#brio gloria

[popballadtourney]

Welcome to week 1 of the ultimate Frankenstein character showdown!

Side A [Doctor Bracket]:

Dr. Frankenstein (Young Frankenstein) vs. Dr. Logan (Day of the Dead)

Danny Elfman (Weird Science Music Video) vs. The Inventor (Edward Scissorhands)

Dr. Finkelstein (The Nightmare Before Christmas) vs. Dr. Pretorius (The Bride of Frankenstein)

Isaac Cameron (Stuff of Nightmares) vs. Dr. Frankenstein - (Hammer)

Dr. Frankenstein (novel) vs. Dr. Steinman (BioShock)

Dr. Suhendra (V/H/S/94) vs. Dr. Frank-N-Furter (The Rocky Horror Picture Show)

Sid (Toy Story) vs. The Guy Who Sings The Monster Mash

Bob Morton (RoboCop) vs. Dr Frankenstein (The Bride)

Jeffrey Franken (Frankenhooker) vs. Mary Mason (American Mary)

May (May) vs. Dr. Heiter (The Human Centipede)

Victor Frankenstein (Frankenweenie) vs. Dr. N. Brio (Crash Bandicoot)

Herbert West (Re-Animator) vs. Dr. Frankenstein (Mary Shelley's Frankenstein)

Dr. Frankenstein (Junji Ito) vs. Victor Frankenstein (Victor Frankenstein)

Dr. Stein (Soul Eater) vs. Velma Dinkley (Scooby-Doo! Frankencreepy)

Dr. Fritz (Gregory Horror Show) vs. Karl Heisenberg (Resident Evil Village)

Dr. Frankenstein (Universal) vs. Dr. Frankenstein (Penny Dreadful)

Side B [Creature Bracket]:

Frankie Stein (Monster High) vs. Frankenstein's Monster (The Monster Squad)

Amy (May) vs. Sally (The Nightmare Before Christmas)

Adam (novel) vs. Eva (Igor)

The Creature (Hammer) vs. Princess Monster Wife (Adventure Time)

The Creature (Junji Ito) vs. Franken Berry

The Creature (Mary Shelley's Frankenstein) vs. Frank (Hotel Transylvania)

Sparky (Frankenweenie) vs. Six (Scream Street)

The Subject (V/H/S/94) vs. Elizabeth (Frankenhooker)

The Monster (Universal) vs. The Monster from The Monster Mash

Gloria (Bride of Re-Animator) vs. Frankie (Drac Pack)

The Creature (Penny Dreadful) vs. Jurgen's Monster (Sam and Max)

Herman Munster (The Munsters) vs. The Monster (Young Frankenstein)

The Monster's Mate (Bride of Frankenstein) vs. Venturestein (The Venture Bros.)

Tony Soprano (The Sopranos) vs. John Marlott (The Frankenstein Chronicles)

Rocky Horror (The Rocky Horror Picture Show) vs. Elsa Frankensteen (Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School)

[as-sanguinhentas]

Mérida

¡Cómo en tierra postrada Sin fuerzas yace , quebrantada llora Y sola y olvidada En su tristeza ahora , La que opulenta fué , grande y señora!

¡Cómo yace abatida Emérita infeliz, ya su cabeza En polvo confundida, Perdida su belleza, Perdido el esplendor y la grandeza!

La que fué celebrada En los cantos sin fin de sus guerreros, Solo escucha humillada De buhos agoreros Los clamorosos ecos lastimeros.

¡Ay Dios , que en torno de ella Los tristes ojos con dolor vagaron, Y solo amarga huella De los siglos hallaron, Que su brillo y beldad en pos llevaron!

Allí el pasado brio Restos de gloria en soledad revelan, Que en ademan sombrío Entre el escombro velan Sombras livianas, que á su pie revuelan.

Y el arco magestoso De Trajano , en los siglos venerado, Allí, inmoble coloso, El cuerpo descamado Y la atezada faz levanta airado.

Mas ¡ay! que ni las huellas De los soberbios templos se salvaron, Ni ceniza de aquellas Torres que se ostentaron, Y á la matrona bella coronaron.

Allá bajo la puente, De otra edad mas feliz reliquia anciana, Camina lentamente Por la vereda llana El perezoso y lánguido Guadiana.

«¡Emérita!» murmura El onda gemidora lamentando Su triste desventura, Y el polvo recalando, Y los cimientos lúgubres bañando.

Anciano compañero, Testigo fué de sus pasadas glorias, Arrulló lisonjero Sus triunfos y victorias, Y ora lamenta el fin de sus historias.

A su orilla callada Venid vosotros, que pulsáis divinos La cítara sagrada, Y los campos vecinos Llenad de vuestros cantos peregrinos.

De Emérita olvidada Cantad , poetas, con sentido acento La suerte desdichada, Y el fúnebre lamento Hiera las aguas y lastime el viento.

Carolina Coronado

[esquimaltnanaimo]

Hello again, everyone! I apologize once again for not posting for the past few days, but we've essentially been traveling non-stop since Halifax, and we've been busy since we arrived here! We're in Edmonton, Alberta now, the final stop on our trip before returning home to Vancouver.

The Mun played a board game with some other passengers called Catan, and they managed to build what I believe is a trans-continental railway! Their pieces are the orange ones in the photo. They ultimately didn't win the game, but they came close second!

As we arrived in Edmonton, we passed through CN's large railyard, right past the ready tracks and storage sidings. An old, retired SW1200RS switcher, with her number scrawled messily over a black patch and missing some parts, rested beside some stored SD75i engines. Despite her condition, she certainly looked friendly - I wish I could have met her, but we were behind two layers of coach window glass. We exchanged smiles, at least. There was also a GMD1, like Greg in Winnipeg, operating as a switcher in the same yard. The Geep next to him was also running, leaving the yard with two of their siblings on a short mixed freight train. I must say, it's wonderful to see these older diesels being given an extension on their lives here - you'd never see them on the mainline anymore, as everything is run by the big General Electrics and newer Electro-Motives, but it's still great to see these old diesels soldiering on. It reminds me of my days as a mixed traffic engine, when diesels were first introduced.

Anyway, speaking of older locomotives, we also visited the Alberta Railway Museum just north of the city. It was wonderful! So many old diesels, plenty of Northern Alberta Railway artifacts and memories, and two of my older Montreal steamie cousins! I'll post another photo set of the rest of the engines there; they're all very friendly, and they have lots of stories to share. In particular, Chief, the N.A.R. GMD1, was quite imposing for a road switcher. He certainly takes after his namesake, Chief Moostoos of the Woods Cree First Nation.

After the museum, we relaxed as the mun re-packed their bags, until we heard fireworks and dashed outside. It was Klondike Days in Edmonton, a large annual fair with rides and live music, and a nightly fireworks display. The finale was spectacular, as can be seen in the final GIF!

Anyways, we're at the station now, awaiting the arrival of a very late westbound Canadian to take us home to Vancouver. We're almost done on this incredible journey - I can hardly believe it!

~Gloria

[ochoislas]

A HORACIO

Amigo, pasó el tiempo de guitarras y plumas, de síndicos, y duelos de risa por un quítame allá... de bodegones, y pipas en chapeo, de la banal euforia que pavoneábamos.

Ya está aquí, tierno amigo que la mínima maula diquelas, y que partes las jícaras con garbo, Horacio caro, espanto y gloria de los matutes, que juras y blasfemas toda la Biblia en verso...

ya está aquí entre nieblas del burgo de Elsinor algo de menos gusto, voto a brios, que la dulce Ofelia, aquella niña bonancible y pasmada:

¡el fantasma altanero, el fantasma! Su mano mandato impone, su ojo fucila, su pie truena... ¡Y ya no ha modo —ay— de aplazarlo a mañana!

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À HORATIO

Ami, le temps n’est plus des guitares, des plumes, Des créanciers, des duels hilares à propos De rien, des cabarets, des pipes aux chapeaux Et de cette gaîté banale où nous nous plûmes.

Voici venir, ami très tendre qui t’allumes Au moindre dé pipé, mon doux briseur de pots, Horatio, terreur et gloire des tripots, Cher diseur de jurons à remplir cent volumes,

Voici venir parmi les brumes d’Elseneur Quelque chose de moins plaisant, sur mon honneur, Qu’Ophélia, l’enfant aimable qui s’étonne.

C’est le spectre, le spectre impérieux! Sa main Montre un but et son œil éclaire et son pied tonne, Hélas! et nul moyen de remettre à demain!

Paul Verlaine

di-versión©ochoislas

[heretowinbitch]

Brio prompt: you do angst really well. Which is why I was wondering if you can write about Beth talking to rio about her past( her mom/depression episode) and Rios talks about his past too. Maybe they hiding out somewhere after a deal gone wrong?

so sorry this took so long !  and so sorry that it’s SUCH a monster ( almost 13k words YIKES )  but apparently i have emotions about post s2 brio.  it kind of devolved a bit from the original prompt but i hope you’ll forgive me

he flinches  at her touch,  and she doesn’t have time to unpack it because he’s saying her name in that dangerous tone.

“elizabeth —”  it’s a familiar warning by now,  but she’s not having it.  "no,  let go,  this is ridiculous.  you can’t see what you’re doing,  i can.  let me help  you.“   he glares at her over his shoulder for a long time,  but she stands her ground,  and eventually he releases his grip on the shirt,  rolling his other shoulder before letting his arm fall to his side.   still,  even giving in,  he can’t let her have the last word,  so  —  "yeah,  i’m not real big on your particular brand of help.”  and it’s bitter,  she thinks maybe the most honestly bitter thing he’s said to her since… well,  since.

Notes:  this story takes place in the same timeline as sic transit gloria but well after, and it’s not necessary to read before this one, just know it’s post S2 and beth has opened a bakery ( that’s legit but also a front ). i do recommend reading sinking like a stone in the sea first, though, because that’s the first time rio hears about her mom and her depression.

READ THE REST HERE

[wulfriic-moved]

Locally Owned Local Fast Food Chains Near Me Montana

If you are looking for a local fast food chain that's close to me, Montana is a state with such a restaurant. Airy, casual eateries offering basic Italian meals & thin-crusted pizza. The cuisine is mostly based on pasta with an abundance of fresh vegetables & salad as well. Some of the more popular local chains are: La Dolce Vita, Spago, Polo's Italian Cafe, Panda Express, Joe Montana's, T. J. Martin's, Subway, and Gloria Jean's. Learn more about them at hamburger restaurant.

La Dolce Vita - This restaurant is located on the south side of Highway 30W in La Center, just east of Highway 41. The exterior of this restaurant is very pleasant with wood trim and an attractive sidewalk sign. There is a very large sitting area that seats about 40 people, and there are tables and benches at both sides of the restaurant. There are also a couple of barstools. There is a buffet style menu that features salad, pasta, seafood, lasagna, pizza, and the famous cheese pasta. La Dolce Vita serves lunch Monday through Friday. There is also a late-night menu that is available at select nights. For dinner, there are several options. There are buffet style dinner menus that feature an assortment of pasta dishes, salad options, a steak and lobster dish, and a main entree. The pasta options include different varieties such as Ziti, Tagliatelle, Fettuccini Alfredo, Penne, Vermicelli, Farfalle, and Linguini. Spago - This restaurant is located on the north side of Highway 31W in eastern Medellin. This is a quaint Italian restaurant that serves local and international dishes on their delicious menu. The inside of this restaurant features wood interior with oak cabinets and tables with white linen tops. They have a bar section that offers a variety of drink selections including wine, beer, champagne, and lemonade. Angel's Kitchen - This Medellin restaurant chain has locations in both Pampersburg and Miego. It serves traditional Mexican foods as well as international cuisine. There is a bar section where you can order a beer. You can also choose from a special platter that features items like tortillas, quesadillas, coke adzuki, chicken ala king, carnitas, chimichanga, and nachos. Brio - This Italian restaurant chain is located on Southside between Saginawood and Ionia. It is one of the newest Italian chains to open in the Rochester area. The decor is very stylish and contemporary. They serve Italian food that is made from quality ingredients. They offer a variety of pasta dishes, pizza, pastas, seafood, and specialty dishes. Bob Evans - This popular restaurant is located at Eastman Street. It is a fine dining restaurant that offers a variety of entrees. It features delicious entrees such as their famous barbecue chicken and waffle sandwich. It also offers a kid's menu, bar appetizers, and some vegetarian selections. There is a kids club with different restaurants that you can join, which includes Frenchman's, Caprice, and Casual King among others. If you are looking for a local fast food chain that is conveniently located, you should check out these five restaurants. You will be amazed by the quality of food that you will find. You may even fall in love with one of them! Bon appetite! These restaurants have been in business for many years. In fact, some of the earliest recipes were probably made here. And each of the chefs has their own personal style that you will enjoy. If you want to taste a classic American meal, you should try one of these restaurants! Bob Evans - This popular restaurant offers award-winning meals. Their menu boasts salads, steaks, burgers, & pasta. If you enjoy barbeque chicken, they have it! If you enjoy the seafood taste of seafood pasta, they offer that too! Their prices are reasonable, and their servings are generous. These are just some of the local fast food chains that are convenient to meadow deer hunting grounds. If you love food, you will appreciate these establishments. If you love hunters, you will also appreciate these local chains. Hunting is a great experience, and these restaurants help make the whole experience better. And who knows, maybe you'll start hunting right along with your best buddy.

[noordlandtrip-vol2]

Di 20.7.

An unserem vorletzten Tag fahren wir noch einmal nach Osby, die Stadt wo Brio 1884 gegründet wurde. Wir besuchen das Brio Lekoseum eine Art Museum mit Ausstellung alter Briomodelle und jede Menge Spielmöglichkeiten für Kids. Freya vertagt bereitwillig ihren Schlaf und stürzt sich mit Gloria ins Getümmel.

Nach dem Mittagessen fahren wir zum letzten Stellplatz für diesen Urlaub... zu Ekerödsrasten. Ein Platz nahe der Autobahn, aber trotzdem mitten im Grünen, am See, mit Schaukel und Ziegen-Streichelgehege.

Den Nachmittag verbringen wir klar... mit Ziegenstreicheln, Ball- und Frisbeespielen bevor es zum letzten Mal Schlafen ins Wohnmobil-Schlafzimmer geht.

[quarantinemusiccalendar]

Day 19: Ludwig van Beethoven - 1808 Christmas concert

On 22 December 1808 the Viennese theatre Theater an der Wien hosted a  remarkable concert. Ludwig van Beethoven had lived in Vienna for 16 years at that point and he has reached some success in the city, he was appointed a composer in residence of the newly opened Theater an der Wien in 1803, but 5 yeas later he was still trying to proove himself. Many thought he was a genious, but found his composition too demanding, too complex. On December 1808 he organized christmas concert in this residential theatre in which he premiered several new works. They are some of the best things he has ever written, three of them are my top 5 favourite Beethoven compositions ever.

The timing was good. It was advent time and no operas were allowed. A bigger audience would gather to hear the premiere of his new compositions. The concert was advertised in the viennese press as “musical academy”. His patrons, including Princ Lobkowitz attended the event and even invited a number of other guests. The concert started at 18:30 and lasted for about four hours, with an short break between the two sessions. The audience complained the venue was  very cold and the concert was very long. It seems that back then concerts lasted much longer then nowadays, but 4 hours was too long even for 1808 standarts. The programme  of the evening was following:

The 1st part:

Symphony No. 6 "Pastoral" in F major, Op. 68

Ah! perfido, concert aria for soprano solo and orchestra, Op. 65

Gloria, from the Mass in C major for vocal soloists, chorus, and orchestra, Op. 86

Piano Concerto No. 4, Op. 58

The 2nd part: 

Symphony No. 5 "The Fate Symphony" in C minor , Op. 67

Sanctus, from the Mass in C major, Op. 86

Extemporised fantasia for solo piano

Choral Fantasy for piano soloist, vocal soloists, chorus, and orchestra, Op. 80

As the musicians didn’t have sufficient time for rehearsals (only  rehearsal took place) one and the music was so complex, many mistakes occured during the concert and they had to repeat whole sections again when it fell apart. The musical execution didn’t go well and the performance was got mixed reviews. The newspaper Allgemeine musikalische Zeitung wrote that the volume and lenght made it impossible to judge the work, but most of them were grand and long. J. F. Reichardt, one of the guests of Prinz Lobkowitz noted: “One may easily have too much of a good thing, still more of a powerful one.“

Beethovens perfectionism and dificult personality unfortunatelly didn’t help and although he composed beautiful and novel works, the organization and set up basically sabotaged the performance. Still, these are truly some of the best things he has ever written and I would encourage you to have a listen to it, compare and hear how these works were composed together, use very simolar progressions at some places (yet usually to opposite effect) and the are contrast to each other. ... Just don’t go listening to all 4 hours of it in one go.

Happy Sunday, relax and enjoy.

Highlights: - Symphony No. 6 "Pastoral" in F major, Op. 68 - 2. Andante molto mosso (” Szene am Bach”) - Piano concerto No. 4 in G major (Op. 58) - 3. Rondo (vivace) - Symphony No. 5 "The Fate Symphony" in C minor , Op. 67  - 1. Allegro con brio - Mass in C Major (Op. 86) - 4. ”Sanctus”

Playlist: https://spoti.fi/2R41MS0 Note: This is the 2nd playlist, the one for the  classical / orchestral music: Quarantine Classical Music Calendar.

Links and references: - Ludwig van Beethoven - Wikipedia - Beethoven concert of 22 December 1808 - Wikipedia

[jodelaki-blog]

Io, e l’altro.

Solchi sulla sabbia

percorrendo un vecchio rio,

pugni chiusi a rabbia

non c’è emozione non c’è brio.

Sbucato con l’inganno

da vecchio mio io,

accolto come un danno

sperando in un tuo addio.

È passato un po’ di tempo

e riflettendo a modo mio,

ho allargato assai il tuo campo

okey ti affronto non ti svio.

Dalla lotta che ne è nata

non è uscito nessun dio,

terminata la sfilata

ci siam contati era un trio.

La morale della storia?

non esiste nessun Pio,

siamo in cerca della gloria

siamo cuore, mente ed io.

m.f.

[gloriarussell]

This is a great restaurant with fresh ingredients and amazing food! On Monday Angie was an excellent server with a pleasant smile while being very friendly. Angie was very accommodating by providing me with my infused cumber water . The staff highlight today was the exceptionally pleasant Host who seated us and my server Angie. Lets get to the food. I had the salmon Fresca with a mimosa, both of which were good. Wow we had an incredible great luncheon with many more to come! You own it to yourself to have lunch here it always yummy! One of my favorite dish is Salmon Fresca! Gloria~ My experience today was amazing! November 16,2016 time 2:58pm The General Manager Vin Lambrecht was very accommodating with excellent service from him and the staff! Thank you Vin for being so amazing! #yelplife #foodporn #brio #grill #missouri #fresh #traveling Frontanac #plaza #me #loving #my #lifestyle (at Brio Tuscan Grill)

[indochine-ma-sauve-la-vie]

Vidéo. Avant sa venue à l’Arena de Bordeaux, découvrez Indochine sur scène

A bientôt 40 ans de carrière, le groupe de Nicola Sirkis sera à l’Arena de Bordeaux le 13 mars. Il propose un spectacle son et lumière renversant sur une tournée à guichets fermés.

350 000 places vendues en quelques semaines cet automne, alors que le nouvel album n’était encore même pas sorti, une tournée quasi sold out, après treize disques, 40 ans de carrière et trois Stades de France : Nicola Sirkis et sa bande n’ont plus rien à prouver. Et pourtant, ils continuent d’innover et de surprendre leur public avec brio. Fin février, devant un Bercy comble, où le groupe a donné une série de trois concerts pour lancer le “13 Tour”, le spectacle a atteint les étoiles…

Les musiciens avaient annoncé la couleur : après avoir encerclé le public d’un écran mobile à 360 degrés sur leur dernier "Black City Tour", ils voulaient cette fois "ouvrir le toit" des salles. Parole tenue : dès l’entrée les regards s’accrochent au plafond, où une impressionnante coupole géante faite d’écrans lumineux promet une expérience inédite.

Nicola Sirkis, qui avoue avoir été inspiré par les aventures sur orbite de Thomas Pesquet lors de l’écriture de l’album, ouvre le bal par sa volonté d’aller explorer les ailleurs intergalactiques. Un morceau qui sonne également comme un hommage au "Space Oddity" de Bowie. Pour l’occasion (?) le leader s’est même teint les cheveux en blond. Clin d’oeil à l’idole disparue, partie rejoindre sa "Blackstar" ?

>> Lire aussi : "Vidéos. Fans d’Indochine, leur paradis sans fin" [Abonnés]

Réveillant la foule, avec une aisance plus chaleureuse que sur la date de rodage, le groupe enchaîne avec les petites bombes “2033” et “Station 13”, teintées de synthés métalliques rétro-futuristes. Et c’est Bowie, encore, qui fait son apparition (avec Marguerite Duras et J.D. Salinger), portraits géants projetés au dessus d’un chanteur mélancolique : “Je me raccroche à qui ? Tous mes héros sont morts…”. Les allers/retours hypnotiques entre passé et futur donnent le ton : Indochine transcende l’ancien pour sortir du neuf et inscrit son nouvel album dans la digne lignée des précédents

Car la “patte” glam goth, cette ambiance enfantine délicieusement sombre et surannée qui a fait renouer le groupe avec le succès au début des années 2000, n’est jamais bien loin. Sur la chanson "Henry Darger", hommage à l’artiste outsider, les portraits sévères des fillettes qui habillent la pochette de l’album (réalisés par le photographe Erwin Olaf) s’affichent du sol au plafond. Un enchaînement idéal pour les puissants tubes rock "Adora" et "Alice et June". Irradié de lumière rouge sang, Nicola hurle : "Vous voulez sauter ?". Le public exulte. Bercy les a déjà vu frémir tant de fois. Le 3 juin 2003, Indochine avait été le premier groupe de rock français à s’y produire.

Decrescendo, le dernier single “La vie est belle” et le mythique “Tes yeux noirs” permettent de reprendre ses esprits. Une balade au propre comme au figuré, tandis que le chanteur déambule entre fosse et gradins, au milieu des embrassades. Son charisme adolescent captive l’attention, au détriment parfois des autres musiciens, pourtant garants de la maturité du son.

Mais l’un des moments de grâce du concert aura sans nul doute été la chanson "Gloria". Le duo virtuel intronise la charismatique actrice et réalisatrice italienne Asia Argento. Drapée de noir, elle apparaît au plafond comme dans une cage de verre, pour un jeu sensuel porté par une puissance mélodique qui en fait un titre clé, comme a pu l’être "Le grand secret" il y a (déjà) 15 ans.

"Kimono dans l’Ambulance" et "Song for a dream" – probablement la chanson la plus rock du dernier album – servent ensuite de rampes de lancement au très politique "Un été français". Ecrit en pleine année électorale, le nouveau single du groupe prend de la hauteur en live,amplifié par 17 000 voix. "Pardonne-moi si ici tout devient froid national, un pays infernal…" Les concernés se reconnaîtront.

Autre chanson, autre engagement. Avec "Tomboy", en duo avec le rappeur Kiddy Smile, figure du mouvement LGBT, Nicola Sirkis rappelle la liberté sexuelle prônée par le groupe depuis bientôt 40 ans. Sur les écrans, les portraits de jeunes transgenres, dont Avery Jackson, 9 ans, qui a fait la Une de National Geographic l’an dernier. "Oui je suis libre" crie la salle, illuminée par une multitudes de lasers aux couleurs de l’arc-en-ciel. En ces temps encore troubles en France et dans le monde, le message est fort.

Après plus de deux heures de concert, le pari de défendre le nouvel album sur scène est réussi : loin de se reposer sur ses tubes historiques, Indochine électrise la foule avec des chansons à peine sorties des studios. Presque tous les titres de “13”, définitivement taillé pour le live, ont été joués (on regrettera tout de même l’absence de “Sufragettes BB”, ode féministe écrite par Chloé Delaume, à la rythmique diablement efficace).

Les premiers succès viennent soutenir l’ensemble, dans des versions rock remises au goût du jour. Après la surprise “A l’assaut”, le groupe poursuit par un medley qui survole toutes les époques et transforme la salle en karaoké géant, des “ouh ouh” de "Canary Bay" aux “lalala” de "Kill Nico"… Le batteur Ludwig Dahlberg, monté dans le wagon Indochine il y a 3 ans, s’en donne à coeur joie sur ses fûts.

Puis c’est le silence. Nicola revient seul sur l’avancée, guitare à la main, pour un “Electrastar” intimiste en acoustique. Une désormais presque-tradition. “Tu vis ce que je vis��� murmure celui qui continue de concentrer les regards et l’admiration de 3 générations de fans. Boris Jardel et Oli de Sat se joignent à cette communion, proximité partagée le temps du désormais incontournable “J’ai demandé à la Lune”. L’effet est toujours saisissant, chanté à l’unisson dans un Bercy ému.

L’heure est désormais venue de faire vibrer jusqu’au dernier gradin. Les riffs de “Trois nuits par semaine” retentissent et c’est un Bercy en transe qui en prend une dernière fois plein les yeux avec les somptueux effets vidéo de “l’Aventurier” et les notes orientales de “Karma Girls”. Le groupe donne tout jusqu’à la dernière seconde, porté par la foule qui jubile à ses pieds.

“Je ne sais pas comment je vais arriver au bout de cette tournée, moi !” ironise le chanteur, “jeune” Peter Pan de 58 ans. 50 dates et une générosité toujours imparable sur scène, c’est sûr qu’il va en falloir, de l’énergie…

Vidéo. Avant sa venue à l’Arena de Bordeaux, découvrez Indochine sur scène

[themomsandthecity]

Every Baby Name We Could Possibly Think Of

Naming your baby is a big decision, and with endless options, it can also be a difficult one. Whether you're going the traditional route or want something more unique (if so, read this first!) it's helpful to have a little, or a lot, of inspiration. Ahead, you'll find nearly every baby name we could think of (close to 1,000!). These aren't just random names we found in a book or concocted ourselves - they're almost all monikers we've heard being used, or we actually know someone who goes by the name. If we missed any, tell us in the comments! A Aaliyah Aaron Abbie Abel Abigail Abraham Adalyn Adam Addilyn Addison Adelaide Adeline Adley Adora Agatha Aiden Alan Albert Aleph Alexander Alexis Ali Alma Alton Ama Amanda Amaryllis Amber Ameila Amélie Amy Anders Anderson Andrea Andrew Angie Angela Angelica Anika Anna Annalise Anne Annie Ansel Apple April Arata Archie Aria Ariane Ariel Arlee Arlo Arman Arthur Arun Arwen Arya Asha Asher Aspen Atticus Aton Aubrey Audrey August Augustus Aurora Ava Avery Axel Aziz B Bailey Barack Barbara Barney Barry Beatrice Beau Beckett Beckham Becky Ben Benedict Benjamin Bennett Bentley Bernadette Beth Bette Betty Beverly Bexley Bianca Bill Billie Bingham Bishop Bitsie Blake Blue Bobby Bodhi Bonnie Bowie Brady Braelynn Brandon Brayden Brecken Bree Brent Brenton Brett Brian Briana Briar Bridgette Brienne Brig Brigham Brinley Brio Britta Brock Brody Bronwyn Brooklyn Bruno Bryan Byron C Caden Caitlin Caity Cale Caleb Calla Calvin Camari Cameron Camilla Carena Carina Carl Carmel Carol Carrey Carter Cary Casey Caspian Cat Catherine Celine Chandler Chanel Channing Charise Charlene Charles Charlotte Chase Cher Cheri Cheriann Cheryl Chevy Chip Chloe Chris Chrissy Christian Christopher Claire Clara Clark Clary Claudia Clementine Clifford Clint Clinton Clyde Colin Collins Condoleezza Connor Conrad Constance Coolidge Cooper Cora Corban Courtney Cruz Related: 100 of the Most Beautiful Baby Names D Daisy Dale Dallas Damon Dane Danica Daniel Danielle Daphne Darby Darlene Darrel Daryl Dashiell Dave David Davina Davis Davon Dawn Dean Deanna Declan Dekel Delaney Delilah Delta Dennis Denzel Desmond Dev Devon Dexter Diane Dinah Dixie Dixon Dolores Dominique Donald Doris Dorothea Dorothy Dot Duke Duncan Dwight Dylan E Easton Ed Eden Edith Edmund Edward Effie Eleanor Elena Eli Eliana Elijah Elise Elizabeth Ella Elle Ellen Ellerie Ellie Elliott Ellis Elodie Eloise Elora Elroy Elsa Elsie Embry Emerson Emily Emma Emmett Eric Erica Esme Esmeralda Esther Ethan Ethel Eugene Evan Eve Evelyn Everett Evie Ewan Ezra F Farah Fay Felix Ferris Finn Fiona Fisher Fitz Fleur Flint Florence Floyd Flynn Ford Forrest Foster Fox Frances Frank Franklin Frederick G Gabe Gabriel Gaige Gail Gant Garrett Garth Gavin Gem Gemma Gene Genesis Gertrude George Gianna Gibson Gigi Gina Ginger Gladys Glenn Gloria Gordon Grace Grady Graham Grant Grayson Greer Gregory Griffin Grover Gus Gwen Gwyneth H Hadlee Hailey Hal Halle Hank Hannah Harding Harlow Harlyn Harold Harper Harriet Harrison Harry Hart Hartley Harvey Haven Hawk Hawthorne Hayden Hayes Hays Hazel Hector Heath Heather Helen Henley Henry Hillary Honor Holden Holly Holt Hope Hubert Hudson Hugo Humphrey Hunter Hurley Hutton Related: Based Off Last Year's Trends, These 30 Names Will Be Among the Most Popular of 2017 I Ian Ida Idris Ike Imanuel Imogen India Indy Ingrid Inizio Ireland Iris Irvin Isa Isaac Isabella Isabelle Isaiah Isla Israel Ivana Ivory J Jack Jackie Jackson Jacob Jacqueline Jaden Jaelyn Jagger Jake James Jameson Jamie Jane January Jason Jasper Jaun Jax Jaxon Jayce Jayden Jeannette Jed Jeff Jefferson Jenna Jess Jessica Jessie Jill Jillian Joan Joanna Joaquin Joe John Jones Jordan Joseph Josephine Josh Joshua Joslyn Joss Joy Joyce Judith Judy Jules Julia Julian Julie Juliet Julius June Juno Justin K Kai Kaia Kale Kalinda Kane Karah Katharine Kathryn Kate Kay Kaya Kaylee Keanu Keegan Keira Keith Kellan Kelly Kelsey Kendall Kennedy Kevin Khloe Kiah Kiele Kiera Kim Kima Kimberly Kingston Kinsley Kirk Kit Kitty Knox Krista Kristen Kurtis Kyle Kylie L Laith Lake Lana Landon Lane Larissa Larkin Laszlo Laura Lauren Lawrence Layla Leah Lee Leia Leighton Leilani Lena Lennon Leo Leonard Leslie Levi Lewis Leyona Lia Liam Liana Lida Lilith Lillian Lily Lincoln Lindsay Lionel Lisa Lisette Liz Logan Lois Lola London Loretta Lorraine Louella Louise Lucas Lucian Lucille Lucy Luke Luna Lux Lyle Lyndon Lynne Related: 100 Unusual Boy Names M Mabel Mabrey Mac Macallan Mackenzie Macy Madeleine Madelyn Madison Mae Maeby Maggie Mahershala Maia Makena Malcolm Maleeya Malia Mamie Mandy Marabelle Marcus Maren Margaret Margot Mari Maria Mariah Mariam Marilyn Marin Marion Marisole Marisse Marjorie Mark Marlene Marlon Marlowe Martha Martin Mary Mason Matilda Matthew Maui Mavis Maximus Maxson May Maya McKinley Megan Melissa Meredith Merritt Meryl Meyer Mia Michael Michelle Mika Mike Mila Mildred Miles Millie Milo Moana Molly Monica Monroe Montgomery Morgan Moses Muhammad Murray Myles N Nahall Nahla Nancy Nanette Naomie Nasima Natalie Nate Nathan Naveen Naya Neil Neisa Neo Neoma Newt Newton Niall Nicholas Nick Nico Nicole Nicolette Nigel Nile Nimah Nixon Noah Noel Nolan Nora Norma Norman North Nova O Obama Octavia Olly Olive Oliver Olivia Omar Opal Ophelia Ordell Oriana Orion Orlando Orson Orville Oscar Otis Otto Owen P Paige Paislee Paloma Pandora Paris Parker Patrick Patsy Paul Payton Pearl Peggy Penelope Penn Penny Perry Pete Peyton Phillip Phoebe Phoenix Phyllis Pierce Piper Polly Poppy Porter Posey Preston Primrose Priya Prudence Priscilla Q Quaid Quincy Quentin Quinn Quinten R Rachel Radley Rae Ralph Ramsey Rayna Rayne Reagan Rebecca Reese Reeve Reid Reign Remi Renly Rex Rhea Rhett Rhys Richard Rick Riley Ripley River Rivers Rob Robert Robin Rome Romy Ronald Ronin Rooney Roosevelt Rory Rosalind Rosalynn Rosamund Rose Rosemary Ross Rowan Roy Royce Ruby Rue Ruth Rutherford Ryan Ryder Related: 100 Unique Yet Beautiful Girls' Names S Sacha Sage Sahara Saint Sam Samuel Sandra Sandy Sansa Sarah Saul Savannah Sawyer Scarlett Schuyler Scout Sean Sebastian Selena Sena Seymour Shane Shannon Shea Shelly Sherlock Sherry Shiloh Shirley Sia Sidney Sienna Simon Skyler Sloan Sofia Solo Sonia Sophia Sophie Spencer Stacy Stanley Stella Stephanie Sterling Stetson Stuart Sue Sullivan Summer Suri Susan Sylvia T Tabitha Tad Tamera Tamsyn Tanner Tara Tate Taylor Teagan Teddy Terrance Thea Thelma Theordore Theresa Thomas Tim Tina Tinley Toby Todd Tom Tony Travis Travon Trent Trey Tricia Trinity Tripp Tristan Troy Truman Turner Tyler Tyson V Valentina Valentine Vance Vaughan Vaughn Vera Vern Victor Victoria Viggo Vince Vincent Viola Violet Virgil Vivian W Waldo Walker Wallis Walter Warren Watson Waverly Wells Wes Wesley Westley Whitney Will Willa William Willow Wilson Winter Wolfe Wren Wyatt X Xander Xavier Xeno Y Yanet Yani Yigal York Yuma Yvette Z Zachary Zahir Zander Zane Zaylee Zayn Zion Zoe Zola Zooey Zora Zuma Zuri Related: These Are the Most Popular Baby Names of 2016 http://bit.ly/2kR9iwY

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Here’s some of the other sights from the Alberta Railway Museum, including most of the other engines who were on public display! Number 73, first off, is an old cousin of mine built in 1919 by MLW. She's a classic Light Consolidation who worked for Northern Alberta Railway in the early years of the line. She looks rather worse for wear, it's true; but she's very close to a hundred years old, and still very full of life and cheer in her retirement!

Elsewhere on site, there are a grand total of five GM F-Unit locomotives on site - four A units, and a single B - and one of them, CN F3 number 9000, was the very first Electro-Motive engine in Canada! Another one of the F's was the trailing engine on the Confederation Train in 1967, which was a special coast-to-coast run celebrating Canada's centenary, and two others are former VIA Rail diesels who were totally rebuilt by Bombardier in the 1990s. They're all very friendly, and all very fun to talk to!

Speaking of friendly, the two black Geeps are leased engines, who were on site to help with switching and charging other engines’ batteries. 1561, who goes by Lorraine, is former Canadian Pacific - just like me!

There’s also a fascinating diagram of the GMD1 class diesel that I've shared here. The museum has hundreds of these little posters, of all different classes of engines, both steam and diesel. They used to hang on the walls of repair shops, and helped shop crews find important parts on the engines that came in to be fixed. It’s really interesting!

Anyways, moving on from the museum - The small CN engine in the yellow-and-blue box is a new friend of mine, who the Mun decided to pick up along the way back through the city. Her name is River, and she’s a replica of an original GMD SD40 diesel, in HO model scale. She’s very excited to be off the hobby store's shelf, and she can’t wait to see her new home in Vancouver when she gets out of her box! I’m sure you’ll be seeing more of her very soon.

~Gloria

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Au fil des jours : Drôle, touchante et en phase avec son temps… La nouvelle série de Netflix a tout bon !

En ce début d’année, Netflix  continue sur sa lancée de 2016 et dévoile une nouvelle série extrêmement prometteuse. Disponible depuis le 6 janvier, Au fil des jours (" One day at a time ") est un remake d’un feuilleton éponyme des années 70-80, centré sur une famille d’origine cubaine. Penelope (Justina Machado), ancienne militaire envoyée en Afghanistan, élève ses deux enfants avec l’aide de sa Mama, Lydia (Rita Moreno). Séparée depuis peu de son époux, lui aussi soldat, elle se retrouve mère célibataire et découvre à son insu, toutes les galères que cela entend. Elle doit gérer et rapporter suffisamment d’argent pour subvenir aux besoins de sa famille et aux nombreuses lubies de ses deux enfants, Elena et Alex. Devenue infirmière, elle a vu ses rêves s’effondrer au fil des jours. Et pourtant, comme le veut son éducation, elle a su garder le sourire et son humour.  Une série en phase avec son temps !Pour sa sitcom, Gloria Calderon Kellet a voulu aborder toutes les thématiques possibles et inimaginables. Elle a voulu créer un portrait réaliste de la société américaine, nourri et alimenté par les stéréotypes en vogue dans le pays de l’Oncle Sam. Au travers de ses personnages, la showrunneuse traite la question du racisme, de l’homosexualité, de la guerre et du syndrome post-traumatique, la monoparentalité, l’immigration et la clandestinité. Un panel réussi avec brio et d’autant plus en phase avec son temps à l’heure de l’investiture de Donald Trump . En seulement quelques jour... Retrouvez cet article sur Public

Photos : Nadège Lacroix : Quelques jours après la rhinoplastie, que pensez-vous de son nouveau nez ?

Photos : Carrie Fisher serait retombée dans la drogue quelques jours seulement avant sa mort !

Exclu Public : Amélie Neten : Elle va animer une nouvelle émission de télé-réalité avec un célèbre Snapchatteur !

Photos : Mariah Carey : Brian Tanaka s’offrait déjà à elle du temps de James Packer !

Photos : Plus Belle La Vie : un acteur emblématique quitte la série !

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[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Acteurs : Michael Sheen, David Tennant, Jon Hamm, Frances McDormand, Brian Cox Réalisateurs : Douglas Mackinnon Format : PAL Audio : Anglais (Dolby Digital 5.1), Français (Dolby Digital 5.1) Sous-titres : Français Région : Région 2 (Ce DVD ne pourra probablement pas être visualisé en dehors de l’Europe. Plus d’informations sur les formats DVD/Blu-ray.). Rapport de forme : 1.78:1 Nombre de disques : DVD : 3 Blu-Ray : 2 Studio : Koba Date de sortie du DVD : 4 mars 2020 Durée : 312 minutes Prix DVD & Blu-Ray : 24,99€

Synopsis :

Un ange tatillon et un démon déjanté, tous deux amoureux de la vie sur Terre, s’allient pour empêcher l’Apocalypse. Mais ils ont perdu la trace de l’Antéchrist, un garçon de onze ans qui ignore tout de son funeste destin : provoquer la fin des temps ! Ils se lancent à sa recherche pour sauver la Terre avant qu’il ne soit trop tard…

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Mon avis :

Intelligemment drôle !

J’avais déjà vu la série sur la plateforme Amazon Prime et c’est avec un plaisir évident que je l’ai revisionnée dans son format DVD. Autant vous le dire tout de suite, je me suis une nouvelle fois laissé embarquer dans cette folle course contre la montre… enfin contre la fin du monde ! Suivre Aziraphale et Rampa fut comme retrouver de vieux amis. Comme pour ma chronique précédente, ce fut en un mot : génial ! ou… Puissant ! ou encore… Intelligemment drôle !

Pour vous resituer le sujet de cette histoire, la fin du monde approche à grands pas, l’Antéchrist est sur terre (rien que ça), mais par un concours de circonstances des plus malheureux, le garçon présumé ne semble pas être le bon. Michael Sheen et David Tennant campent tous deux un ange et un démon. Alors qu’ils sont ennemis héréditaires, le spectateur se rend compte qu’ils entretiennent une sorte d’amitié un peu vache, mais bel et bien présente.

Je suis fan de David Tennant depuis que je l’ai vu dans Doctor Who. Il a également campé le fils de Barty Croupton Sr dans Harry Potter pour ceux qui s’en souviennent. Bien sûr, il a eu d’autres rôles parfois bien plus sérieux comme dans Broadchurch. Enfin bref, c’est un acteur qui a plus d’une corde à son arc et je l’adore !

(…) un pur concentré de bonne humeur et d’humour à la sauce britannique

Dans Good Omens, il campe avec brio le rôle du démon Rampa (Crowley en version originale). Démon qui semble-t-il, serait à l’origine de la Chute d’Adam et Ève au jardin d’Eden. Rampa est un personnage sournois, profondément égoïste et surtout, c’est un grand fan de Queen et de sa Bentley grise. Il a une démarche digne des plus grandes rocks star. En somme, Rampa est ultra cool comme démon. Aziraphale, son copain sur Terre, et ce, depuis des siècles, est plus réservé. C’est un bon vivant qui aime la vie sur terre et sa librairie. Une sorte de yin et de yang sous forme angélique et démoniaque tout à fait surprenant et truculent.

Aziraphale (MICHAEL SHEEN) & Rampa (Crowley en VO) (DAVID TENNANT)

Les deux amis n’ont aucune envie de voir arriver cette fin du monde qui signerait une guerre apocalyptique entre leur clan respectif. Ce qui est loin de déplaire Gabriel le grand boss d’ Azi.

Cette série est un pur concentré de bonne humeur et d’humour à la sauce britannique comme je les aime. Par moment, on reconnait dans certaines scènes absurdes, l’humour à la Pratchett (normal vu qu’il a co-écrit le roman avec Neil Gaiman).

Rien n’est pris au sérieux, que ce soit les démons ou bien les anges.

Ce qui donne également ce ton si décalé est la voix narrative que l’on entend régulièrement tout au long de la série.

Aziraphale (MICHAEL SHEEN) & Crowley (DAVID TENNANT)

Gabriel (JON HAMM)

Chaque épisode dure environ 52 minutes, mais on ne voit pas le temps passer. Le gros plus de cette série est le duo Sheen/Tennant, c’est indéniable. Ces deux-là portent merveilleusement bien la série sur leurs épaules. Pourtant, il serait faux et présomptueux de ne pas mentionner aussi les personnages secondaires qui vivotent autour d’eux, et ce pour notre plus grand plaisir.

Pour finir, cette série est géniale, et vaut le coup d’atterrir dans votre dvd-thèque ! Un véritable antidépresseur, elle ne se prend pas la tête (et elle ne vous la prend pas non plus), elle possède tous les éléments pour vous accrocher si vous aimez ce type d’humour. Ici, Lucifer n’est pas le beau gosse de la série, les démons sont loin d’être sexy, et ce n’est pas le propos. Le seul bémol, mais on passe outre devant la qualité narrative, ce sont les effets spéciaux d’un autre temps.

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Bonus DVD et Blu-Ray – en VOST

• Du livre à l’écran • L’univers d’Aziraphale • L’univers de Rampa • Visite de la librairie • Conception des effets spéciaux • Scènes coupées* • Storyboard • Concept Art • Les costumes • La compilation de Queen* • Les personnages de Good Omens • L’univers de Good Omens • Commentaires audio* (*bonus en VO uniquement)

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Bien sûr, qui dit sortie DVD, dit scènes coupées, et bonus ! J’ai vraiment adoré en apprendre plus sur la manière dont le livre a pu être adapté en série. J’ai été suspendue aux lèvres de Neil Gaiman. Tout comme j’ai aimé découvrir les héros plus en profondeur ainsi que tout l’univers dépeint.

Des bonus des plus intéressants à découvrir !

Les scènes coupées sont sympathiques ainsi que les explications concernant la BO (et Queen, pour ne citer que ce groupe… d’ailleurs j’écris présentement ma chronique sur leur musique que j’adore) … Mon seul bémol concernant certains de ces bonus, c’est qu’ils soient en VO uniquement. Si vous ne parlez pas la belle langue de Shakespeare, vous ne comprendrez pas… bien que pour les scènes coupées ce ne soit pas très utile… Enfin un peu quand même.

Wensleydale (ALFIE TAYLOR), Pepper (AMMA RIS), Brian (ILAN GALKOFF), Aziraphale (MICHAEL SHEEN), Adam Young (SAM TAYLOR BUCK), Crowley (DAVID TENNANT), Anathema (ADRIA ARJONA), Newt (JACK WHITEHALL), Shadwell (MICHAEL MCKEAN) & Madame Tracy (MIRANDA RICHARDSON)

Dans l’ensemble, ce coffret DVD est de très bonne facture avec des images superbes, bien léchées et des bonus qui valent le coup d’être vus.

Une série en DVD ou Blu-Ray que je vous conseille chaleureusement !

Galerie d’images

Picture shows: Aziraphale (MICHAEL SHEEN), Crowley (DAVID TENNANT)

Picture shows: Aziraphale (MICHAEL SHEEN), Crowley (DAVID TENNANT)

Newt (JACK WHITEHALL) & Anathema (ADRIA ARJONA

Aziraphale (MICHAEL SHEEN), Adam Young (SAM TAYLOR BUCK) & Crowley (DAVID TENNANT)

Wensleydale (ALFIE TAYLOR), Pepper (AMMA RIS), Brian (ILAN GALKOFF), Aziraphale (MICHAEL SHEEN), Adam Young (SAM TAYLOR BUCK), Crowley (DAVID TENNANT), Anathema (ADRIA ARJONA), Newt (JACK WHITEHALL), Shadwell (MICHAEL MCKEAN) & Madame Tracy (MIRANDA RICHARDSON)

Crowley (DAVID TENNANT)

Aziraphale (MICHAEL SHEEN) & The Metatron (DEREK JACOBI)

Crowley (DAVID TENNANT)

Uriel (GLORIA OBIANYO), Sandalphon (PAUL CHAHIDI), Archangel Michael (DOON MACKICHAN) & Uriel (GLORIA OBIANYO), Sandalphon (PAUL CHAHIDI), Archangel Michael (DOON MACKICHAN) &

Aziraphale (MICHAEL SHEEN) & Crowley (DAVID TENNANT)

Aziraphale (MICHAEL SHEEN)

Gabriel (JON HAMM)

Aziraphale (MICHAEL SHEEN)

[Chronique DVD & Blu-Ray] Notre avis sur #GoodOmens en DVD & Blu-Ray de Douglas Mackinnon qui sort chez @KobaFilms - Un pur concentré de bonne humeur et d’humour à la sauce britannique servi dans un DVD de très bonne facture. Acteurs : Michael Sheen, David Tennant, Jon Hamm, Frances McDormand, Brian Cox Réalisateurs : Douglas Mackinnon…

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40 anni fa muore Meazza, l’inventore del calcio italiano che pensava a sé come un eroe omerico. Qui pubblichiamo il “coccodrillo” di Gianni Brera (per alcuni, l’articolo più bello del giornalismo)

Agli esordi veri del calcio italiano c’è lui, Giuseppe Meazza detto Peppino o “Peppìn”, icona milanese dell’estro nazionale. Con l’Inter – allora Ambrosiana-Inter – si inventò un calcio che prima non c’era, segnando barche di gol (227 in 315 apparizioni), vincendo tre campionati italiani. Con la maglia azzurra ottiene due Coppe Internazionali e due Mondiali di calcio, quello del 1934, in Italia, e del 1938, in Francia. In sostanza 33 gol in 53 partite. Quando il calcio era omerico, Meazza – a cui fu intitolato lo stadio milanese – faceva Achille. Morto quarant’anni fa, dopo lenta agonia nell’oblio, figura di un altro tempo, fu celebrato da Gianni Brera in un articolo che a dire di molti è il più bello del giornalismo italiano. Uscito su “il Giornale” il 24 agosto 1979, stimolò le lacrime di quella pietra di Montanelli. Fu pubblicato con il titolo “Peppìn Meazza era il fòlber” e ora fa sfoggio di sé, come emblema del giornalismo di genio, nel catalogo della mostra “Piccoli tasti, grandi firme. L’epoca d’oro del giornalismo italiano (1950-1990)”, a cura di Luigi Mascheroni (La Nave di Teseo, 2019), in atto, fisicamente, al Museo Civico ‘Garda’ di Ivrea fino a fine anno. Si ringrazia per la possibilità di replicare questo articolo, stupefacente. Un modo, pure, per onorare Brera, il Meazza del giornalismo, che nasce 100 anni fa, l’8 settembre, a San Zenone Po.

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Gianni Brera, cantore del calcio, giornalista di genio, è nato 100 anni fa

È morto a Lissone Peppìn Meazza. Se n’è andato in silenzio, vergognoso di morire come si dice dei gatti, alla cui specie sorniona apparteneva. Era da tempo malato. Un chirurgo amico, Minolo Pizzagalli, gli aveva dovuto asportare mezzo pancreas e mal volentieri parlava, poi, della sua sorte più o meno vicina. Oltre a quello, soffriva di disturbi circolatori. Sulla sua faccia gonfia affioravano vene di color rosso plumbeo. Gli occhi grandi, bovini, parevano costantemente assonnati. Pesanti palpebre calavano le lunghe ciglia a proteggere lo sguardo non timido ma talora impacciato e sfuggente. La voce gli si rompeva in gola come se una spossatezza greve negasse d’improvviso il fiato necessario ad alimentarla. Insomma, faceva tanta pena da indurre gli amici a ribellioni di puerile insofferenza e perfino di rabbia. Perché vederlo sfiorire a quel modo era come dover riflettere sui nostri anni perduti, sulla fine più o meno vicina di tutti. E non c’è nulla al mondo che dispiaccia di più alle povere ciolle che noi siamo. Ora il Peppìn è morto. Se n’è andato in silenzio, sapendo benissimo perché la moglie lo aveva portato a Rapallo in primavera. Dovevo preparargli per tempo il “coccodrillo” e non avevo cuore. Con il dovuto cinismo gli ho telefonato a Monza: mi ha risposto già dalla tomba: “Sto ben, sto ben (come se indignato domandasse: chi te l’ha detto che muoio?): propi incoeu vo a Rapallo”. E ancora una volta gli fui grato di una notizia che mi risparmiava l’odiosa incombenza di caragnare in anticipo. Nulla di più imbarazzante, nulla di più vile. Al diavolo voi che vorreste chiudere le pagine ancor prima che siano scritte! Ma ora Peppìn è morto per davvero, e ricordarlo bisogna, dire chi era, che cosa ha fatto, e cercar di non piangere perché sarebbe falso: nessuno crederebbe che piangi per lui. Contela giusta, Gioânn: col Peppìn è passata la tua vita.

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E allora, via, parliamone come di un fenomeno che poco poco ha inciso sul nostro costume. Personalmente, ho finito addirittura per giocare con lui, ormai facevamo ridere entrambi; ma chiunque, ragazzino, abbia pedatato negli anni trenta, almeno per un istante, un’ora, un anno ha provato a mitizzare se stesso nel suo nome. Perché Peppìn Meazza è il football, anzi “el fòlber” per tutti gli italiani. Grandi giocatori esistevano al mondo, magari più tosti e continui di lui, pero non pareva a noi che si potesse andar oltre le sue invenzioni improvvise, gli scatti geniali, i dribbling perentori e tuttavia mai irridenti, le fughe solitarie verso la sua smarrita vittima di sempre, il portiere avversario. Era nato nel 1910, di fine agosto, a Porta Vittoria, non so in quale via. Sua madre aveva nome Ersilia e veniva da Mediglia, nella Bassa di Lodi. Faceva la verduratta, che era allora povero mestiere: lo chiamava “Peppino”, secondo l’italiano storpiato dai lombardi: e tutti gli altri, Peppìn, e magari anche “Pepp”, che è tanto bello e veloce, ma screditato ormai dalle pochades d’osteria. Porta Vittoria non finiva già al monumento delle Cinque Giornate, proseguiva per la campagna ricca di fossi e di fontanili. Quando si preparava il cantiere per una casa nuova, si faceva sgombro uno spiazzo e in quello giocavano al fòlber i fiolett della zona.

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Peppìn ha dato subito la misura del suo carattere e del suo stile pretendendosi centro mediano, che nel beato calcio di quei giorni era padrone e donno del gioco (una ricerca sull’indole e poi sul carattere dei grandi campioni consentirebbe di precisare che al loro esordio hanno tutti giocato da centro mediano, center half in inglese). Peppìn ragazzetto era gracile e denutrito. Aveva le spallucce cadenti e le ginocchia vaccine. Sottoposto a visita scolastica, è stato trovato debole di polmoni e accolto al Trotter, che era ed è l’avveniristica scuola all’aperto dei milanesi. Egli era dunque un esempio del nostro entozoo disastrato e tuttavia gagliardo, con dentro tanto nerbo da strabiliare chiunque lo sottovaluti (anche oggi, che aderiscono al calcio i soli rampolli del quarto e del quinto stato, di gran lunga i più numerosi a livello professionistico sono i lombardi). Giocando da “fasso-tuto-mi” come in effetti consentiva il ruolo di centro mediano, Peppin teneva spesso la palla e quindi aveva modo di adeguare sempre meglio i suoi strani piedi e soprattutto i ginocchi alle necessita di controllo e di tocco. Si muoveva sornione e qualche volta ingobbiva: che era il sintomo dello scatto imminente: allora, di botto, saltava tutti a sorpresa, con tanta felicità di tempo e di gesti che subito si pensava alla miracolosa trasformazione operata dal gioco su quello scorfano apparentemente negato. Non altro era il segreto della sua fortuna calcistica: ma quando lo presero all’Inter, si invitarono i soci a ospitarlo il più frequentemente possibile per la bistecca, della quale in casa non aveva abbondanza.

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Esordì in prima squadra al torneo primaverile di Como: l’autunno seguente, a diciassette anni appena compiuti, era già tanto bravo che venne retrocesso Bernardini a centrocampo, così che era l’asso patentato (o molto pagato) a dover servire il pivello più dotato di genio. L’Inter non vinceva il campionato dal lontano 1920, ed era questo – si badi – il secondo scudetto della sua storia: il primo, avendolo arraffato nel 1910 ai ragazzi della Pro Vercelli. Il calcio italiano soffriva tuttora di rozze e scomposte paturnie provinciali. I campi da gioco erano malvagi per ignoranza e per effettiva povertà di mezzi (hai, troppo spesso le due disgrazie si assommano). Gente che sapesse toccar palla con decenza ve n’era assai poca. Pedatori danubiani del vecchio mondo asburgico venivano a colonizzarci, ma l’insufficienza dei campi era pari all’incultura di quasi tutti, che è mancanza di tecnica e insieme di civiltà. I favoriti del primo campionato a girone unico (’29-’30) non erano i milanesi dell’Inter: molto si parlava di Bologna, di Torino, di Juventus, di Genoa. L’Inter si era appena fusa con l’Unione Milanese: aveva ereditato Viani, sostituto di Bernardini, e Visentin, ala destra. Allenatore era l’ungherese Weiss, che del Peppìn era stato il primo a intuire il grosso talento. A leggere la critica del tempo, niente o quasi si capisce di quanto avveniva sui campi, non di marcature si parlava, non di spazi. Il modulo tecnico-tattico andava stentatamente adeguandosi alle nuove norme del fuori gioco. Consisteva soprattutto quel povero calcio di lunghe e grossolane respinte, di furbi intercettamenti, di lenti e sempiterni cross dall’ala. Cosi, il Peppìn, agile acrobata, ne venne subito esaltato. Grevi terzini con la testa fasciata dal fazzoletto avanzavano risucchiati – cosi si diceva – dal resto della squadra in manovra di attacco: bastava dunque la lunga respinta dei difensori amici per fare ingobbire il Peppìn fra i suoi goffi custodi i quali, per la fulminea rapidità del suo scatto, giungevano talora ad inzuccarsi comicamente. Intanto la folla, se capiss, balzava in piedi a urlare; e lui, quello scorfano incredibilmente trasformato dal brio e dall’ispirazione, caracollava a render grami gli ultimi disperati gesti del portiere, ormai condannato a subire il gol. Dice che lo chiamava addirittura fuori, neanche si fosse giunti anche nel calcio all’“haja toro!”: e poi, con sorniona finta, toccava di piatto destro o sinistro nell’angolino più a tiro: un vero clamoroso cippirimerlo. Era questa, in effetti, la clamorosa condanna di un arcaico e grossolano concetto tattico: la “metà campo da vendere”. Chi pretendeva esaltarsi di quella illusione, fatalmente incappava nel Peppìn.

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La sottovalutata Inter, priva di grossi nomi e dunque sfavorita all’avvio, aveva istintivamente scelto il contropiede per il suo ragazzino prodigio, enfaticamente chiamato con il soprannome di moda, quello di un piccolo teppista genovese, “o Balilla”. L’Inter rivinse il campionato in circostanze drammatiche, per la caduta delle tribune in via Goldoni. Il solo a non impressionarsi per tanta rovina era stato l’abulico Peppìn e infatti, lui e non altri, aveva pareggiato alla ripresa i tre gol con i quali stava già trionfando l’imprevidente Genoa di Levratto! Su quell’inizio, la gloria. E noi crapottoni lombardi a gemere, urlare, sbavare per quel nostro paìs miracolosamente portato a pedata con tanto imprevedibile genio. Fu lui a sollevare il nostro calcio su effettivi livelli europei: lui a trasformarsi in regista inventore di gioco per dare prima la Coppa Internazionale e poi il campionato del mondo all’Italia. Dalla generosa e gnocca Milano veniva considerato alla stregua di un prodigioso Kean vernacolo. Lucido di brillantina, gli occhi assonnati, il sorriso bullo, l’automobile (che ben pochi avevano), i quattrini facili, i balli, il gioco, le veglie presso le Maisons Tellier di mezzo mondo, il trionfante Peppin vendicava le angustie degli umili antenati e di tutti noi poveracci suoi pari, passando per un genio al quale era consentita qualsiasi stravaganza. In realtà, giocava d’impegno – per l’Inter – soltanto se qualcuno gli mostrava a tempo giusto l’orecchio di una banconota. Si alzava dal letto quando gli altri avevano già finito di allenarsi. Faceva il gol come e quando voleva, ma solo se capiva di essere in debito, anzi in colpa con i tifosi. Era in effetti l’unico italiano a reggere il confronto con i sensazionali prestipedatori argentini e brasiliani. Amava riamato Raimundo Orsi, che sempre lo secondava, e detestava il truculento Monti, che invece lo angariava. Ho sentito io stesso Viani accusarlo di paura (“fuffuori casa gioggiocavamo sempre in diddieci”). In verità, lo massacravano tutti con la cinica insolenza dei mediocri che non volevano farsi beffare. E come i favori del pubblico erano tutti per lui, i dirigenti lo pagavano e sopportavano a denti stretti. “Grand peintre du football” lo definirono i francesi (pensa l’ingegno) quando lo videro trionfare ai mondiali di casa loro (1938). Un embolo maledetto salvò poi l’Inter da quell’idolo divenuto ormai intoccabile e persino ingombrante. Gli si era gelato il piede destro, così si scriveva: e dopo quasi un anno di inutili cure gli venne squarciato dal malleolo all’alluce, finché nella vena ostruita non riprese a fluire il sangue. Logoro per aver molto abusato di sé e per le non poche tare somatiche contro le quali aveva dovuto battersi in tutti quegli anni, il fenomenale Peppìn chiuse non ancora trentenne la sua folgorante carriera di asso.

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Nel Milan (orrore!) lo vedemmo anfanare cianotico in volto come uno che stesse per crepare da un momento all’altro. E tanto più ingroppiva il saperlo così menomato, quanto più vivido era il ricordo delle sue prodezze passate. Non è vero però, come asseriscono alcuni, che fosse tanto modesto e schivo. Pensava a sé come ad un eroe mitico, a un irripetibile e grande inventore di calcio ad alto livello. Parlava di sé con l’ingenua vibrazione dell’egoista troppo tempo osannato per non ritenersi alla lunga l’unico. Quasi tutti gli ex campioni soffrono di queste ubbie e neanche lui, povero Peppìn, poteva dirsene immune. Troppi, tuttavia, ne sottovalutavano l’intelligenza: parlava italiano a orecchio, e quindi non poteva esprimere in lingua l’arguzia che per solito lo animava parlando milanese. Certo, non era un sapiens, e la informe cultura gli impediva di figurare tra i tecnici del suo sport. Allenò l’Inter e qualche altra squadra minore. Venne scritturato a Istanbul e ne tornò quasi subito, lamentando la mancanza delle campane e del bitter al selz. Fece l’aiuto di Carlino Beretta in nazionale e fu, come lui, un disastro. Da ultimo, per non lasciarlo senza pane, gli diedero da istruire i ragazzi dell’Inter: ma lui, istintivamente, cercava l’ombra delle tribune. Ormai avanti con gli anni, venne rilanciato come uomo simbolo per gli Inter club. Sbatteva le palpebre, sentendosi acclamare, e con un sorriso triste annuiva, assai poco convinto in cuor suo che quella vita meschina meritasse più di venire vissuta. Infatti, senza darlo troppo a vedere, si è dignitosamente levato di mezzo. E avendo io a lungo delirato per lui, mi dico oggi che gli eroi quelli veri, andrebbero per tempo rapiti in cielo, così come usava una volta, che non debbano restare fra noi a morire accorati e offesi della loro ingiustissima sorte.

Gianni Brera

L'articolo 40 anni fa muore Meazza, l’inventore del calcio italiano che pensava a sé come un eroe omerico. Qui pubblichiamo il “coccodrillo” di Gianni Brera (per alcuni, l’articolo più bello del giornalismo) proviene da Pangea.

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