Febrero 2012
59 publicaciones nuevas
The fact that most memories are fabricated is...
Childhood in a suburb.
I would steal scrap wood from construction sites to build boats, forts, bike ramps, cut outs of animals and much more. I would taking advantage of the wondrous rivers and tributaries of open sewage that the rest of the neighborhood seemed to ignore, we would sail for hours on those rivers in our makeshift boat. I really enjoyed the construction workers. They would talk for hours in Spanish and I...
A family just came into the office at school...
John Fairfax, Who Rowed Across Oceans, Dies at 74 →
prarieramblings:
It’s hard to not be intrigued by anyone whose obituary includes the line “At 20, he attempted suicide-by-jaguar”.
Suzanne - Island
© Lula Côrtes e Zé Ramalho ◙ Paêbirú ♫ Trilha de...
© Lord Buckley ◙ The Beat Generation ♫ The Hip...
My favorite album at the moment is Paêbirú by Lula...
It’s incredibly beautiful and relaxing. I’m so glad I have the Mr. Bongo reissue.
Reading up on Jeremy Bentham's auto icon. →
How to be happy
Do not become obsessed with world domination Heed not to a lost cause Avoid politics Learn Spanish Eat chicharones Find a balance Listen to your family Listen to your friends Listen to your heart Listen to the birds Listen Help people and they will help you Hurt people and they will hurt you Don’t accuse the world of being anti-intellectual Show compassion toward the lonely Consider...
It's funny how life works. Children fantasize...
“Words are the children of reason and, therefore, can’t explain it. They really...”
– Bill Evans, jazz pianist (1929-1980)
“Musically, the tango is probably not important; its only importance is what we...”
– Jorge Luis Borges, A History of the Tango
God that Downton Abbey show looks absolutely...
I thought it was called Downtown Alley until recently… Which brings to mind an edgy show about drug dealers in some back alley. NOPE, It’s a British show about bourgeois society and daily trials. Is that not pathetic? I’ve seen some clips from it and from the looks of them it features some of the worst overacting I’ve ever seen. Maybe I don’t get it because I’m...
You are now leaving Plato's cave.
My EC comics arrived in the mail. Beautiful...
The library thew away so many books about Latin...
The best find was a suprisingly pro-FSLN book on the history of Nicaraguan politics.
“I prefer an old clock, old eyeglasses, old boots and in politics, everything...”
– Fidel Castro (via selucha)
“People think that they can clear up profound matters if they consider them...”
– Hagakure: Book of the Samurai by Yamamoto Tsunetomo
“I used to think the most terrifying thing in life is death. Now I know the most...”
– Pedro from the film Soy Cuba, 1964
The Red Elvis or The strange death of Dean Reed,... →
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kropotkinskayastation:
Is this going to be the next Tom Hanks movie?
25 years ago today a good revolutionary died. On the 17th of June 1986 a man is dragged out of a lake in the outskirts of East Berlin. He turns out to be the American singer and actor Dean Reed, one of the most mysterious legends of global pop culture during Cold War times. Dean Reed became the protagonist in the...
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“I think latin spanish musical influence on blues is stronger than most people...”
– A forum discussing the Latin influence on blues.
Soul Train Flash Mob →
holysoul:
Happening right now in Times Square.
“Jess Franco doesn’t make movies, but individual shots, instinctively,...”
– Bizarre Sinema
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Les Franco Folies by Jess Franco →
My friend Evan is a fellow Jess Franco obsessed exploitation lover. He showed me this much sought after rarity. Someone needs to buy this book and scan in the photos! Evan also showed me El Sexo del Horror and Spanish Horror
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The Ben Gunn Mento Band →
The Ben Gunn Mento Band are a group from Mucia, Spain who intend to rescue traditional Caribbean music like mento, calypso, son, and soca.
A Collection of Field Recordings from Assame,... →
Quality field recordings from India! One of the many great links at WFMU’s Twitter page.
Stories From A Chicago Cab: Charles Bronson →
I was in the 7-Eleven at Wrightwood and Lincoln buying a snack when two young guys approached me; one had a baby-face with puffy cheeks and curly hair, the other was scruffier, attempting some sort of facial hair. They were both buying Blunts. “That you?” the scruffy one asked, pointing out at the cab parked out front. “Know where LaSalle Power Company is?” they asked. (It’s one of a couple...