Valencia a very loveable living lavish city

those pics taken on the calm last Sunday of April
as made more for walking and velocipeds, some parts closed for traffic



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Middle of Madrid, part I

my very first impressions of the older streets

Blowing Spring Back : Seven Soulful Songs

given mental and emotional food
(Re)discovered closer than ever before

completing my spanish trip
during 18:th week and around




Crown chakra


TOP OF THE WORLD (looking down on creation)

with The Carpenters
by John Bettis and Richard Carpenter
from A Song For You -72

surprisingly heard now
as I walked in to a souvenir boutique in Toledo
to buy an owl




Eye chakra


(Dream about The Sun you) QUEEN OF RAIN

with Roxette
from Tourism -92




Throat chakra


IDIOT WIND
(blowing every time you move your teeth)

with and by Bob Dylan
from Blood On The Tracks -75




Heart chakra


LA MALADIE d'AMOUR
by Michel Sardou -73

with Louane Emera and choir
in some proceeding parts
from movie LA FAMILIE BÉLIER -14




Solar Plexus chakra


SITTING (on my way...

with and by Cat Stevens
from Catch Bull at Four -72

...gonna wind up where you started from)




Sex chakra


JEZEBEL

with Gene Vincent
by Shanklin

from Blue Jean Bop -56




Root chakra


BARCELONA (ombord)

or longer more strong ISABELLA (April....)

with and by swedish Ulf Lundell -97/-93








Above and Below All


A NEW YORK STATE OF MIND
by Billy Joel -76

with Lea Michele & Melissa Benoist
via Glee series school music

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGL17bvITJM




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French Fresh Films Seen Recently

just after travel through Spain
it seems I'm longing more for France again...?


both these getting same total points
though Bélier felt more fantastic than Isabelle
at least while watching (and listening)





JEUNE & JOLIE
= YOUNG & BEAUTIFUL

aka ISABELLE

by Francois Ozon
France 2013

with some songs by Francoise Hardy


Roles

Fascinated most by : ISABELLE the daughter (Marine Vacth)

Sympathized close with : FERRIERE the old man (Johan Leysen)

Rejected away from : SYLVIE the mother (Géraldine Pailhas)

Surprised by : ALICE the widow (Charlotte Rampling)



my experience

2 Joy (Happy)

5 Conflict (Grumpy)

6 Thrill (Sneezy)

3 Process (Sleepy)

4 Humour (Dopey)

3 Idea (Doc)

4 Mystery (Bashful)

5 Beauty (SnowWhite)

= 32






LA FAMILLE BÉLIER
= THE BÉLIER FAMILY

by Eric Lartigau
France, Belgium 2014

with some song by Michel Sardou


Roles

Fascinated most by : THOMASSON the teacher (Eric Elmosnino)

Sympathized close with : PAULA the daughter (Louane Emera)

Rejected away from : MADEMOISELLE DOS SANTOS (Mar Sodupe)

Surprised by : MATHILDE the friend (Roxane Duran)



my experience

6 Joy (Happy)

3 Conflict (Grumpy)

3 Thrill (Sneezy)

4 Process (Sleepy)

6 Humour (Dopey)

4 Idea (Doc)

2 Mystery (Bashful)

4 Beauty (SnowWhite)

= 32




as SnowBlack Movies
I give from 1 to 7 stars
for these 8 aspects of dwarfs
they become maximum 56 stars



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Salamanca Students Masquerade among Cathedrals

House of Burt Bacharach Compositions

those spoken most to my heart during life
of course including Hal's lyrics
put in my inner Rooms and symbolical spaces



Roof Top

MAKE IT EASY ON YOURSELF



Front Door

REACH OUT FOR ME



Hallway

SOUTH AMERICAN GETAWAY



Kitchen

DO YOU KNOW THE WAY TO SAN JOSÉ?



Workroom

MY LITTLE RED BOOK



Bathroom

EVERYBODY'S OUT OF TOWN



Parlour

(Living in a World of) PAPER MACHE



Living TV Room

WINDOWS OF THE WORLD



Stairway
(down...)

I'LL NEVER FALL IN LOVE AGAIN



secret wardrobe

IN THE LAND OF MAKE BELIEVE



Basement

A HOUSE IS NOT A HOME
(when there's no one there)



Bedroom

THIS GUY'S IN LOVE WITH YOU



Stairway
(...up again)

I SAY A LITTLE PRAYER



Attic

ANY DAY NOW (My Wild Beautiful Bird)



Balcony

WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS NOW (IS LOVE)



Garden

RAINDROPS KEEP FALLING ON MY HEAD



Play Cottage

THE SUNDANCE KID



Tool Shed

TRAINS AND BOATS AND PLANES



Food Cellar

(People Livin' in) TOLEDO



Fence
(border to World)

TOWER OF STRENGTH



Outside
(something else)

ARTHUR'S THEME (Between the Moon
and New York City)





avoid focus on any particular version
tryin' to feel the songs as archetypes

though some main versions always colors everything
as first heard on "Portrait in Music"
and many represented in "Magic Moments" collection



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Star Wars Plastic Figures I Was Most Fascinated By

concerning mainly the CGR Toys developed during early 80's
among the ones I had or friends had, some of which we switched

an attempt to re-evaluate my psychological preferences
where both scary and cute traits gave high appreciation
as well as mysterious features

just how it felt to watch and hold and play with these plastic figures
(not directly considering the movie characters behind them, which anyway I was mostly unaware of then in real time
and ain't counting bigger machines, ships aso)




1. WICKET W. WARRICK (EWOK)

2. LANDO CALRISSIAN (incl helmet, from R. Jedi)

3. C-3PO

4. YODA

5. BIB FORTUNA

6. PONDA BABA (WALRUS MAN)

7. CHEWBACCA

8. TESSEK (SQUID HEAD)

9. IG-88

10. LUKE SKYWALKER (black with cape, from R. Jedi)

11. WEEQUAY(s)

12. ADMIRAL ACKBAR

13. GREEDO

14. SURGICAL DROID (2-1B)

15. PRINCESS LEIA (in forest suit)

16. PRUNE FACE [became OORIMAARKO]

17. SNAGGLETOOTH

18. IMPERIAL GUARD

19. DARTH VADER

20. OBI-WAN KENOBI

21. R2-D2

22. JAWA(s)

23. REE-YEES (three-eyed)

24. GAMORREAN GUARD

25. THE RANCOR KEEPER

26. LUKE'S FATHER (without masque)

27. HAN SOLO (ordinary)

28. LOGRAY (EWOK)


NIEN NUNB, OOLA, JABBA himself, HAMMER HEAD and more monsters would've come also high - if only some friend had own them then




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Pleasant April Spirals.... ...Seven Songs Given Most

mental and emotional food

Rediscovered
during 13:th week or around
awaiting spanish trip

upside down Cycling Closer
and closer than ever before

to solve my Musical Labyrinth




Root chakra


APRIL

with Deep Purple
long instrumental episode from Deep Purple -69

which Morricone:ish ride I adore
but would've prefered more mixed
since they jump too abrupt into singin' in the end

"Even though the sun may shine...
...the valley's filled with pain"

by Blackmore & Lord




Sex chakra


MISTER PLEASANT

with Kinks
single -66

based on music hall elements
most successful in central Europe

by Ray Davies




Solar Plexus chakra


MAD IN MADRID

with Baccara

single -77
seems retroactively put on their first album Baccara
but has been B-side to Darling
as well as A-side before my all-time fave Love You Til I Die

by Frank Dostal and Rolf Soja




Heart chakra


FERNANDO

first with Anni-frid Lyngstad
then with whole ABBA

from Frida Ensam -75
and single -76

by Stig Anderson, Benny & Björn




Throat chakra


SWEET BIRD

with Joni Mitchell

"I lay down golden in time
and woke up vanishing...
...powers, ideals and beauty
fading in everyone's hand"

from The Hissing of Summer Lawns -75
by Joni Mitchell




Eye chakra


TENEMENT LADY

"...street hawk stone heart,
mind that swiftly falls apart..."

with T. Rex
from Tanx -73

a tune magically divided in two nice parts
by Marc Bolan




Crown chakra


MISTER KINGDOM

"I can dream of flying high
above the city's cares
and never be afraid of anyone...
...cause once you're through with one world
there's another waiting there"

with Electric Light Orchestra

from Eldorado -74
also later B-side to Turn To Stone

by Jeff Lynne







Above and Below All


A DAY IN THE LIFE
listened with only Paul's base + Ringo's drums

as played in episode 11 of Something About The Beatles




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Vänersborg once more : Small Town However Big Window's Sunny Towers