Mr_Iko

De Congo or del Congo? Honestly, I prefer subtitles. Not too cryptic, though, thanks. Also yes, honestly yes, absolutely yes, it seems strange to me that a 20-year-old (19 to be precise) listens to the Beatles and not 50 Cents or the Darkness. In fact, I could contest your choice to cite Strawberry Fields as the symbolic song for the use of backwards tapes for a couple of reasons. First of all, because the song that critically uses that technique is "Revolution 9." Then because in Strawberry, the only thing played backwards is the sound of Ringo's Charleston. I could tell you that in Strawberry, the strange effect you hear is not due to the use of backwards tapes but rather the massive use of Varispeed because Lennon wanted to merge the parts of two different recordings of that song (one "original" and one made with string accompaniment), where the time difference between the two versions was almost exactly proportional to the difference in pitch, allowing them to be combined by varying the speed of one of the two (for instance, listen to how high Ringo's snare pitch is at the beginning of the song and how it becomes more natural as it progresses). I could engage in an interesting discussion with you about the Beatles, whom I love dearly and whom I believe I know well, and we both could have enriched ourselves (certainly more you than me). But I won't do that, because the arrogance and insolence with which you responded and presented yourself take away any desire for collaboration. I wish you a banana overdose, the food that seems most suitable for your evolutionary stage. Regards.

ok, over and close. 8)

8 July: Villa Pisani - Padova, Italy - I'm waiting for you jee...

First, I'll translate the shortened message you wrote to me (k for "ch", x for "per", 6 for "sei", etc.), then I'll respond, assuming I can interpret your personal hermeticism... 8). Anyway, there was no arrogance in my previous message; I’m just curious that a 20-year-old listens to the Beatles rather than other more "contemporary" things. That's all. To be continued... after I’ve eaten and deciphered! For now, best regards.

At that dinner, always make sure that the composition of your mineral water includes the strontium molecule. In return, you'll have, in addition to a few seconds of unrestrained joy, a pleasant salty undertone.

Teskyo, you really don't want to understand: I'm inviting you to a coprophagic dinner (I'll provide the food, and you can handle the tasting phase), so I can explain the concepts to you better.

Skull, allow me to insert myself into the epistolary and exquisitely philological relationship between your intelligence and that of Vanamente. I will tell you a few things, and I will do so trying to touch your heart, since your brain seems not to be functioning at full capacity. I don’t want to preach to you; I am neither capable nor worthy of it. But there is one thing I truly want to share with you, and I hope you can appreciate its content. Starting by asking you to no longer gratuitously annoy Vanamente (and if you look at the comment history with objectivity, you will notice that the escalation of filth and various nonsense has been primarily fueled by you...), I would like to point out that adrenaline has interesting aspects: it helps the heart, decreases hunger, makes you think quickly, and reduces bleeding. Try it during a game: a seppuku won't see you bleed too much. If you tried to tear your sphincter while watching a horror movie, would the adrenaline decrease or not the risk of bleeding? While you ponder that, search the web while you still can and create a compilation of the hits of the immortal Jill Jones. Once that's done, you will notice how it will be time to go take a dump. Who says that? The gadget clock made in China that now reigns on my desk. Buy one for yourself too; it will help you: they sell it at Unes.

I especially like Gustav Mahler, Paganini (the one who discovered Berlioz), Ludovico Van, Chopin, Stravinsky, Piazzolla, John Williams, and Nicola Morali. Do these names mean anything to you? Was it necessary to bring up such a picturesque name as Hector Berlioz? Did you want to give more credibility to your ideas? You know that just mentioning Bach would have made your point clear! Anyway, if you listen to Berlioz, then you surely also know Paganini, Schumann, and Mendelssohn... Well, well, anyway I don’t have anything by Berlioz, I only know who he is because my teacher made me “two balls like this” with his theatrical works.

Nick, can you believe I wrote a paper on P2... Disturbing is putting it mildly! Between Gelli, Sindona, and Einaudi... Brrrr!

Three stars for Showbiz seemed fair to me. It's the continuation of their production that is pathetic. A band can't afford to self-congratulate after just their second album for having composed three or four noteworthy tracks, I guess. Regards, Robbe.