This year Gayprise Amsterdam was a higly political (even hetrosexual) kind of affair. I saw all kinds of political boats (cities / ministeries / companies / parties) and a lot of (hetrosexual) women. Where's the old canal parade? They only thing that really saved the day where the guys from the Amsterdam police force ;-))
Bob Cooley was in a car accident in 1976 and as a result needed to learn to move all over again. He found I new technique: stretching the muscle while contracting it. It turned out a huge success for himself and later also for others. He began practicing his Meridian Flexibility System and now teaches other instructors. My trainer JoJo is obsessed with this guy so when Bob was in Holland to train instructors I had to meet him. Within 30 minutes I improved my reach with 12 inches :-)) It is really amazing. While in Amsterdam Bob stretched Turner Epke Zonderland to help him overcome an injury so he is fit for Gold in Bejing.
In
celebration of our 80th anniversary and the 80th Academy Awards, The
Leading Hotels of the World brings us an epic voyage in homage to one
of Hollywood’s greatest spectacles, the Oscar®-winning sensation
“Around the World in 80 Days.” Traveling in a private jet all the way, you will see
everything in the world worth seeing and do everything in the world
worth doing. Best of all: it will cost you only USD 1 million...
Why only 28 days? If you could afford to do something silly I would go for the whole 80 days and nothing less.
Same Nose, same eye brows, same gestures - it must be him!
Because of Batman - here my favourite comics, and no: no Batman. don't like the comics at all (Like Robin Though...)
1) Blake and Mortimer
2) TinTin
3) Spirou
4) Storm
5) Gaston
6) Paul - Ralph Konig
7) LeFranc
8 Asterix
9) Lucky Luke
10) Michel Valliant
A roller coaster movie: Batman Dark knight is a must see in IMAX. One of the best movies ever... Super story, excellent Acting (from everyone actually) awesome directing and great sound effects. (Even the music from Zimmerman was OK)
In the impressive museum for crashed airplanes in Heemskerk you see how brave the crew were during that times. More then 7.000 planes crashes in Holland (mostly on their way to Germany and back). I didn't know about this musem but passed it by chance during a little tour on my motor bike.
Funny: chocolate stamps from Switserland: when you lick them it really tastes like chocolate!
Barack stood a huge audience of more then 200.000 people in Berlin. Never before a president cadidate admitted that the US is always perfect: "I know my country has not perfected itself. At times, we’ve struggled
to keep the promise of liberty and equality for all of our people.
We’ve made our share of mistakes, and there are times when our actions
around the world have not lived up to our best intentions."
It is clear that the world wants Obama, needs Obama. It is now up to the americans to make that dream come true...
On pix these US muscle cars always look awesome - in reality it is usually made in a very bad finish...
Richard Eringfeld, a very good business contact from SNS Bank, died in a trike accident. For no apparent reason he clashed into a tree. Wearing no Helmet he injured his head so severly that he was in coma instantly. He was only 43 years old... I will miss him deeply because of his vision, passion and warmth.
I am not a huge fan, but because of the Mama Mia Movie I remembered some ABBA tunes from my early childhood :-)
1) Knowing Me, Knowing You
2) Lay all your love on me
3) Thank you for the Music
4) The Day Before you came
5) One of Us
6) Eagle
7) Under Attack
8) Voulez Vous
9) Take a chance on Me
10) Dancing Queen
A great exhibition about other kinds of Sexuality in the Cobra Museum in Amstelveen with e.g. this new version of David.
Yet an other famous picture was added to our collection. This time via Swann auctions in New York.
