the Preposterous[ist]

The beauty of pollination

some foreign guy — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 04:48:41 +0000

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The Reins of Free Will

some foreign guy — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 05:08:01 +0000

The power of conscious choice
is your profit earning capital.
Pay attention!
Watch over that moment of power!
The human being rides on the steed of
We have honored the children of Adam.
The reins of free will are in the hands of
intelligence.

- Rumi

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Filed under: the Preposterous[ist] Tagged: Philosophy, Poetry, Rumi

Incredible Art Work by An Unknown Artist

some foreign guy — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 10:13:09 +0000

(via bigpicture.in)

Filed under: the Preposterous[ist] Tagged: Art

The Astounding Design Of Eixample, Barcelona

some foreign guy — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 07:02:28 +0000

(via all-that-is-interesting.com)

Filed under: the Preposterous[ist] Tagged: Archetecture, Places

9 November, 2011 21:50

some foreign guy — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 02:50:51 +0000

“The safest way to double your money is to fold it over once and put it in your pocket.” — Kin Hubbard

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Filed under: the Preposterous[ist] Tagged: ツ, QUOTE OF THE DAY

Florencio Cruz – Hope

some foreign guy — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 03:28:22 +0000

watch it on youtube

Florencio Cruz

I Know [MP3 Download]

Filed under: the Preposterous[ist] Tagged: Florencio Cruz, Music, Saxophone, Videos

If a saxophone is made of brass, why is it considered a woodwind instrument?

some foreign guy — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 03:05:12 +0000

When Adolphe Sax created the first saxophone, he designed a conical shape coupled with a single-reed woodwind mouthpiece; it was because of the mouthpiece that the saxophone was classified as a woodwind instrument. Sax used brass for the body because it was easier to fashion the conical shape from metal than from wood. The designer of several instruments, Sax worked to promote them, as well. In the case of the saxophone, he prompted a contest between a traditional French military band and a band that used his saxophone. The group with the saxophone won and the new instrument was adopted into the military band. Adolphe Sax was born on this date, Nov. 6, 1814. (via Answers.com)

“Don’t play the saxophone. Let it play you.” — Charlie Parker

click the image to see fine detail of this Yamaha Custom EX Tenor Saxophone (or you can just buy it, and then you can touch it, too, and, who knows, one day maybe even play it ;)

Filed under: the Preposterous[ist] Tagged: Florencio Cruz, Good to Know, Music, Saxophone

Charlie Parker – Embraceable You

some foreign guy — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 02:50:24 +0000

watch it on youtube

Charlie Parker

The Complete Savoy & Dial Master Takes
[CD, 2002]
[MP3 Download, 65 songs, 2002]

Best of The Complete Savoy & Dial Studio Recordings
[Original recording reissued]
[CD, 2002]
[MP3 Download, 20 Songs, 2009]

The Best of Charlie Parker: 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection
[Original recording remastered]
[CD, 2004]
[MP3 Download, 12 songs, 2004]

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The Caruso Hotel, Amalfi Coast

some foreign guy — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 22:41:09 +0000

Situated high above the famous Amalfi Coast, The Caruso Hotel is a unique and charming place. A nice and quiet hideaway, where Humphrey Bogart, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, William Turner and Miro spent their time…

(via luxury-design.com)

Filed under: the Preposterous[ist] Tagged: Places, Travel

Simple Pleasures

some foreign guy — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 19:30:21 +0000

Filed under: the Preposterous[ist] Tagged: Boats, Photos

Serenity

some foreign guy — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 00:06:52 +0000

Filed under: the Preposterous[ist] Tagged: Photos

Claude Lelouch – C’était un Rendez-vous

some foreign guy — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 10:31:19 +0000

C’était un Rendezvous (It was a date) is a short film made in 1976 by Claude Lelouch, showing one of the most thrilling high speed drives ever filmed!

watch it on youtube

The film shows an eight-minute drive through Paris in the early hours of the morning (05:30hrs), accompanied by sounds of a high-reving engine, gear changes and squealing tires… Pedestrians are passed, pigeons sitting on the streets are scattered, red lights are ignored, one-way streets are driven up the wrong way, center lines are crossed, the car drives on the sidewalk to avoid a rubbish truck. The car is never seen as the camera seems to be attached below the front bumper (judging from the relative positions of other cars, the visible headlight beam and the final shot when the car is parked in front of a curb on Montmartre, with the famous Sacré Cœur Basilica behind, and out of shot). Here, the driver gets out and embraces a young blonde woman as bells ring in the background, with the famous backdrop of Paris.

(source: wikipedia.com)

Rendezvous

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Paris Perfect

some foreign guy — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 21:03:31 +0000

Care to get a place in Paris?…

(via parisperfect.com)

Filed under: the Preposterous[ist] Tagged: Interior Design, Paris, Photos, Places, Travel

Hotel Chevalier

some foreign guy — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 20:30:05 +0000

One of the best short films ever made.

watch it on youtube

~ A short prologue of one heartbreaking history of love and the prologue of the travel told in The Darjeeling Limited. Thank you for this one, Wes Anderson.

The Darjeeling Limited

Filed under: the Preposterous[ist] Tagged: Film, Paris, Videos, Wes Anderson

Mac Motorcycles

some foreign guy — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 19:35:45 +0000

That is one good looking guy.

(via Carefully Considered : Mac Motorcycles)

Filed under: the Preposterous[ist] Tagged: Motorbikes