The Promise: The Making of Darkness on the Edge of Town

I recently saw The Promise: The Making of Darkness on the Edge of Town, a documentary about the 4th LP by Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band.

The movie shows the essence of the record, and also of Bruce Springsteen. He is a perfectionist, or maybe better a control-freak, and despite all that (or maybe because of it?) he manages to overcome all the setback and produce a masterpiece. All the problems with his ex-manager, with the abundance of songs, the stress of coming up with a follow-up to Born to Run, with mixing the sound pictures he has in his mind... all these problems he overcomes and he manages to select 10 brilliant songs (out of a staggering 70+ collection).

On November 16 november The Boss will publish a 2-CD compilation that contains 21 'new' songs that were recorded during the Darkness on the Edge of Town-sessions.

The Menu of Babette's Feast

Babette's Feast (Babettes Gaestebud) is a wonderful movie filled with delicious food.

Here a short overview of the menu:

- "Potage à la Tortue" (turtle soup);
- "Blini Demidoff au Caviar" (buckwheat cakes with caviar and sour cream);
- "Caille en Sarcophage avec Sauce Perigourdine" (quail in puff pastry shell with foie gras and truffle sauce);
- "La Salad" featuring Belgian endive and walnuts in a vinaigrette;
- "Les Fromages" featuring Blue Cheese, papaya, figs, grapes and pineapple.
- "Savarin au Rhum avec des Figues et Fruit Glacée" (rum sponge cake with figs and glacéed fruits).

Kerstmarkten in Duitsland - 2010

Hieronder vind je een overzicht van de voornaamste kerstmarkten in Duitsland in 2010

Aachen : 19.11 tot 23.12
Keulen : 22.11 tot 23.12
Monschau : 27.11 tot 19.12
Düren : 18.11 tot 22.12
Bonn : 22.11 tot 23.12
Siegburg : 27.11 tot 22.12
Trier : 22.11 tot 22.12
Bernkastel-Keus: 20.11 tot 19.11
Rothenburg ob der Tauber : 26.11 tot 23.12

Buiten de Zone

Buiten de Zone is één van de grappigste jongerenprogramma's die de VRT (ex-BRT) ooit heeft uitgezonden. Het verhaal speelt zich af bij een telefooncentrale waar vijf vrijwilligers constant zitten te dromen.

De Vijf zijn : de romantische Raf, de impulsieve Robin, de cynische Ubi, de spontane Roxanne en de idealistische Merel.

Enkele bekende uitspraken uit de serie :

- hé, moet gij ne keer mijne koffiekoek zien

- Doet gij dat thuis ook misschien, niet betalen op de trein!

- Uw vader, was dat zo geen klein, dik wijveken?

- Dan gaan we nu een kleine...ogentest doen. Wilt u zich even uitkleden alstublieft?

Bekende acteurs waren :

- Bart De Pauw (Meester hij begint weer, Loft, De Mol, Schalkse Ruiters, Het Geslacht De Pauw...)

- Mathias Sercu (De Rodenburgs, Flikken, Team Spirit, Iedereen Beroemd, Max, Diamant...)

- Danny Timmersmans (Flikken, W817, Kulderzipken, Meester hij Begint weer,....)

- Reinhilde van Driel (FC De Kampioenen, Flikken, ...)

- Elise Bundervoet (David, Witse, Kaat & Co, Flikken, Urbain, ...)

One Photo A Day

Vanaf 1 januari 2010 beginnen we hier op Modelfotograaf met een nieuw project: One Photo A Day. Zoals de titel al suggereert zullen we hier elke dag een foto plaatsen die we diezelfde dag genomen hebben. Dit kunnen foto's zijn uit de studio, maar ook dingen die ons die dag bijgebleven zijn. Het zal dus een kwestie worden van steeds onze camera bij de hand te hebben.

Inspiratie kreeg ik van het Project 365

U2 Setlist Brussels 2010

Yesterday I saw U2 on the first part of their Belgian leg op the 360° Tour and boy was it good! Here is the set list, which probably won't change a lot for their show tonight.

Intro : Space Oddity
1. Return Of The Stingray Guitar
2. Beautiful Day
3. I Will Follow
4. Get On Your Boots
5. Magnificent
6. Mysterious Ways
7. Elevation
8. Until The End Of The World
9. I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
10. North Star
11. Mercy Play
12. In A Little While
13. Miss Sarajevo
14. City Of Blinding Lights
15. Vertigo
16. I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight
17. Sunday Bloody Sunday
18. MLK
19. Walk On

Extra numbers :

20. One
21. Where The Streets Have No Name

Extra Extra numbers (if the audience is nice)

22. Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me
23. With Or Without You Play Video
24. Moment of Surrender

I found what I'm looking for

Today is the day that U2 is back in Belgium for two sold-out concerts in the Koning Boudewijn Stadion. I haven't seen them play live in more than 20 years, and I'm looking forward to sharing this experience with my wife and brother-in-law. For only 30 €. A lot cheaper than some of those crazy prices you see on the internet (on Kapaza, eBay or 2dehands).

23 years ago I saw U2 live in Rock Werchter. They were not yet the biggest rock group in the world (having just released their third album WAR) and Bono was not yet the world-improver that we know and love/hate. He already jumped from the stage, walked around with white flags and sang christian-inspired lyrics. The songs they played will probably not feature on today's setlist : I Will Follow, The Electric Co., Gloria, Fire and Rejoice.

I have high expectations for today and I'm sure the band won't disappoint their 70,000 fans.