Beauty and The Beat, Bucharest - postponed

We've received that sad news about Tarja's severe case of laryngitis in front of Sala Palatului, Bucharest, when we expected to enter to the show. Now we have a video confirmation from Mike Terrana. Fortunately this illness is temporary! I am glad that the show was postponed and not cancelled!

We are barely wait for The Beauty and The Beat, so get well soon, Tarja!

See you on the 7th of May!
Best health wishes to both of you!

Light Pollution

In the Hidden Cost Series, Light Pollution drawn my attention.
Words like light, neon, insomnia, extinction, melatonin, breast cancer, migration, night sky deserve our attention!

EDolutionary - two more steps (ahead)

After the albums One Step Ahead and The Soundtrack, two newly released singles are emphasising Edmund Sobczak's modern, sophisticated and innovative style!
If you're in a mood for a unique Jazz sound, taste it right now!
Well, if you're not, taste it anyway! You'll be pleased of what you'll hear!
Simply go to EDolutionary.com!
I've discovered the above site almost a year ago, but that's another story, a story called Jazz Trumpet!

Restaurants With a View... Over the Danube River

From Pensiunea Melba (Dubova Bay, Mehedinti, Romania) one can see the steep slopes of the mountains on the Serbian side of the Danube. If you like to spent in the area, I am recommending the following review:
"From Drobeta Turnu Severin to Dubova".

From Restaurant Porec (Restoran Poreč, Donji Milanovac, Serbia) you can enjoy the view of the sunny side of the Romanian side of Danube.

You may serve pancakes with cottage cheese and raisins at Pensiunea Melba.

... and baklava with chopped nuts and jam at Restaurant Poreč!

In order to reach the above locations, here are the Google Maps for Dubova and Donji Milanovac.

Have a nice trip!

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Drobeta Turnu Severin - Downtown - 2013

I've managed to take some new photos in order to make a comparison betwen these and those shot back in 2006. For musical background I propose Black Sabbath - Changes. Speaking of changes I am noticing fewer people on the (same) streets... Perhaps the photos were taken at some different hour of the day... And I've changed the cell phone...

Sound City - the Movie

Sound City is David Grohl's directorial debut, and "it's the most important thing I've done, because it's not for me", as David states in a RollingStone.com interview.

In this age of technology when you can manipulate anything, how do we retain that human element?

The conversation became something much bigger: how do we keep music to sound like people?

I am very delighted to see that such a kind of production! Being directed by a musician adds genuine music feelings!



Here are the links to the official websites of some of the bands mentioned in the above trailer:
Tom Petty
Fleetwood Mac
Neil Young
Cheap Trick
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Pat Benatar
Guns 'N Roses
Johnny Cash
RATT
Metallica
Rick Springfield
NIRVANA

Let's not forget about Foo Fighters!

and the show must go on!

Ford LTD 1971

Another iconic car from 1971 is Ford LTD. The front end is the one which gives to LTD its unique design.



Rod Serling - Memorial Foundation

Buick Riviera 1971 - 1973

Buick Riviera - something to believe in

1971 to 1973 Riviera by Buick, also known as "Boat tail" has quite an unique design, being one of the cars that impressed me as a child. And I still like its design. The very first Riviera that I saw was a green one. I have to mention that it came into this world the same year as myself. Only I have a humanoid design!



If you're interested in a new Buick, just click on it!

Music: Two Tons of Steel

Silver Linings Playbook

If you want to have a great time, well, that's a good choice: Silver Linings Playbook !



Director: David O. Russell

Cast:

• Bradley Cooper
• Jennifer Lawrence
• Robert De Niro
• Chris Tucker
• Jacki Weaver
• Anupam Kher

Butterflies Are Free (1972)

Butterflies are free
And so are we!

Are we? What do you think about it?



Director: Milton Katselas

Starring:

• Goldie Hawn,
• Edward Albert,
• Eileen Heckart,
• Michael Glaser,
• Mike Warren

Drobeta Turnu Severin - downtown - 2006

Things are changing, people are changing, cities are changing...
The following photos were taken with a cell phone back in 2006, and seeing them I realized that some buildings are changed nowadays. I am posting these old photos, and during the next few days, I'll take some new photos in order to highlight the changes.

ROMTELECOM

BCR (on the left) and ROMTELECOM

Theodor Costescu st.

BCR

 

 

 

Theodor Costescu - Cultural Palace

Kaprun Alpine Reservoirs

I noticed that many of us search for advices about visiting a place or another, so searching engines like Google or Yahoo! lead us towards travel sites or travel articles. So, no matter if travelling either for business or for pleasure, we want to know what is Top 10 “Things to do/visit” for a particular destination.

I posted the entire round trip from Kaprun to Mooser and Drossen dams and back on my Three Years After page. Click the link, because here are just a few pictures in order to make you curious! Enjoy the trip!

More pictures here!

A Journey Through Links

Each of the following movies has the same director: The Bridge on the River Kwai, Lawrence of Arabia, and A Passage to India. His name is David Lean. I saw the above mentioned movies years ago, only that I was a child or a teenager, so I watched them again these days. I was a bit curious about their director, and I was searching the web for his name. You might just want to do the same! Hats off to Sir David Lean!

While typing "David L" in order to continue with "ean", "ynch" was suggested. My mind went back in time to Blue Velvet and Twin Peaks. I've finished typing the initial name, then I've came back to the suggested one.

I was surprised to notice Jerry Seinfeld's picture instead one of Lynch. I dug deeper, and I came over David Lynch Foundation. I thought "Why not?" and continued reading. From here it was just a step to Transcendental Meditation (TM), a new search and a new website. Never heard about TM before, so I was a bit curious about.

It is a simple, natural, effortless procedure practiced 20 minutes twice each day while sitting comfortably with the eyes closed. It’s not a religion, philosophy, or lifestyle. It’s the most widely practiced, most researched, and most effective method of self-development.

http://www.tm.org/meditation-techniques

Reading further in order to decipher more about this technique, I was surprised to see materials that look rather like TV commercials, than something practical. I just wanted a starting point in order to see if it fits me instead of saying how you will manage to levitate.

I read more about TM, but generally I ran over the same kind of information. So I've typed and searched for "transcedental meditation pros and cons". I'll mention here just two articles:

• Does transcendental meditation really work? - New York NY | Examiner.com and
• Meditation Controversy.

Western life style might be a stressful one, but is meditation the cure? I'll continue with my body relaxation technique by watching a movie, and I'll have my mind busy for a while after watching it. If the movie has the right message, my mind and soul will benefit from it. If not, I'll try to select a better movie next time! Then I'll have a good sleep!

PS In order to figure out about the quality of a movie prior to watch it, see what people say about it, both on IMDb  and RottenTomatoes!

Consumption vs. Waste

World population is increasing. The demands are accordingly; any kind of demands, energy included. Actually about anything is energy: E=mc². Used energy must be produced. If we are producing more than we are consuming, we'll burn useless some primary energy resources. If we are producing less, we'll not be able to end our projects, or to reach our destination (whichever it might be). So we have to produce the same amount of consumed energy.

Is it everything consumed in order to obtain something useful? Are all the surrounding objects, things, actions or events useful? If not, it means that energy was consumed for the useless ones. I'd rather say that energy was wasted. Dropped! Wasted energy means heat! Should I link this heat to global warming? There's no point in using more energy than I need for this post, so I'll just stop here!

Are we consuming or are we wasting? How much are we consuming, and how much are we wasting? Everything is in our hands! It is up to each and everyone('s will) to weight the situation in order to maintain the perfect balance!

Post factum: pictures from the end of the world!

So: the end of the world is over now! We are we now?And where are we heading to? I am looking around me and I suppose that we are still here! Looking at the road, I also suppose that we are heading towards we were heading by now. So, how was the end of the world? Or was it the end of the Earth? I am a little confuse... Or is it difuse?