Fat Freddy’s Drop – 2009 album review

The hottest jams of summer 2009 come from New Zealand and are reviewed / sampled today.

Dr Boondigga & The Big BW - album cover

Toronto Jazz Festival 09 – free audio tour

TEXT: an audio tour of the Toronto Jazz Festival – my version

MUSIC:

• The Heavy (UK) – That kind of man [they are live at The Supermarket on Friday 26 June]
• Enrico Rava, Stefano Bollani – Le Solite Cose (LP Rava Plays Rava, 2009) [they play @ Church Of The Redeemer on Wednesday 01 July]
• Van der Graaf Generator – Interference Patterns (LP Trisector, 2008) – lyrics are here [they are live at the Opera House on Saturday 04 July]

RUNNING TIME:21′21″

Falling in love with Montreal (3 – Sat night and Sunday)

MOTTO: I hope you don’t live there just because you’re close to your job.

(Razvan Constantinescu)

Listen to the previous episode here.

This is the third and last part of a conversation with my buddy Razvan Constantinescu, who guided me off the beaten path while visiting Montreal for a weekend last month.

Every Sunday during the summer, by JC statue (photo by R.Constantinescu)

Today we speak about:

Falling in love with Montreal (2 – Saturday)

MOTTO: I hope you don’t live there just because you’re close to your job.

(Razvan Constantinescu)

Listen to the previous episode here.

This is a conversation with my buddy Razvan Constantinescu, who guided me off the beaten path when visiting Montreal for a weekend last month. In the previous episode we talked about Friday-night jazz on rue St-Denis and Saturday-morning breakfast in Le Plateau area.

Cool logo - bought from my favourite souvenir boutique from MO

Today, among others, we talk about:

Chinezu ma cheama la Baia Mare la lansare de carte

Primita de la Cristi China, zis si Chinezu, al 37-lea blogger roman in clasamentul HOT 100:

daca esti prin zona te astept cu drag vineri, 12 iunie, de la ora 12.00, la biblioteca judeteana petre dulfu din baia mare, la o dubla lansare de carte, in prezenta autorilor
indicii anatomice – oana stoica mujea
blestemul manuscrisului – bogdan hrib

Daca autorilor le face placere,  astept cartile in posta, pentru review. Constantin Ciuca a facut-o deja cu Femei De Pe Net, lansata tot la Baia Mare.

Falling in love with Montreal – audio tour (1 – Friday night and Sat morning)

MOTTO: I hope you don’t live there just because you’re close to your job.

(Razvan Constantinescu)

Friday night jazz @ Diese Onze on rue St-Denis

Luminato Sunday 7 June: photo opportunities

This is an extract from the LUMINATO DAILY.

Red Ball Project is back (took Saturday off), so lets flood Flickr with pictures of it!

Luminato Saturday 6 June: photo opportunities today

Here are some Luminato locations where you can use your camera today:

Sign of the times

I was going to upload some pics on Shopper Drug Mart’s easypix, and then order the prints.

Done that dozens of time.

But…

This was an office..

Daddy Juventus, son Manchester United, mom Barcelona

My son’s name is Santi, and is inspired by the great Real Madrid striker Santillana.

I saw Santillana when I was 14, in the fall of 1982, in my little hometown, deep in the heart of Transylvania. It was a miracle, the great Real Madrid visiting a second-league team for a game part of a UEFA competition (cup winners’ competition).