Gary Moore

Perhaps some of you know this minor key, explosive and vivid guitar player who for more than twenty something years makes that Gibson Les Paule (I think) guitar cry and weep in blues rythm...

I just recommend listen to this passionate and extrovert guitarist.

Listen here its "Still got the Blues" masterpiece.



This is that kind of song that no matter how old, it just sticks to you...at least is what happened to me more tham 7 years ago... That guitar solo is just amazing and the vibe of the song overhelming.

This second song "Parisian Walkways", well, is hard to descrbe the emotional charge that contains, especially when listened in a mild lightened environment enjoying a good glass of wine and a smoke...

If don't have the "logistics" for the previous scenario, just close your eyes, rise the speaker/headphone volume and enjoy 6 minutes of relaxation.

Enjoy:

Apel la culturalizare prin twitter

Organizez in aceasta saptamana o serie de focus-grupuri pe care le si moderez cu tineri si sunt uimit de, cel putin aparenta, sete de cultura, de valori adevarate, de personaje role-models a acestora. Reiese clar presiunea sociala pe care o resimt si disconfortul creat de o realitate/societate perceputa de acestia ca fiind superficiala, egocentrista, ipocrita, in fine, numai de rau.
Tinerii, sau cel putin o parte din ei, cauta altceva si se pare ca gasesc cu greu un contrabalans la stricaciunea si platitudinea pe care o descriu cand vorbesc de societate.

M-au tot macinat toate aceste ganduri negre si resemnarea acelora care ar trebui sa aiba la cei 20-23 de ani ai lor sete de a trai si sentimentul ca au puterea de a misca muntii din loc...

In acest context gri si "jucandu-ma" pe internet, mai precis twitter, m-a "lovit" o idee: un cont de twitter care sa promoveze cultura adevarata - carti, muzici, evenimente,date despre scriitori/ganditori valorosi, - cati dintre voi stiu de Oana Orlea ?

Daca acest cont ar fi alvreunei organizatii care deja promoveaza activ cultura, cu atat mai bine.

Eu unul m-as baga sa creez contul asta si sa il cedez unui organism care sa il populeze cu update-uri de valoare...



De ce twitter?
Pentru ca:

• are viteza de propagare in timp real.
• e foarte la indemana si poti forma o comunitate activa in jurul lui
• aici scrii putin si asta eu zic ca e un lucru f bun
• se ofera o alternativa interesanta nimicurilor scrise zilnic
• twitter-ul pare populat de oameni valorosi care pot la randul lor sa recomande carti/evenimete de valoare

Asta ar fi - in cazul fericit - primul pas spre a adauga un pic de culoare viitorului care pare foarte tern si fara mari sperante pentru tinerii de azi.

Ei merita ceva mai bun.

For the love of God....

I love guitar playing, this is my hobby upon which I have already wrote some posts awhile ago. From times to times I feel like strumming my guitar with friends, remembering the good old days and having a lot of fun... I have beautiful memories about playing and a lot of stories to tell - the concerts, the adventures, the recordings, the fame :)
I would like to share my passion on guitar playing by posting a bit some excellent quality guitar performances.

Today:

Steve Vai...this guy is more than awesome when it comes to caressing a guitar. For him, the guitar is a natural extension of his and you don't have to take my word for it, just watch these two version of his masterpiece "For the love of God" breathtaking indeed...

this one is from 2005 with the Holland Metropole Orchestra


and this one is played almost ten years earlier during the G3 tour (well get to that later)


And as a bonus: the tender surrender

check this out

(click on the title)

I don't really feel like working...

Journey from the train station in Craiova to my parent's house

Entered the city...Entered the train stationGot off the trainHere are some fantastic view from the exit of the train stationAnyboby wants a "covrig"?
This is the train station
Took a cab...
that took me to the district of my childhoodMet some friends... and had a fantastic, not at all healthy shaworma :)