Back home

Back home: Not really sure its “back home” but it's a sort of home and yeee I’m back. So, I suppose you can say I’m back home… I’m back in Montmorency after a weekend in Cannes. Not too Bad weekend. Not too bad at all...

It’s good to be back home, I’m not exhausted but a bit tired after a long day. I'm living in Montmorency in Val-d'Oise (Paris), France. Its lovely and beautiful and the house is in a quiet area like back home…

There is a note on my fridge saying “Le Val-d'Oise est un département français, appartenant à la région Île-de-France…” But all French people here call it “RP” the Région Parisienne. They are like dogs… when the master is out of control you can do what ever you like… and when the master is back you can always bark… and many Frenchmen is barking on the streets nowadays, not too happy with «Sarko» (Nicolas Sarkozy). Not too happy at all...

It’s time to say goodnight… Tomorrow will be an exciting day in many prospective. Oh yeee, I have a brand new car outside waiting for me tomorrow morning…AND its only 21 days left before the big happening, it’s only 3 weeks before the big anniversary. – What do you want for your birthday present, after 40 years of waiting ?

Oh yeee, it’s good to be "back home"....
Bon voyage !

Palme d'Or - The official 61st Fesival de Cannes

Okay, I can admit that the OpenAir Cinema at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney is greater… but the glamour and atmosphere in Cannes makes the Open-Air Cinéma de la Plage an fascinating and for us Europeans a greater experience. Please join us next year!

The night was dark and Sean Penn and Robert de Niro were taking care of evening prize winners during the closing ceremony of Fesival de Cannes (at the Grand Théâtre Lumière). - We ware maybe not so excited by the award “the Palme d’or” to the best film among the 22 in Competition. Because here on the beach was the competition "bloody hard" between the 100.000 mosquitoes and the film lovers.

Agnès Cadart, hope to See you next year (together with more mosquito repellent) ! ! !

Ingvar Kamprad, fondateur du groupe IKEA

Ingvar Kamprad, fondateur du groupe IKEA

Ingvar Kamprad a fondé IKEA en 1943 à l'âge de 17 ans. Les meubles en kit ont été lancés à la fin des années 1950.

Fortune : 34 milliards de dollars en 2007
Age : 82 ans (1926-03-30)
Nationalité : Suédois

Après avoir vendu des allumettes, des décorations de Noël et des graines de semence pendant son adolescence, Invar Kamprad crée son entreprise en 1943, à l'âge de 17 ans : baptisé à partir de ses initiales et de la 1ère lettre du nom de la ferme et du village où il a grandi (Elmtaryd er Agunnary), IKEA vend d'abord des stylos, de la petite maroquinerie, des cadres, des nappes, des bijoux et des bas en nylon. La vente de meubles débute seulement en 1947. Le concept des meubles "en kit" prendra son envol à la fin des années 1950. Grâce à ces innovations bon marché, IKEA conquiert le marché mondial. Le groupe possède 231 magasins et emploie 90 000 salariés dans 44 pays. IKEA n'est pourtant pas coté en bourse. Avec une fortune estimée à 28 milliards de dollars, son fondateur revendique une vie simple, évite de porter des costumes et voyage en classe économique !

Paris - Manifestation du 22 mai

Paris - Manifestation 15, 21, 22 may; my University friends were out on the street, once again, demonstrating the happiness with «Sarko»….
– Do you think Nicolas Sarkozy is the happiest man in Paris today ?. (Probably not, but who knows what’s in his mind?).

We were looking for you and we were hoping to see you Mme Agnès Cadart taking part in the Manifestation today, but you didn’t show up. – So you will likely not enter my front door in Montmorency today ?

Anyhow, it will probably rain tomorrow…Time to pack my sack, time to leave Paris over the weekend. – Will I see you in Festival de Cannes?

See you soon, à bientôt, salut, au revoir, bonne journée.... Hi!
/Tally-Two

Mariza "Chuva"

Lisboa and Fado Music of Portugal...
...was for me a new experience. Please, listen to Mariza !!!
The song "Chuva" from the fado Portuguese singer Mariz is so lovely.

Mariza is the best fado/popular singer since Amalia Rodrigues, the great classic fado singer. Her voice is outstanding. Such a hard style of music to sing and she does it so effortlessly. Yes, she is what you can call "A REAL ARTIST and MASTER OF HIS ART".

MARIZA - FADO EM MIM
This is the best cd of fado of all time?!

Mariza Nunes

Mariza Nunes "Chuva" live

The JobCentre muse

Sue Tilley, Freud's JobCentre muse

Today, the woman in the picture, 51-year-old Sue Tilley, who works in a West End JobCentre, told how it was almost never painted. The first time the artist met her, in a Soho nightclub 20 years ago, he criticized her lipstick. "He said it had too many blue tones. The next time we met was over lunch at the River Café and I wore a different lipstick," she said.

She knew she was effectively being interviewed for the role of artist's muse and was briefed on how to behave by their mutual friend, performance artist Leigh Bowery. "But I just did as I wanted as usual," said Ms Tilley.

"Soon after, Leigh called me up and said, 'Lucian wants you to start work next week' and he made me practice stripping off on my settee at home before I went to Lucian's house in Holland Park. I like a bit of excitement but I was still mortified when I got there and he told me to take my clothes off. For the first picture I had to lie on the floorboards in a most uncomfortable position with Leigh and Nicola, the woman he married, and a dog.

"I was in agony and I thought about giving up. But we work hard in my family so I stuck it for the whole nine months. Leigh got rubbed out because he went to Scotland and Lucian needs you to be devoted. He won't work on the painting when you're not there." Ms Tilley, who has worked at the JobCentre in Denmark Street for 30 years and previously worked in nightclubs, modelled for Freud on her days off. "For the picture on the sofa I only had three days off in two years. Every weekend he expected me to be there and I couldn't go on holiday because I couldn't get a tan," she said.

"It was wonderful to spend time with such a fantastic person and see him working. Lucian has an opinion on everything and he was interested in my run-of-the-mill life."
Three years ago she sold an etching of herself she was given by Freud, whom she has lost touch with, for £26,000.
But she was astonished by the estimate Benefits Supervisor Sleeping, 1995, has attracted.
"I'm beside myself. Wait till I tell my mum," she said. "If I had the money I'd buy it myself because it's my favourite."

"I might go to the exhibition...
... I'm sure no one would recognize me." :-))

The Million dollar Lady

Lucian Freud - Benefit supervisor sleeping, 1995

Lucian Freud nude sets world record at auction...

A painting of a naked JobCentre manager by by British artist Lucian Freud by British artist Lucian FreudLucian Freud is the most expensive picture by a living artist ever sold. The 85-year-old British artist's huge canvas is predicted to make millions for its owner, a European collector, at a Christie's sale on 13 May. The auction house is putting the 1 x 2 m picture on show at its King Street offices, the first time it has been seen in public in Britain.

When it goes under the hammer at Christie's in New York will it be for... (aprox.) $33.640.000

Wag the Dog

Why does a dog wag its tail? Because a dog is smarter than its tail. If the tail was smarter, the tail would wag the dog.

.... still the bird bobs its tail....
.... without any lullaby Who rock you to sleep tonight ?
- Who's that character?

- Do you know?
- Do you really know....... ?

Agnès Cadart - Una misteriosa persona!

¿Puede ser Agnès Cadart o es un amigo de Agnès Cadart?
Una misteriosa persona!

Can it be "Agn%60s%20Cadart" or a friend of Agnès Cadart?
A mysterious person !

– Where to find this mystifying person ?

Paris love and Champ-de-Mars

Champ-de-Mars is a lovely green area and public park between the Eiffel Tower and the Military Academy (École militaire) suitable for love & kisses and picnic... and a French pique-nique in Paris includes many kisses !

All French party contains much wine, (often) little music, a lot of talk and some new smiling faces. Today, I bought olives, bread and many good cheeses plus fresh papayas & honey melons. Sally was carrying blankets and a backpack with many bottles of win. A good start to a real party!
We were hoping to see Mme Agnès Cadart, but she didn’t show up today. – You are invited to my picnic next Monday, two week from now, as all my friends.
Bienvenue, Welcome, Herzlich Willkommen,
Accueillons Chaleureusement!

Happy couple, bride and groom... ?

Gasto Flosse & Chirac

Paris in springtime is Lovely !

SOIS JEUNE ET TAIS TOI ....... Be young and shut up......
Yes, Paris in springtime is Lovely, Okay, it’s maybe too many dogs and maybe too many unhappy people walking around, but it is a lovely town for me to live in for awhile. We have been talking about 1968 and “the revolution”, I’m too young to remember, but here it’s in the mind of many people.

Paris 1968 - Paris 2008 The student’s riots of Paris 1968 continue to divide the French 40 years on. We share memories and two bottles Côte du Rhône for 3.50€, not too bad.

Do "Not Too Bad" mean good? – Not necessarily (or always) but it implies something marginally better than 'bad'; something that is 'reasonable', but not much more than that - just about OK, or very slightly better.

It’s too bad… 1st of May, Philip said the Louvre was closed…. and Xavier said, They stole a holiday from us! Ascension is a holiday but it's today. This year Toussaint falls on a Saturday, and all agree that “Sarko” is bad! This is a bad year ! ! !

Note: Nicolas Sarkozy, de son nom complet; Nicolas, Paul, Stéphane Sarközy de Nagy-Bocsa, souvent appelé «Sarko» …. but that's not too bad for a given name...!?

Okay, it’s maybe too many dogs and maybe too many unhappy people walking around here, but it is a lovely area for me to live in for awhile.

– So life is Not Too Bad after all, Happy me, just waiting for Agnès Cadart, entering my front door in Montmorency, saying; Salut, Comment ça va, Bonjour or Hello... ! ! !

See you soon, à bientôt, salut, au revoir, bonne journée.... Hi!
/Tally-Two

Paris in love, happy people walking around...

Paris in love, happy people walking around...

la Tour Eiffel

This is a not a joke it’s a true service to you…
- Just smile.... the Eiffel Tower is calling!

New!

Since March 2008, you are now able to reserve the day and time of your visit, as well as buy your tickets in advance.

Advantages: (for the Eiffel Tower)

• You will have paid for your visit and you’ll have your tickets in hand when you arrive (Even if you’re delayed and missed your slot time or tickets !!!!)
  
• You will be able to better plan your visit by choosing the day and time (visits available every half hour).
  
• You and your group will have access to the monument at the time reserved within the half hour slot indicated.
• You will be able to begin a “privileged” discovery of the Eiffel Tower...within the half hour

Please note that prior groups without prior reservation do not receive priority access to the Eiffel Tower.

Reservations: reserve now ???

Group information and reservations:
Tel: 33 (0) 1 44 11 23 11
Fax: 33 (0) 1 44 11 23 22

This is not Agnès Cadart

Oooobs!!! - This is not Agnès Cadart !!!

Aéroport Charles de Gaulle - Unbreak My Heart

Aéroport Charles de Gaulle - Unbreak My Heart

I was 25 minutes late to CDG thanks to RER (Réseau “Express” Régional) and had to run once again to the terminal… But I’m a happy man !!!

I didn’t win 10 million Euros on Lotto today, but I received an email from Mme Agnès Cadart, a mail I didn’t expect to find in my mailbox, but I did !!! – Happy shit of me, she is alive !!! ....and I have received the first sign of life from her for over 100 years of waiting, it’s absolutely supernatural, it must be a sign of God and the Holy Spirit….?

Yeee-Haaa! Finally the good spirits is staying with me… this is maybe only a start, so let’s hope that Agnès Cadart keep on typing… maybe a new future is waiting in the mailbox tomorrow…..?

Oh yes, my mailbox has served me a divine email from somebody I didn’t expect to concern about me… she has caused me endless concern for many, many weeks and plenty of pain and headache.... ....but she has also caused me enormous happiness and hope for the day after tomorrow…

I'm concerned about you Mme Agnès Cadart and do hope you are okay even if your not typing for many weeks. I will continue listen to Toni Braxton “Unbreak My Heart” then the sunset turns me blue once more.

Je vous manquez sourire de chat et le soir, Take Care !

Paris & Beijing Olympic

Whoops, someone tried to distinguish the torch.
I've never seen the Olympic like this.

I Wish You Were Here !!!

I miss you......


Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here


Pink Floyd ~ Wish you were here by thefastlane2hell

What's next?

Mariza - Gente da minha terra

Mariza Nunes - Gente da minha terra
Lyrics (Also translated from Portuguese)

Mariza Nunes was born in Moçambique, 16 December 1973, and has grown up in Portugal from the age of 3. She is a very lovely multicultural combination, with a father from Portugal and mother with origin roots from India. She has always been singing and I do hope she continue doing so...

- Listen to a voice that has been singing fado since the age of five. I do hope you can feel the magic and power in her performance.... It is a music that is real and so far away from Broadway productions...

– Can You feel it ?

I dedicate this song to my oldest daughter who can’t hear the music anymore... and I dedicate this song to you, Mme Agnès Cadart, who made my life worth living one day more...

Mariza Nunes (WideScreen & New Window)

Listen (also) to Chuva

Paris Love With A Little Help From My Friends!

Joe Cocker - With A Little Help From My Friends
Lyrics

I can admit that my feelings for Paris are strong and my feelings for you, my friends and music even stronger.
So in combination… Yheeeee that feeling makes me just happy !!!!
So join me for a ride in Paris, you will not regret it, you are my friend !

Joe Cocker, Yes, this guy is amazing, he is an incredible singer, musician and he makes the music living as no one else. Enjoy !

Joe Cocker (WideScreen & New Window)
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Whitney Houston - Close your eyes and listen to her lovely voice, a great voice to remember when you start to doubt about yourself and maybe you begin to believe your own fears.
- But never loose hope, your friends will always wait for you !


Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You
Soundtrack from "The Bodyguard"
Lyrics


Whitney Houston - My Love Is Your Love
Lyrics

Paris - Val-d'Oise / Montmorency

Le Val-d'Oise

I'm living in Montmorency in Val-d'Oise (Paris), France.
I have learned (the hard way), after a study of my parking fee, that this is department number 95 ;-)

Yes, “Le Val-d'Oise est un département français, appartenant à la région Île-de-France” but all french people here call it “RP” the Région Parisienne and don’t like the administrative name Île-de-France. Anyhow it’s a lovely area to live in with two « parc naturels » filled with interesting people, some are jogging around with dogs trying to catch and hunt then down… AND just a few days ago I was eye witness when a small puppy was being “mudded” by two hungry dogs… So be careful when you enter the regional nature park in France…. ;-)

However:
Okay, it’s maybe too many dogs and too many rich people here to be “a normal French area” but it is a lovely area for me to live in for awhile.

A man told me that Val-d'Oise is named after the River Oise, but I have not seen any river accept La Seine, so it is maybe not so easy to find?

- What are you doing ????

Hello My Friend ! - What are you doing ????

Shutdown France ?

Hello, My Friend !
Hope you are fine? For me is it time close my house and leave France for a while. I’m packing and not so happy to do so, because I love this house, it was built in 1837 and brings me good atmosphere to relax. I’m sitting in my favorite ‘fauteuil’, you can see it near the window, with my laptop in my knee, listening to Luciano Pavarotti - "Nessun Dorma". He was a great opera star and I love to listen to him and I think you love his music too. The pictures are from the house and surrounding hill, near the village.Hope you are fine? I was very surprised and glad to read about you in the news. It’s a good for your career as a business woman!

The Winter is slowly coming to get you… don’t be afraid it happens every year:..
-- Yes, it’s time to lock and shutdown France for the winter?
very soon , Yes! Very soon!

France

It was time for the yearly social gathering and party in Pe

What are you doing????

Hello My Friend !

- What are you doing ????

What's next?

and What Makes You a Good Friend?

friend

A person who would never intentionally hurt you, lie to you, deceive you, manipulate you, abuse you and who takes great care to be kind to you, honest with you, dependable and loyal. Someone who you trust without question because they have never given you any reason not to trust them. Someone you enjoy being around and look forward to seeing. Someone who would sacrifice them self for you.

YEAH!... a friend is a friend from the heart even when you are miles apart.

New Years Eve 2007

Only 80 days left… For me is it time to start to prepare for the New Years Eve and the celebrations of 2008, together with my friends.

http://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/nye/ImageGallery/2006/index.html

http://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/NYE/VantagePoints/Default.asp

What are you doing????

Hello My Friend !
- What are you doing ????

The city with Fado

Hello My Friend !
- What are you doing ????

African Queen

2face idibia - african queen
Uppladdat av Afrik-Mali-Bko-Badala

Music video with 2face Idibia: African Queen (4:36)
Lyrics

2face Idibia or Innocent Ujah Idibia (real name), is today one of the most popular artists in Nigeria. Last year was he given the MTV Europe Music Awards for "Best African Act".

I was listening to the music for the first time in French Polynesia, on the ferry between Moorea and Papeete. The music went directly into my hart and still bears in mind me off all beauty in real friendship.

Kareem Salama: Baby, I'm a soldier

Music video with Kareem Salama: Baby, I'm a soldier (4:52)

Lyrics

Update New link: Kareem Salama

Out of time

Hi!

I’m totally out of time for the moment and will not be able to update the blog every week.

See you Soon!

Mariza "Chuva"

Lisboa and Fado Music of Portugal...
...was for me a new experience. Please, listen to Mariza !!!
The song "Chuva" from the fado Portuguese singer Mariz is so lovely.

Mariza is the best fado/popular singer since Amalia Rodrigues, the great classic fado singer. Her voice is outstanding. Such a hard style of music to sing and she does it so effortlessly. Yes, she is what you can call "A REAL ARTIST and MASTER OF HIS ART".

MARIZA - FADO EM MIM
This is the best cd of fado of all time?!

The final curtain!

Today is a sad day for us all,

tenor Luciano Pavarotti is dead

He was the Maestro, Il Divo, the greatest opera star and will now be singing together with the angels, soprano Maria Callas and tenor Enrico Caruso....

He was a great performer and will be Remembered !

He had the charisma and brought music to everybody. His charisma also enabled him to burst through the barricades of taste, class, repertoire and media that separate classical music from pop and rock music.

Pavarotti was a great opera star,
but first and foremost for us a great star!

The Three Tenors and colleagues, Domingo or José Carreras is now only two..... Pavarotti died at his home in Modena, Italy, at 5 a.m. local time 2007-09-06, in a age of 71 years.

http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5is6JB4dX0JfBxhTz8_m_DfHCVhLA

More news at: AFP.com ”Agence France-Presse”
English - www.afp.com/english/home/
Français - www.afp.com/francais/home/

Luciano Pavarotti - Nessun Dorma

Luciano Pavarotti - Nessun Dorma
Uppladdat av Luciano-Pavarotti

Värmland Classic Festival

It’s time for the yearly music event for 'Classic Music Lovers' in my home town “The Värmland Classic Festival”

In the evening of the 5th of September was José Carreras on the stage together with Värmlandsoperans Sinfonietta conducted by David Giménez.

It was a lovely Open Air Concert with José Carreras, the brilliant tenor, and master from Barcelona. He is so brilliant, and was performing a great concert for us all.

Open Air Concerts is something special and I’m happy to be given the opportunity to take part in the event like this, only 5 minutes walk from home.

Thanks José for a grate evening and Welcome back !!!

You can find more information (in Swedish) about “The Värmland Classic Festival” at the official website:
http://www.varmlandclassic.org

The Police are back together and on a world tour…

Yesterday evening, the 29th of August, was it time for a concert for all Music Lovers!

The concert with Sting and the Police @ Stockholm Globe Arena. It’s the first concert in the World tour. I was lucky to hold tickets for the concert - It was a great concert!!!

”Message in a bottle”, ”Every breath you take”, ”Can’t stand losing you” and ”Roxanne”… ”Every little thing she does is magic” is a lovely in a mix of pop, reggae, calypso and jazz… Its lovely to hear Gordon Sumner alias Sting (song & base guitar), Andy Summers (guitar) and Stewart Copeland (drums) playing together again.

Website: The Police Tour Website

http://www.thepolicefile.com/

Back home

Pictures

(will upload some pictures her when the time is back too me again)

LAX --- Los Angelse --- Where is my bag????

Los Angeles

Where is my bag????