montecrossa&#8217;s CD &#8216;Warmth Of Chistmas&#8217;</a></p>
<p><strong>komplette Trackliste von &#8216;Warmth Of Christmas&#8217;</strong>: &#8216;<a href="http://www.mirapuri-planetradio.net/mirapuri-enterprises/RealAudio/WarmthOfChristmas/Warmth.ram">Warmth</a>&#8216;, &#8216;Embrace&#8217;, &#8216;<a href="http://www.mirapuri-planetradio.net/mirapuri-enterprises/RealAudio/WarmthOfChristmas/PeaceAndLight.ram">Peace And Light</a>&#8216;, &#8216;Snowflake&#8217;, &#8216;Light&#8217;, &#8216;<a href="http://www.mirapuri-planetradio.net/mirapuri-enterprises/RealAudio/WarmthOfChristmas/Winterworld.ram">Winterworld</a>&#8216;, &#8216;Love &#38; Light&#8217;, &#8216;Winterlove&#8217;, &#8216;A Dream In Her Gaze&#8217;, &#8216;Love And Peace&#8217;, &#8216;<a href="http://www.mirapuri-planetradio.net/mirapuri-enterprises/RealAudio/WarmthOfChristmas/WeWhoHaveLoved.ram">We Who Have Loved</a>&#8216;, &#8216;Song From The Home Of Love&#8217;</p>
<p>Die CD ist online im Mirapuri-Shop erhältlich &#8211; gleich hier: <a title="'Warmth of Christmas' - CD" href="http://www.mirapuri-shop.de/product_info.php?info=p571_Warmth-Of-Christmas.html&#38;XTCsid=62ec82ad8e491edfd82ba8f627ed5937">&#8216;Warmth Of Christmas&#8217; CD</a></p>
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<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://www.mirapuri-enterprises.com/Michel-Pressinfos/images/cds/Warmth-of-Christmas.jpg"><img title="CD-Cover: Michel Montecrossa's Weihnachts-CD 'Warmth Of Christmas'" src="http://www.mirapuri-enterprises.com/Michel-Pressinfos/images/cds/Warmth-of-Christmas.jpg" alt="Warmth of Christmas" width="300" height="300" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">CD-Cover: Michel Montecrossa&#39;s Weihnachts-CD &#39;Warmth Of Christmas&#39;</p></div>
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<p>Michel Montecrossa &#8211; alle Informationen: <a title="Michel Montecrossa Newsletter" href="http://www.MichelMontecrossa.com">www.MichelMontecrossa.com</a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Cultural Event 1: "Unplugged" by Jim Green]]></title>
<link>http://tnagel.wordpress.com/2009/11/18/unplugged-by-jim-green/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:11:19 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tommy Nagel</dc:creator>
<guid>http://tnagel.wordpress.com/2009/11/18/unplugged-by-jim-green/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[For my first cultural event, I went to see an exhibit of a work by the artist, Jim Green. Jim Green ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>For my first cultural event, I went to see an exhibit of a work by the artist, Jim Green. Jim Green is a sound artist. He uses sound as a medium for his art, and has been creating sound- based art for about 25 years. An interesting aspect of his works involves the subject matter that he includes in them. He likes to incorporate aspects of his adolescent mischievousness into his projects, and “Unplugged” was definitely no different. </p>
<p>“Unplugged” is a sound installation piece. For this piece, Jim Green created and mounted six aluminum box frames to a wall and set up a pneumatic pumping system to two clear, plastic discs that were mounted at the front of each of the frames. The pneumatics would pull the two discs together flattening the space between them. Here’s where the adolescent mischievousness come into play: in between the two discs on each of the six frames was a whoopee cushion. As the two discs were pulled together, they would flatten the whoopee cushion and let out a fart sound. Each of the frames pumped out fart sounds at their own pace creating a very unique and interesting sound experience.</p>
<p>I really enjoyed this piece. When I was walking through the exhibit, I walked around the corner and was all of a sudden confronted with this. I was completely taken by surprise! In no way whatsoever was I expecting a series of pneumatically operated whoopee cushions. It was very refreshing. It was nice to see someone create a project that had some humor and play in it, and yet was still very well thought out and skillfully made. I wish more artists were like Jim Green!</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Face to Face! - Eduardo del llano]]></title>
<link>http://scrittoriprecari.wordpress.com/2009/11/18/face-to-face-eduardo-de-llano/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:01:34 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>scrittoriprecari</dc:creator>
<guid>http://scrittoriprecari.wordpress.com/2009/11/18/face-to-face-eduardo-de-llano/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Ne capitano di serate in cui ti sei messo in testa di fare una cosa e poi ti ritrovi completamente c]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p style="margin-bottom:0;text-align:justify;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,serif;"><img class="alignleft" src="http://www.gran-via.it/img/upload/delllano_glow_sito.JPG" alt="" width="114" height="142" />Ne capitano di serate in cui ti sei messo in testa di fare una cosa e poi ti ritrovi completamente catapultato in dimensioni oniriche o distanti dai tuoi propositi esistenziali e ludici.<br />
Ne capitano di incontri che ti lasciano con l’amaro in bocca, forse troppi, e di altri che invece stampano un sorriso indelebile che non potrai più scrollarti di dosso per il resto della vita.<br />
Conoscere <a href="http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eduardo_del_Llano" target="_blank">Eduardo</a> fa parte della seconda tipologia di intersecazione esperenziale di cui sopra e l’occasione di farlo c’è stata grazie alla pubblicazione del suo <a href="http://www.tellusfolio.it/index.php?prec=/index.php&#38;cmd=v&#38;id=6394" target="_blank"><em>Unplugged</em></a> (<a href="http://www.gran-via.it/" target="_blank">Gran Vía</a>) e del tour italiano che ne è seguito.<br />
Ma partiamo dall’inizio. Il libro è una riuscitissima raccolta di racconti iperrealisti, irriverenti, e di divertenti avventure nel mondo degli uomini e in quello di Cuba. Una serie di storie che hanno il proprio file rouge nel personaggio di Nicanor O’Donnell, alter ego del nostro scrittore/sceneggiatore/filmaker, che con la sua “corte dei miracoli” infesta la maggior parte dell’antologia.<br />
<a href="http://www.gran-via.it/scheda.php?id=28" target="_blank"><em>Unplugged</em></a> si fa leggere come se gustassimo un buon caffè, fino all’ultima goccia e senza fretta, magari raccogliendo con il cucchiaino anche lo zucchero.<br />
Stile notevole, asciutto e diretto rendono la narrazione godibile e immaginifica fino all’ultima riga, ricreando ambientazioni, volti, situazioni nella mente del lettore che entra nelle storie per non uscirne più.<br />
E questo è il libro. Come sono arrivato a fare quattro chiacchiere con quello che mi è sembrato un sosia di Stephen King ma con i capelli lunghi e qualche chiletto in più è facile da dirsi.<br />
Maddalena (per chi non lo sapesse, ufficio stampa della casa editrice milanese) mi chiama dicendomi che saranno in promozione a Roma e che nella libreria della Galleria Alberto Sordi presenteranno il libro, proiettando anche il cortometraggio <em>Monte Rouge</em> ispirato al medesimo racconto. A presenziare l’insostituibile <a href="http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filippo_La_Porta" target="_blank">Filippo La Porta</a>. Occasione più che ghiotta per rivedere la mia cara amica, conoscere l’autore del libro che tanto mi era piaciuto e sentire una voce eminente della nostra stampa.<br />
Il nostro giornalista punta subito il faro sulla capacità incredibile dello scrittore di riuscire a dare degli incipit capaci di incuriosire e destabilizzare immediatamente il lettore, dandone lettura di alcuni (<em>Nicanor era depresso. Aveva attraversato un brutto periodo del quale non possiamo parlare, perché lui non lo faceva mai, ragion per cui non sappiamo che cosa fosse effettivamente successo</em>) catturando immediatamente l’attenzione degli astanti.<br />
Alla fine dell’incontro, facciamola breve, abbiamo tutti facce compiaciute e il libro in mano. La Porta ha colto in pieno lo spirito di Eduardo ed è riuscito a trasmetterlo in ogni parola.<br />
“A questo punto avrai fatto le tue domande?” direte voi. No. Ho bevuto del vino rosso e sono stato invitato al Brancaleone per la rassegna organizzata da <em>Cuba da qualche parte</em> (progetto itinerante su Cuba attraverso arti visive: cubadaqualcheparte@gmail.com) sul cinema cubano, dove sarebbero stati proiettati i due corti <em>Monte Rouge</em> e <em>Sex Machine</em> del buon De Llano, con “a seguire dibattito”.<br />
Ritrovatomi in automobile con due cubane e un’argentina, situazione felicissima e davvero fortunata per un povero gonzo journalist quale mi sento, arrivo (in che stato non sto a raccontarvelo) al Brancaleone per scoprire che del centro sociale romano è rimasto solo il nome e che il processo di “infighettamento” ha inghiottito anche i fasti di party a base di pogate e eskimo militari.<br />
Nell’attesa ho preso un bicchiere di vino (lo so, sto sembrando un alcolizzato) e ho chiesto udienza al disponibilissimo cubano di origini russe, che mentre mi faceva una confessione di cui non vi dirò, si dirigeva verso il tavolo dove è nata una mini intervista.<br />
“Nicanor è l’uomo della moltitudine, è le mille sfaccettature della persona comune”, mi ha risposto alla domanda più ovvia sulla sua “creatura” letteraria. “E’ nato quando lavoravo con una compagnia umoristica e da lì ha proseguito la sua vita. La cosa che mi piace pensare è che da adolescenti tutti ci sentiamo speciali ma con il passare del tempo ci rendiamo conto di essere tutti dei Nicanor”.<br />
Eduardo è un fiume in piena, beve la sua birra con gusto, si sposta i capelli dagli occhi e molto spesso mi sembra che abbia un modo di fare molto timido, ma è solo l’impressione.<br />
Nei suoi racconti temi come il sogno e la fede, in un modo o nell’altro si rincorrono e mi conferma subito questo sentore “Il sogno non è notturno, il sogno deve essere di tutta una vita, non relegato all’atto del dormire. Per Cuba, l’atto del sognare è diventata l’ultima utopia, per me l’imprevedibilità del sogno è il valore della libertà umana” e quando gli chiedo se la fede è nell’uomo, in Dio o nella scienza allarga le braccia ghignando: “Non sono Kierkegard. Sono ateo, a prescindere da Cuba, e quindi Dio non mi appartiene. La scienza si nega al concetto di fede perché si evolve e contraddice di continuo. Penso che la fede sia nell’uomo”.<br />
Si avvicinano per dirci che tra un po’ inizierà la proiezione e colgo l’occasione per assestare altri due ganci alla mia curiosità, riferendomi ad un certo cinismo che ho percepito nel fondo dei racconti. “E’ un simil humor, non un vero e proprio cinismo il mio. È una maniera di trattare il cinema, la letteratura, la vita. Ma non c’è negatività, freddezza”.<br />
Arrivano e tra poco me lo porteranno via, faccio mente locale: ho l’autografo, ho il libro, ho voglia di un’ultima domanda, di chiedere un’ultima cosa e mi rivedo il racconto di <em>Regina</em> (che dovete leggere per capire la mia ultima questio) davanti agli occhi e mentre mi ringrazia, si alza e si allontana gli grido: “Eduardo! Ma com’era il culo di Regina?”. Ride abbracciando l’aria ed esclama “Meraviglioso!”.<br />
Meraviglioso il momento, il gesto, il libro. Meravigliosa la compagnia, le ragazze della serata e i cuba libre che poi mi hanno riaccompagnato a casa mentre pensavo che aveva ragione lui quando diceva che Nicanor è dentro ognuno di noi. Solo che alcuni lo riconoscono subito, altri lo mascherano e molti come me, se lo abbracciano stretto ogni notte. </span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,serif;"><a href="http://www.thebackinblack.splinder.com/" target="_blank"><em>Alex Pietrogiacomi</em></a><br />
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<title><![CDATA[ TANKS UNPLUGGED]]></title>
<link>http://therocknews.com.au/2009/11/18/tanks-unplugged/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:09:57 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>robjpyne</dc:creator>
<guid>http://therocknews.com.au/2009/11/18/tanks-unplugged/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Tanks Unplugged Venue: Tanks Arts Centre 46 Collins Ave Edge Hill 7:30am Friday 20th November 2009Ar]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Live &amp; Unplugged: We The Kings]]></title>
<link>http://fueledbyrayman.com/2009/11/17/live-unplugged-we-the-kings/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:24:26 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jonny Ray</dc:creator>
<guid>http://fueledbyrayman.com/2009/11/17/live-unplugged-we-the-kings/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Hit the jump for We The Kings&#8217; Travis Clark performing a brand new song &#8220;City of Angels]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Live @ Unplugged: Dave Melillo]]></title>
<link>http://fueledbyrayman.com/2009/11/17/live-unplugged-dave-melillo/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:05:48 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jonny Ray</dc:creator>
<guid>http://fueledbyrayman.com/2009/11/17/live-unplugged-dave-melillo/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Dave Melillo of Nocturnal Me (ex-Cute Is What We Aim For) can be found doing a pretty ace cover of T]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[above my head]]></title>
<link>http://notplugged.wordpress.com/2009/11/16/above-my-head/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:28:38 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[look up]]></title>
<link>http://notplugged.wordpress.com/2009/11/16/look-up/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:26:58 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[shades of blue]]></title>
<link>http://notplugged.wordpress.com/2009/11/16/shades-of-blue/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:24:42 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>rbtamps</dc:creator>
<guid>http://notplugged.wordpress.com/2009/11/16/shades-of-blue/</guid>
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<title><![CDATA[walking on boards]]></title>
<link>http://notplugged.wordpress.com/2009/11/16/walking-on-boards/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:22:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>rbtamps</dc:creator>
<guid>http://notplugged.wordpress.com/2009/11/16/walking-on-boards/</guid>
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<title><![CDATA[Katy Perry - MTV Unplugged]]></title>
<link>http://keenoboi.wordpress.com/2009/11/16/katy-perry-mtv-unplugged/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:48:54 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>keenoboi</dc:creator>
<guid>http://keenoboi.wordpress.com/2009/11/16/katy-perry-mtv-unplugged/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Download @ Katy Perry &#8211; MTV Unplugged On November 17th, Katy Perry will be releasing her MTV U]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[walking on needles]]></title>
<link>http://notplugged.wordpress.com/2009/11/16/walking-on-needles/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:06:31 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>rbtamps</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[Quimby - Magam adom (LIVE)]]></title>
<link>http://11even.wordpress.com/2009/11/16/quimby-magam-adom-live/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 23:49:29 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>vzsolt</dc:creator>
<guid>http://11even.wordpress.com/2009/11/16/quimby-magam-adom-live/</guid>
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<title><![CDATA[neid ist dabei]]></title>
<link>http://stenographique.wordpress.com/2009/11/15/neid-ist-dabei/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 13:35:34 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>stenographique</dc:creator>
<guid>http://stenographique.wordpress.com/2009/11/15/neid-ist-dabei/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ich gebs zu, ein bisschen neid ist dabei, wenn man als passionierter gitarren-dilettant und musikali]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ ☊George Michael ~ Kissing A Fool (+ Father Figure)]]></title>
<link>http://3gaim3.wordpress.com/2009/11/15/george-michael-kissing-a-fool-father-figure/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 10:03:01 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>3gaim3™</dc:creator>
<guid>http://3gaim3.wordpress.com/2009/11/15/george-michael-kissing-a-fool-father-figure/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[oh so jazzy &amp; (despite it all) the always sezzy George Michael Dailymotion &#8211; George Michae]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>oh so <strong>jazzy </strong>&#38; (despite it all) the always <strong>sezzy </strong>George Michael</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x40q4t_george-michael-kissing-a-fool_music">Dailymotion &#8211; George Michael &#8211; Kissing A Fool &#8211; a Music video</a>.</p>
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<p>and while ol&#8217; crazy georgie&#8217;s on the brain, here&#8217;s a bonus of father figure!</p>
<p>here&#8217;s a more recent, unplugged version &#38; below it is the original video&#8230;which for all it&#8217;s totally 80&#8217;s-ness is still surprisingly dope&#8230; like i said, still sezzy <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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<title><![CDATA[Unplugged the cable again]]></title>
<link>http://chuckwarnockblog.wordpress.com/2009/11/13/unplugged-the-cable-again/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 03:44:06 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Chuck Warnock</dc:creator>
<guid>http://chuckwarnockblog.wordpress.com/2009/11/13/unplugged-the-cable-again/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[About 3 years ago, Debbie and I unplugged the cable TV and stashed our 27&#8243; big black box behin]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><a href="http://chuckwarnockblog.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/dsc04146.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-1799" title="dsc04146" src="http://chuckwarnockblog.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/dsc04146.jpg?w=225" alt="dsc04146" width="225" height="300" /></a>About 3 years ago, Debbie and I unplugged the cable TV and stashed our 27&#8243; big black box behind an upstairs couch.  And we went cable-less for almost 18-months.  Then the presidential election came along, and we turned it back on last fall.  Yesterday I turned in the cable box and we&#8217;re TV-less again.</p>
<p>Actually, we still have the big black box, only this time it&#8217;s upstairs in our bedroom hooked only to the DVD player.  We do this in self-defense because when the grandchildren come, they bring DVDs which give them hours of fun, and us hours of peace and quiet.  Okay, so we&#8217;re not purists, but we are living without broadcast TV again.</p>
<p>We actually like being without TV.  We like the quietness, and lack of visual and auditory clutter in our lives.  We also like not wasting time watching endless couples on HGTV look for their next home, or try to sell the one they&#8217;ve got.  We do miss the old movies on Turner Classic Movies, but our library has a nice selection of classic movies which we can checkout for free anytime.</p>
<p>The main thing I like is I get more things done without TV.  I read more, write more, and Debbie and I talk more about lots of different things.  Of course, we&#8217;re not off screens altogether.  I&#8217;m on my laptop, and she&#8217;s on her iMac right now.  But we are done with TV.  Again.  But this time I think for good.</p>
<p>Oh, I read today that <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/money/media/2009-11-13-1Awebtv13_CV_N.htm" target="_blank">Web TV</a> is coming soon, and so are the sets configured for Web TV watching.  I guess we&#8217;ll cross that bridge when we come to it.  But until then, Olbermann and O&#8217;Reilly will have to duke it out without us.  I feel better already.</p>
<p><strong>Update: </strong> The New York Times <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/14/business/media/14vulgar.html?_r=1&#38;hpw" target="_blank">reported today</a> on the increasing use of vulgar, suggestive, and profane language on broadcast and cable TV.  Another reason to disconnect.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[New Brew: New Glarus Unplugged Cran-bic Ale]]></title>
<link>http://43north89west.wordpress.com/2009/11/13/new-brew-new-glarus-unplugged-cran-bic-ale/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:03:28 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>43north89west</dc:creator>
<guid>http://43north89west.wordpress.com/2009/11/13/new-brew-new-glarus-unplugged-cran-bic-ale/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[&nbsp; Cuz who doesn&#39;t love a pun? The middle of November brings a timely new addition to the ve]]></description>
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<p>The middle of November brings a timely new addition to the venerable <strong>New Glarus Unplugged </strong>line of experimental beers.  Dan Carey has always had a way with fruit, his <strong>Raspberry Tart, Wisconsin Belgian Red, Apple Ale, Cherry Stout, </strong>and <strong>Enigma </strong>all standout offerings showing a deft hand at masterfully blending fruit into solid beer bases that serve as a stage for showcasing the fresh seasonal fruits.  The newest addition to Dan&#8217;s fruity family is the <strong>Unplugged Cran-bic Ale</strong>.  Sounds like a perfect addition to finer Thanksgiving menus across the great state of Wisconsin.</p>
<h2><span style="font-weight:normal;">Beer: New Glarus Unplugged Cran-bic Ale</span></h2>
<p><strong>Style: </strong>Fruit lambic</p>
<p><strong>Vitals: </strong>6.0% abv, <em>&#8220;Sparkling and bright this is a Wisconsin original created for you in the traditional method employed by the Lambic Brewers of Belgium including five months of outdoor resting in oak barrels. Indigenous yeast and cranberries from the “wilds” of Wisconsin flawlessly pair to dance on your palette. You have discovered a rare and delightful treasure to be served cold in a fluted glass.&#8221;</em></p>
<p><strong>My take: </strong>Pours a crystal clear shade of burnt amber (perhaps you were expecting cranberry red?) under a short-lived and loosely packed foamy white head.  Nose is dominated by the fruit, with a brown sugar and spice malty depth.  Primarily sweet on the palate, this is certainly not a super-dry lambic in the Belgian tradition.  The balanced tartness and crisp malt backbone falls somewhere between the Belgian Red and Apple Ale for me.  Often, Dan&#8217;s barrel-aged beers are very oak-forward, but the wood takes a backseat here.  What he has created is an immanently-drinkable ale that balances the sweet, sour and tart profiles of the fruit masterfully.  It also served as a perfect &#8220;dessert&#8221; for a light dinner salad of mixed greens from my CSA bonus box, dried cranberries, walnuts, feta, and a quick balsamic vinaigrette I whipped up on the spot.</p>
<p><a href="http://43north89west.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/dsc04352.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-306" title="&#34;House&#34; salad" src="http://43north89west.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/dsc04352.jpg" alt="&#34;House&#34; salad" width="500" height="666" /></a></p>
<h2><span style="font-weight:normal;">Bonus Recipe!: Balsamic Vinaigrette</span></h2>
<p><strong>Ingredient Rollcall:</strong></p>
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<li>Balsamic vinegar</li>
<li>Olive oil</li>
<li>Dijon mustard</li>
<li>dash of salt, sugar, cracked pepper, herbes de Provence</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>How <em>I</em> do it:</strong></p>
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<li>Pour vinegar (~2 tablespoons for 1-2 portions), mustard (~1 teaspoon), and seasoning in small mixing bowl.</li>
<li>Begin whisking and slowly drizzle an equal amount of olive oil into vinegar mixture until well-blended and emulsified.</li>
<li>That&#8217;s it.  Make your own dressing.  It&#8217;s so freaking easy.</li>
</ol>
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