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January 31, 2009
Music Time !
Nine By Nine, by John Dummer Famous Music Band
A rare record and a G@tto's huge coup de cœur in 1970.
... sorry, : 
so just close your eyes and listen...
(LoonPantsVinyl)
Violinist - Nick Pickett (Nine by Nine)
John Dummer - Drums
Dave Kelly - Guitar, Vocals
Roger Pearce - Guitar
Steve Rye - Harp, Vocals
Tony Walker - Bass
Bob Hall - Piano
John O'Leary - Harp
Thunder Thompson - Bass
Tony McPhee - Guitar
Adrian Pietryga - Guitar
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January 30, 2009
Le Mur on January 30th at coffee time.
Featured yesterday on the Place Verte/Oberkampf...
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by Sixo 
& 
LoEiLpArToO
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January 25, 2009
Which new Sony camera for G@tto ?
It has to be small, slim and light so I can keep it in my jeans' pocket.
My present camera is a Sony T3 (zoom x 4,
wide 38, tele 114, 5.1 Mpx) : a cool one until
I've tried the T100 (zoom x 5, wide 35, tele 175,
8.1 Mpx) just one year later, but I did't want to
change my camera so soon or each time I fall
in love with another one.
Now it's time, but the Sony landscape is overcrowded with touch screens
and I prefer buttons. I've spent hours examining T200, T300, T500 and
T700, all equipped with sensitive screens, and anyway their specifications
don't match with my needs.
Finally, my preferred one is still the T100 -
best tele & zoom for such a compact camera,
only it's too late... they have disappeared !
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Your suggestions are welcome.
January 24, 2009
My Fief after the rain...
Back from a little catering, the rain is gone, lights are on...
and the sky is beautiful...
Rue Oberkampf from the place Menilmontant.
January 20, 2009
A gentle morning breeze blows from Washington...
... to Paris, as Barack Obama gets ready for today's swearing-in ceremony.
(Ass. Press/Gérald Herbert)
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Inauguration Central (Washington Post)
Related events in France (Democrats Abroad)
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January 17, 2009
Guess who's coming to dinner ?
His life's credo : being a medium between people and societies.
Jim's Sunday Dinners
Every week for the past 30 years, I've hosted a Sunday dinner
in my home in Paris. People, including total strangers, call or
e-mail to book a spot. I hold the salon in my atelier, which used
to be a sculpture studio.
The first 50 or 60 people who call may come, and twice that
many when the weather is nice and we can overflow into the
garden. Every Sunday a different friend prepares a feast.
Last week it was a philosophy student from Lisbon, and next
week a dear friend from London will cook.
People from all corners of the world come to break bread together, to meet, to talk, connect
and often become friends.
All ages, nationalities, races, professions gather here, and since there is no organized
seating, the opportunity for mingling couldn't be better. I love the randomness.
I believe in introducing people to people... (more)
Fritz the Cat ?),
Molly Ivins...
Jim Haynes was born in Louisiana,
- ran a bookstore in Scotland,
- created a theater company in London,
- launched a newspaper in Amsterdam
- and taught media studies in Paris.
(full biography - hold tight !)
Jim likes jazz and recommends the Swan Bar in Montparnasse.
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In a less intimate way than Jim's - say "6 billion Others"...
are supposed to meet each other, virtually, following Yann Arthus Bertrand's Project.
Discover YAB's project on the site - (English version soon).
January 16, 2009
Le Mur, just featured...
on January 15th - in the evening and still damp...
"Mire Project" around 8 pm.
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January 13, 2009
A Tribute to Susanne Wenger, the Artist.
The world famous artist and Yoruba priestess
Susanne Wenger died on the 12th January 2009
at the age of 93 in her adopted hometown of
Oshogbo, Nigeria.
See > Susanne Wenger's Obituary, by Wolfgang Denk.
(Photo Cibulka-Frey)
I could have met her, end of 2006, when I was in Nigeria and she was still alive and
well but, unfortunately, my friends had already visited her place in Osogbo before
my arrival. Sob ! I would have liked to meet her, see her work and record all this by
myself...
(Slideshow pics by Andrea Hinterseer - Osogbo, 2005)
(osunyemi)
Locally know and revered as Iya Adunni, Susan Wenger an Austrian sculptor
moved to Osogbo, Nigeria in the 1950's. She is credited with stimulating the
Osogbo Art Renaissance and almost single handedly saving the Osun Grove
from development.
She and local artists and craftsmen turned the grove into a mysterious sculpture
garden dedicated to the deity Osun.
This past summer, 2008, we had the opportunity to meet Iya and several of her
adult adopted children.
We consider her son Sangodare one of our Osogbo friends.
The footage in this video stems from two days spent with Sangodare walking
through Grove and hearing about his experiences with his mother over the last
50 years.
(osunyemi)
Leading Asheville Sister City Delegation to visit Susan Wenger (Iya Adunni,
Osun Priestess) credited with saving the Osun Osogbo Grove.
Her monumental sculptures are now in need of repair.
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January 11, 2009
June/2009 EU Elections - Get ready !
January 10, 2009
No changes yet on Le Mur Oberkampf...
... so let's have a look at some other walls, such as the front wall
of Serge Gainsburg's hôtel particulier, 5 bis, rue de Verneuil...
... or at the Art World Project :
more than 50,000 single 50x70 canvas
will be developed virtually to be finally
printed on seven 3 x 10,50 m canvas.
(more).
The "mur des je t'aime" is located in Montmartre (Square des Abbesses).
Is a 40 sq. m wall large enough for you to express your love ?
In fact you'll have to limit your passion
to the size of one 21 x 29,7 cm tile,
out of 511.
Last but not least of today's walls, is G@tto's Wall.
Its location, well... 
... is undefined.
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January 09, 2009
January 07, 2009
Let's go for a Earth's Panoramic Tour !
World Heritage Tour is listing 1001 cultural and natural
sites around the world (262 already available) and
documenting them in panophotographies - interactive
360 x 180 degrees imaging.
(Remember the Versailles' Mirrors Gallery ?)
A view of the Eiffel Tower and of a bunch of lianas in the Ujung Kulon's jungle,
(Indonesia)... just to give you the taste !
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See also the Unesco's World Heritage in Danger list.
January 06, 2009
How to become rustproof in 2009.
Yo ! keep your bones rust-free
starting a therapy this month...
... on SATURDAY - JANUARY 10th
at : L'ANTIROUILLE - 5, rue Moret
. . . . . . . . . PARIS XI . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . Click & Listen ! . . . . . . . . .
January 05, 2009
A Great Hypnotic Canvas...
(You ought to blow it up!)
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Wake up now ! because :
"France's public broadcaster, France Television, has taken the first step toward
eliminating advertisements from its programming.
The evening prime-time slot will be absolutely ad-free beginning on Monday".
(Douglas Herbert, France 24)
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January 01, 2009
Despite a serious Illness curry-related...
... Caro brought some indian music for your pleasure...
Watch and listen !
Veena concert - Fort Cochin.
Violin concert at the Taj Malabar in Fort Cochin.
Singer Santosh in Concert near Aranmula, Kerala.
... click here to see Caro's slideshow.
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