Obsessions come as group experiences...

Right after I posted the video of lovely Luli doing her aerobics work-out, I did my usual "let's see what everybody else has been blogging". And, of course, Mike's audioblog was a pleasant surprise twofold. First, of course, hearing his lovely voice ... Second, I thought, that we, our group (which of course is a very loose term but includes all of those whose paths intersect in a personal way on the net) become obsessed with similar things independently of one another. For example, the high-tech video/audio/etc. drive, and also the the mannequin obsession (fever, as Laura called it) in the photographs we take (especially Laura and Patxi). It's like we are developing a group unconscious of our own that loosely guides our interests and tastes. Of course, a very easy way to counter my argument is that we ARE influenced by each other. That is obvious, but I would emphasize the fact that some of these things happen independently of others(I had been meaning to put up that silly video for some time now...) which makes me think that there is more to this than just pure peer influence.

For lovely JDS who, I am positive, has already seen this...

The world's most expensive photograph

The Pond Moonlight (1904)
Edward Steichen

2.9 million USD

They call him The Global Horserider...

So, this dude leaves in 2001 from Buenos Aires with his three horses, planning to go around the world on horseback. And he is in Belgium right now, after having galloped on Fifth Ave., and after having a brief encounter with the narcos in Colombia. He even has an online journal. And you can email him at 3 (three) different addresses. Clarin, the Argentine daily newspaper, has an article on him. Non-spanish speakng audience, sorry for the trouble of having to beg for translation. I guarantee it's worth it! If you get all excited, you can even help out this global gaucho with a small donation.

SUMO es buenisimo!!

Although the band Sumo [and I don't mean this] only lasted for 5 years from 1982 to 1987, when main man Luca Prodan died, they came up with some pretty awesome/great/heavy/amazing/impressive music! Even though Luca did not speak a word of Spanish when he got to Argentina, they managed to become one the most influential rock bands around. Man, are they good!

And this one goes out to Sharonita...

... who will visit me on February 23rd, along with her infamous hat. We'll travel to the Iguazu Falls, Patagonia, and finally Santiago de Chile. Miss you, baby...

Postcard for Dave Take 2

Okey, so Sharon called me out on the poor quality of that previous posts' picture. This one I took myself last Sunday during the feria, where people sell antiques, fresh squeeezed orange juice, while others do this stone-mime/acting thing for a peso.


And... Che vive! or, more accurately a very hybridized version of him: Che wearing a Maradona tattoo, a sailor jersey, while the star on his hat is actually a marijuana leaf, telling us to use a condom for love. Awww... syncretism? patriotism? You be the judge.

This one goes out to Ambrosia Dave

Tango Sunday in Plaza Dorrengo, San Telmo.

blogger down. Why? I thought it was because of all the explicit content, but it was a generalized problem. Don't they know we depend on this??

De espaldas

This one is meant to accompany Mike's recent post, but invert it in two ways. As you can observe, the young lady is showing us her back, but most importantly she is plagued by syphilis. Specialists know how to notice the three phases of degeneration, observing her derriere and her limbs. Although romantic diseases are somehow charming in their transgression of bourgeois values, please keep it safe when you encounter that fine booty .

Back in Buenos Aires

Luckily, I haven't been abducted by aliens and I got a great workout climbing the Uritorco peak (3 hours, 7km to the top, 1000m altitude). More about that later. First, I just want to share with you an image of my new shower curtain:



My landlady said, after seeing me, speechless and giggling: "I thought they were cute, aren't they so cute?" WTF??

Los Intoxicados

The Intoxicated Ones:



one of the most famous Argentinian groups these days. I saw them at the Cosquín Festival last week. I think I like them. And I got all excited when I saw the leader of the band, Pity Alvarez, famed as ¨the last living Argentinian rocker¨ right next to me at the Córdoba bus station, accompanied of course, by a bootylicious young lady.



I think he´s pretty cool and, for some mysterious reason, attractive. I´d be his groupie anytime. ;)

Carlos Alonso, or ¨this is what happens to you when you go hell¨

Inspired by Dante´s Divine Comedy. I am in still in Córdoba and really not appreciating the colonial buildings of the city. Bad, bad Andreea. Instead, the art museum is much more interesting (see above).