My Meeting With SBB ...

THE BAND

SBB's New Album "THE ROCK"

I've been waiting for that day quite a long time. Today I was finally going to meet the musicians from the legendary and critically acclaimed polish progressive rock group SBB. The band is playing a prestiguous gig tonight in Wyspianski Theatre in Katowice. Before that musicians were to meet with their fans in "empik megastore" in Silesia City Center in Katowice. So happy with the news I took a day off from my college and packed with CD's to sign and a digital camera to make some photos during the meeting I went to Katowice. The meeting was scheduled at 4 PM, 90minutes before the show. About 4:30 PM a very nice and eyecatching miss informed us that the band won't show up because one of the musicians has lost his way to Silesia City Center and the band was running out of time so the meeting was completely cancelled. I'm a bit sad because of the way the whole thing turned out, but hell, I love those solitary, winter excursions. No hard feelings gentlemen, we'll see each other next time :)


The Invisible Band

The Insurgents Monument

... shhhh !!!

Poland in UEFA Euro 2008

Well that's what I call a historical day. Finally polish football team is going to play during UEFA European Football Championship in 2008. After yesterday's victory with Belgium we'll have an opportunity to see our boys playing in this prestigeous championship for the first time ever !!! I wish it is 2008 already :)

Tim Burton's The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy & Other Stories

"Stick Boy And Match Girl In Love"





Stick Boy liked Match Girl,
He liked her a lot.
He liked her cute figure,
he thought she was hot.




But could a flame ever burn
for a match and a stick?
It did quite literally;
he burned up quick.


Tim Burton

The Reason I Wake Up In The Morning

My dear younger sister Aleksandra :) My soulmate, my ward, my pride and one of the reasons I wake up in the morning. I've never understood why siblings have to be in the state of constant war. Maybe I'm too old to believe in this sort of bullshit. Anyway, here she is :)

We All Need Some Light

This passed week was a nightmare in a way. Constant problems with electricity made me so goddamn depressed and sad that I hardly had any strength to do anything. I used to hate the sunlight but these last couple of days I kept reminding myself a piece from Paul Gallico's short novel "Snowflake" which goes - "The Sun ! The Sun ! Dearly beloved Sun, how I'm glad to see you..." I really needed sunlight those days and it's lack was atoned by the music I drowned into. Amazing how we underestimate things we take for granted day after day, and then suddenly one sunny day, they're gone...

One Of My Turns

Well as long as I'm in this not so cheerful mood I like to get myself even more down. And Pink Floyd's opus magnum "The Wall" has always been there for me in such moments to keep me down and depressed, I like it that way actually.
Here's a clip from Alan Parker's film version of "The Wall" called "One of my turns", I bet that each guy feels like smashing something from time to time and feels an urge to beat someone to a pulp on a saturday night - whoever comes near you. Man or woman. Isn't it so?



"One Of My Turns"

Day after day, love turns grey
Like the skin of a dying man.
Night after night, we pretend its all right
But I have grown older and
You have grown colder and
Nothing is very much fun any more.
And I can feel one of my turns coming on.
I feel cold as a razor blade,
Tight as a tourniquet,
Dry as a funeral drum.

Run to the bedroom,
In the suitcase on the left
You'll find my favorite axe.
Don't look so frightened
This is just a passing phase,
One of my bad days.
Would you like to watch T.V.?
Or get between the sheets?
Or contemplate the silent freeway?
Would you like something to eat?
Would you like to learn to fly?
Would'ya?
Would you like to see me try?

Would you like to call the cops?
Do you think it's time I stopped?
Why are you running away?

(Roger Waters)

What Do You Want From Me?

Here are the lyrics to Pink Floyd song "What do you want from me?", they perfectly reflect my thoughts in recent couple of days:


As you look around this room tonight
Settle in your seat and dim the lights
Do you want my blood, do you want my tears
What do you want from me?
Should I sing until I cant sing any more
Play these strings until my fingers are raw
Youre so hard to please
What do you want from me?

Do you think that I know something you dont know
If I dont promise you the answers would you go
Should I stand out in the rain
Do you want me to make a daisy chain for you
Im not the one you need
What do you want from me?

You can have anything you want
You can drift, you can dream, even walk on water
Anything you want
You can own everything you see
Sell your soul for complete control
Is that really what you need
You can lose yourself this night
See inside there is nothing to hide
Turn and face the light

What do you want from me?

(Polly Samson, David Gilmour)


And here's the track itself :

Pink Floyd - What Do You Want From Me?

Rowan Atkinson & John Cleese - Beekeeping Sketch

This is absolutely hillarious and pretty rare. On one stage , next to each other Mr.Rowan Atkinson (famous Mr.Bean) and my beloved comedian and Monty Python legend Mr.John Cleese. Sit down comfortable and have a laugh :)

'28 Days Later' - '28 Weeks Later' and Godspeed You! Black Emperor

That passed weekend I watched two highly disturbing and creepy films - '28 Days Later' and it's following part '28 Weeks Later'. They both deal with rage virus that broke free from certain Manchester laboratory and with the speed of light had infected all the citizens of UK (and not only) with deadly rage virus. Virus wreaked havoc in UK and the picture of a lonely main character strolling around the desolated London haunts me since then. It's truly one of the most disturbing and memorable scenes I've ever seen on the screen.




Also during that scene some extremely illustrative musical tune was on in the background - after quick research I found out that it was a track called "Eest Hastings" by the post-rock band Godspeed You! Black Emperor. After watching those two movies I got an opportunity to listen to some more GYBE music and it's fabulous and packed with emotions that bring the sight of apocalypse to my imagination and it really sends some massive shivers down my spine.


Godspeed You! Black Emperor

I've hadn't had such a strong sensation while watching a movie for a long time now, so I'm even happier that I discovered those two highly recommended titles, and the great Godspeed You! Black Emperor music as well.