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Woof

Chili the dog, taken on Sunday.

Looking Down

Anyone interested in looking at striking images of Earth, should pay attention to this site. Google Earth may have the play-around-with-factor, but the NASA site combines two features: satellite imagery and scientific information. But still I´m waiting for a hi-resolution camera of a military satellite that can be controlled online with a PS2-joy pad...

What Does That Mean?

This is a popular question for many song lyrics, even if your mother tongue is English... Cryptic, metaphorical, bland, autobiographical - lyrics can be all of that and more. Recently I found this site dealing with the analysis and interpretation of  songs. Around 400000 lyrics by over 35000 artists have provoked over 1,2 million comments by users so far. The comments can surely turn out cryptic, bland, autobiographical too, but many offer valuable insight in the songs meanings.

Your Sick Man

Don't think about it - Do it

Don't talk about it - Do it

Do it, do it

Don't lie about it - Do it

Do it, do it

Talk about your sick man, so good you got to do it, do it

D-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-do it, do it

Do it, do it, do it, do it, do it, do it, do it, do it

Don't lie about it - Do it

More Banana Rain Drops

Coming back to this shot, I found more of those interesting raindrops last week.

Amaya

"Wishing on a star" springs to mind, when thinking back to our visit in London and eating at the Amaya in Knightsbridge. It wasn´t our first Indian restaurant in London, but simply the best we´ve have been to yet.

This Indian grill restaurant received various awards in the past - including a Michelin Star - and this surely didn´t happen by accident. The atmosphere of the restaurant, the sophisticated preparation and presentation of the dishes plus the classy service is outstanding. Going for one of the tasting menus is a good strategy for this splendid place and will definitely make you want to come back.

By London standards the pricing is fair, as you´ll surely have a very special evening there. It is located a short walk from Hyde Park Corner.

You guessed it,  six out of six points!

Forget The Island

Talking about hyper-regulation, this seems to be the dominant trend ruling Ibiza nowadays. For the last seasons there has been a strict policy of banning the clubbing antics the island got world famous for. At least everyone who has been on the island this year told me so after coming back home. No real after parties, no music at beach bars, hardly a working open air party...the list of changes is endless! Which results in less busy venues, because no one is really shelling out that much money for parties that end two hours after they started going. So let´s wait for the first golf resort developments taking place...

The Great Gig In The Sky

Keep Them Away

So I'm down to this
I'm down to walking on air
And you're here by my side
With all your waving and smiles

Please keep them away
Don't let them touch me
Please don't let them lie
Don't let them see me

Wirtschaft Ist Tot

Cologne Chili Club 2

Cologne Chili Club  2

Saturday, 20.09.2008

from 14:00

Ifficial Art

Gladbacherstraße 49

Cologne

DJs:

Scrumpy Jack Soundsystem

All Aboard

Michael Mayer rocked the Pollerwiesen boat yesterday evening. Two stops were needed to get casualties back to the land, possibly suffering from sea sickness...

The Plumber He Says

I'm a moron, 'n' this is my wife
She's frosting a cake
With a paper knife
All what we got here's
American made
It's a little bit cheesey,
But it's nicely displayed
Well we don't get excited when it
Crumbles 'n' breaks
We just get on the phone
And call up some flakes
They rush on over
'n' wreck it some more
'n' we are so dumb
They're linin' up at our door
Well, the toilet went crazy
Yersterday afternoon
The plumber he says
Never flush a tampoon!
This great information
Cost me half a week's pay
And the toilet blew up
Later on the next day-ay-eee-ay
Blew up the next day
Woo-ooo

We Are Glass

Two glasses of wine on our illuminated table, taken last Sunday.

Hyper-Regulation

When clubs become smelly because of the smoking ban, or drinking a can of lager / eating an ice cream on the tube is suddenly a prosecuted no no, we realise how much regulation of life in public spaces does happen these days. The term hyper-regulation, I recently picked up in Britain, sums it up very well.

Where once states like Singapore were pointed out for coming up with harsh reactions to public smoking, littering or similar, we now face a situation where life in western states is moving into the same direction rather fast. This is probably why manifestos like this one are appearing. Of course there is always a good cause behind it (fighting lung cancer, preventing pollution, making public transport a saver place) but still the freedom of people is limited this way, narrowed down at least.

Quite often there seems to be a sort of joy on the side of relevant institutions, to be able to punish these things now. To make money with fines or simply put some more people into the jobs related to these new regulations. One still does wonder, what the next swing of the pendulum will bring...

Looking Forward...

...to spring 2009! The terrace finally got its new floor and should be ready this week. Sadly temperatures are going down now, so the terrace will not see much action before next spring. Maybe a little ice-rink will do in the winter!

Beachfront

Jumeirah beach, looking at Burj al Arab and Dubai Marina in the distance, taken this February.

Communication Breakdown

Phases without new posts are related to problems that surfaced while switching from DSL to a fibreglass! We do hope the future speed of internet connections will make up for the hassle...

The Exodus

Sally, take my hand
We'll travel south crossland
Put out the fire
Don't look past my shoulder
The exodus is here
The happy ones are near
Let's get together
Before we get much older

Secretsundaze

Taken on Sunday a week ago, at Secretsundaze in London.

Masking Bad Smells

Ever since smoking was prohibited in dance clubs and other nightlife places, a new devil raises its ugly head. No, we are not talking about excessive drinking or drug binges, we are talking about BAD SMELLS. Everyone who has been to a club after smoking was prohibited will have experienced this. Where once cigarette smoke masked all the sweat and other odours a steamy nightclub may come up with, now you have to endure offensive smells. And that´s after you may have parted with some serious money on the door...

Being back at London's Fabric after two years made me realise this again. So one of the next big trends for clubs could investments into masking those smells with certain measures. The old fashioned ravey strawberry fog might do at some venues, but more subtle techniques will be suitable for glitzy venues. The unintended consequences of social action - let´s wait and have a sniff later!