tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91838114230271761972024-02-20T09:52:33.450+01:00vers in stiltevershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12272573498841489606noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9183811423027176197.post-46332341679720599852013-05-09T10:59:00.003+02:002013-05-09T11:02:21.716+02:00Bruidt page 1<div style="text-align: center;">
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It's still alive, my blog </div>
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Lucky me, even without feeding it for more than two years </div>
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Yet it must be very hungry </div>
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Bon appetit, my dear!</div>
vershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12272573498841489606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9183811423027176197.post-24997715773428877562010-12-02T10:23:00.015+01:002010-12-02T10:50:38.890+01:00These are strange days<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Strange, but very fortunate days</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Everything seems to come down to this one point</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">The oeuvre by the Brothers Quay </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">I adore making lists</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Lists about anything</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Movies I've seen, concerts I went to,...</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Maybe I should make one about my favourite lists?</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">At the top of one of them</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">The album Schattenspieler by Marcus Fjellström</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">To me, one of the best released this year</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">And what do I read about this album </span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">"... Fjellstrom's music is perhaps like a sonic equivalent to the cinema of the Brothers Quay or Guy Maddin..."</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Coincidence?</span><br /><br /><a href="http://static.boomkat.com/images/365507/333.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 333px; height: 333px;" src="http://static.boomkat.com/images/365507/333.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a style="font-weight: bold; font-family: verdana;" href="http://www.miasmah.com/recordings/cat.html#MIACD013">Schattenspieler on Miasmah (label)</a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">To the bookshop</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">If you're lucky enough</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Your eyes might catch a glimpse of the new novel by Jonathan Safran Foer</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Tree of Codes</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">One might hardly read this book as a novel</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Is it to be considered as a work of art instead?</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">(created by the belgian graphic designer Sara De Bondt</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">I really had to mention her)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Maybe</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">It certainly is an adaptation of the novel Street of Crocodiles by Bruno Schulz</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">In which words have been thrown away</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Leaving a new story,inside the story</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">sTREEt OF CrOcoDilES, you know</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.designers-books.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Sans-titre-16.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 498px; height: 333px;" src="http://www.designers-books.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Sans-titre-16.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a> <a style="font-weight: bold; font-family: verdana;" href="http://visual-editions.com/our-books/book/tree-of-codes">Tree of Codes on Visual Editions (publisher)</a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">And so, everyone who has once heard about the Quays</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Knows, also this terrific new novel leeds to them</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Their adaptation of Schulz's story</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Is to be considerd as one of the ten best animated films of all time</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">If you would believe Terry Gilliam</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">And I do</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">(he also seems to like making lists)</span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.vertigomagazine.co.uk/articles/images/article/Web4StreetOfCrocodiles3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 468px; height: 324px;" src="http://www.vertigomagazine.co.uk/articles/images/article/Web4StreetOfCrocodiles3.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">That's two, one to go</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">The programmation of Cinema Zuid in Antwerp</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">They are showing some new and old shorts by the Quays this month</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">An unique event</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Last time we were able to see some of their oeuvre in Belgium</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Must have been 2007, at Cinema Nova in Brussels</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">I was there, and I will be in Antwerp the 15th of December</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">There's no excuse to be anywhere else!</span><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold; font-family: verdana;" href="http://www.cinemazuid.be/node/1215">Brothers Quay at Cinema Zuid</a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">(for those who want to learn more about my lists,</span><br /><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://www.last.fm/user/dyingdeer">me, somewhere else on the www</a><span style="font-family:verdana;">)</span><br /></div>vershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12272573498841489606noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9183811423027176197.post-14599890000037910852010-11-29T16:01:00.008+01:002010-12-02T10:52:09.672+01:00A game with stones<div style="text-align: center; font-family: verdana;">A new post</div><div style="text-align: center; font-family: verdana;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; font-family: verdana;">Finally</div><div style="text-align: center; font-family: verdana;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; font-family: verdana;">Silence can be a beautifull thing</div><div style="text-align: center; font-family: verdana;">Though, while having a blog</div><div style="text-align: center; font-family: verdana;">It may as well be a little bit ridiculous</div><div style="text-align: center; font-family: verdana;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">So here it is</span><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVrL43V7Hac_7RiqiWz_hkI-aW6yRT94gjPBPZfwQ-S2cni1sn0TMt6LMWRt1kpANONbSXsuAp8ggGBIELjOJxAbXjgdjl394QOvTMLv8CMPGdIfhCAjEnJjCdBo7pWd3t0c7gMEaayVBP/s1600/rollende+stenen.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT7AlDMXefZIAEDJDoBLk1C8aXidrk21O4cwsitPwB-fSNyInmkxJXqHY7fWFzG-5g-pWSAuCSUE_jqJnpkeTLtCNWIUbEkDp7nIO0sslkd-Kn1DNjAHPIqdMIqfsAx-du7JNnfd90FAqA/s400/rollende+stenen.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 298px; height: 400px;" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544992841146459218" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; font-family: verdana;">What it is?</div><div style="text-align: center; font-family: verdana;">You might be wondering</div><div style="text-align: center; font-family: verdana;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; font-family: verdana;">The first page of one of my newest stories</div><div style="text-align: center; font-family: verdana;">At least</div><div style="text-align: center; font-family: verdana;">That's what I'm hoping for</div><div style="text-align: center; font-family: verdana;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; font-family: verdana;">Being inspired by Jan Svankmajer this time</div><div style="text-align: center; font-family: verdana;">And his short </div><div style="text-align: center; font-family: verdana;">"A Game with Stones" (1965)</div><div style="text-align: center; font-family: verdana;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; font-family: verdana;">Or was it just me</div><div style="text-align: center; font-family: verdana;">Really wanting to use some pecil and bic</div><div style="text-align: center; font-family: verdana;">While trying to draw</div><div style="text-align: center; font-family: verdana;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; font-family: verdana;">Oh, and do like collages too</div><div style="text-align: center; font-family: verdana;">And searching for old, inexpensive books</div><div style="text-align: center; font-family: verdana;">To see whether me scissors still are sharp enough</div><div style="text-align: center; font-family: verdana;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; font-family: verdana;">And they are!</div><div style="text-align: center; font-family: verdana;">Lucky me</div>vershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12272573498841489606noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9183811423027176197.post-26430418597960139212010-08-15T19:26:00.007+02:002010-12-02T10:59:40.626+01:00Verboden voor oldtimers<span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" >Geïnspireerd door een prachtreportage in een niet nader genoemd weekblad, wijd ik vanaf heden mijn kostbare tijd aan alweer een bijkomend hoger doel,</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"> het opsporen en archiveren van oude verkeersborden!</span><br /></span> <h3 style="font-weight: normal;font-family:verdana;" class="post-title entry-title"><span style="font-size:85%;">Mijn eerste "slachtoffer", dit heerlijk nostalgische bord aan de voet van het kerkje van Rijmenam.</span> <span style="font-size:85%;"><br />De achterzijde verraadt het jaartal van plaatsing, 1967.<br />Ja, toen reden er tenminste nog paardenkarren.<br />Of, hoe zelfs een eenvoudig verkeersbord ons een kleine les in geschiedenis kan leren.</span></h3><h3 style="font-weight: normal;font-family:verdana;" class="post-title entry-title"><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIZNUZEWZ8I67M9EmoWTT8Hbxvj4gPO974wpcWS_NaBluecjAVQCyQ5QkWuyyWSlZiMDKeU_8mHqDis__PEcuvHxzAconW1osUjRy2m2_Xa-SNRPkDka48MP3jlFEs2yvkiTyMNX0cA7o9/s1600/DSC_2727.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIZNUZEWZ8I67M9EmoWTT8Hbxvj4gPO974wpcWS_NaBluecjAVQCyQ5QkWuyyWSlZiMDKeU_8mHqDis__PEcuvHxzAconW1osUjRy2m2_Xa-SNRPkDka48MP3jlFEs2yvkiTyMNX0cA7o9/s400/DSC_2727.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505692723228582258" border="0" /></a><br />Hopelijk volgen er snel meer, en kan ik toch nog enkele schandelijk onderschatte monumenten langs onze wegen behoeden voor een nakende toekomst in de vergetelheid!</span> <span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><br />De vraag stelt zich al wel, wat wordt mij volgende missie... oude, verzakte stoepen of gevaarlijk overhellende verlichtingspalen die al meer dan een halve eeuw diezelfde stoepen eronder verlichten? Ik zou haast scanderen, stop die vernieuwing van ons wegennet!</span> <span style="font-size:85%;"><br />Maar euh, nee, wacht daar toch nog even mee tot ik die varenkwekerij eindelijk heb opgestart, of mijn taxidermistenatelier!</span></h3>vershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12272573498841489606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9183811423027176197.post-47741997487600116022010-07-18T20:00:00.005+02:002010-07-18T20:42:09.705+02:00defever<div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgofxvVwh09VwiNwAn8C9py86QEoIUwqjrPPjFBh4RPASvN10jGfc7LwXyb-KjqvFJ7X181sqGDQzaWc0vkjA8x7JE515aNBJXdkHfa1YeAkzD8QjEwXEJcnL2H1nT1rEdtVRHm1kSO5Noz/s1600/strip100dpi.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 281px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgofxvVwh09VwiNwAn8C9py86QEoIUwqjrPPjFBh4RPASvN10jGfc7LwXyb-KjqvFJ7X181sqGDQzaWc0vkjA8x7JE515aNBJXdkHfa1YeAkzD8QjEwXEJcnL2H1nT1rEdtVRHm1kSO5Noz/s400/strip100dpi.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495308647514604610" border="0" /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></a>een eerste zonnestraal doorbreekt het wolkendek<br />waarmee vers zijn blogding officieel voor geopend verklaart<br /><br />hierboven de eerste twee pagina's van het kortverhaal defever<br />in niets opgedragen aan een soort "onkoorts"<br />al zullen sommigen er best wel een koortsdroom in zien<br /><br />nee, Warren Defever heet het heerschap<br />aan wie dit stripje haar naam ontleent<br />bezieler van het welluidende His Name is Alive<br /><br />welluidend, niet enkel van naam<br />beluister het wonderbaarlijke Home is in Your Head<br />en verklaar mij nadien gek<br />dit sinds jaar en dag als net niet het beste album ooit te beschouwen<br /><br />maar voorbij het wolkendek<br />daar huist de ware bron mijner inspiraties<br />luisterend naar de naam, of namen<br />the Brothers Quay<br /><br />een hyperkinetische pingpongbal<br />een konijn, een meisje op en neer wiebelend<br />wie zal het zeggen...<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgofxvVwh09VwiNwAn8C9py86QEoIUwqjrPPjFBh4RPASvN10jGfc7LwXyb-KjqvFJ7X181sqGDQzaWc0vkjA8x7JE515aNBJXdkHfa1YeAkzD8QjEwXEJcnL2H1nT1rEdtVRHm1kSO5Noz/s1600/strip100dpi.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></a></div>vershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12272573498841489606noreply@blogger.com2