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Coming soon: New Art-Poetry Book from Brian Franklin
A new compilation of poetry and art from Brian Franklin will be published soon.
Following in the creative page footsteps of the 1st and 2nd series of ‘Tricks of the Mind’, this new 3rd book features an eclectic mix of verse, prose, and observations, including the thought-provoking art imagery of Jean-Marc Dublé.
THE TRIP
Feel all the music smash inside your head
Dream sounds like the flowers are all dead
Take a trip down the orange sunshine line
Don’t come back until you find your mind
Pretty girl gyrating with long golden hair
Snaking naked around hawkwind’s lair
Guitar solo crashing through your brain
Dancing like mad skeletons in acid rain
There’s no going back once you take a tab
Always one chance you’ll end up in rehab.
See all the furniture melt before your eyes
Don’t get scared if there’s a shock surprise.
Smoke rings circle on the mirrored ceiling
Cracks in a coffin seem strangely appealing
Half drawn joint dangles from your hand
Finger angles that you cannot understand
Dark fire night folds like a vampire’s cloak
Black sabbath witches in cauldron smoke
Enter eagerly into the politics of ecstasy
Reach nirvana after a psychotic fantasy
Free as a raven bird high in a rainbow sky
Falls flightless to the ground wondering why.
Zeppelin angst tasted in the zeitgeist room
Fate’s future lies true in today’s reality doom
Soul set for no escape in a mindscape chance
Strange sex whilst in a pure chemical romance
Thinking is the best way to travel in no shoes
Lyrical tunes could give you the moody blues
Don’t get the giggles when you touch the moon
Morning’s sunlight will dawn again too soon
After it’s all over you realise what you’ve done
Then take a ride again now you’ve learnt to run
(Copyright of Brian Franklin © 2016)
7th International Festival of Animation, Roanne
The 7th edition of the International Festival of Animation :
• 11 700 spectators during one week
• 170 short films from 40 countries, 5 competitions, 60 hours of screening, 2 exhibitions
• More than 3500 children for the young audience screenings
• Many directors from all around the world came to the festival
An absolutely brilliant week of creative film animation talent for all ages – both Families, Children, and Adults.
7th International Festival of Animation
‘Le Boudin’ Cauldron’s are lit!
‘Le Boudin’ cauldrons were lit for a traditional French delicacy dish, basically ’blood sausage’ recently in Le Coteau, near Roanne for the celebration of ‘Grandmother’s Day”.
Not entirely dissimilar to the famous British black pudding which is a likely derivative following the Norman Conquest.
Boudin noir: A dark-hued blood sausage, containing pork, pig blood, and other ingredients. Variants of the boudin noir occur in French, Belgian, Cajun and Catalan cuisine.
The Catalan version of the boudin noir is called botifarra negra. In the French Caribbean, it is known as boudin Créole.
In Britain it is called “black pudding”, the word “pudding” being an anglicised pronunciation of boudin, and probably introduced after the NorBoudin gave rise to “Le Boudin“, the official march of the French Foreign Legion. “Blood sausage” is a colloquial reference to the gear (rolled up in a red blanket) that used to top the backpacks of Legionnaires.
The song makes repeated reference to the fact that the Belgians don’t get any “blood sausage”, since the King of the Belgians at one time forbade his subjects from joining the Legion (verse says “ce sont des tireurs au cul“).man invasion
Bon Appetit!!
More Ski Fun at Villard de Lans, French Alpes.
Villard de Lans is a commune in the Isére department in the South-Eastern Alpes of France.
It is a small, but popular centre for ski-ing in winter, and hiking, and hot air ballooning in other seasons.
It is especially ideal for families, and the ski-resort itself is well-equipped with extensive pistes, ideal for beginners and experienced skiers alike.
The town has a superb alpine village atmosphere with an excellent choice of family restaurants. Fondue and raclette being typically popular dishes during the winter season. There are also a variety of food, wine, and gift shops, boutiques, etc.
It is an ideal place for a weekend or week’s ski base with plenty of accommodation options to suit all budgets and qualities, whether traditional or contemporary.
Pure France Now heartily recommends a visit!
Villard de Lans Corrençon en Vercors
Musée des Confluences – An incredible place to visit!
An absolute ‘must’ for all the family!!!
The Musée des Confluences is a science centre and anthropology museum which opened on 20 December 2014 in the 2nd arrondissement of Lyon, (Rhône), France. It is located at the southern tip of the Presqu’île at the confluence of the Rhône and the Saône, adjacent to Autoroute A7, and comprises part of a larger redevelopment project of the Confluence quarter of Lyon. The deconstructivist architectural design, said to resemble a floating crystal cloud of stainless steel and glass, was created by the Austrian firm Coop Himmelb(l)au. The museum includes collections of natural science, anthropology, and Earth Sciences of the Musée d’histoire naturelle – Guimet. These collections will be supplemented by exhibitions of arts and crafts.
The three major exhibitions deal with the questions “Where do we come from ?, “Who are we ?” and “What do we do ?”. The first question is about the origins and purposes of both the Big Bang theory, history of the universe or the different representation of death in the cultures of world. The second question will present the man at the heart of the biodiversity. It will explain the mechanisms of the evolution, the man’s place among the other animal species, and will address the specificity of man linked to the brain or on its own performance. The third question finally addresses the functioning of societies: cooperation, competition, creative processes…
The museum stands 44 m (144 ft) high, 150 m (492 ft) long, and 83 m (272 ft) wide. Total area will be 22,000 m² (238,000 sq ft), 6,500 of which will be devoted to exhibitions, three times greater than the museum exhibition space. Nine concurrent exhibitions (3 permanent + 6 temporary), plus four discovery spaces and two auditoriums will be available. Construction cost was budgeted for €153 million, but the controversial final cost is now forecast to approach nearly €300 million.
