March 9, 2005 at 12:53 pm — by rufus.k
When I was at the ‘treehugger’ opening at the bigger and better Showroom
Mama, two weekends ago, I felt kind of weird. I walked over to my friend
Boris, who was in the boot previously used for showing videos with his friend
—the guy standing next to me on this picture— called Frans. I told them about
my melancholic mood and that I felt I could burst out in tears over almost
everything at that moment. Boris didn’t really know what it was, but suspected
it to be something romantic, but Frans just looked at me and said ‘I guess you
just have to sleep a bit more often…’. He could be right, since I haven’t really
slept since my return from France. Maybe it’s quite the plan for the next two
weeks. Starting next sunday of course. Plenty of good stuff to attend these
upcoming five days. More on that… later.
new mama website here
(photo: Boris v. Berkum)
I said ‘later’, man!
March 8, 2005 at 6:37 pm — by rufus.k
Yesterday night, some nights ago and presumably every night starting tonight
and ending next saturday night, the legendary short film ‘Spraakwaterval’
(meaning: ‘serious amounts of talk’) will be shown on the CBK’s* Cinematic
Windows. Spraakwaterval is made by literature iconoclasts ‘De Bubbelebim’
featuring Ernst Walgenbach. If you’re in the neighbourhood, don‘t forget to
stop by and check that mad shit out…
As if it’s not quite enough, De Bubbelebim aren’t just annoying twats,
pestering the world of poetry, prose, grammar, correct spelling and other
types of linguistic institutes, they’re also two third of indierock outfit
MONO. The new and improved Mono website is online soon, so keep trying
if it’s working yet, by clicking here. I made that MONO shirt some three
months ago, but because a lot of my friends, like yourself, don’t usually see
any punk rock shows, here’s an opportunity for you too, to buy one of these
—already classic— T-shirts! (which are usually just for sale at Mono’s really
amazing concerts…)
If you have an idea where the HuMobisten Office is situated, don’t hesitate
to stop by and buy yourself one of them. They come in Small, Medium, Large
and little girly sizes… I think it’s the best shirt print I’ve made so far. But
judge otherwise by checking out some stunning looking HuMobisten shirts
which are already nice even without handsome ramblers wearing ’em.
(Don’t forget to click ‘T-shirts’ in the menu)
(*Rotterdam contemporary art centre)
March 7, 2005 at 1:33 pm — by Gyz
When the weather is snowy, like last week, then I am in thinking mode. It
reminds me that the heater must go up. Unfortunatly here in Rotterdam in
the ‘rich’ Netherlands there are many families who can’t afford to put the
heater up anymore. And it’s not only happening among refugees, foreigners,
junkies and what not? But among all different ‘ordinary’ Rotterdam inhabitants.
There is this couple C. and S. Sies from ‘de voedselbank’ (foodbank) who
arrange free food for more than 1100 families in Rotterdam, who aren’t capable
anymore to pay every bill. Every year this amount of families is growing,
which makes me really sad. Some weeks ago I read an article (I think it was
in the Rotterdams Dagblad) about this couple. I was really impressed about
them.. Even Netwerk made a report on Dutch national TV.
There are more people in my hometown which I really respect and admire.
They make me question my own daily pursuits a lot. Questions, for example,
like: Does it all make any sense? I sometimes know, sometimes I don’t. What
I do know is that people like the Rev. Visser from the Pauluskerk (church) is
also one hell of a guy. There should be a statue of him. The way he (for more
than 25 years) keeps on standing for the rights of the homeless, junkies,
prostitutes (and what not…) with so much energy. Just awesome! Give him and
his team props.
Or grandma Willy van der Poel from ’t Vinkje, who runs a very special daycare
centre (for over 50 years) for kids in spangen (one of the poorest areas in
R’dam). For years she did that in a three room appartment where she took care
of about 70 kids (sometimes day and night) and for a very longtime without any
help from the (local) government. In 2003 the government finally arranged a
bigger place for her and ‘her’ kids.
You know…
Voedselbank
Netwerk – Armoede in Rotterdam
Pauluskerk
‘t Vinkje
Photo: Nicole Martens – Josephplein
March 2, 2005 at 5:01 pm — by Gyz
I was surfing through Hinke’s Suds and Soda website and found this
amazing video…
Check out this video ‘Highest Point’ by Julika Rudelius.
It’s hilarious! Go here for windows and shit (smallband or broadband).
Bytheway don’t forget to take a look in the last issue #12 ‘Hester’
of RE-Magazine. It’s superb!
March 1, 2005 at 11:57 am — by Gyz
All the city planners and marketeers have found out since years that a city is a
brand. That you have to promote your city like it’s Coca Cola. ‘The creative city’
is the way local governments think nowadays.
You can see that in our city’s campaign ‘Rotterdam Durft’ which means ‘Rotterdam
Dares’. It’s all about showing off how creative our city is.
Some weeks ago all the cultural supplements in our city published an alternative
campaign called ‘Rotterdam Dooft’ which means ‘Rotterdam is about to be
Extinguished’. They show the other side of the local governments coin.
In the beautiful year 2001 we made the campaign ‘Rotterdam 2028’, which tells
you how the city would really get ‘BIG’… Judge for yourself!
