Brighton Festival y alrededores de Sussex University

Hola, aca subi algunas fotos nuevas. algunas son del Brighton Festival que se celebra cada mes de Mayo, y otras las acabo de tomar en Falmer, una pequena villa alrededor de la Universidad de Sussex.

Con Amigos de la Universidad

El Brighton Festival

Falmer, en los alrededores de la Universidad

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New York

Bueno, la semana pasada me invitaron a una reunion de los miembros del Americas Project en Houston, Texas (organizado por el James Baker Institute de la Universidad de Rice y la OEA) y como tramitan tanto para darte la visa, decidi aprovechar el costo hundido y viaje una semana antes para conocer Nueva York. Sobrevole Manhattan y la Estatua de la Libertad en helicoptero, subi el Empire State, visite Times Square, fui a escuchar Jazz en vivo en el Lincoln centre frente a Central park, comi hot-dogs en las esquinas, camine el puente de Brooklyn, fui al MOMA, al Guggenheim, Harlem, etc. Abajo hay algunas fotos y un link a un album con mas fotos aun.

Now In english: last week I attended a meeting from the Americas Project in Houston, Texas (organised by the James Baker Institute at Rice University and the OAS), and after all the sunk cost to get the visa, I decided to travel early and spend a week in New York. I flew over Manhattan and the Statue of Liberty on helicopter, went to the top of the Empire State, visited Times Square, went to listen live Jazz at the Lincoln centre in fron of Central Park, ate hot-dogs in the corner trolleys, walked the Brooklyn bridge, went to MOMA, Guggenheim, Harlem, etc. below there are some pictures and a link to an album with even more pictures…

CLICK HERE/ PINCHA AQUI: ALBUM DE FOTOS / PICTURES ALBUM

Village People’s YMCA, KOREAN VERSION

Too funny not to share it…

Nancy Sinatra Bang Bang

Nancy Sinatra singing “Bang Bang”…

Classic!

Across The Universe – Movie Trailer

Hi, not that I’m becoming a promoter of other people’s work, but I found out about this movie and wanted to share it with you, in case you like the Beatles. If you don’t, you should see a doctor…

The movie is called “Across the Universe” and it is narrated not through dialogue, but the fab four’s songs.
After watching it, McCartney gave his blessings and said it was quite good actually. Yeah, I know, he’s also collecting a paycheck for property rights, and the man also thought Heather Mills was good but, when it comes to pop art in Macca we trust. Anyway, there’s the trailer, and below some links.

Ahora, en espaniol!

Julie Taymor (Titus, Frida) estrena este mes una pelicula sobre amor/protestas anti-vietnam/psychodelia/all you need is love and all that jazz donde la historia es contada no a traves de dialogo, sino mediante canciones de los Beatles.

Que? que no te gustan los Beatles? Entonces, pobre imberbe, sigue escuchando tu reggaeton, o X-factor music y busca en google los terminos “banda que revoluciono la musica popular del siglo XX” a ver que te aparece; escucha la que musica que te indica el buen amigo google y anda a ver la pelicula.

Y bueno, McCartney ya la vio y la encontro buena. Sabemos que tambien encontro buena a Heather Mills y se equivoco, pero al menos en temas artisticos, algo le pega el amigo. aca van unos trailer y links…

Revolution:

 

Hey Jude:

 

If I fell:

finally, and off-topic, the Simpsons paroding the Beatles Rooftop Concert as the Be Sharps!/ Finalmente, los Borbotones, con su concierto en el tejado ” a la” Let it be concert…

David Gilmour live 2006 at the Royal Albert Hall

So, David Gilmour is releasing a DVD with his May 30th 2006′s performance at the Royal Albert Hall next September.

Not that Gilmour is paying me royalties for promoting his DVDs, it’s just that I am showing off because I was there in the audience!!!

here’s a nice video from the show, “wish you were here”…

Brighton Seaside…

A few pictures of brighton beach at sunset and night… / Brighton al atardecer y de noche…

             

 

Brighton Gay Pride Parade 2007

Already an institution in good old gay Brighton, here are some pics of this year’s pride parade:

The Gay police association of Sussex:

Other participants in the parade:

Some Friends / algunas fotos con amigos

Ok, here are some friends. With Mahlet, and Joyce and Susie (these two back in Singapore now); Mahlet during Gay Pride Festiva;, Stefania playing the piano in my house and with Mahlet at Mint. / Algunas fotos con amigos. En la primera con Mahlet, Joyce y Susie (estas dos antes de regresar a Singapur); Mahlet en el Gay Pride festival; Stefania tocando el piano en mi casa y con Mahlet en el restaurant Mint.

Brighton in Summer

Aca hay algunas fotos de Brighton:

Graffities en Brighton, Jesus as seen by the godless people of Brighton, desfile del dia de la paz (Hippy smelly Brightonians…)

El UdderBelly, una vaca gigante en cuya barriga se presentaron obras de teatro, comedia, live bands, etc. y un pequenio concierto en los jardines del Royal Pavillion

Y bueno, en el dia de la paz habia una banda que tocaba musica gitana al estilo Goran Bregovic, el que le hace la musica a las peliculas de Kusturica (Underground? Giosy Time?). …bueno, tocaban musica hasta que los musicos se emborracharon…

Ian McKellen as King Lear in Newcastle

So I went to Newcastle to see the Royal Shakespeare Company in King Lear, with Ian McKellen (aka Gangalf, Magneto, Richard III). The pictures are the Earl Grey Column in Newcasyle City Centre (yes, THAT Earl Grey, the one from the tea…), Newcastle bridge, and the Theatre Royal Newcastle during Lear’s presentations / Me fui a Newcastle a ver a la Royal Shakespeare Company presentando “King Lear” con Ian McKellen. Las fotos son de la columna del Earl Grey (el mismo del te) en el centro de Newcastle, el tipico puente de Newcastle, y el Theatre Royal, donde se presentaba King Lear.

 

 

 

A video of McKellen playing Lear / McKellen como Lear:

And also took a day off to Durham to visit the Cathedral in the little island in the middle of river Ouse:

London, Gormley and Emily

Una de mis ultimas visitas a London. Me junte con Emily (en la foto) y partimos a recorrer museos. Despues del Tate Britain y del Modern, visitamos la exposicion de Gormley “Blind Light” donde ademas de meterse a un cubo donde la niebla no te deja ver a un metro de tu nariz, tambien se las arreglo para colocar cerca de 30 hombres de metal en techos de edificios de London, que se pueden ver desde el techo de la galeria.

Y bueno, si eres de los que leyo Harry Potter, ahi hay una foto de la plataforma 9 3/4 de Kings Cross, donde Harry tomaba el tren a Howarts. Abajo, algunas fotos de London.

No news from the frontline

Ok, it’s been quite a while since my last post, but come on, teaching three courses, with 15 groups a week, plus working in two Research Units, plus watching The Simpsons at night doesn’t leave much time left for blogging, does it?

Anyway, in case you have missed me, here’s a new picture of me during my transformation into The Hulk…

 Anyway,  the only news I have is that Tomas, the yet unborn son two Chilean friends,  Pato and Helen, already has his first Blog (look at my Blogroll–>). Here you have a picture of Tomas:

The Attack of the Flying Ducks! Los patos voladores!

Would you let your children jump from a 20th floor? Well, this mamma duck does. Beautiful! / Dejarias que tus hijos salten desde el piso 20 de un edificio? esta mama pato si los deja…

Here there’s something else about these ducks / aqui hay algo mas sobre estos patos:

Mandarin Duck

Sad but true, the actual meaning of Xmas.

El sentido de la Navidad hoy por hoy…