El Sueño de Felicidad de Leo Quinteros
July 30, 2006 – 3:52 amHoy por fin pude ver junto a mi Claudia, a Leo Quinteros en vivo, en la sala SCD de Bellavista y nos emocionó de verdad. Lo vimos sólo con su guitarra y sus efectos. “La mejor forma de ir a un primer show de él” como me comentó mi Claudia.
Tratando de describir su poder, la Claudia, certeramente me dijo que la música de Leo Quiteros deja en claro su vulnerabilidad, haciendo ver que a pesar de su infelicidad (que interpreta como una emoción contemporánea, de todos nosotros), sueña con la Felicidad.
Un miniclip con mi cámara
Aquí uno en vivo de la canción Gente Desconocida
Ah!! Toca con su banda, The Shopping Group el 18 de Agosto en la Sala SCD de Bellavista
Diccionario Cocteau Twins
July 29, 2006 – 4:13 am
AIKEA-GUINEA: n. According to Robin Guthrie, it is an old Scottish colloquialism for a seashell. There is a seashell motif featured in the artwork and video for “Aikea-Guinea”.
ATHOL-BROSE: n. A Scottish porridge, made of oatmeal, honey, and whiskey. Most likely originated in the town of Athol.
BLUEBEARD: n. A fairy-tale character who marries and then murders one wife after another.
BLUE BELL (Blue Bell Knoll): n. A plant bearing bell-shaped, blue flowers, esp. a. A European plant, Scilla nonscripta, with grasslike leaves and fragrant, blue-violet flower clusters. b. The harebell. c. A plant of the genus Martensia. (Blue Bell Knoll may refer to the old legend that if one can hear the knoll of the bluebell, then death is upon him.)
BURL (Ella Megalast Burls Forever): n. [Middle English burle from Old French bourle, tuft of wool, diminutive of bourre, coarse wool. from the Latin burra, shaggy garment.] 1. A knot, lump, or slub in yarn or cloth. 2. a. A large rounded outgrowth on a tree trunk or branch. b. The strongly marked wood from such an outgrowth used as veneer. — vt. burled, burling, burls. To finish (cloth) by removing loose threads or burls.
CALFSKIN (Calfskin-Smack): n. fine leather tanned from the hide of a calf, often used to make gloves, hats, handbags, or shoes. (One might venture a guess that the title of the song makes reference to one being slapped across the face with a leather glove.)
ELAN (An Elan): n. [French, from Old French eslan, rush. From eslancer, to throw out: es-, out (from Latin) + lancer, to throw (from Latin lanceare, to throw a lance.] 1. Enthusiastic liveliness and vigor: ZEST. 2. Flair: style. 3. Elan (type of car)
EPERDU: [Old French] Lost. In modern French, one also says est perdu, to express when something or someone “is lost”. In modern French, it is seldom used except in the form: -éperduement- which is the adverb and it means completely lost. And when éperdu is used in the form -éperdu-, it is an adjective that automatically means completely, foolishly, incredibly in love.
ESSENCE: n. The permanent as contrasted with the accidental element of being, the individual, real, or ultimate nature of a thing especially as opposed to its existence, the properties or attributes by means of which something can be placed in its proper class or identified as being what it is.
EVANGELINE: n./adj. A woman’s name, the root word being evangel, to bring good news. Related to evangelism, militant zeal for a cause. Can also be used as an adjective in place of evangelical. The tale follows Evangeline and Gabriel, elite young lovers whose engagement is broken off by the 1755 Acadian deportation, through an ordeal of separation and eventual tragic reunion. In this mythology, Evangeline emerges as a heroine representing the traditional value of fidelity…….Evangeline pursues her destiny….she is rarely seen in action….rather, she is transported, while Gabriel is allowed the full restlessness of the Western pioneer. [more info]
FLAGSTONE (From the Flagstones): n. A flat, fine-grained, hard, evenly layered stone split into slabs for use in paving.
FLOCK OF SOUL: Quote from “PLATO’S REPUBLIC (The Ring of Gyges)” reads: “One starts with the many deaths in battle of brave warriors that induce a flock of souls to walk toward a marvelous (daimonion) meadow where preexist four everlasting chasms (chasmata) leading toward and coming from both the heaven above and the depth of the earth below to end with an earthquake (seismon) that sends souls back to life like shooting stars, whereas the other starts with an earthquake (seismou) that opens a single new chasm (chasma) at the feet of a shepherd in the very meadow where he is pasturing his flock of sheep and induces him to go down into an underground tomb full of wonders (thaumasta) to end with the single death of a king that sits the shepherd turned murderer in his throne.” [more info]
FOTZEPOLITIC: n. [German] Literally, cunt politics, as the word fotze is an obscene reference to female genitalia, and politic refers to the Greco-Latin word for artful shrewdness. 2. Using, exhibiting, or proceeding from policy; Judicious. 3. Crafty; cunning.
GREAT SPANGLED FRITILLARY: n. A butterfly of the family Nymphalidae, and especially of the genera Speyeria and Boloria, having brownish wings marked with black or silvery spots. [more info]
GARLAND (Garlands): n. [from Middle English and Old French] 1. a. A wreath, circlet, or festoon, especially one with flowers or leaves. b. A wreath worked in metal for ornamentation or as a heraldic device. 2. A ring or collar of rope used to hoist spars or prevent fraying. 3. An anthology (of poetry, verse, etc.)
GRAIL (Grail Overfloweth): n. [from Middle English, Old French, Latin] 1. The cup or chalice in medieval legend used by Christ at the Last Supper and subsequently the object of many chivalrous quests. 2. An objective of a prolonged endeavour.
HAZEL: n. [From Middle and Old English] A woman’s name, but also 1. a. A shrub or small tree of the genus Corylus, especially C. avellana of Europe or C. americana of North America, bearing edible nuts enclosed in a leafy husk. b. The nut of a hazel, with a smooth, brown shell. 2. A light to strong brown or yellowish brown colour.
HEARSAY (Hearsay Please): n. 1. Information heard from another. 2. In law, evidence based on the reports of others rather than on the personal knowledge of a witness and therefore generally not admissible.
HIGH-MONKEY MONK: Probably a noun. Likely a mutation of the slang term “high-mucky muck”, which generally refers to “the individual in control” or “the boss”.
HITHERTO: adj. Until this time.
ICEBLINK (Iceblink luck): n. 1. A yellowish glare in the sky above an ice field. 2. A coastal ice cliff.
KOOKABURRA: n. [Native Australian] A large Australian kingfisher (bird), Dacelo novaeguineae or D. gigas, having a call similar to raucous laughter. (No doubt Liz has been called a kookaburra a few times in her life…)
LORELEI: n. [German] A legendary Germanic siren whose alluring singing enticed sailors to shipwreck.
MELONELLA: a swarm
MENDER (Suckling the Mender): Women that worshipped Dionysus were called “menders” which was the Greek word for nurses)
MILLENARY (Millimillenary): adj. [from Latin millenarius] 1. A total or sum of one thousand, especially a thousand years. 2. A millenarian; one who believes in the doctrine of the millenium, that is, one who believes the millenium will occur. (Based upon the definitions, Millimillenary could mean two things: one thousandth of a thousand, or ONE, or one thousandth of an individual.)
MULTIFOIL (Multifoiled): n. A flat object or opening with scalloped edges or ornaments.
MUSETTE (Musette and Drums): n. [Middle English; Old French] 1. A small French bagpipe having a soft sound. 2. A small leather or canvas bag with a shoulder strap.
OOMINGMAK: n. The Eskimo word for musk ox is OOMINGMAK, which means “the bearded one.” Today, OOMINGMAK means more than that to Alaskan villagers, it means the Co-operative, knitting with one of the finest wools in the world, Qiviut, and the satisfaction of making a unique garment for the discerning buyer. [more info].
PANDORA (Pandora for Cindy): n. [Ancient Greek Mythology] The first woman, who came to the first man with a box which was not to be opened, but which she opened out of curiosity and thereby released all that is evil to mankind. (Sound familiar? I suppose the ancient Hebrews figured that changing the box to an apple made their version unique.)
PARAMOUR (My Love Paramour): n. [Middle English/Old French - par amour, by way of love] A lover, especially on in an adulterous relationship.
PEPPERMINT PIG: The Peppermint Pig as aptly it was named, was cast of hard candy, similar in fashion to candy cane and either pink or white with gay red markings. And while the pig is honored in Victorian holiday tradition as a symbol of good health, happiness and prosperity. After the holiday dinner, the Pigs were broken and shared by all in the hopes of good fortune for the coming year. [more info]
PEPPER-TREE: n. Any of several South American trees of the genus Schinus, especially S. molle, with compound leaves and yellowish-white flowers.
PERSEPHONE: n. [Ancient Greek Mythology] The daughter of Demeter and the Queen of the Underworld as the wife of Hades.
PLAIN TIGER: n. A butterfly also known as “Danaus chrysippus petilia” [more info]
QUISQUOSE: Hard to deal with or handle; ticklish. A quisquose situation requiring a creative explanation.(submitted by Quisquose@aol.com)
RILKE/RILKEAN (Rilkean Heart): n./adj. Rainer Maria Rilke, a German-Austrian poet who lived from 1875 until 1926. Rilkean: of or pertaining to Rilke or his work.
ROCOCO: adj. [French; Old French] 1. Of or relating to an artistic style, immediately following the Baroque, originating in 18th century France and marked by fanciful asymetric ornamentation. 2. Very elaborate; ornate.
SERPENTSKIRT: n. [Native Latin American Mythology] “serpentskirt” is the English translation of the Aztec word Coatlicue. Coatlicue, also referred to as Teteoinnan and Toci, is the Aztec earth goddess, symbol of the earth as creator and destroyer, mother of the gods and men. The idea she embodies is powerfully concretized in her statue (Museo National de Antropologia, Mexico City) - her face is of two fanged serpents; her skirt is of interwoven snakes (snakes symbolize fertility); her breasts are flabby (she nourished men and gods); her necklace is of hands, hearts and a skull; her fingers and toes are claws (she feeds on men, as the earth consumes all that dies).
SPANGLE (The Spangle Maker): n. [From Middle English, Middle Dutch] 1. A small, often circular, decorative piece of sparkling metal or plastic sewn especially onto garments. 2. A small sparkling object, drop, or spot. v. To adorn or cause to sparkle by covering with or as if with spangles.
SUCKLING (Suckling the Mender): n. A young mammal not yet weaned. Also, Sir John Suckling, an English poet who lived from approx. 1609 until approx. 1642.
TINDERBOX (The Tinderbox (of a heart)): n. 1. A metal box for holding tinder. 2. A potentially explosive place or condition.
TISHBITE: n. [Biblical] One who is from the city of Tishbe, in Judah. The Bible’s most notable Tishbite was Elijah, who appears in the First Book of Kings.
TRANQUIL EYE: Quote from “THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA” by Friedrich Nietzsche: “Bless me, then, thou tranquil eye, that canst behold even the greatest happiness without envy! Bless the cup that is about to overflow, that the water may flow golden out of it, and carry everywhere the reflection of thy bliss! Lo! This cup is again going to empty itself, and Zarathustra is again going to be a man.”[more info]
TWINLIGHTS: n. Navesink Lighthouse Station, or the Twin Lights, perched atop the Highlands below Sandy Hook. The first twin towers were built in 1828, separated by a service structure of some 300 feet. In 1841 it became the first American lighthouse to use fresnel lenses, which increased brightness many times over. Though the lights were in fine order, the structure eventually fell into disrepair. A new one was completed in 1862. In 1883 the Twin Lights became the first to burn kerosene, replacing whale oil. Later it became the first electrically powered light, its nine-foot diameter lens producing 25 million candlepower. The reflection in the night sky could be seen from seventy miles at sea. The lighthouse was decommissioned in 1949. In 1960 it became a State Historic Site.[more info]
VIOLAINE: n. [French] A woman’s name. (Something that makes such a name so interesting is that the root word, viol, connotes anything from rape to the color violet to the musical instrument of that name.)
¿Quién olvidí“ un tilde clave?
July 28, 2006 – 11:18 pm
Que LA puerta quedE cerrada?
July 24, 2006 – 1:14 pmEste es un aporte de Mauricio Dorfman, un inquieto amigo abogado. No entiendo cual es el objetivo de este aviso, porque frente a una situación de emergencia…. confunde un poco.
Circunvalación
July 20, 2006 – 1:36 amEl año pasado junto a un grupo de amigos le dimos forma a un proyecto de recorrer la ciudad rescatando los cambios y avances que le suceden. Chileimporta se llamaba y para un concurso de micrometrajes, que no ganamos, hicimos este video como muestra de lo que estabamos pensando.
Paola junto a Pilar, las urbanistas del grupo ahora están en Lost Highway Expedition que como aventura, consiste en A massive movement of individuals will pass through Ljubljana, Zagreb, Novi Sad, Belgrade, Skopje, PriÅ¡tina, Tirana, Podgorica and Sarajevo.
Desde el baúl digital de recuerdos, aquí va.
Puerto Calbuco: El Secreto de las Ostras
June 26, 2006 – 2:49 amLorenzo Soto trabajó, como sólo un buen sureño lo hace, durante años para distintos lugares de venta de ostras, hasta que un día decidió dar el salto. Ahí fue cuándo lo conocí, como un amateur comedor de tal marisco, porque para profesionales está mi señora. Claudia puede comerse sin problemas 50 ostras y no parar de sonreir. Yo, soy de los que prefiero la variedad y en ese juegeo fuimos hoy, por tercera o cuarta vez en un mes y medio a Puerto Calbuco: el lugar que acabó con mi búsqueda por el menú marino celestial. Porque algo he comido por aquí y por allá pero nada supera a esta piká. Las machas a la parmesana con una pizca de queso, los locos tibios con salsa verde aliñada pero no revuelta.
En este restorán es todo inagotáblemente fresco. Porque el local que ya tiene 11 años vendiendo ostras, a 50 metros del Puerto Calbuco, recibe los pedidos al mostrador y envía los bivalvos y demasases a la mesa del comensal del comedor que ya tiene tres años.
Olga Soto, la hija maneja el restorán apoyada por Carlos Rojas, el sonriente garzón que te acompaña simpática y discretamente. Pero esta tarde se me armó el puzzle, cuando vimos pasar de un lado para otro a un cocinero, que con tenida de combate, nos sonreía.
Mi típica parada ultra-positivamente-prejuiciante, esa que siempre me muestra buena onda, no me falló. Sabía que no podía ser una alucinación disfrutar tanto de este lugar, cuando mi Claudia me dijo: Mira, él trabaja en el Astrid y Gastón, señalando el bordado que tenía en el pecho de su uniforme blanco.
Finalmente, el almuerzo se transformó en algo realmente importante como conversar Alexis López, el colaborador chef, sobre la importancia de no intervenir un marisco o pescado, porque el producto debe mostrar su máximo. Ahora, que eso lo converses con un chef joven que lleva años trabajando en los mejores restoranes de mariscos (Chiringuito de Zapallar, Infante 51 con Xavier Zabala y Astrid y Gastón) y te diga que los Sábado y Domingo viene a ayudar al Puerto Calbuco, te ratifica que se acabó, ya está, nunca más buscas un lugar para comer mariscos.
Aquí empieza y se termina. Bilbao 908. Excelente comida marina a buenos precios, abierto de Martes a Sábado de 13:00 a 24:00 horas y Domingo y Lunes hasta las 17:00. Para colmo, hoy tenían un certero Sauvignon Blanc, Donna 2003 de la viña Larqui del Valle de Itata.
Viva fresco siempre Puerto Calbuco.