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Hannie Michaelis (1922 -2007)

The Balko formerly known as Gort — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 21:53:00 GMT

Hannie Michaelis

Met mijn moeder die las
en breide tegelijk
en mijn vader die zes uur
per dag piano speelde
heb ik jarenlang gepraat,
gelachen en ruzie gemaakt
totdat ze werden ingelijfd
bij de legendarische 6 miljoen.
Een getal, waarover na ruim
een halve eeuw nog steeds
wordt geredetwist.

Hun gezichten beginnen te vervagen
De klank van hun stem is
al bijna ontkleurd. Straks
ben ik er ook niet meer. Dan
zal het zijn alsof wij drieën
nooit hebben bestaan.

Sidebar

The Balko formerly known as Gort — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 22:44:00 GMT

Not much action on this blog lately. I've been busy. I just added this to the sidebar:

Paris

The Balko formerly known as Gort — Fri, 01 Sep 2006 03:21:00 GMT

A short documentary with fantastic images of Paris.
Director - Gregory Melnikov.
Music - Gato Barbieri, Michel Legrand, Yann Tyrssen

Ugly ass baby hedgehog

The Balko formerly known as Gort — Sun, 20 Aug 2006 23:08:00 GMT

More fluffyness

Is Bush an "Idiot"?

The Balko formerly known as Gort — Fri, 18 Aug 2006 15:34:00 GMT

Linda Ronstadt: The Dixie Chicks said they were emberrassed he was from Texas... I'm embarrassed George Bush is from the United States. [The president] is an idiot... He's enormously incompetent on both the domestic and international scenes.

Via Drijfzand

Fluginsektenvernichter

The Balko formerly known as Gort — Fri, 28 Jul 2006 19:06:00 GMT

Boston Zombie March II

The Balko formerly known as Gort — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 00:34:00 GMT

Braiiins!

Walking funny afterwards

The Balko formerly known as Gort — Tue, 25 Jul 2006 03:42:00 GMT

The PBS Kids Sprout network has fired the host of “The Good Night Show” after learning she had appeared in videos called “Technical Virgin.” The host, Melanie Martinez, had alerted network officials about one of the videos late last week and she was immediately taken off the air. “PBS Kids Sprout has determined that the dialogue in this video is inappropriate for her role as a preschool program host and may undermine her character’s credibility with our audience,” said Sandy Wax, network president. Airing for three hours each evening, “The Good Night Show” airs soothing stories and cartoons designed to get an audience of 2-to-5-year-olds ready for bed. Each night, Martinez guides a puppet character into dreamland. Martinez is a stage actress and mother of a toddler. In the two “Technical Virgin” videos—made before she landed the children’s show job—she spoofs PSAs about how young women can keep their virginity.

Via Fark

A series of tubes

The Balko formerly known as Gort — Fri, 21 Jul 2006 23:59:00 GMT

Quality Time

The Balko formerly known as Gort — Tue, 11 Apr 2006 01:14:00 GMT

"Joan has a big mouth", photo by Inez van Lamsweerde en Vinoodh Matadin, changed by M/M

A black-fear-comedy by Joan Nederlof. With: Marcel Musters, Joan Nederlof, Willem de Wolf and Lineke Rijxman.

More info: mugmetdegoudentand

Gerard Reve (1923 - 2006)

The Balko formerly known as Gort — Mon, 10 Apr 2006 00:59:00 GMT

Dutch author Gerard Reve has died. He was the most important writer of the Dutch post-WWII literature. His themes were Love, Religion and Death, these three, but the greatest of all is Death.

beard

The Balko formerly known as Gort — Fri, 07 Apr 2006 20:08:00 GMT

nowstartabeard.com is an experiment in time-lapse photography to show one year of my life in about 45 seconds (or roughly 365 frames) while performing motions that appear to be somewhat fluid.

The project began on January 2, 2006 (after forgetting to take a picture on January 1) with the original intent of growing a beard from New Year’s Day to St. Patrick’s Day, not unlike the residents of Shamrock, Texas. During the process, I found watching the bread grow (scraggly and unimpressive as it was) mesmerizing, so I expanded the project to a whole year.

Municipal elections in the Netherlands

The Balko formerly known as Gort — Mon, 06 Mar 2006 23:45:00 GMT

SNL Natalie Portman gangsta rap video

The Balko formerly known as Gort — Sun, 05 Mar 2006 22:30:00 GMT

Natalie Portman

Via Boingboing

The video is gone. Explanation and discussion here. Video is here

Rita Verdonk

The Balko formerly known as Gort — Thu, 02 Mar 2006 10:21:00 GMT

It has become a blunt instrument, but it is time for a Google bomb:

Vreemdelingenhaat

Check result