Czupka Cakis

2009

June 59
May 88
April 85
March 118
January 118

2008

June 140
May 116
April 53
March 95
January 39
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The Records, Starry Eyes.
Dec 1st

Lights on

They’ve been turning the Christmas lights on all over Paris the last week or so. Late last...
Nov 30th
Nov 30th
Nov 30th
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Fleetwood Mac, Save Me a Place.
Nov 30th
Nov 30th
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Louvin Bros., Are You Afraid To Die?
Nov 29th
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Nov 28th
Last night we saw Edge of Heaven, a great, gripping 2007...
Nov 27th
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Bowie, Panic In Detroit. Ummm, prescient?
Nov 27th
Nov 27th
Nov 27th
Polanski directs Deneuve.
Nov 26th
I saw this for the first time when I was way too young, ten...
Nov 26th
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Dr Octagon, Wild and Crazy.
Nov 26th
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The Kinks, Misfit. Late (1978) classic.
Nov 25th
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Milt Jackson, What’s New. Man, I used to hate the vibes. Now, not so much.
Nov 24th
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Millie, My Boy Lollipop. This one goes out to you-know-who. (There’s nothing quite like...
Nov 23rd
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Billy Preston, Outa-Space.
Nov 22nd

Thanks!

I wondered why I was getting a brief blip of slightly more visitors and slightly snarky comments,...
Nov 22nd
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West African Rhythm Brothers, Eroya.
Nov 21st
Palais Royal.
Nov 21st
Palais Royal.
Nov 21st
Palais Royal (Extra Arty)
Nov 21st
Palais Royal.
Nov 21st
Palais Royal.
Nov 21st

Outside

I took a break from hibernating and went to see the Jeu de Paume exhibit of Lee Miller photographs,...
Nov 21st
Rue Jourdain. This little street leads down from the...
Nov 21st
Dead Set.
Nov 20th

Stir Crazy

Anyone who likes a good zombie film, or well-done horror in general, should use the magic of the...
Nov 20th
Nov 20th
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Max Tundra, Will Get Fooled Again. Music for when you haven’t left the house for two days in a...
Nov 20th
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Yardbirds, Over Under Sideways Down.
Nov 19th
“This time I stayed not on the Left Bank of the Seine but in...”
— The Coolest Quartier in Paris,...
Nov 19th
Sunday morning we went to the Place des Fêtes market for the...
Nov 18th
500 Leaves Left.
Nov 18th
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Django Reinhardt & Stephane Grappelli, Stomping at Decca. Music for when you have had just...
Nov 18th
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Brian Eno, Fat Lady of Limbourg.
Nov 17th
Mathieu Almaric in Kings and Queen, Arnaud...
Nov 15th

Gnauch

Gotta move. Our landlady wants to come back to Paris, so we’re outta here. The good news: 1)...
Nov 15th
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Feelies, Doin’ It Again.
Nov 15th
Personally, I’ve always thought Houellebecq was funny...
Nov 14th
Just watched Hail The Conquering Hero, the last of Preston...
Nov 14th
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Lali Puna, Bi-Pet.
Nov 14th
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John Holt, Ali Baba.
Nov 13th
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Mink Deville, Bad Boy.
Nov 12th
Y wonders where the porc lacqué au miel at. At La Pacifique,...
Nov 11th
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The Blow, Bonjour Jeune Fille.
Nov 11th
The Lutecia, Paris.
Nov 11th
Warch Watch
One more please. This one is called “Work, Freak, Pump That Body,” and it is from the...
Nov 10th
Warch Watch
Egyptian Lover, Freak-a-holic. Just riding out a brief Egyptian Lover phase here. Can you blame me?
Nov 10th
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Egyptian Lover, Egypt Egypt.
Nov 10th
mollylambert: (via snuh) You know I have never really...
Nov 10th
La Pagode interior.
Nov 9th
La Pagode garden, cineaste.
Nov 9th
La Pagode garden.
Nov 9th
La Pagode window.
Nov 9th

Steak and Cheese

Yesterday we indulged in two very Parisian activities: we went to see a movie matinee and ate at Le...
Nov 9th
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Pram, Track of the Cat.
Nov 9th
Graffitti of the moment: “When do we have an Obama...
Nov 9th
Nov 8th
Election night, 4:30 a.m., Rue Belleville.
Nov 8th
Election night in Paris, 3 a.m., 3rd Arrondissement Mairie.
Nov 8th
French lumberjacks, Rue dues Pyrénées.
Nov 8th
St-Augustin
Nov 8th
Parc Monceau.
Nov 8th
Parc Monceau.
Nov 8th

Earlier this week

An “election night in Paris” post I wrote for the Tyee, a couple of days ago: Last week...
Nov 8th
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Petula Clark, Don’t Sleep in the Subway.
Nov 8th
please please please
Nov 7th