Saturday, October 25, 2014

2011 Paul McCartney's concert in Chile: Weird and expensive

What's up, readers! Today I am pleased to write about a concert or exhibition I went. So, like the title says, I will write about Macca's concert in Chile that took place in 2011. I was a very big fan of The Beatles when I was still at school. I knew almost all of  their songs on guitar and I used to sing them over and over again. It was even lame and cheesy, but those were good times. When I finished school in 2009, I move over The Beatles because I was bored of their songs (lol) but the McCartney ones. His albums (and its production) - Ecce Cor Meum and Flaming Pie - were the best. THEN, the presale for his concert, in May 11th 2011 at Estadio Nacional, was open and I couldn't believe it. The bad news were that those tickets cost me like 40,000 chilean pesos (balcony "seats"). However, I went with 3 friends - Gonzalo, Felipe and Bruno - and it was a very good concert. The weird thigs about it were 2: First, the opening act was in charge of DJ Chris Holmes. I don't like his show at all, maybe because I was too excited waiting for McCartney, I don't know, it was a bit boring, also, I don't like those The Beatles mixed songs. And finally, there was a moment when a face shows on the LCD at the back of McCartney and his band: it was Obama's face. Nowadays, I still don't have an explanation of that. I searched that in forums and with other people of the audience. Whatever. Naciotal Stadium is a nice place for concerts, but its acoustic doesn't seems to be good enough.

This year I went to Jorge Drexler and Placido Domingo concerts. I went with my father both of them. The first one was very good! I really dont used to listen to him but it was a very good gig. And, about Placido's concert, it was cool! My mom told me about it and its cultural value, so I went. Was awesome.

Thanks for reading!

Bruno, Felipe and me. Gonzalo is the forehead behind Felipe.

Friday, October 17, 2014

READ REED RID

Hi guys. Today I'm going to write about what I'm reading at the moment. It's called One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez. Some people will whiney about it because "it's a book of basic lecture", but I really dont care and I'm not a big fan of books. The genre is magical realist. I'm Reading it because its amazing. I'm at the first half of it and the story its very interesting. Its about the story of the Buendía family in the town of Macondo. The founding man of Macondo, José Arcadio Buendía, and his wife, leave Riohacha, Colombia, to find a better life and a new home. One night of their emigration journey, while camping on a riverbank, José Arcadio Buendía dreams of "Macondo", a city of mirrors that reflected the world in and about it. Upon awakening, he decides to found Macondo at the river side; after days of wandering the jungle. That's like the very first part of the plot.
 
Even though I'm reading that book, I prefer geographical, economical and sociological ones than novels. I'm too lazy for the last ones.
 
I prefer night for Reading. There are not disturbing sounds like car horns, ambulances, or even helicopters (I live near Posta Central...). It's very quiet and confortable. The bad thing is that I  fall sleep a bit late so waking up is a torture sometimes.