According to the listerners of Radio 4 (Public classical music broadcast) the top 10 of classical music is:
1. Johann Sebastian Bach: Matthäus Passion
2. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem
3. Johann Sebastian Bach: Hohe Messe
4. Georg Friderick Händel: Messiah
5. Gabriel Fauré: Requiem
6. Giovanni Battista Pergolesi: Stabat Mater
7. Richard Strauss: Vier letzte Lieder.
8. Antonio Vivaldi: The 4 Seasons
9. Ludwig van Beethoven: Pianoconcert nr. 5
10. Gregorio Allegri: Miserere

Niko is based on Michael Hollick, an actor from New York. He has (part of) his face and his voice. The rest is pure GTA magic :-) The poor guy is paid a lump sum and gets nothing from the $600 million the game already made. Harrison Ford has a better deal with IJ IV...

Maybe it was the comic of Joe Bar I got from Marijn and Merel or the encouragements of so many friends: Today I passed my Motor Cycle exam!
The weather was perfect (sunny 18C), the time of the day just right (15:00) and the examinators very nice (I got two - because mine was trained on the job). I got straight A's for every part of the exam and so tomorrow I can apply for my revised drivers license. :-))

Fascinating read in the New Yorker - Pixel Perfect: Pascal Dangin’s
virtual reality.  Incredible story of a legendary
retoucher (he even did the Dove "real women" campaign). His company The Box makes almost al fashion ads and photo's pixel perfect...

Kiss-Inn: A peaceful protest against the verbal and
physical abuse of men and  women that still
happens in the name of god, allah, homophobia, boredom or plain stupid
aggression. Yesterday at the homo monument in Amsterdam.