<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224726783886786568</id><updated>2010-03-08T11:54:52.539+01:00</updated><title type='text'>The Meimaridis Family Website</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/224726783886786568/posts/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.meimaridis.net/'/><link rel='next' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/224726783886786568/posts/default?start-index=26&amp;max-results=25'/><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.meimaridis.net/atom.xml'/><author><name>Anne</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05275300601494934104</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>96</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224726783886786568.post-3141161354682804050</id><published>2010-03-07T23:38:00.009+01:00</published><updated>2010-03-08T11:54:52.546+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Cinema'/><title type='text'>Crazy heart</title><content type='html'>Tonight we went to the movies and we saw "&lt;a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1263670/" target=_blank&gt;Crazy heart&lt;/a&gt;". When you go to a movie with Jeff Bridges, Robert Duvall and Colin Farrell, and when this film has a nice script and some fine country music, you almost have a guarantee that you'll see a good movie. Bridges and Farrell sing themselves those nice songs composed by &lt;a href="http://www.tboneburnett.com/" target=_blank&gt;T-Bone Burnett&lt;/a&gt; and they have, especially Bridges, good country voices! Anne, who likes country music, even said she will buy the film's soundtrack! As for me, despite the fact I like and play blues/rock, I left the cinema regretting I've never played this kind of music...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ce soir nous sommes allés voir "&lt;a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1263670/" target=_blank&gt;Crazy heart&lt;/a&gt;". Quand on va voir un film avec Jeff Bridges, Robert Duvall et Colin Farrell, et quand ce film a un bon scénario et quelques beaux morceaux de musique country, on a presque une garantie qu'on verra un bon film. Bridges et Farrell chantent eux mêmes les belles chansons composées par &lt;a href="http://www.tboneburnett.com/" target=_blank&gt;T-Bone Burnett&lt;/a&gt; et ils ont, en particulier Bridges, de belles voix country! Anne, qui aime la musique country, a même annoncé qu'elle achètera la bande originale du film! Quand à moi qui aime et joue du blues/rock, je suis sorti du cinéma en regrettant le fait que je n'ai jamais joué ce style de musique...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.meimaridis.net/uploaded_images/site-photo-31-733296.jpg"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/224726783886786568-3141161354682804050?l=www.meimaridis.net' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/224726783886786568/3141161354682804050/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=224726783886786568&amp;postID=3141161354682804050&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/224726783886786568/posts/default/3141161354682804050'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/224726783886786568/posts/default/3141161354682804050'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.meimaridis.net/2010/03/crazy-heart.html' title='Crazy heart'/><author><name>Akis</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17258739431097678750</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='18132790691544819596'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224726783886786568.post-3162450983132135661</id><published>2010-02-28T22:22:00.005+01:00</published><updated>2010-02-28T22:43:35.276+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Cinema'/><title type='text'>Invictus</title><content type='html'>"&lt;a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1057500/" target=_blank&gt;Invictus&lt;/a&gt;". This is the title of a poem written by William Ernest Henley in 1875 and the title of the film we saw tonight. If you are hungry for greatness, if you are looking for inspiration, then go and see this film.&lt;br /&gt;"...&lt;br /&gt;I am the master of my fate:&lt;br /&gt;I am the captain of my soul".&lt;br /&gt;Marvellous. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"&lt;a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1057500/" target=_blank&gt;Invictus&lt;/a&gt;". Ceci est le titre d'un poème écrit par William Ernest Henley en 1875 et le titre du film que nous avons vu ce soir. Si vous êtes avides de grandeur, si vous cherchez de l'inspiration, alors allez voir ce film.&lt;br /&gt;"...&lt;br /&gt;Je suis le maître de mon destin,&lt;br /&gt;Le capitaine de mon âme".&lt;br /&gt;Merveilleux.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.meimaridis.net/uploaded_images/site-photo-30-744493.jpg"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/224726783886786568-3162450983132135661?l=www.meimaridis.net' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/224726783886786568/3162450983132135661/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=224726783886786568&amp;postID=3162450983132135661&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/224726783886786568/posts/default/3162450983132135661'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/224726783886786568/posts/default/3162450983132135661'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.meimaridis.net/2010/02/invictus.html' title='Invictus'/><author><name>Akis</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17258739431097678750</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='18132790691544819596'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224726783886786568.post-1529531098827587276</id><published>2010-02-14T16:20:00.003+01:00</published><updated>2010-02-14T16:28:12.663+01:00</updated><title type='text'>St. Valentine's breakfast</title><content type='html'>I suppose you can imagine the missing bit, can't you? &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Je vous laisse imaginer le reste.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.meimaridis.net/uploaded_images/New-pictures-015-bis-778778.JPG"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/224726783886786568-1529531098827587276?l=www.meimaridis.net' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/224726783886786568/1529531098827587276/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=224726783886786568&amp;postID=1529531098827587276&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/224726783886786568/posts/default/1529531098827587276'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/224726783886786568/posts/default/1529531098827587276'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.meimaridis.net/2010/02/st-valentines-breakfast.html' title='St. Valentine&apos;s breakfast'/><author><name>Anne</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05275300601494934104</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='07883083873535540331'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224726783886786568.post-4769661655819035731</id><published>2010-01-31T23:40:00.005+01:00</published><updated>2010-02-05T11:52:48.368+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Cinema'/><title type='text'>Mr Nobody</title><content type='html'>Tonight we went to the movies and saw "&lt;a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0485947/" target=_blank&gt;Mr. Nobody&lt;/a&gt;". Despite the fact that this film is a wonderful fairy tale it also draws us into a deep reflection on the choices we make in our lives. To see.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ce soir nous sommes allés au cinéma et nous avons vu "&lt;a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0485947/" target=_blank&gt;Mr. Nobody&lt;/a&gt;". Ce film est en même temps un superbe conte de fées et une réflexion profonde sur les choix que nous faisons dans nos vies. A voir.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.meimaridis.net/uploaded_images/Mr-Nobody-770207.jpg"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/224726783886786568-4769661655819035731?l=www.meimaridis.net' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/224726783886786568/4769661655819035731/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=224726783886786568&amp;postID=4769661655819035731&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/224726783886786568/posts/default/4769661655819035731'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/224726783886786568/posts/default/4769661655819035731'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.meimaridis.net/2010/01/mr-nobody.html' title='Mr Nobody'/><author><name>Akis</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17258739431097678750</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='18132790691544819596'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224726783886786568.post-8048087209643272835</id><published>2010-01-21T10:51:00.002+01:00</published><updated>2010-01-21T10:55:05.853+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Alexandros'/><title type='text'>Alex's First Birthday</title><content type='html'>On January 10th we celebrated Alex's first birthday. Many of our friends, our parents, our best men and Alex's godfathers were present. We had a wonderful afternoon and Alex seemed very joyful and happy as he was the centre of attention of all of us. He played with his cousin Lilly and he blew out his first candle on his gorgeous piano birthday cake (see &lt;a href="http://www.meimaridis.net/photos/2010-01birthdayalex/index.html" target=_blank&gt;photos&lt;/a&gt;) with my help. We would like to warmly thank all of our friends and family for having been with us and for the numerous presents they gave Alex.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Le 10 janvier 2010 nous avons fêté le premier anniversaire d'Alex. Beaucoup de nos amis, nos parents et nos témoins de mariage et les parrains d'Alex étaient présents. Nous avons passé un excellent après-midi et Alex était très heureux comme il comprenait qu'il était le centre d'intérêt de la fête. Il a joué avec sa cousine Lilly et il a soufflé sa première bougie qui trônait sur son superbe gâteau d'anniversaire en forme de piano (voir &lt;a href="http://www.meimaridis.net/photos/2010-01birthdayalex/index.html" target=_blank&gt;photos&lt;/a&gt;) avec mon aide. Nous souhaitons remercier vivement tous nos amis et notre famille d'avoir fêté ça avec nous et pour les innombrables cadeaux qu'ils ont offerts à Alex.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/224726783886786568-8048087209643272835?l=www.meimaridis.net' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/224726783886786568/8048087209643272835/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=224726783886786568&amp;postID=8048087209643272835&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/224726783886786568/posts/default/8048087209643272835'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/224726783886786568/posts/default/8048087209643272835'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.meimaridis.net/2010/01/alexs-first-birthday.html' title='Alex&apos;s First Birthday'/><author><name>Anne</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05275300601494934104</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='07883083873535540331'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224726783886786568.post-2299853800151811794</id><published>2010-01-07T23:57:00.006+01:00</published><updated>2010-01-11T08:33:43.991+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Cinema'/><title type='text'>Sherlock Holmes</title><content type='html'>Tonight we saw our first movie in 2010. &lt;a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0988045/" target=_blank&gt;Sherlock Holmes&lt;/a&gt; is a modern version of the legend of the famous English detective. Robert Downey Jr. (Sherlock Holmes) and Jude Law (Dr. John Watson) are different from the characters of the books we have read but their new style (a lively, sometimes violent and constant confrontation accompanied by a deep friendship) is very convincing. As for Mark Strong, he is really frightening in the role of Lord Blackwood. A very good action movie by Guy Ritchie. To see.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ce soir nous avons vu notre premier film en 2010. &lt;a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0988045/" target=_blank&gt;Sherlock Holmes&lt;/a&gt; est une version moderne de la légende du célèbre détective anglais. Robert Downey Jr. (Sherlock Holmes) et Jude Law (Dr. John Watson) sont differents des caractères que nous avons connus dans les livres mais leur nouveau style (une confrontation constante, vive et parfois violente) est très convaincant. Quant à Mark Strong, il est vraiment effrayant dans le rôle de Lord Blackwood. Un très bon film d'action de Guy Ritchie. A voir.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.meimaridis.net/uploaded_images/site-photo-29-710508.jpg"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.meimaridis.net/uploaded_images/site-photo-28-736659.jpg"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/224726783886786568-2299853800151811794?l=www.meimaridis.net' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/224726783886786568/2299853800151811794/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=224726783886786568&amp;postID=2299853800151811794&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/224726783886786568/posts/default/2299853800151811794'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/224726783886786568/posts/default/2299853800151811794'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.meimaridis.net/2010/01/sherlock-holmes.html' title='Sherlock Holmes'/><author><name>Akis</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17258739431097678750</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='18132790691544819596'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224726783886786568.post-177284759989055013</id><published>2010-01-02T20:42:00.006+01:00</published><updated>2010-01-06T21:36:20.621+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='travel/voyage'/><title type='text'>Greece Christmas 2009 - Grèce Noël 2009</title><content type='html'>This year we spent the Christmas holidays and New Year's eve in Athens. We were surprised by the high temperatures (while in Brussels the weather was snowy with a maximum of 0°C, in Athens we faced around 20°C and on the 1st of January it was up to 26° C!!!) and we were a little unsettled by this. Alexandros was a little sick on the first day, and Akis had a strong indigestion on the 25th, probably linked to a cold he caught coming off the plane, where it had been awfully hot, as well as to the tiredness caused by the trip (delays, arrival at home at 3am, etc). And since I didn't suffer of anything, I was able to be a nurse to everyone else lol. Anyway, apart from those few little glitches, we were able to see many people, friends and family. We were invited everyday, and enjoyed marathon lunches (on Monday, December 28th, our lunch with Nikos, Akis's musician friend, lasted from 2pm to 6pm !!!) and, as usual, we slept very little. I love holidays! But in this case, I loved coming home even more... lol.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.meimaridis.net/photos/greece2009-12/index.html" target=_blank&gt;PHOTOS&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cette année, nous avons passé Noël et le réveillon du 31 décembre à Athènes. Nous avons été surpris par les températures "hors saison" (alors qu'à Bruxelles il faisait 0°C, à Athènes il faisait autour de 20°C , le 1er janvier il a fait même 26° !!!) et ça nous a quelque peu déstabilisés. Alexandros a été un peu malade le premier jour alors que Akis a fait une "solide" indigestion le 25 probablement liée à un coup de froid attrapé à la sortie de l'avion où il faisait affreusement chaud ainsi qu'à la fatigue du voyage (retards, arrivée à la maison à 3 heures du matin etc...). Et comme moi je n'ai rien eu, j'ai pu porter l'uniforme de l'infirmière pour soigner les autres, lol. Bon, à part ces petits désagréments, nous avons eu l'occasion de voir beaucoup de monde, des amis et de la famille. Nous étions invités tous les jours, nous avons fait des repas marathoniens (le lundi 28 décembre, notre repas chez Nikos, l'ami musicien de Akis, a duré de 14.00 à 18.00 !!!) et, comme d'habitude, nous avons dormi très peu. Vive les vacances!!! Euh, vive le retour à la maison je voulais dire...&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/224726783886786568-177284759989055013?l=www.meimaridis.net' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/224726783886786568/177284759989055013/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=224726783886786568&amp;postID=177284759989055013&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/224726783886786568/posts/default/177284759989055013'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/224726783886786568/posts/default/177284759989055013'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.meimaridis.net/2010/01/greece-christmas-2009-grece-noel-2009.html' title='Greece Christmas 2009 - Grèce Noël 2009'/><author><name>Anne</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05275300601494934104</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='07883083873535540331'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224726783886786568.post-9064299029743275423</id><published>2009-12-20T22:39:00.001+01:00</published><updated>2009-12-30T10:54:55.719+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='family/famille'/><title type='text'>Early family Christmas - Noël en famille à l'avance</title><content type='html'>Since we are going to spend the holidays in Greece, we celebrated Christmas early with the family. There was a temporary addition to our family, too, since the neighbours had locked themselves out while playing in the snow with their little boy, and we welcomed them in for a short while.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.meimaridis.net/photos/xmasrhode2009/index.html" target=_blank&gt;PHOTOS&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Comme nous allons passer les fêtes en Grèce, nous avons célébré Noël à l'avance en famille. Il y a eu un petit ajout temporaire à la famille, puisque les voisins s'étaient enfermés dehors en jouant dans la neige avec leur petit garçon.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/224726783886786568-9064299029743275423?l=www.meimaridis.net' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/224726783886786568/9064299029743275423/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=224726783886786568&amp;postID=9064299029743275423&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/224726783886786568/posts/default/9064299029743275423'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/224726783886786568/posts/default/9064299029743275423'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.meimaridis.net/2009/12/early-family-christmas-noel-en-famille.html' title='Early family Christmas - Noël en famille à l&apos;avance'/><author><name>Anne</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05275300601494934104</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='07883083873535540331'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224726783886786568.post-4569544020911287210</id><published>2009-12-18T08:47:00.004+01:00</published><updated>2009-12-18T09:10:56.089+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Cinema'/><title type='text'>Oscar et la dame rose</title><content type='html'>While in November 2008 we saw the amazing Jacqueline Bir in the beautiful play by Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt "&lt;a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1242522/" target=_blank&gt;Oscar et la dame rose&lt;/a&gt;", yesterday evening we had the pleasure to see the film version, with slight changes from the book. A beautiful film; almost a modern fairy tale. Michèle Laroque, Amir and Max von Sydow in the roles of Rose, Oscar and Dr. Düsseldorf respectively are perfect. My mother would have loved the film; she admired Max von Sydow a lot...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alors qu'en novembre 2008, nous vîmes la magnifique Jacqueline Bir dans la superbe pièce d'Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt "&lt;a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1242522/" target=_blank&gt;Oscar et la dame rose&lt;/a&gt;", hier soir nous avons eu le plaisir d'en voir la version cinématographique, légèrement différente du livre. Un beau film; presque un conte de fées moderne. Michèle Laroque, Amir and Max von Sydow dans les roles de Rose, d'Oscar and du Dr. Düsseldorf respectivement sont parfaits. Ma mère aurait adoré ce film; elle admirait beaucoup Max von Sydow...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.meimaridis.net/uploaded_images/site-photo-27-752605.jpg"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/224726783886786568-4569544020911287210?l=www.meimaridis.net' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/224726783886786568/4569544020911287210/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=224726783886786568&amp;postID=4569544020911287210&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/224726783886786568/posts/default/4569544020911287210'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/224726783886786568/posts/default/4569544020911287210'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.meimaridis.net/2009/12/oscar-et-la-dame-rose.html' title='Oscar et la dame rose'/><author><name>Akis</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17258739431097678750</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='18132790691544819596'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224726783886786568.post-5042203407173967522</id><published>2009-12-17T21:55:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2009-12-30T10:38:23.465+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Alexandros'/><title type='text'>Snow day! Jour de neige!</title><content type='html'>Today, it snowed in Brussels. A magnificent amount of snow. It was the first time that Alex saw the white stuff, and he LOVED it! I took him for a long walk at the park to celebrate.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.meimaridis.net/photos/snowday2009/index.html" target=_blank&gt;PHOTOS&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Aujourd'hui, il a neigé sur Bruxelles. Une quantité magnifique de neige. C'était la première fois qu'Alex voyait de la neige, et il a ADORE! Nous avons fait une longue promenade au parc pour fêter ça.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/224726783886786568-5042203407173967522?l=www.meimaridis.net' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/224726783886786568/5042203407173967522/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=224726783886786568&amp;postID=5042203407173967522&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/224726783886786568/posts/default/5042203407173967522'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/224726783886786568/posts/default/5042203407173967522'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.meimaridis.net/2009/12/snow-day-jour-de-neige.html' title='Snow day! Jour de neige!'/><author><name>Anne</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05275300601494934104</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='07883083873535540331'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224726783886786568.post-6423446501083205455</id><published>2009-12-15T17:42:00.009+01:00</published><updated>2009-12-15T21:53:38.392+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Cinema'/><title type='text'>Loup</title><content type='html'>Tonight we went to the movies and saw the new masterpiece of Nicolas Vanier, the specialist of cold and permanent snow: "&lt;a href="http://www.loup-lefilm.com/" target=_blank&gt;Loup&lt;/a&gt;". This film was made in East Siberia under extremely difficult climate conditions. Anne and I found once again the same feelings of bliss and excitement we felt during our honeymoon in the cold areas of Québec (Canada), as when we went dogsledding.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ce soir nous sommes allés voir le nouveau chef d'œuvre du spécialiste du froid et des neiges éternelles, Nicolas Vanier: "&lt;a href="http://www.loup-lefilm.com/" target=_blank&gt;Loup&lt;/a&gt;". Ce film fut tourné en Sibérie orientale dans des conditions climatiques extrêmement difficiles. Anne et moi avons retrouvé les mêmes sentiments de béatitude et d'excitation que nous avions ressenti pendant notre voyage de noces qui a eu lieu aux étendues froides du Québec (Canada), comme lorsque nous avons fait du traineau à chiens.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.meimaridis.net/uploaded_images/site-photo-26-707018.jpg"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/224726783886786568-6423446501083205455?l=www.meimaridis.net' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/224726783886786568/6423446501083205455/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=224726783886786568&amp;postID=6423446501083205455&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/224726783886786568/posts/default/6423446501083205455'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/224726783886786568/posts/default/6423446501083205455'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.meimaridis.net/2009/12/loup.html' title='Loup'/><author><name>Akis</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17258739431097678750</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='18132790691544819596'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224726783886786568.post-1192039756699475237</id><published>2009-12-12T22:35:00.002+01:00</published><updated>2009-12-12T22:44:11.455+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Cinema'/><title type='text'>R.T.T.</title><content type='html'>Tonight we went to the cinema and we saw "&lt;a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1345507/" target=_blank&gt;R.T.T.&lt;/a&gt;": a good entertainment with Kad Merad as good as usual.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ce soir nous sommes allés au cinéma pour voir "&lt;a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1345507/" target=_blank&gt;R.T.T.&lt;/a&gt;": un bon divertissement avec Kad Merad qui est aussi bon que d'habitude.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.meimaridis.net/uploaded_images/site-photo-25-765624.jpg"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/224726783886786568-1192039756699475237?l=www.meimaridis.net' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/224726783886786568/1192039756699475237/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=224726783886786568&amp;postID=1192039756699475237&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/224726783886786568/posts/default/1192039756699475237'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/224726783886786568/posts/default/1192039756699475237'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.meimaridis.net/2009/12/rtt.html' title='R.T.T.'/><author><name>Akis</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17258739431097678750</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='18132790691544819596'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224726783886786568.post-4803471975994277841</id><published>2009-12-11T09:57:00.003+01:00</published><updated>2009-12-11T12:06:29.210+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Alexandros'/><title type='text'>11 months! 11 mois!</title><content type='html'>Yesterday, Alex was 11 months old. Ah, how time flies... The pediatrician said on Wednesday that our baby is "perfect"! He is now 78cm tall and weighs 10.7kg. He took his first two steps a few days ago, and has 4 teeth in his cute little mouth.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hier, Alex a eu 11 mois. Ah, comme le temps passe vite... Le pédiatre a dit mercredi que notre bébé est "parfait"! Il mesure 78cm et pèse 10.7kg. Il a fait ses deux premiers pas il y a quelques jours, et a 4 dents dans sa jolie petite bouche.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.meimaridis.net/uploaded_images/DSCN3619-730843.jpg"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here with his cousin Lilly on December 6th.&lt;br /&gt;Ici avec sa cousine Lilly le 6 décembre&lt;/center&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/224726783886786568-4803471975994277841?l=www.meimaridis.net' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/224726783886786568/4803471975994277841/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=224726783886786568&amp;postID=4803471975994277841&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/224726783886786568/posts/default/4803471975994277841'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/224726783886786568/posts/default/4803471975994277841'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.meimaridis.net/2009/12/11-months-11-mois.html' title='11 months! 11 mois!'/><author><name>Anne</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05275300601494934104</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='07883083873535540331'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224726783886786568.post-4500528238151172018</id><published>2009-12-10T22:19:00.005+01:00</published><updated>2009-12-10T23:01:12.648+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Cinema'/><title type='text'>Le concert</title><content type='html'>"&lt;a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1320082/" target=_blank&gt;Le concert&lt;/a&gt;": an efficient Radu Mihaileanu film that borders on the sublime. It is the film we saw tonight. Humour, sad and happy feelings, all this passing through the magnificent Tchaïkovski's concerto for violin in D major op. 35. It's not rock but it rocked me a lot! And the ideas of the positive imposture and of the concert's metaphor concerning the relationship between an individual and the collectivity are great.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"&lt;a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1320082/" target=_blank&gt;Le concert&lt;/a&gt;": un film efficace de Radu Mihaileanu qui touche le sublime. C'est le film que nous avons vu ce soir. Humour, sentiments tristes et heureux, tout cela à travers le magnifique concerto pour violon en ré majeur, op. 35, de Tchaïkovski. Ce n'est pas du rock mais il m'a beaucoup secoué! Et les idées de l'imposture positive et de la métaphore du concert concernant les rapports entre l'individu et la collectivité sont excellentes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.meimaridis.net/uploaded_images/site-photo-24-740772.jpg"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/224726783886786568-4500528238151172018?l=www.meimaridis.net' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/224726783886786568/4500528238151172018/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=224726783886786568&amp;postID=4500528238151172018&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/224726783886786568/posts/default/4500528238151172018'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/224726783886786568/posts/default/4500528238151172018'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.meimaridis.net/2009/12/le-concert.html' title='Le concert'/><author><name>Akis</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17258739431097678750</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='18132790691544819596'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224726783886786568.post-2145216669348746471</id><published>2009-12-05T11:08:00.009+01:00</published><updated>2009-12-05T22:32:32.199+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Plays/Théâtre'/><title type='text'>Le dîner de cons</title><content type='html'>Everyone knows the 1998 Francis Veber film "&lt;a href="http://le-blog-de.chevallierlaspales.com/?p=15" target=_blank&gt;Le dîner de cons&lt;/a&gt;" where the brilliant actors Thierry Lhermitte and Jacques Villeret interpreted the roles of a wealthy editor and of the dumbest guy in the world. But yesterday evening we had the pleasure to attend the unique 2009 (in Brussels) performance of the theatrical version of this film with Philippe Chevallier and Régis Laspalès! The play was sold out but fortunately the same day I bought the last two tickets from a lady who was unable to go to the performance. You will have a last chance to see one single performance of this play at the Théâtre Saint-Michel (Brussels) in February 2010. A wonderful comedy where you will laugh from the beginning to the end.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Tout le monde connaît le film de Francis Veber "&lt;a href="http://le-blog-de.chevallierlaspales.com/?p=15" target=_blank&gt;Le dîner de cons&lt;/a&gt;" dans lequel les brilliants comédiens Thierry Lhermitte et Jacques Villeret ont interprété les rôles d'un riche éditeur et du type le plus con du monde. Mais hier soir nous avons eu le plaisir d'assister à l'unique représentation à Bruxelles en 2009 de la version théâtrale de ce film avec Philippe Chevallier and Régis Laspalès! La salle affichait complet mais, le jour même, j'ai pu acheter les deux derniers billets auprès d'une dame qui, heureusement pour nous, ne pouvait pas aller au spectacle. Vous aurez une dernière chance de voir l'unique représentation de cette pièce à Bruxelles en février 2010 . Une superbe comédie où vous allez rire du début à la fin.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.meimaridis.net/uploaded_images/site-photo-23b-779032.jpg"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.meimaridis.net/uploaded_images/site-photo-23-751453.jpg"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/224726783886786568-2145216669348746471?l=www.meimaridis.net' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/224726783886786568/2145216669348746471/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=224726783886786568&amp;postID=2145216669348746471&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/224726783886786568/posts/default/2145216669348746471'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/224726783886786568/posts/default/2145216669348746471'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.meimaridis.net/2009/12/le-diner-de-cons.html' title='Le dîner de cons'/><author><name>Akis</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17258739431097678750</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='18132790691544819596'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224726783886786568.post-5634111474562989472</id><published>2009-12-04T16:42:00.004+01:00</published><updated>2009-12-05T22:29:41.060+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Cinema'/><title type='text'>Le vilain</title><content type='html'>Yesterday evening we went to the cinema and saw "&lt;a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1194242/" target=_blank&gt;Le vilain&lt;/a&gt;", a brilliant comedy made by and with Albert Dupontel. There is nothing to say, Catherine Frot and Albert Dupontel are perfect. Hilarious! Go and see it urgently! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hier soir nous sommes allés au cinéma and nous avons vu "&lt;a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1194242/" target=_blank&gt;Le vilain&lt;/a&gt;", une brillante comédie de et avec Albert Dupontel. Il n'y a rien à dire, Catherine Frot et Albert Dupontel sont parfaits. Allez voir ce film hilarant d'urgence!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.meimaridis.net/uploaded_images/Le_Vilain-733706.jpg"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/224726783886786568-5634111474562989472?l=www.meimaridis.net' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/224726783886786568/5634111474562989472/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=224726783886786568&amp;postID=5634111474562989472&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/224726783886786568/posts/default/5634111474562989472'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/224726783886786568/posts/default/5634111474562989472'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.meimaridis.net/2009/12/le-vilain.html' title='Le vilain'/><author><name>Akis</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17258739431097678750</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='18132790691544819596'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224726783886786568.post-5367510294677298045</id><published>2009-11-27T12:16:00.006+01:00</published><updated>2009-11-27T13:25:23.158+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='People'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Alexandros'/><title type='text'>Alexandros meets the legendary Kenny Lovelace, Jerry Lee Lewis's band leader!</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://web.mac.com/kenlovelace/Web-Site/Home.html" target=_blank&gt;Kenny Lovelace&lt;/a&gt; has been Jerry Lee Lewis's band leader for more than 42 years. I have attended six of his concerts, four of them with Anne. In November 2008, Alexandros was still in the belly of Anne but he had the honour to listen twice to Kenny's riffs and to Jerry Lee's unique banging and virtuoso way of playing the piano: first at Zénith (Paris) and then at Forest National (Brussels).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Well, yesterday Alexandros had the pleasure and the privilege to have his lunch with Kenny Lovelace in a restaurant in Rotterdam. Mr Lovelace is one of the most lovable persons we've ever met and played a lot with our baby!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please note that the &lt;a href="http://web.mac.com/kenlovelace/Web-Site/Back_to_R%60R.html" target=_blank&gt;last personal CD of Kenny Lovelace&lt;/a&gt; is excellent. Buy it! It is rumoured that a new one will be out soon...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.meimaridis.net/photos/kennylovelace2009/index.html" target=_blank&gt;Photos&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://web.mac.com/kenlovelace/Web-Site/Home.html" target=_blank&gt;Kenny Lovelace&lt;/a&gt; a été le leader du groupe qui suit Jerry Lee Lewis depuis plus de 42 ans. J'ai assisté à six de ses concerts, dont quatre avec Anne. En novembre 2008, Alexandros était encore dans le ventre de Anne, mais il a eu l'honneur d'écouter à deux reprises les riffs de Kenny et l'unique et virtuose façon qu'a Jerry Lee de jouer au piano (ou devrais-je dire "cogner le piano"?): d'abord au Zénith (Paris) et ensuite à Forêt National (Bruxelles).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Eh bien hier, Alexandros a eu le plaisir et le privilège d'avoir son repas avec Kenny Lovelace dans un restaurant à Rotterdam. Mr Lovelace est une des personnes les plus adorables que nous ayons connu et a joué beaucoup avec notre bébé!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A noter: le &lt;a href="http://web.mac.com/kenlovelace/Web-Site/Back_to_R%60R.html" target=_blank&gt;dernier CD personnel de Kenny Lovelace&lt;/a&gt; est excellent! Achetez le! Il semblerait qu'un nouveau CD sorte bientôt...&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/224726783886786568-5367510294677298045?l=www.meimaridis.net' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/224726783886786568/5367510294677298045/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=224726783886786568&amp;postID=5367510294677298045&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/224726783886786568/posts/default/5367510294677298045'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/224726783886786568/posts/default/5367510294677298045'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.meimaridis.net/2009/11/alexandros-meets-legendary-kenny.html' title='Alexandros meets the legendary Kenny Lovelace, Jerry Lee Lewis&apos;s band leader!'/><author><name>Akis</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17258739431097678750</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='18132790691544819596'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224726783886786568.post-5698099826731830309</id><published>2009-11-25T15:06:00.002+01:00</published><updated>2009-11-25T15:14:17.412+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Plays/Théâtre'/><title type='text'>Un Fou Noir au Pays des Blancs</title><content type='html'>Last night we saw "&lt;a href="http://www.tshibanda.be/" target=_blank&gt;Un Fou Noir au Pays des Blancs&lt;/a&gt;", a wonderful one-man show. In his thousandth theatre representation, Pie Tshibanda, refugee from Congo in Belgium and psychologist, tells with a wonderful sense of humour and a rare sensitivity the feelings of all refugees: anxiety of exclusion as well as the difficulties of adapting to a world which is unknown to them, and a sense of loss for the country and family they had to leave behind. This brilliant writer invites us to take part in his critical reflection on the sense of hospitality and tolerance of European cultures and in particular Belgium, while demonstrating an impressive analytical mind! Step by step, he describes his struggle to get over his solitude, his initiatives of knocking on the doors of his Belgian neighbours to introduce himself to them, until the moment when he realized that the road he had chosen was the right one: it turns out his Belgian neighbours are nice!!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This show is captivating. If you are unable to attend, buy his books or DVDs, as parts of the proceeds will be used in the running of a school for street kids in Congo!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hier soir nous sommes allés voir "&lt;a href="http://www.tshibanda.be/" target=_blank&gt;Un Fou Noir au Pays des Blancs&lt;/a&gt;", un magnifique one man show. Dans sa millième représentation théâtrale, Pie Tshibanda, réfugié congolais en Belgique, psychologue, raconte avec un excellent humour et une sensibilité rare les sentiments de tout réfugié: l'angoisse de l'exclusion comme les difficultés d'adaptation dans un monde qui leur est inconnu sans compter la nostalgie du pays et de la famille. Cet écrivain brillant nous invite à participer dans sa réflexion critique du sens de l'hospitalité et de la tolérance des sociétés européennes et en particulier de la Belgique en démontrant une capacité d'analyse stupéfiante! Etape par étape, il décrit son parcours, ses efforts pour sortir de la solitude, ses initiatives d'aller frapper aux portes de ses voisins belges pour se présenter à eux. Jusqu'au moment où il découvre que la voie qu'il a choisie était la bonne: il s'avère que ses voisins belges sont gentils !!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ce spectacle est captivant. Si vous ne pouvez pas y aller, achetez ses livres ou ses dvd, puisqu’une partie des bénéfices seront utilisés dans la gestion d’une école pour les enfants de la rue au Congo!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.meimaridis.net/uploaded_images/founoir-704602.jpg"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/224726783886786568-5698099826731830309?l=www.meimaridis.net' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/224726783886786568/5698099826731830309/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=224726783886786568&amp;postID=5698099826731830309&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/224726783886786568/posts/default/5698099826731830309'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/224726783886786568/posts/default/5698099826731830309'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.meimaridis.net/2009/11/un-fou-noir-au-pays-des-blancs.html' title='Un Fou Noir au Pays des Blancs'/><author><name>Akis</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17258739431097678750</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='18132790691544819596'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224726783886786568.post-2633630831558981293</id><published>2009-11-24T18:56:00.003+01:00</published><updated>2009-11-24T19:10:20.284+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='concerts'/><title type='text'>Jerry Lee Lewis, Oostende, 23/11/2009</title><content type='html'>Last night, Akis and I drove to Oostende on the Belgian coast, under pretty bad weather, to hear/see Jerry Lee Lewis live at the casino. We wouldn't have driven anywhere in such conditions for any other artist! The show was absolutely amazing. The opening act was by his sister, Linda Gail Lewis, who is dynamite on stage, and her youngest daughter whose name I unfortunately forget, and who has a fantastic voice too. Must run in the family, I guess. And then the Killer himself played for a little over half an hour. He was in a pretty good mood, joked with the audience while his musicians had a few good laughs too. Unforgetable.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.meimaridis.net/photos/jerryleelewis20091123/index.html" target=_blank&gt;PHOTOS&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hier soir, Akis et moi avons conduit jusqu'à Ostende sur la côte Belge, pour voir/entendre Jerry Lee Lewis en concert au casino. Nous n'aurions fait ce trajet dans ces conditions pour aucun autre artiste! Le spectacle était absolument extraordinaire. La première partie était par sa soeur, Linda Gail Lewis, qui est une véritable dynalite sur scène, et sa plus jeune fille dont je ne me rappelle malheureusement pas le nom, et qui a aussi une voix extraordinaire. Ca doit être un truc de famille je suppose. Puis le Killer lui-même a joué durant un peu plus d'une demi-heure. Il était de très bonne humeur, et a plaisanté avec le publique alors que ses musiciens ont eu quelques bonne rigolades eux aussi. Inoubliable.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/224726783886786568-2633630831558981293?l=www.meimaridis.net' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/224726783886786568/2633630831558981293/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=224726783886786568&amp;postID=2633630831558981293&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/224726783886786568/posts/default/2633630831558981293'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/224726783886786568/posts/default/2633630831558981293'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.meimaridis.net/2009/11/jerry-lee-lewis-oostende-23112009.html' title='Jerry Lee Lewis, Oostende, 23/11/2009'/><author><name>Anne</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05275300601494934104</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='07883083873535540331'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224726783886786568.post-5907006109968480745</id><published>2009-11-21T17:09:00.003+01:00</published><updated>2009-11-21T17:28:49.191+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='other.shows'/><title type='text'>Bouglione</title><content type='html'>Last night, as a surprise, Akis took me to the &lt;a href="http://www.bouglione.be" target=_blank&gt;Bouglione Circus&lt;/a&gt;, while Alexandros stayed home with a babysitter! I spent an evening in absolute awe of tigers, panthers, elephants, clowns, dancers, and various acrobats. We even enjoyed eating cotton candy. It was a wonderful evening.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.meimaridis.net/photos/bouglione2009/index.html" target=_blank&gt;PHOTOS&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hier soir, pour me faire une surprise, Akis m'a emmenée au &lt;a href="http://www.bouglione.be" target=_blank&gt;Cirque Bouglione&lt;/a&gt;, pendant qu'Alexandros restait à la maison avec une babysitter! J'ai passé une soirée d'émerveillement devant des tigres, des panthères, des éléphants, des clowns, des danceurs, et différents acrobates. Nous avons même eu le plaisir de manger de la barbe-à-papa. C'était une soirée fabuleuse.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/224726783886786568-5907006109968480745?l=www.meimaridis.net' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/224726783886786568/5907006109968480745/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=224726783886786568&amp;postID=5907006109968480745&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/224726783886786568/posts/default/5907006109968480745'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/224726783886786568/posts/default/5907006109968480745'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.meimaridis.net/2009/11/bouglione.html' title='Bouglione'/><author><name>Anne</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05275300601494934104</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='07883083873535540331'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224726783886786568.post-1313733952110920219</id><published>2009-11-19T22:47:00.004+01:00</published><updated>2009-11-19T23:04:51.557+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Cinema'/><title type='text'>The box</title><content type='html'>If someone gave you a box with a button on it and told you that if you push it two things will happen: on the one hand a person that you do not know will die but on the other hand you will win 1 million dollars, would you push the button? This completely pessimistic film (&lt;a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0362478/" target=_blanc_&gt;The Box&lt;/a&gt;) supposes that most of the people on earth would do it because they lack altruistic feelings. I believe the opposite and that’s why I did not like this film. The actors are good but as Anne said, the science fiction part of the film is overweighed in comparison to the intellectual work that the characters of the film should have delivered on such a delicate subject.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Si quelqu’un vous donnait une boite équipée d’un bouton et vous disait que si vous appuyez sur celui-ci deux choses vont arriver : d’un côté une personne que vous ne connaissez pas mourra et de l’autre côté vous gagnerez 1 million de dollars, pousseriez-vous sur le bouton ? Ce film (&lt;a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0362478/" target=_blanc&gt;The box&lt;/a&gt;), qui est complètement pessimiste, suppose que la plupart des personnes qui vivent sur cette planète l’auraient fait car ils ne sont pas altruistes. Je crois le contraire et c’est pour ça que je n’ai pas aimé ce film. Les acteurs sont bons, mais comme Anne le fait remarquer, la partie science fiction du film est surdimensionnée par rapport au travail intellectuel auquel les protagonistes de ce film auraient dû se livrer dans le cadre d’un sujet si délicat.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.meimaridis.net/uploaded_images/site-photo-21-706835.jpg"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/224726783886786568-1313733952110920219?l=www.meimaridis.net' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/224726783886786568/1313733952110920219/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=224726783886786568&amp;postID=1313733952110920219&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/224726783886786568/posts/default/1313733952110920219'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/224726783886786568/posts/default/1313733952110920219'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.meimaridis.net/2009/11/box.html' title='The box'/><author><name>Akis</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17258739431097678750</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='18132790691544819596'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224726783886786568.post-7371663792226232456</id><published>2009-11-11T23:30:00.003+01:00</published><updated>2009-11-16T16:51:27.924+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Cinema'/><title type='text'>Le Ruban blanc</title><content type='html'>Tonight we went to see a film which sounds the alarm against all extremisms.&lt;br /&gt;The director, Michael Haneke, seeks the roots of evil which can sometimes emerge even through the will to do well. People who wish the situation would change but do not conceive well what has to be changed risk being engaged in a process which can turn out to be dangerous. When one suffers, when one is humiliated, one would do anything: including adopting the perverted ideas of those who, wanting to take advantage of the situation, pretend to be reformers by creating ideologies which find their justification in scapegoat designation.&lt;br /&gt;The director also seeks to emphasise the collective responsibility: environment can ease extremism. As he confides on the occasion of an interview (Le Monde, October 21st 2009): "I always observe the same process: humiliation, an ideology which takes hold of this suffering, and the hope that this ideology will put an end to this suffering. « &lt;a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1149362/" target=_blank&gt;Le Ruban blanc&lt;/a&gt; » is a film on all extremisms, whether they are right-wing or left-wing ». Michael Haneke has chosen to demonstrate all of the above through the education of children. And I strongly believe he is right.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ce soir nous sommes allés voir un film qui tire la sonnette d’alarme contre tous les extrémismes.&lt;br /&gt;Le réalisateur, Michael Haneke, cherche les racines du mal qui peuvent parfois surgir même à travers la volonté de faire du bien. Les gens qui souhaitent que la situation change mais qui ne conçoivent pas bien ce qui doit être changé risquent de s’engager dans un processus qui peut s’avérer dangereux. Quand on souffre, quand on est humilié, on est prêt à tout : y compris à adopter les idées perverties de ceux qui, voulant profiter de la situation, s’affichent comme des réformateurs en créant des idéologies qui trouvent leur justification dans la désignation de boucs émissaires.&lt;br /&gt;Le réalisateur cherche aussi à mettre l’emphase sur la responsabilité collective : l’environnement peut rendre possible l’extrémisme. Comme il le confie lors d’un entretien (Le Monde, 21 octobre 2009) : « J’observe toujours le même processus : l’humiliation, une idéologie qui s’empare de cette souffrance, et l’espoir que l’idéologie y mettra fin. « &lt;a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1149362/" target=_blank&gt;Le Ruban blanc&lt;/a&gt; » est un film sur tous les extrémismes, de droite ou de gauche ». Michael Haneke a choisi de faire la demonstration de tout ça à travers l'éducation des enfants. Et je crois fortement qu'il a raison.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.meimaridis.net/uploaded_images/site-photo-20-783438.jpg"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/224726783886786568-7371663792226232456?l=www.meimaridis.net' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/224726783886786568/7371663792226232456/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=224726783886786568&amp;postID=7371663792226232456&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/224726783886786568/posts/default/7371663792226232456'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/224726783886786568/posts/default/7371663792226232456'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.meimaridis.net/2009/11/le-ruban-blanc.html' title='Le Ruban blanc'/><author><name>Akis</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17258739431097678750</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='18132790691544819596'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224726783886786568.post-3854722734537168670</id><published>2009-11-01T08:25:00.003+01:00</published><updated>2009-11-29T20:37:04.484+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Alexandros'/><title type='text'>Alexandros's Concert</title><content type='html'>Yesterday Alex gave his very first concert. He may be only 76cm and 10kg, but believe me, he really rocks the place!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hier, Alex a donné son tout premier concert. Il ne mesure peut-être que 76cm pour 10kg, mais croyez-moi, il casse la baraque comme un vrai rockeur!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;center&gt;In the dressing room / Dans les loges&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.meimaridis.net/uploaded_images/DSCN3110-755712.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://www.meimaridis.net/uploaded_images/DSCN3110-755711.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.meimaridis.net/photos/2009-10-31-alexrocks/alexrocks/index.html" target=_blank&gt;More pics from the dressing room - Plus de photos dans les loges&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;center&gt;Alex walks on stage / Alex entre en scène&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.meimaridis.net/uploaded_images/DSCN3066-775806.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 450px; height: 338px;" src="http://www.meimaridis.net/uploaded_images/DSCN3066-775804.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;center&gt;He plays slide guitar / Il joue du slide&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.meimaridis.net/uploaded_images/DSCN3073-781439.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 450px; height: 338px;" src="http://www.meimaridis.net/uploaded_images/DSCN3073-781437.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;center&gt;He tries to play like Stama / Il essaie de jouer comme Stama&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.meimaridis.net/uploaded_images/DSCN3074-773330.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 450px; height: 338px;" src="http://www.meimaridis.net/uploaded_images/DSCN3074-773329.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;center&gt;He's ready to smash his guitar / Il est prêt à fracasser sa guitare&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.meimaridis.net/uploaded_images/DSCN3077-725960.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 450px; height: 338px;" src="http://www.meimaridis.net/uploaded_images/DSCN3077-725958.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;center&gt;He awaits your applause / Il attend vos applaudissements&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.meimaridis.net/uploaded_images/DSCN3080-755861.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 450px; height: 338px;" src="http://www.meimaridis.net/uploaded_images/DSCN3080-755860.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/224726783886786568-3854722734537168670?l=www.meimaridis.net' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/224726783886786568/3854722734537168670/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=224726783886786568&amp;postID=3854722734537168670&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/224726783886786568/posts/default/3854722734537168670'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/224726783886786568/posts/default/3854722734537168670'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.meimaridis.net/2009/11/alexandros-concert.html' title='Alexandros&apos;s Concert'/><author><name>Anne</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05275300601494934104</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='07883083873535540331'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224726783886786568.post-3465837742736693242</id><published>2009-10-24T15:00:00.003+02:00</published><updated>2009-10-24T15:19:46.670+02:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='concerts'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='travel/voyage'/><title type='text'>Cliff and The Shadows - The Final Reunion</title><content type='html'>On Wednesday 21st we left Alex with my parents and went to London to attend the &lt;a href="http://www.cliffrichard.org/news/exclusive.htm" target=_blank&gt;Cliff Richard and The Shadows&lt;/a&gt; concert on October 22nd. The legendary band of Cliff Richard and Hank Marvin is currently on a European tour celebrating the 50th anniversary of their beginnings. The concert took place at the Wembley Arena with more than 11.000 people present. These guys are amazing. The whole band rocks! The master of the Stratocaster, Hank Marvin, who has always had a distinctive guitar sound and appearance using a clean sound with very distinctive echo and vibrato giving a dreamy effect, still plays with the same dexterity!!! He influenced many musicians such as guitarists Mark Knopfler (Dire Straits) and Pete Townshend (The Who) and his excellent guitar work is of extreme importance in the development of rock music. Throughout the 60’s, guitar players all over the world have tried not only to copy his riffs and way of using his tremolo but also the colour of his red Fender (painting their own guitars in red)! Cliff sings as if he was 18, in a breathtaking way. Seems that rock'n'roll preserves one's youth. When he sang "MOVE IT", (the rock'n'roll song that Akis has sung thousands of times too), the audience turned wild. I would like to add that the sound was perfect and that we felt a big difference from the concerts we are used to attending at Forêt National (Brussels). Apparently the Belgian sound engineers and/or specialists in acoustics need to go for a trainee period to England. Anyway, Akis took hundreds of exciting &lt;a href="http://www.meimaridis.net/photos/cliffandtheshadows2009/index.html" target=_blank&gt;photos&lt;/a&gt; and you will find a selection of them here. And if you are fans of The Shadows, be aware that they are coming to Brussels too on the 8th of November for a one-shot concert. And be certain that they'll rock you!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We also had the opportunity to go to Madame Tussaud's wax museum, where we had the pleasure to take &lt;a href="http://www.meimaridis.net/photos/madametussaud2009/index.html" target=_blank&gt;photos&lt;/a&gt; with some of the hosted celebrities (good fun) but also to remember a part of the French history (the French Revolution) and to discover a different aspect of it which involved Anne-Marie Grosholtz's (Madame Tussaud's) action during the period that has been called the "Terror".&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.meimaridis.net/uploaded_images/akis&amp;sherlock-799273.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://www.meimaridis.net/uploaded_images/akis&amp;sherlock-799271.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.meimaridis.net/uploaded_images/anne&amp;sherlock-729757.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://www.meimaridis.net/uploaded_images/anne&amp;sherlock-729755.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Le mercredi 21 nous avons laissé Alex chez mes parents et nous sommes allés à Londres pour un concert de &lt;a href="http://www.cliffrichard.org/news/exclusive.htm" target=_blank&gt;Cliff Richard and The Shadows&lt;/a&gt; le 22 octobre. Le groupe légendaire de Cliff Richard et de Hank Marvin est actuellement en tournée européenne célébrant le 50ème anniversaire de leurs débuts. Le concert a eu lieu au Wembley Arena avec plus de 11.000 personnes présentes. Ces types sont étonnants. Toute la bande déchire! Le maître de la Stratocaster, Hank Marvin, qui a toujours eu un son de guitare et une apparence unique utilisant un son clean avec un écho et un vibrato très particuliers créant un effet de rêve, joue toujours avec la même dextérité!!! Il a influencé beaucoup de musiciens y compris les guitaristes Mark Knopfler (Dire Straits) et Pete Townshend (The Who) et son excellent travail guitaristique revêt une importance extrême dans le développement de la musique rock. Pendant toutes les années 60, un peu partout dans le monde, les guitaristes ont essayé non seulement de copier ses riffs et sa manière d'utiliser son tremolo mais aussi la couleur de sa Fender rouge (peignant leurs propres guitares en rouge)! Cliff chante comme si il avait 18 ans, d'une manière à couper le souffle. Il semble que le rock'n'roll conserve la jeunesse. Quand il a chanté " MOVE IT ", (la chanson rock'n'roll que Akis a chanté des milliers de fois également), l'auditoire s’est déchaîné. J'aimerais ajouter que le son était parfait et que nous avons senti une grande différence par rapport aux concerts que nous avons l’habitude de voir à Forêt national (Bruxelles). Apparemment les ingénieurs du son et/ou les spécialistes belges en acoustique devraient aller faire un stage en Angleterre. Pour en revenir au concert, Akis a pris des centaines de &lt;a href="http://www.meimaridis.net/photos/cliffandtheshadows2009/index.html" target=_blank&gt;photos&lt;/a&gt; magnifiques et vous trouverez une sélection de celles-ci ci-dessus. Et si vous êtes des fans des Shadows, sachez qu'ils viennent à Bruxelles également le 8 novembre pour un concert unique. Et soyez sûrs, they’ll rock you!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nous avons également eu l’occasion de visiter le musée de cire de Madame Tussaud, où nous avons eu le plaisir de faire quelques &lt;a href="http://www.meimaridis.net/photos/madametussaud2009/index.html" target=_blank&gt;photos&lt;/a&gt; avec les copies de certaines célébrités (ce qui était très rigolo) mais aussi de nous rappeler une partie de l’Histoire de France (la Révolution Française) et de découvrir un aspect différent de celle-ci qui inclue l’action de Anne-Marie Grosholtz (Madame Tussaud) pendant la période de la révolution qui fut appelée « Terreur ».&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/224726783886786568-3465837742736693242?l=www.meimaridis.net' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/224726783886786568/3465837742736693242/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=224726783886786568&amp;postID=3465837742736693242&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/224726783886786568/posts/default/3465837742736693242'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/224726783886786568/posts/default/3465837742736693242'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.meimaridis.net/2009/10/cliff-and-shadows-final-reunion.html' title='Cliff and The Shadows - The Final Reunion'/><author><name>Anne</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05275300601494934104</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='07883083873535540331'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224726783886786568.post-3951599076308348088</id><published>2009-10-18T20:24:00.001+02:00</published><updated>2009-11-16T16:54:39.360+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Cinema'/><title type='text'>L'affaire Farewell</title><content type='html'>Cold war again and again and again. Tonight we saw "&lt;a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0806029/" target=_blank&gt;L'affaire Farewell&lt;/a&gt;", a true fictionalised story of an exceptional spy that President Reagan even described as "spy of the century". This Soviet mole, the code name of which was Farewell, succeeded in fooling the KGB by delivering thousands of strategic documents to France and thus contributed to precipitating the dismantling of the iron curtain. The multi-talented Emir Kusturica and Guillaume Canet are part of the assets of this film.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Guerre froide encore et encore et encore. Nous venons de voir "&lt;a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0806029/" target=_blank&gt;L'affaire Farewell&lt;/a&gt;", vraie histoire romancée d'un espion hors du commun que le président Reagan qualifia même "d'espion du siècle". Cette taupe soviétique, dont le nom de code était Farewell, a réussi à berner le KGB en livrant des milliers de documents stratégiques à la France et a ainsi contribué à précipiter le démantèlement du rideau de fer. Le multi-talentueux Emir Kusturica et Guillaume Canet font partie des atouts de ce film.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.meimaridis.net/uploaded_images/site-14-792395.jpg"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/224726783886786568-3951599076308348088?l=www.meimaridis.net' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/224726783886786568/3951599076308348088/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=224726783886786568&amp;postID=3951599076308348088&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/224726783886786568/posts/default/3951599076308348088'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/224726783886786568/posts/default/3951599076308348088'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.meimaridis.net/2009/10/laffaire-farewell.html' title='L&apos;affaire Farewell'/><author><name>Akis</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17258739431097678750</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='18132790691544819596'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
