Capricorn Vertical Slum - "Palatial Estates in Wallpaper"
A movie of a movie on in the background. An audience with mirror faces. Shooting the rehearsal. The DVD that plays to the silhouettes in the backseat of a passing minivan. A secret in a video game so hidden, so desperately obscure, that only the most dedicated, the most bored, stand any chance of finding it. And once found, has the quality of being found that makes it radiate and pulsate with value. I found a key today, now if I could only figure out what "R-1 bottom" means, I'd be able to unlock that. [Buy Various Portals and Sleazo Inputs Vol.1: Tourism from Moon Glyph]
Esther Wheaton - "Here Is How"
Ocean living is a numbers game. Thousands of offspring from a single set of parents, only a small few of those reaching maturity. Hundreds of fish in a swirling swarm, attacked by dozens of sharks, maybe three will survive. Humans prioritize life differently; reproduction is much more difficult, so much more care is put on each of the young. But in the realm of ideas, of knowledge, invention and cultural development, it seems to resemble ocean life. You do a thousand things in your life, and maybe at the end you're left with one. Or two.
[Not Legendary was recorded as a grad project for an Honours degree]
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Attention, Berliners!
I will be in Berlin all next week (the 1st to the 7th) and would like to meet you if you would like to be met. I will have literally all the time in the world, so send me an email (dan@saidthegramophone.com) and we'll meet up!
Dan, I so wish I was in Berlin next week.
Some opinionated thoughts:
Best bar: Das Hotel (Kreuzberg)
Runner Up: Luzia (Kreuzberg)
Most Sceney: Bar Tausand - unmarked iron door underneath the Friedrichstrasse overpass down by the canal. Posh new yorkie bar hidden inside.
Best Fried Chicken: Henne
Best site for other ideas:
berlin.unlike.net
Enjoy!
Hey Dan, welcome to Berlin! I've only been here a couple months and I fear I don't have that many tips - I'm focusing on living cheap rather than going out to stuff all the time. But having said that, it is well-documented that I like to drink, and also I don't have a real job, so I am indeed free to meet up if you like. Can also offer crashspace for your first couple of nights - I'm guessing you've got it sorted, but the offer's there. Any friend of Sean's, etc etc.
Posted by Nine at May 26, 2010 5:46 PMPlate of shrimp?
Posted by Sam Lowry at May 28, 2010 7:17 PMtoo bad i was away last week :/
if you're still there and if you haven't already: visit "madame claude" a nice french basement-bar in kreuzberg (lübbener str)
always great music and small acoustic-concerts
Posted by manuel at June 7, 2010 12:35 PMJason - thanks so much for these! I looked around for Bar Tausand but couldn't find it! must be well-hidden.
Nine - sorry we didn't meet up! you missed a good show
manuel - I actually made it to madame claude, I saw a show there. thanks for the recommendation!
Posted by Dan at June 9, 2010 3:28 PM
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