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the age of cynicism
Yesterday I was asked that if I could trade places with someone else for one day only, who would I pick? I said nobody, honestly...She said she would love to be Angelina Jolie for one full day. Although I can respect the fantasy in trading places with someone so beautiful, glamorous and powerful, I believe more and more that people are forgetting to live their own lives and get caught up in a world that is so far out there, that quite frankly everything is becoming a joke. We are living in a time where everything is about projection...the projection of success, of what few have and the most lack...I have been lucky in my life to be able to fly all over the world as a flight attendant, from different places like Buenos Aires to Toquio, not only once, but many times...and such position have giving me the advantage to understand the differences and priorities of so many cultures, of so many people, and have a very small understanding of perhaps what life could be or is , in a way I am passing through this world at my own speed. I guess I wasn't lucky to get to this position, very young I wanted to know the world, so I worked very hard to get this job(believe me it is not an easy job to get). While people are facing 9 to 5 work schedules, my problem is sleeping depravation for always being so out and about in the cities where I lay over. Watching the world is fascinating, and it has made me develop a tough skin to its unexpected changes...which consists more of tragedies(of human and natural causes), and the way people react to it...In most cases people are so cynical that is painful. I still can't believe that Royal Caribbean fiasco in Haiti, with the excuse that it would be helping the economy...wow! How about Sen. John Edwards? Can you imagine if he had been elected the President of the United States of America? And the list goes on.... I get so caught up in the middle of discussions about religion, politics, who betrayed who, who did what, who didn't do enough...and blah blah blah...I even got accused for living a frivolous life...and all I want is just to be happy, like Dalai Lama, who thinks that's the purpose of one's life: to be happy...and I wish the same on everybody, but that's impossible because people's own faults, it doesn't matter what you do, it is never enough for you and for the sake of others, everything is politically stupid correct or incorrect that I don't want to even look to the sides anymore, so instead of thinking of how someone's life is for one day I just want to concentrate in the life that it was giving to me, and be able to help others when I can ...so I guess some might call me selfish...but I still just want to be happy, and that's nothing cynical about it...and yes I love Angelina !
aBBa theme park
photos by Gazelle
London / 30th/2010
You might not like ABBA, but you can't escape it. This Swedish group have sold almost 400 million records. ABBA will never be reunited again, so they say...but if you are in London, and you really love them, then you must go early in the day to the ABBAWORLD exhibition(when I was leaving, it was getting crazy), it opened this week; trust me when I say you will have a great time. There are 25 rooms, over 30,000 square feet filled with everything from fan letters to an area only for costumes, there is a stage where you can perform with the four members of the group projected on a green background(so funny), they even recreated the backstage personal make up area...there is so much to do and see, you hear them everywhere...This project is completely supported by Andersson, Ulvaeus, Lyngstad and Agnetha. They donated a lot of their personal ABBA wardrobe items to this exhibition. I advice you to be safe and not stay too long in the store area. It can cast a spell in your wallet , it is a dream ABBA store, you can even buy prints with a certificate of authencity(very pricey) . The organizers plan to take the theme park on tour, it will stay in London till March, then Australia and New York. As you can see in the photo below, I got inside the helicopter pictured on the cover of the 1976 album " Arrival " for a photo...lol ! Knowing me....
http://www.abbaworld.com/
at the Museum Hall at Earls Court
West Brompton entrance
London / 30th/2010
You might not like ABBA, but you can't escape it. This Swedish group have sold almost 400 million records. ABBA will never be reunited again, so they say...but if you are in London, and you really love them, then you must go early in the day to the ABBAWORLD exhibition(when I was leaving, it was getting crazy), it opened this week; trust me when I say you will have a great time. There are 25 rooms, over 30,000 square feet filled with everything from fan letters to an area only for costumes, there is a stage where you can perform with the four members of the group projected on a green background(so funny), they even recreated the backstage personal make up area...there is so much to do and see, you hear them everywhere...This project is completely supported by Andersson, Ulvaeus, Lyngstad and Agnetha. They donated a lot of their personal ABBA wardrobe items to this exhibition. I advice you to be safe and not stay too long in the store area. It can cast a spell in your wallet , it is a dream ABBA store, you can even buy prints with a certificate of authencity(very pricey) . The organizers plan to take the theme park on tour, it will stay in London till March, then Australia and New York. As you can see in the photo below, I got inside the helicopter pictured on the cover of the 1976 album " Arrival " for a photo...lol ! Knowing me....
http://www.abbaworld.com/
at the Museum Hall at Earls Court
West Brompton entrance
gazeLLe asks thrEE questions to patrick mcdonald
Gazelle and Patrick McDonald
photo by artist and writer John Sunderland
at Cafe Life - New York City
today
GAZELLE: Are you looking forward to the last New York Fashion Week at the Bryant Park?
PATRICK McDONALD: Yes, I am! I love Bryant Park, but change is always good...but, it is a loooong way to the Lincoln Center from the East Village.
GAZELLE: Are you getting anything new for the Fashion Week?
PATRICK McDONALD: Yesss...lot's of new accessories like hats, shoes, etc.... It's all about revamping !
GAZELLE: Who do you think should win " Launch My Line " ?
PATRICK McDONALD: We are all winners...but, stay tuned for the finale ...
tomoRRow: the piLL awards
Underground gay phenomenon ADD-TV celebrates its 6th Year with the annual PILL AWARDS festivities. Online voting went live January 1st, 2010 and voting ended this Friday January 22nd. The PILL AWARDS nominees will be gathered at ARENA nightclub (www.arenanyc.net ) New York City, this coming Sunday January 24th, where the Voters will determine the winners of the coveted PILLs! Arena nightclub is located at 135 West 41st Street (6th Av/ Bway) 212.278.0988. Doors are at 8pm, with DJ Die J! Mars from The House Of Field for Pre-show 8p-9p, and the PILL AWARDS show is from 9p to 11p, PILLs afterparty immediately after @ ASSETERIA featuring the intoxicating sounds of superstar DJ Junior Vasquez with a special performance by Bebe Zahara Benet (RuPaul's Drag Race),
The PILL AWARDS, will be hosted by your dashing duo, HEDDA LETTUCE and COLTON FORD, and AlieNation will be bringing their 'other world' glamour as Pill Alien Trophy Girls. The PAs will feature stellar performances from Amanda Lepore, Cazwell, The Black Peter Group, Ariel Aparicio, Jason Walker, Chevonne and The Ones.
Presenters slated to appear include Loris Diran, Michael Musto, Randy Jones, Whore's Mascara, Dallas Dubois, King Ralphy, Will Clark, Celso, The Dazzle Dancers, Ari Gold, Michael Lucas, Dina Marie, Acid Betty, Flotilla Debarge, Jipsta, Daniel F. Levin and Sam Port (Hee-Haw), Sherry Vine, Shawn Hollenbach and Paul Case (Miss Fag-Hag Pageant), Daniel Gray, Heather Leigh West, JFortino, Francis Legge, Brian Kent, Kyle Quandel, Robynne Kaamil, Gazelle, Nekked, Samwell, The Kiki Twins, Nole Marin (America's Next Top Model, True Beauty), and Malan Breton (Project Runway) and more surprise guests.
Door Diva will be ASTRID.
This collection of Gay Performance Superstars and 'celebgays' is brought to you this year by NEXT and the PILLs teamwork of Executive Producers George Lyter & David P.Morrow, with Talent Coordination by Stephen Schulman of SASi PR, Production Co-ordination from Derek Scott Graves of DSG Entertainment Group, and NYC Nightclub promoter Rob Fernandez/Asseteria.
'ADD-TV, a queer-filmmmaker platform, enjoys a rabit cult following and features clever segments built around one-word themes, such as 'Issues' and 'Legendary'...The fast-paced pastiches of downtown fabulousness that make up this video showcase.' -Time Out New York
'Anybody who's anybody in local entertainment stopped by The Pill Awards' - HX Magazine
http://www.add-tv.com/pill-awards/
lose control
[Fat Man Scoop]
Let’s go
Hey hey hey
hey hey hey
Here we go now
Here we go now
Here we go now
Here we go now
Watch out now
(Music make you lose control)
Misdemeanor’s in da house
Ciara’s in da house
Misdemeanor’s in tha house
Fat man scoop man scoop man scoop
[Missy Elliott]
I’ve got a cute face
Chubby waist
Thick legs in shape
Rump shakin’ both ways
Make you do a double take
Planet rocka show stoppa
Flo’ proppa head knocka
Beat styla tail droppa
Do ma thang muthafuckas
Ma rose Royce Lamborghini
Blue Madina always beamin’
Ragtop chrome pipes
Blue lights outta sight
Know me sow it in
Set it in sow it in
Make dat money tho it in
Booty bouncing gon’ hit
[Missy Elliott & Ciara]
Everybody here
Get it outta control
Get yo backs off tha wall
Cuz Misdemeanor said so
Everybody (step,step)
Everybody
Everybody (step,step)
Everybody
[Ciara]
Well ma name is Ciara
For all you fly fellas
No one can do it betta
[Missy Elliott]
She’ll sing on acapella
[Ciara]
Boy the music
Makes me lose control
[Missy Elliott]
We gon’ make you lose control
And let it go fo’ you know
You gon’ hit tha flo’
I rock to the beat till I’m (tired)
Walk in da club it’s (fiya)
Get it crunked and wired
Wave ya hands scream (louda)
If you smoke den fiya it up
Bring da roof down den (holla)
If you tipsy stand up
DJ turn it (louda)
Take somebody by da waist den (uh)
Now tho it in dey face like (uh)
Hypnotic robotic
This here will rock yo bodies
Take somebody by da waist den (uh)
Now tho it in dey face like (uh)
Systematic histatic
This hit be automatic
Work wait
Work work work wait
Work work work wait
Work work work wait
Do it right
[Fat Man Scoop]
Hit tha floor hit tha floor
Hit tha floor hit tha floor
Hit tha floor hit tha floor
Hit tha floor
[Missy Elliott & Ciara]
Everybody here
Get it outta control
Get yo backs off tha wall
Cuz Misdemeanor said so
Everybody (step,step)
Everybody
Everybody (step,step)
Everybody
[Fat Man Scoop]
Let’s go
[Missy Elliott]
Everybody here
Get it outta control
[Ciara]
Get yo backs off da wall
[Missy Elliott]
Cuz Misdemeanor said
[Ciara]
So
Everybody (step,step)
Everybody (keep on steppin)
Everybody (step,step)
[Missy Elliott]
Everybody(step)
Get loose
[Fat Man Scoop]
Now put yo back on tha wall
Put yo back on tha wall
Put yo back on tha wall
Put yo back on tha wall
Misdemeanor’s in da house
Yeh Ciara’s in da house
Misdemeanor’s in tha house
(Music make you lose control)
We on fiya we on fiya
We on fiya we on fiya
Now tho it girl, tho it girl, tho it girl
Yeah, now move yo arm to tha left girl
Now move yo arm to tha left girl
Now move yo arm to tha right girl
Now move yo arm to tha right girl
Let’s go now, let’s go now, let’s go now,
Woo, let’s go
Should I bring it back right now?
Now bring it back now
Woooo oohhh
I see you C
Now see Ima Ima do it like C do it
Now shake it girl
Come on and jus shake it girl
Come on and let it pop right girl
Come on and let it pop right girl
Now back it up girl
Back it up girl
Back it up girl
Back it up girl
Woooo, woooo, woooo, go go
Bring it to da front girl go go
Bring it to da front girl go go
Bring it to da front girl go go
Bring it to da front girl let’s go, let’s go, let’s go
(Wooo)
who's watching your back ?
photo by Gazelle
Corner of Limmat-Qua and Mühlegasse.
Zürich (Switzerland)
Jan 22nd / 2010
busker "steve aruni"
Well, in this world you have to make the best out of any opportunity you might have. And sometimes when you live in a city like New York or London, the challenge is even worse, because there are talented people everywhere. I was leaving the underground tube( Leicester Square) in London, when I saw the busker Steve Aruni, buskers are people who sing or perform at public places for money. I couldn't stop, I was almost running late to meet a friend for dinner, and one thing that you can't be in London, is to be late. So I couldn't stop on the way out, but I was very happy to see him on the way back. Steve has a partner(a puppet) that plays with him, it is just so hysterical the all thing, and it attracts loads of people who are willing to drop a pound in exchange for a photo. Steve even talked to me for a while and told me that he sometimes brings Henry, a robotic vacuum cleaner which happens to play the saxophone. I asked him if the puppet has a name and he told he just calls him "animal"...When I stopped to talk to him, they(Steve and the "animal") were performing " Stand by Me "....I looove interesting people !!
http://www.myspace.com/stevearuni
london art fair
photo by Gazelle
at the London Art Fair
January 17th/2010
I went today to the closing of the London Art Fair, which is a platform for Modern British and Contemporary art. To be honest, I had to meet my friend Sidonio Costa, who happens to be a curator in London, and he invited me over there since he is representing artists in the Exhibit. Of course after visiting with him I got inspired by so many art around me, from oil canvas to very bizarre headpieces...and gorgeous photographs...that I just had to pretend for a while that I was an artist. and I took this photo above when I saw this child passing by in front of the steel piece by Junko Mori (Mass Leaves/ 2005)
http://www.londonartfair.co.uk/
Outside the Designer Center, where it was hosting the London Art Fair.
at the London Art Fair
January 17th/2010
I went today to the closing of the London Art Fair, which is a platform for Modern British and Contemporary art. To be honest, I had to meet my friend Sidonio Costa, who happens to be a curator in London, and he invited me over there since he is representing artists in the Exhibit. Of course after visiting with him I got inspired by so many art around me, from oil canvas to very bizarre headpieces...and gorgeous photographs...that I just had to pretend for a while that I was an artist. and I took this photo above when I saw this child passing by in front of the steel piece by Junko Mori (Mass Leaves/ 2005)
http://www.londonartfair.co.uk/
Outside the Designer Center, where it was hosting the London Art Fair.
vapiano
Today I was introduced to the concept of Vapiano, a very cozy and casual Italian food restaurant with a fast food kinda twist, customers can personally order their food and watch as it is being prepared right under your eyes. It is very affordable.We(Alex Gerry and I) went to its London location on Great Portland Street. Vapiano is a German founded company, and it is already taking over the world with locations in eighteen countries including Saudia Arabia, Mexico, Austria and USA.
You receive a chip card at the entrance, and you can order your choices from the different stations around the restaurant. I would think that it can be become quite chaotic if the restaurant is crowded, because lines can become quite long, so I think for a more pleasant time, a week day would be the best time to go. Although I only had a very simple Tagliatelle Carbonara, I must say it was delicious. The decor is signed by designer Matteo Thun, from Milan.
http://www.vapiano.com/
http://www.vapiano.com/
myriam boTTaZZi
If you want big and chic, and you just happens to be in Rome, then you must run to Myriam Bottazzi's adorable little boutique, in the San Lorenzo Quarter, that's where Nunzia Garoffolo took me this afternoon, and what a treat ! Myriam, who is a stylist born in Milano, has a very surreal and original approach to accessories and bijoux. It is fascinating. The craftsmanship is simply impeccable and she does it all by herself; from clothes to giant bags, from gloves to oversized rings and earrings, she uses all kind of materials...oh my, I wanted them all. Some of the pieces have a gothic appeal, but they are somehow very modern, and that's where her genius is. I don't ever recall seeing an agatha stone being so chic. Check out the link:
http://www.photoshelter.com/c/openversus/gallery/Myriam-B/G0000m9tHg29bK2Y/P00006ZMWGkH6wZ0
Gazelle in front of Myriam's store...so when you are in Rome...you must come and see her beautiful pieces...yes, they are very affordable.
http://www.photoshelter.com/c/openversus/gallery/Myriam-B/G0000m9tHg29bK2Y/P00006ZMWGkH6wZ0
Gazelle in front of Myriam's store...so when you are in Rome...you must come and see her beautiful pieces...yes, they are very affordable.
