everything that flies (is not a bird)

most certainly not!

it might as well be someone from the seventies 

with a magical customized denim jacket

been caught stealing

we couldn't read the story because it was in a funny language - probably Swedish or something like that - 

but the beautiful pictures from 

this 1964 children's book are 

clear enough

the kids grab what they like, 

put it in their baskets, do some naughty things with their dog and walk out the store with big smiles on their faces

we haven't seen them pay, 

nor have we seen any parents 

to correct them 

where have those good times gone?

exhibition tip : hidden heroes

in a very nice and beautiful exhibtion the Vitra Design Museum pays tribute to 
35 simple things we all know, use and love
the pencil, the bottle cap, the safety match, the rubber band, the corkscrew, 
the condom, the paperclip, flip-flops ... could you imagine life without them?
the exhibition is on world tour and can be seen in Designhuis Eindhoven untill may 15 

www.designhuis.nl

the virtual version www.hidden-heroes.net is great to watch too

two, three, break

in 1969 mysterious forces from the far east and hippies wanted us to believe 

that everyone could and should do yoga

it is good for your physical and spiritual health, they argued

nowadays we know yoga is quite dangerous in fact

cd tip : not the same old song

this month the Dutch record label Excelsior released a cd with tv tunes from the past called televisie tijd! (television time!)
wow, that brings back happy memories of wednesday afternoons and saturdays, the only times there were childrens programs on tv over here untill the eighties or so
flipper, ivanhoe, ti-ta tovenaar, pipi langkous, stuif es in, calimero ... it's all there!
still, the highlight of the Excelsior catalog remains Congo Jazz from last year:
infectious 78rpm recordings from African jazz combo's collected by the fantastic 
dj Blue Flamingo - Mississippi Records couldn't have done it better
good to know: Blue Famingo is in Africa right now, searching for new old sounds ...

justify my love

it's spooky how much a dog and it's owner look like each other sometimes 
here we have another curious couple: ain't the girl the spitting image of her llama?
she says her woolly friend makes very good company

but that was boring 1964 of course, when a girl didn't have records like je t'aime 
moi non plus, love to love you baby or justify my love to get down on the floor with

exhibition tip : Vincent Mentzel photographs

Coming up: a beautiful exhibition in Kunsthal Rotterdam titled 'Het oog van Nederland'. On show are pictures by the famous Dutch photojournalist Vincent Mentzel, who made quite a bunch of very intriguing portraits in his 40 year carreer. Like this one of rock 'n roll junkie Herman Brood and Amsterdam folk singer Andre Hazes from 1983. There are also fantastic portraits of Audrey Hepburn, Mohammed Ali and Daan van Golden, to name a few others.
march 5 - june 13, www.kunsthal.nl