The Humping Pact is one of those concepts I really would have thought of myself. One location. A bunch of naked guys. And a lot of humping. The result is an amazing project of beautiful locations becoming even more beautiful.
And the fact that I visited this location (Zollverein Essen) makes it even better. Everything I touched back then was humped. Several times.
The world has conspired against poor Timothy Higgins and he has no
choice but to hang himself. Always the dramatist, he chooses his own 9th
birthday party as his stage. If you find this funny, good. If you're
offended, it's okay... our paths were never meant to cross.
What's better than watching Kennedy Carter do porn? Exactly! Some old fashioned Disco Kennedy dancing around in his underwear. Enjoy! And don't forget to check out his very cool Tumblr page That Kid Kennedy Carter.
Tired of my posts about Danell Leyva yet? I'm so sorry, but hey, my blog, my rules. This video of Danell shaving his head to support people ( and especially kids) with cancer is adorable! And it reveals so much about his sexual preference. Not that I was in doubt, but still good to see a sportsman not hiding his sexuality!
This fat woman is obviously crazy. But look how happy she is! Eating bacon-flavoured ice cream at a fastfood restaurant. Thanking jesus and all the other lords for the invention of this invention. Peter thinks she's hired to do some promotion. But I really think this is the happiest lunatic on the planet!
Amsterdam, yesterday evening. After a very good day in town we headed to the newly built Ziggo Dome. A new concert hall with a very special guest; Madonna (duh!). Her second performance in The Netherlands and we had tickets.
The Ziggo Dome is a VERY good place to see a concert. Small floor, so always close to the stage. We arrived an hour too late on purpose, because the bitch has no watch on her wrist and always starts too late.
But even an hour after Martin Solveig should have started his warming up there was nothing happening at all. So we drank a beer and explored this beautiful building.
At 20.45 Martin Solveig played a very good set, warming up the crowd. Then the light went on again. Tick Tock. Time goes by so slowly for those who wait. But we waited. And waited. Untill 22.00 when the lights went out and the big thurible started swinging.
Madonna has become a star in opening her shows. And this time no exception. Projections of a church interior, monks and Madonna in a confession booth praying Oh my God. Then she came out, wearing a vail, a crown and a gun. The first segment had started! Violence and Religion.
After dancing her way through Girl Gone Wild and Revolver her mobile
motel room hit the stage and she performed a beautifull violent version
of Gang Bang. Tarantino didn't have time to shoot a video for this song,
but Madonna's team knew how to built up that same atmosphere with
bloody Dexterian backdrops and Madonna shooting all her dancers dead. In
the head. Definately one of the highlights in the show to me.
This was also the moment the press had to leave the venue, so no more pictures from now on.
After a snippet of Papa Don't Preach (way too short) she got kidnapped by her dancers and got Hung Up on the ropes, like we saw at her Superbowl performance. I think they should have skipped Hung Up and played the complete version of Papa Don't Preach.
After all the dancing and violence it was time to grab her guitar and sing I Don't Give A. Looked like she learned a new chord! Her fifth since she started playing that thing in 2001! But I have to admit, despite the fact that no one around us seemed to recognize this song, it was beautifully done, with a stunning end which already became an iconic image.
Time for the first interlude. A really cool mash up between My Best Friend and Heartbeat. Dancers dressed in mime-costumes (why? WHY?) and a black and white backdrop of graveyard imagery.
After this brief interlude, Madonna came back on stage in her majorette outfit. Bursting into Express Yourself along with her back-up dancers wearing the same outfits. The song, as we all know by now, easily blends into Gaga's version of this 1989 classic Born This Way so it was an easy choice to focus on the similarities between the two songs. And she did it in a good way, ending the song with her lines from the Hard Candy track She's Not Me. Which is true. And she never will be.
Time for the song that was supposed to have carried the MDNA album to the masses but failed to do so; Give me All Your Luvin'. Thank god they used a remix for this song, which helped making it another higlight in the show. Madonna and dancers still as majorettes and a complete schoolband floathing into the air, going left, right, down and up again. Amazing to see!
When we all stared at the band, Madonna sneaked off to get dressed for her next segment and came back with single #3 Turn Up The Radio. Another poppy summertune which just doesn't do the trick for me. Peter went out to fetch us another beer, which says enough.
Time to introduce a new addition to the musicians. Basque based Kalakan Trio joined Madonna on stage to give us a really new version of Open Your Heart. The song blended into a piece by The Kalakan Trio themselves and Madonna's son Rocco joined the dancers on stage. What a cute little showstopper!
After a brief speech on love and not taking things for granted, she paid attention to a young couple in front row. The woman proposed to the man and he said yes. In front of 70.000 people. Cool way to propose! She then rambled on about love and sang Masterpiece. She sings it very well live, but this song is not even in my MDNA playlist.
Time for another interlude. The beautiful Justify My Love video with Madonna looking as sexy as can be. Black & White, nice new remix for the song and just long enough for Madonna to get dressed in Gaultier.
Funny how those first tones of Vogue can let an audience explode! One of the few classics she performs on this tour and received very well. It's a feast on both ears and eyes, as a complete Gaultier fashionshow walks down the catwalk. Strong performance with the return of the classic coned bra.
When she's finished the bra comes off, the set changes into a nightclub and she performs a slow version of Candy Shop combined with some elements of Erotica. It all looks hot as hell and the choreography is amazing and close to perfection. When she's done in the nightclub we get a simple performance of Human Nature. Madonna dancing with mirrors and more clothes coming off.
When she's almost completely undressed it's time for another highlight in the show. Madonna, a piano player, a dancer and her alltime classic Like A Virgin. She has done this song in so many tours and in so many ways, but never as beautiful as this performance. Goosebumbs and adoration here!
The last interlude is the one with the most political message of this show. Nobody Knows Me portrays Madonna composed with a lot of different elements of people. From good to bad, from happy to sad. In the end the names of children who died because of bullying were shown. Strong message, beautifull portrayed.
A personal highlight for me is I'm Addicted. Love the song on the album and it really works out very well when performed live. It has a lot of energy and it would have been a great last song. But we're not even near the end! First she is doing I'm A Sinner, with Indian backdrops and acrobatic dancers. It's one of the few songs that I wouldn't have really missed if they didn't make it into the show.
I had rather seen I'm Addicted blend right into Like A Prayer, which has the same amount of energy and would have built up to a climax way easier. Like A Prayer is always a succes. Same on this tour. Everyone knows the words, everybody sings and it's one big party.
And speaking of parties, it's time for the last song. Celebration was chosen to be the last song and that's not a bad choice at all. Energetic performance with optimal use of both backdrops as well as stage elements. With all the dancers on stage it's a beautiful way to end this show. Which she did, after 2 hour of performing. And left us alone... breathless.
I can conlude that I find this show the best since Re-Invention in 2004. I found The Confessions Tour meh and I found the Sticky & Sweet tour bleh. This one was the perfect combination of new and old songs, clever use of backdrops, a very interesting stage and the right amount of energy. No political views forced into my throath, but also not shallow. It's all very subjective ofcourse, but yeah, I was amazed and blown away. For all you people who still have to go (why are you even reading this???) have a wonderfull show and don't blame her for being on stage too late. It's worth the wait.
The park was founded back in the 1950's as a natural park with a swimmingpool, apond with canoes and a beautifully created forest filled with fairytales. Based on the drawings by Dutch artist Anton Pieck, these fairytales came to life. Below you can see how the castle of Sleeping Beauty was designed as a drawing and then built. Beautiful!
To celebrate the 60th Birthday a new attraction was revealed last night. Aquanura is a fountain show like the ones in Las Vegas and Dubai. The largest in Europe and the 3rd largest in the world. Wit the adding of colour and music from the themepark itself, this must be a beautiful ending of a day at De Efteling. Have a look at the opening last night:
Early 2012, HEYHEYHEY had some time to spare and they felt the need to challenge themselves once again, so they set out to build another one of their chain reaction machines called Melvin.
Conveniently built in two old suitcases, Melvin the Mini Machine is a Rube Goldberg machine specifically designed to travel the world. Each time Melvin fully completes a run, he ‘signs’ a postcard and sticks a stamp to it - making it ready to be sent.
Like its bigger brother, Melvin the Mini Machine also has an online non-physical side which he uses to connect to the people he meets. To keep things truly mobile Melvin uses a smartphone for his online identity.
Rollercoaster riding just got a little more fun! Look at her go. And look at them trying to escape! I'm glad this was caught on tape to be shared with the world.
Okay, it's not often that I post hardcore porn clips on my blog, but for this one I make an exception. I enjoyed every minute of this scene and now I wonder if I may or may not have a fetish for feet. I don't like my feet. In fact there are few feet in this world that look beautiful. So no, I guess I don't have a feet fetish. But I do love this scene! And the feet! And what the other guy is doing to them. A lot!
Switzerland is a fun country. And a little bit weird. But weird is good, so here's another fun thing to do whenever you're in Switzerland. Every August, people drive their 1940's amphibious vehicles right into Swiss lakes! That looks like a fun way to spend a sunny day surrounded by mountains.
I like the way this app can even make an a-musical loser like me sound like a pro! VidRhythm gives you a nice selection of songs and all you have to do is record some basic noise. I can do that! You like me singing to you? Shall I sing more often?
Oh! And an even more hilarious one can be found here. Watch it and then you also know why I am so happy with my brother in law!
Switzerland is preparing for Summer 2012 to make your visit The Perfect Stay. Love these annual commercials. Clever, funny and sweet. I need to prepare for Summer as well. Less belly, more muscle. But I'm a lazy fag, so it will probably going to be another Summer celebrating the fat on my middle. Score!
I am not a gadget-freak. Not at all. Happy with my one and only device, my iPhone. But I am really excited about this new line called UPPLEVA by IKEA. A completely new range that integrates smart TV and sound system with furniture! How cool is that! Not that our television set is such a messy place, but still, it can always be more tightened up! Too bad we have to wait another year before it hits the Dutch IKEA stores.
Mark (32), tells me about the rates of lasering your eyes almost every evening on my TV. I still don't know the rates, since my fantasy drifts off when staring into his beautiful eyes (which are probably lasered).
Today we celebrate the deaths of 1522 of people that didn't survive that ship hitting the iceberg 100 years ago. And what better way to celebrate it with some humour! Feast your eyes on French & Saunders and their version of The Making of the Making of the Filming of Titanic. Have mercy on my dead baby!
It's no secret I have a major crush on Tom Lenk. Like every gay guy (and my sister) I found him the funniest of the trio on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, but also when that show ended he kept being very cute and funny on his YouTube channel.
The video below was released last Autumn, but I didn't see it untill today. A very funny and slightly exaggerated reenactment of an actual voicemail he left for Tim Gunn. Hilarious!
To launch the high quality TV channel TNT in Belgium a big red push button was placed on an average Flemish square of an average Flemish town. A sign with the text “Push to add drama” invited people to use the button. Discover here what happened.
I love creative people. And I love creative people that know how to use modern technology even more. And that's exactly what I love about this video. Jeff Desom used the original scenes from the classic Hitchcock movie Rear Window and created this beautiful timelapse video. Gorgeous work!
