HuMobisten

Some time ago colleague and friend to be Ernst W. (don’t forget to visit his—steadily growing yet rather nice— website) told me to read the book Ferdydurke by Witold Gombrowicz. He then passed me a copy of this (often translated) book to lend, and I started reading it. Although I’m not done readin’ yet, I guess it’s save to say it’s one of the best and most awkward books you’ll ever read.

It’s a 1939 book about a man who’s changing into to the person that other people have decided him to become, simply because they’re already seeing him as that person. The man is obviously not too sure of what he is, as he cannot escape their judgement while he’s looking for his true self. It’s just more convenient to become his own mask in a way. Terribly funny surreal beauty, baby! 100 years after Witold was born, here’s a Snij/HuMobist book tip you won’t regret reading.

As I found out just now, the book’s also been adapted for celluloid in a french/polish coproduction of a Jerzy Skolimowski (who I guess is, like Gombrowicz himself, Polish) film. I haven’t seen it, but there’s a quite nice review on the IMDb right here.

ROTTERDAMSE TEGENTONEN DUBBELCONCERT

thursday october 14th (tonight)
Arthouse Cinema and critic theatre Lantaren/Venster organised a double
concert for us humble Rotterdammers on location in:

1. Paradijskerk (near Rotown)
2. Nighttown Theatre
reservations go thru the Theater Lantaren/Venster box office
Costs: 9,95 or 7,95 euros (I guess depends on you having an L/V pass
or not) which might seem a lot of money, but in fact is certainly not
expensive at all.)

PROGRAMME
in Church:
Frederic Rzewski (U.S.A.)
playing recent parts from “The Road” (solo piano piece)
Paradijskerk, Nieuwe Binnenweg 25, Rotterdam
Starts at: 8.30

in Club:
Chicago Underground Trio (U.S.A.)
Tortoise members do what they do best, namely play electronic jazz
Nighttown Theatre, Westkruiskade 28, Rotterdam
Starts at: 10.00

MIND YOU, the Chicago Underground Trio are are really more of a
quartet type band now, they just didn’t feel like changing their name,
I guess. They also have nothing to do with Lester Bowie’s Chicago Art
Ensemble, apart from the fact that they’re all hailing from Chicago.

personnel:
Rob Mazurek (cornet, electronics), Chad Taylor (drums, vibes, percussion),
Noel Kupfersmith (bass, electronics), Jeff Parker (guitar).

I’m there, dude!

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Meanwhile in the U.S.

For those of you who watched the ‘debate’ last night (like myself, yaaawn),
Hang in there brothers and sisters! I feel somehow we just might be saved
from the war maker after all… I didn’t really have high hopes for senator
Kerry, but I guess it was real obvious to see (even for Americans) which is
the horse to put your money on these days. I agree, there isn’t much to
choose. ‘you want the puppet on the left, or the puppet on the right’ (what
quote is that again?). On the other hand, I say ‘things are fucked up now,
time for some change!’.

If you’re an American citizen living in Florida, our friend Eelko Ferwerda
found you all a nice instruction video to help you get in the mood. Even
if you’re not from around there, click here, it’s quite funny!

Dude! When surfing the far corners of the ocean called ‘the web’, I came
across these weird-ass pics. All I did was ‘google my own name’ for pics
and what did I get? A sort of Ebenezer Scrooge vibe!?! This can’t be good,
I feel like the time I predicted my appendix would explode…

Bye, everyone!