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Happy New Year!
A quick little note from me in Buenos Aires to wish everyone a fantastic New Year! I hope 2008 will bring you everything you wish for and lots of good music, of course.
Argentina has been lots of fun so far, from strolling through the streets of old Recoletta to fancy drinks at Philippe Starck`s Fuena hotel. Muscially, most what I`ve heard so far sounds very familiar. A taxi driver was blasting Moby through his old car speakers, Rihanna is played over and over again on music television, the fun Olson restaurent played vintage Erasure (loud!) and during our New Year`s party we were dancing to Royksopp, Beck and Depeche Mode. Proof once again that some tunes are as global as consumer brands like Coca Cola and McDonalds. (This global reach of pop music always fascinates me - maybe because I`m a European living overseas.)
I will leave you with a very juicy tidbit. I ran into Jeffrey Sanker at Casa Cruz in the artsy Palermo district last night. Sanker is the big man behind the famous White Party dance happening in cities like Palm Springs and Rio. He told me that none other than Whitney Houston will be performing during the 2008 Palm Springs White Party alongside Fergie. How hot is that? That might very well mark the beginning of Houston`s much-anticipated comeback this year.
I`ll be back with my regular blog schedule next week. Until then, Rob is doing a couple more posts. Hope you enjoy his writing.
January 1, 2008 in Arjan | Permalink
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Hey Arjan just glad you're enjoying this sweet part of the south,...now that you're there you should really check out Federico Aubele's albums "Gran Hotel Buenos Aires(2006)" & "Panamericana(2007)" from the same music label as Thievery Corporation
Take care & enjoy the south ride ;)
Posted by: Antonio at Jan 2, 2008 3:28:16 AM
Hey Arjan, make sure you buy some Soda Stereo's music, it's one of the biggest Latin American bands ever, and they had a great comeback in 2007...
Posted by: ARGdude at Jan 2, 2008 10:29:57 AM
Hi Arjan and welcome to Buenos Aires again...
Are you staying at the Faena hotel? Cool if you can afford it! ;)
Posted by: Emiliano at Jan 2, 2008 10:40:01 AM
There’s a lot of bands which are global now, I was touring recently and I heard the music of korn playing. I thought not many people had heard of them. I love their music. Got to know of them through mozes. There are a lot of new bands there with some great music. You need to go and check it out at www.mozes.com
Posted by: tandem18 at Jan 16, 2008 11:42:57 PM
Sometimes it becomes necessary to move your computer to a new location
for whatever reason; installing/adding new hardware or just decided to move it for "easier access", for instance (note easier access in quotation marks).
Whatever your reason is, this handy guide may help you alleviate some of the stress that always arises in such occasions.
Keep in mind that this is a venture only to be undertaken by those who know what they're doing...and masochists.
1. Bone up on your cursing. You will need it later.
2. Pick a *good* spot to locate your computer. Don't be too picky; you will regret having started on this venture soon enough.
3. Disconnect all cables, cords, power sources, umbilical cords and plumbing. Look at the black, gray & white spaghetti mess on the floor and sob. Refer to number 1. While you're at it, it helps to focus on cursing Bill Gates and Steve Jobs for making all this possible.
4. Be sure to dust machine off, since it's been sitting for months in one spot, gathering a dust mound the size of Mt. Rainier. This is especially essential if you have asthma.
5. Now that you've picked a *good* spot, it's time to replace all the cables, cords, etc. Make sure it's in a dark, hard-to-reach location.
6. New computers have color-coded plugs and plugins to make assembly easier. This has no bearing on you since your computer is in a dark, hard-to-reach location and they're all the same color: gray. See number 1.
7. Get a flashlight. Look for new batteries for flashlight you've left in the junk drawer for months. Go to store to buy new flashlight batteries since you don't have any. Rule number 1 is coming in handy now.
8. While inserting various cords and cables, be sure to drop at least one on the floor behind the desk, where it will take a contortionist to retrieve it.
9. Find out that your printer cable is now not long enough to reach the computer (see number 1). Oh well, you didn't use it that much anyway..
10. Once you have all the cables, etc. back in place, turn computer back on.
11. Sit, puzzled why computer isn't working.
12. Plug monitor in.
13. Ponder why keyboard and mouse don't work.
14. Switch keyboard and mouse plugins.
15. Call spouse in to admire your handiwork.
16. Spouse informs you that he/she liked it better where it was, and to move it back.
17. When asked why you're banging your head on the monitor, don't reply. It would only confuse him/her.
Posted by: Kevin Lucas at Jan 24, 2008 6:55:19 AM
