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A bit of recycling by Aaron Sorkin.
And if you are in a region where this is available to watch (unlike me!) here is the first episode of Sorkin’s new HBO programme, The Newsroom…
26 Tuesday Jun 2012
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A bit of recycling by Aaron Sorkin.
And if you are in a region where this is available to watch (unlike me!) here is the first episode of Sorkin’s new HBO programme, The Newsroom…
24 Sunday Jun 2012
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Twenty years ago when I was living in Salamanca I saw Wim Wender’s Lisbon Story and fell in love. Five years ago I finally got to visit this beautiful city and, as luck would have it, I also got to see Teresa Salgueiro perform at a Fado festival outdoor concert. This song is called Alfama, after Lisbon’s most famous barrio.
17 Sunday Jun 2012
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I’ve recently discovered an “oldies” radio station here that plays music from the 70s-80s-90s and while I lay awake in the wee hours this morning an old Chicago song came on, which made me wonder why they never play this one. So of course I had to look it up on YouTube (never did get back to sleep).
I remember wearing out the vinyl on this track when I was 14…
02 Saturday Jun 2012
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Saw this at raincoaster’s this morning and just had to share…
27 Sunday May 2012
Some pics from my first visit to the Feria de Córdoba. Another fair, like the one in Jerez, that is totally different to the Feria de Sevilla and which, in my opinion, is much better. The casetas are larger (with air con) and are open to the public. Depending on what you fancy you can opt for traditional flamenco music (sevillanas), flamenco rock, salsa, disco… the casetas ranged from fairly rough & ready tents to solid structures decorated like country homes with servers dressed in maid’s outfits. You can get some great looking food, watch the crowds or join in, or stroll the streets and enjoy the parade of horses and carriages in the afternoon.
It really felt like being at a country fair – I even went on the ferris wheel! Too bad we were just there for a couple of hours in the afternoon. I found myself wishing that I could stay to see the fairground lit up at night but duty called and we had tickets booked on the 19.30 train (which we almost missed, arriving at the station with about two minutes to spare).
Note: at 2.44 is the horse of the day – a gorgeous beast, my photo doesn’t do him justice.