domingo, novembro 20, 2005

"Pena que Sangra"



Dado que a FNAC tarda em encomendar o livro e a levá-lo para as prateleiras, venho informar que o livro que lancei pela Corpos Editora pode ser directamente adquirido à editora, enviando um e-mail para corposeditora@hotmail.com no qual deve constar a morada de quem o encomenda (já que é enviado à cobrança via CTT) e o nome da obra e autor, que podem ver na imagem e no nome do post. O preço é, tanto quanto sei, de 15€. Todo e qualquer comentário sobre o livro, de quem o ler, é apreciado. Convém também informar que o livro é de poesia.

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Mais vale tarde que nunca

Só agora... depois de cerca de 5 anos... é que a confiança em Bush começa a cair realmente! É absurdamente incrível como é que os americanos conseguem ser tão ignorantes das condições que eles próprios criam no seu quintal!

Custa assim tanto ver que o imperialismo americano e o fanatismo islâmico são, fundamentalmente, a mesma coisa?

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domingo, outubro 23, 2005

O fim de uma das maiores bandas da actualidade...

Nightwish.com: "Dear Tarja,

It`s time to choose whether the story of Nightwish ends here or whether it will still continue an undetermined period of time. We`ve been working with this creation for 9 years and we are not ready to give up yet. Nightwish is a way of life, something to live for, and we`re certain we can`t let it go.

Equally certain is the fact that we cannot go on with you and Marcelo any longer. During the last year something sad happened, which I`ve been going over in my head every single day, morning and night. Your attitude and behavior don`t go with Nightwish anymore. There are characteristics I would never have believed to see in my old dear friend.
People who don`t talk with each other for a year do not belong in the same band.

We are involved in an industry where the business-side of things is a necessary evil and something to worry about all the time. We are also a band which has always done music from the heart, because of friendship and the music itself. The mental satisfaction should always be more important than money! Nightwish is a band, it`s an emotion.
To you, unfortunately, business, money, and things that have nothing to do with those emotions have become much more important. You feel that you have sacrificed yourself and your musical career for Nightwish, rather than thinking what it has given to you.
This attitude was clearly shown to me in the two things you said to me in an airplane in Toronto: ”I don`t need Nightwish anymore.” and ”Remember, Tuomas, that I could leave this band at any time, giving you only one day`s warning in advance”.
I can`t simply write any more songs for you to sing.

You have said yourself that you are merely a ”guest musician” in Nightwish. Now that visit ends and we will continue Nightwish with a new female vocalist.
We`re sure this is an equally big relief to you as it is for us. We have all been feeling bad long enough.

You told us that no matter what, the next Nightwish album will be your last one. However, the rest of us want to continue as long as the fire burns. So there`s no sense in doing that next album with you, either.
The four of us have been going over this situation countless times and we have realized that this is the thing we want to do in life. It´s all we can do. In December 2004, in Germany, you said that you will never tour again for more than two weeks at a time. You also said that we can forget about U.S. and Australia because the fees and the sizes of venues are too small.

In interviews I`ve mentioned that if Tarja leaves, that would be the end of the band. I understand that people will think this way. Nightwish is, however, a scenery of my soul and I`m not ready to let go because of one person. A person who wants to focus her creativity to somewhere else, a person whose values don`t match mine.

We were never bothered by the fact that you didn`t participate in writing/arranging songs, you never in 9 years came to rehearse the songs with us before going to the studio. Not the fact that while on tour you always wanted to fly, separately from us with your husband. Not the fact that you are an undisputable front image of the band.
We accepted and felt ok about everything except greed, underestimating the fans, and breaking promises. It was agreed by the five of us that Nightwish would be the priority in everything that we do during 2004-2005. Still so many things were more important to you. The ultimate example being the already sold-out show in Oslo, which you wanted to cancel because you needed to rehearse for your solo concerts, meet frieds and go to the movies. Those were the words Marcelo used in an e-mail explaining the cancellation. This being just one example of so many. I couldn`t think of a worse way of being selfish and dismissing our fans.

Nightwish is a way of life and a job with many obligations. To each other and to the fans. With you we can`t take care of those duties anymore.

Deep within we don`t know which one of you drove us to this point. Somehow Marcelo has changed you from the lovely girl you were into a diva, who doesn`t think or act the way she used to. You are too sure of your irreplaceableness and status.

It`s obvious that you blame your stress and misery on us four. And you think we don`t respect or listen to you. Belive us; We have always had the uppermost respect towards you as a wonderful vocalist and as a friend. And very often during the past couple of years the plans were made according to your decisions only. You were always the only one who wanted more money from the shows.
This ”compensation and more money from everything” –attitude is the fact that we are most disappointed of!

We wish that from now on you will listen to your heart instead of Marcelo. Cultural differences combined with greed, opportunism and love is a dangerous combination. Do not wither yourself.

This decision is not something we are especially proud of but you gave us no choice. The gap between us is too wide. And the decision is made by us four unanimously. We are beyond the point where things could be settled by talking.

All the best for your life and career,



Tuomas



Emppu Jukka Marco

Ps. This is an open letter for everybody.

Assim morre um grande projecto musical, pois Nightwish nunca mais o serão sem Tarja Turunen... As minhas condolências.

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sexta-feira, julho 08, 2005

Ainda sobre o ataque

DOLO EVENTUAL: Como Chegámos Até Aqui?: "Dos anos 50 à actualidade ocorreram uma série de fenómenos que directa ou indirectamente ajudaram a construir o presente quadro geo-estratégico: a guerra-fria e a divisão do mundo em blocos (leste/oeste); a imposição do estado de Israel; a descolonização e emergência de novas nacionalidades, o fim da guerra-fria e emergência de outras novas nacionalidades; a laicização definitiva da ocidentalidade e a redescoberta da força política e social do Islão; a deriva consumista do Ocidente; a hiperconcentração de riqueza no hemisfério norte e consequente nova divisão do mundo em dois blocos (norte/sul); a omnipresença (hard e soft) do Império Americano e a globalização/ocidentalização. É neste labirinto que devemos inscrever a história do terrorismo islâmico. Não existem roteiros simples."

De facto, agora os dedos do mundo estão apontados para os terroristas, graciosamente esquecendo que a culpa está por detrás dos atacados, que sempre têm sido os atacantes e que estão agora a colher os frutos dos seus ataques.

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quinta-feira, julho 07, 2005

Atentado

E.U.A., Espanha... INGLATERRA!!! Vai aos poucos mas vai. Quando sentem na pele a mesma coisa que andam a fazer em terras de outrem, já não deve saber tão bem? Já não parece tão perú inchado, aquele Blair, agora... Porque será?... HEHE!

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quarta-feira, julho 06, 2005

Parece mentira, mas não

CNN.com - Astrologist sues NASA over crash - Jul 4, 2005: "MOSCOW, Russia (Reuters) -- A Russian astrologist who says NASA has altered her horoscope by crashing a spacecraft into a comet is suing the U.S. space agency for damages of $300 million, local media has reported."

Quando é que as pessoas vão acordar e parar de tentar boicotar o desenvolvimento tecno-científico com disparates e absurdos destes? É tempo de crescer, não?

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segunda-feira, junho 20, 2005

Pena que Sangra


Pena que Sangra

Esta é a capa do meu livro novo, uma colectânea de vários poemas que escrevi ao longo da vida e que viu hoje a luz do Sol. Estará brevemente disponível no site da FNAC, entre outros. Mais informações à medida que as vou tendo.

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sábado, junho 18, 2005

Livro

Para a semana vou lançar um livro de poesia, "Pena que Sangra", através da Corpos Editora. Darei mais informações à medida que as tiver, mas para já posso adiantar que a gráfica já terminou a impressão do livro.

Em princípio o livro poderá depois ser encontrado através da FNAC, por exemplo.