There seems to be a vogue for this sort of thing given the success of Meltdown earlier this year. The line-up is varied but there are some good bands performing one entire album of their choice. It kicks off at The Apollo with Iggy and The Stooges next Tuesday – other bands to follow over the autumn are: Dinosaur Jr, Gang of Four, Belle and Sebastian, Mudhoney et al. See here for further details.
Business lounges cater for the most varied range of people. I normally fall into the category that most proper business travellers sneer at. They only sneer at me because they wish they could shamble into the lounge in jeans, lurex socks and fashionable Stan Smith trainers. Instead they are forced into the uniform of suit with un-matching shoes, suit carrier, pda and big cumbersome brief case. Then they have to talk extremely loudly into their mobiles berating someone for not getting them a window seat or talking about finding another sort of ‘window’ for another boring meeting with a textile supplier in Bonn. Meanwhile I recline whilst reading a two day old International Guardian and sip champagne. And take photo’s of them while they are not looking!
Or Pork Knee Spears as we re-named it. It was funny at the time….
I prefer this sort of thing.
I managed to get out and about today for a while. God – Prague has been ruined. It’s full of bloody badly dressed tourists hanging around staring at the famous clock waiting for it to perform! And the rest….what on earth did the woman top right think she was wearing – yes – I took this picture a few hours ago not in 1973!
Wow. The power of Flickr – or just the internet in general. Some months ago I donated a Flickr pro account to a recipient of my choice. I chose ‘Hotjeans‘ or ‘Riz’ as he is otherwise known – a photographer based in Pakistan. I stumbled across his photo’s one day and really liked them. He sent me an incredibly grateful note back and then didn’t post any photo’s for months.
I e mailed him a few weeks ago as I wondered if something was wrong? I got this reply today. The power of the internet is an amazing thing. His life sounds really stressful and the e mail made me feel a bit sad mainly because it was so honest. Here it is: hi rock mom, i’ve been busy, mid life crisis i guess, loads of ups n down, accidents, illness, happines, u name it, i’ve been through a lot lately and have been mentally psyched out and physially exhausted. i miss the days when i used to roam around like a bee and take pictures of everything / anything. i have ste up my own phtoo studio (in my house) and have been shooting my friends / colleagues (i just completed a short course in fashion photography) and now i’d be going to weddigns and also doing bridal shoots too hopefully. plus i work too. i have a job at a call center that tires one up like what cant be explained in words, so yeah i make loads of efforts to survive. i have loans to pay and also gather money to get married soon, maybe if i could find a girl. this month i turn 31, so it’s all happening with me and sometimes i feel i have no clue where i am headed – i feel so lost. but i do vehemently feel guilty for not posting photos on the flickr site. some days ago some woman from a radio show contacted me coz she liked my pics and they wanted to do a report on pakistan. i just didnt have enough time to reply. would u believe i dont even have time to sleep these days. i assure you i do plan on coming back, meaning i will definitely be working on my flickr site – there are some delays yeah but certainly no full stop. right now i am at work and have loads of calls in queue so i will get back to you later. i thank you for being so caring. sorry i didnt ask how life is goign on at your end. oh and where in uk are you anyway ? take care, wish you the best of everythign in life. riz.
Apologies for the slightly blurry photo but I was trying to take the photo in secret. This man, believe it or not was Airport Security! And yes – his vest does say Disco King Born to Dance on it. Wonderful. He was very stern which is why I had to zoom in and take the picture quickly. We were filming car stunts on the top floor of the main airport car park and this guy was assigned to us to check that we weren’t stepping out of line. Amazing.
I went out to get some water yesterday and discovered that I have my own brand in the Czech Republic. It’s suntan lotion. I haven’t needed it as I am currently acting out Lost In Translation and working from a hotel room. Things could be worse though. We have finished filming and despite a few major hiccups it all went really well. Not so great – the BBC passed on my blogger documentary idea. Back to the drawing board…..
doing what I did yesterday. Although I am actually going to get 8 hours sleep. Last shoot day tomorrow. Feel like I have been living in Prague forever. Feeling so divorced from my normal home life – weird. Was going to upload a few photos and think I may have left my camera in the van. Tomorrow….is another day. When I get home does anyone want to go to this?
Ouch, my eyes hurt. Am very tired. First day of shooting went well. More tomorrow. This post has been accompanied by traditional Persian music radio courtesy of itunes. Very relaxing for a change. Another 18 hour day today. I reckon I will have done 126 hours this week by Sunday. No wonder student doctors complain and/or keel over.
Rockmother 