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contents Don’t stay in
28015 Madrid The clocks have gone back, the nights are getting
darker and colder, but you can’t take refuge in
Enquiries bars and clubs every single night, can you? Some
Tel: 91 549 7711 Fax: 91 549 7711 time you’re going to have to stay in, bite the bullet

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Email: info@europeanvibe.com and watch some spectacularly bad Spanish TV.
Editor Here are some of the horrors that await you:
Luc Ciotkowski
editor@europeanvibe.com Frustrating comedy/drama series in-
Lingo Star Editor variably let down by either woeful script
writing or embarrassingly poor acting (Or
Susana López at least unable to maintain a good level in both
lingostar@europeanvibe.com script and acting for more than half a season)
Art Editor
Philip McIvor Reality shows whose weekly gala pro-
grammes last about five hours (The good
hpmcivor@mac.com old reality show is a worldwide phenomenon, but
MEDIA & DESIGN following one here means committing one entire
Ferdi Loskamp night out of your week)

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ferdi@europeanvibe.com Heavily politicized news broadcasts (When
Sales Director people trust newspapers more than TV news,
Alan Geegan there’s a problem)
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91 549 7711 Mobile: 689 823 847 Dreadful dubbing into Spanish of English-
Anansie, Camera language films (In which it seems all children
Administrator
Tomek Przybyszewski Obscura, Depeche Mode are voiced by the same woman doing a ‘Bart
Simpson voice’)
tomek@europeanvibe.com & Rammstein Loud interminable commercial breaks with
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Scott Edwards 06 WHAT’S ON - David Bisbal, ibly stupid (You can’t remember what you were
watching anymore, but you can still hear, “Quiero hacer
scott@europeanvibe.com Simple Minds, Juliette caca en el baño de Pablito” as you make a sandwich)
Event Co- Lewis & The Sounds Gossip shows (My pick of the month)
Ordinator
Sam Lee 07 WHAT’S ON - Marilyn The last time I visited my Spanish mother-in-law,
sam@europeanvibe.com Manson, The Prodigy she went to buy bread and came back after 50
minutes. The bakery is at the end of her street.
logistics &
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08 Vibes – Muse The “What a queue!” she said upon her return. “What
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Matt Johnson long?” I asked my wife. It was gossip.

Magazine and 12 Party Photos As gossiping is officially Spain’s national sport
(dwarfing the number of those who follow football),
blog writers 14 books - Courting The Bull it’s only right that it should have a significant
Peter Moore, Linn Treijs, Ryan Craggs,
Martin Quinn, Helen Macrae, Matt 15 travel Spain – Murcia presence on television. The number of these has
snowballed since the emergence of private TV
Johnson, Andy Ojelade, Charlotte 16 travel Europe - Florence channels at the start of the ‘90s, taking over the
morning programming, swallowing the old children’s
Smith, Adam Ciotkowski & Alice Bell 18 Lingo Star - Survival TV afternoon/early evening slots and incredibly

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Joe Hodgson Section & El Consultorio Big Brother has it’s own spin-off gossip show.
INTERNS de lingo star These programmes do have some good things –
Sima Kalmens, Verónica Méndez, 19 Lingo Star - Diario de
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and not-so-successful models who sleep with
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23 sport – World cup be ‘celebrities’, go on these programmes and
give other hairdressers, supermarket checkout
playoffs & All Blacks assistants and not-so-successful models
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Skunk Anansie Camera Obscura

Date: 5 November Date: 8 November
Venue: La Riviera Venue: Sala Heineken
After an eight-year hiatus,
British rock band Skunk Anansie,
led by angsty vocalist Skin, have
reunited and will be playing a
show at La Riviera in Madrid
on 5 November as part of a
tour promoting the group’s new
album.
The London-based band—
consisting of Skin, guitarist
Ace, bassist Cass, and drummer

concert
Mark Richardson—formed in
1994. The name Skunk Anansie
is taken from the arachnid
trickster of West African
folklore, Anansi. The group
added ‘skunk’ to their title to

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make the name grittier.
Skunk Anansie gave their
first performance at London’s
Splash Club in March 1994,
highlighting their first single,
Little Baby Swastikkka, The independent heavyweights Camera Obscura released their fourth

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which was only available via
mail-order. The debut album,
Paranoid and Sunburnt, followed
soon after, eventually reaching
#8 on the UK charts. The two singles Feed and Selling Jesus were featured on the soundtrack
of the movie Strange Days.
In 1996, Skunk Anansie released their second album, Stoosh, which included hit singles
Hedonism (Just Because You Feel Good), which reached #14 on the UK singles chart, and
Brazen (Weep), which reached #11 on the UK singles chart. Stoosh itself reached #9 on the
charts and stayed there for 55 weeks.
In 1999, the band released Post Orgasmic Chill, which was their last album until this
year’s Smashes and Trashes. In 2001, Skunk Anansie split and the individual members
pursued solo careers, releasing albums and playing with other bands.
Smashes and Trashes is out this month and its first two singles are Tear the Place Up and
Because of You. Go see the show and reminisce about the Britrock days of the late 20th century.
Sima Kalmens
album, My Maudlin Career, this past April. Mixing sugary harmonies and
ironic, borderline romantic lyrics, My Maudlin Career is the sonic version
of a sour-patch kid.
The organ, piano, brass, and guitar create sweet melodies that
serve as a backdrop to Campbell’s vulnerable-yet-strong voice. The
single The Sweetest Thing reminisces of 1950s music while French Navy
combines the hopeless romantic and the sarcastic cynic with lyrics like
“I wanted to control it, but love, I couldn’t hold it.”
Formed in 1996, the indie-pop band is made up of Tracyanne
Campbell (lead vocals), Carey Lander (piano), Kenny McKeeve (guitar),
and Gavin Dunbar (bass). Hailing from Glasgow, Scotland, the band is
often compared to fellow Scots Belle and Sebastian. The five piece
broke through to the UK Independent Chart with the single I love My
Jean and since their last album Let’s Get Out of This Country, fans have
been awaiting Maudlin Career.
Verónica Méndez

Depeche Mode Rammstein

Dates: 16 & 17 November Date: 10 November
Venue: Palacio de Deportes Venue: Palacio de Deportes
Since their beginning in the early 1980s, Depeche Mode have become one of the most After a
successful and longest playing bands in history. In their 29-year career, the band have four-year
released 24 albums, featuring the distinct, innovative, and creative techno sound that made break, the
them famous. German band
The band formed in Basildon, England in 1980, but their origins can be traced back to Rammstein
1976, when Vince Clarke (keyboards and chief songwriting before 1981) and Andrew Fletcher released their
(keyboards) formed the band No Romance in China. A few years later, Clarke teamed up with sixth album,
Martin Gore (keyboards, guitar, vocals, and chief songwriting after 1981) and Rob Marlowe to Liebe Ist Fur
form the band The French Look. In 1979, Fletcher replaced Marlowe and the trio Composition Alle Da in
of Sound was born. In 1980, David Gahan (lead vocals) joined the band as a vocalist, and the October. The
quartet changed the band name to Depeche Mode, “hurried fashion” in French. At that time, album’s first
Gore and Fletcher switched their guitars for synthesizers, and the band established their single Pussy
trademark sound. is already
In 1980, while performing locally in London, Depeche Mode captured the interest of causing a
a record executive, who invited the band to record a single for his new label. The single, buzz, as it
Dreaming of Me lead to the was released
release of Depeche Mode’s first through a
album, Speak and Spell. The porn website
album garnered mixed reviews, featuring
but reached #10 on the UK nudity and
Albums Chart. sexual acts.

After the release of
Speak and Spell, Clarke left
Depeche Mode, leaving Gore
as the chief songwriter. Alan
Wilder (keyboards and drums)
replaced Clarke. Wilder was
with the group until 1995.
Since 1995, Fletcher, Gore, and
Gahan have been performing
as a trio.
Since Speak and Spell,
Depeche Mode have released
eleven studio albums, as well
as four live albums and eight
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Although
the majority
of the songs
are written
in German, the group has cultivated a huge following since the release of
their first album, Herzeleid, in 1995. Their second album, Sehnsucht and
Live Aus Berlin, earned the group a nomination for the Best Metal Act at
the Grammy awards. The band’s next three albums Mutter, Reise, Reise,
and Rosenrot and Volkerball, also enjoyed success as they reached the top
ten spots in various countries.
Formed in 1994 in Berlin, the group consists of Till Lindemann
(lead vocals), Richard Z. Kruspe (lead guitar), Pau H. Landers (guitar),
Ollie Riedel (bass guitar), and Christopher ‘Doom’ Schneider (drums),
and Christian ‘Flake’ Lorenz (keyboards). The sextet are best known

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compilation albums. The band
have sold more than 100
million albums worldwide and
have been a big influence
for their industrial metal sound as well as their controversial videos —
most of the band members appear naked in the music video for the
single Mann Gegen Mann.
Rammstein’s over-the-top shows have become as notorious as the

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on popular bands such as band itself. Lindemann has spent entire songs engulfed in flames, and the
Radiohead, Linkin Park, and group has been known to dress up in fat suits and corsets. The group is
Coldplay. set to come to Madrid on 10 November, outlandish costumes included.
Charlene Lidyard Verónica Méndez

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David Bisbal Simple Minds exhibitions

Date: 24 November Date: 18 November
Venue: Teatro Circo Price Venue: La Riviera Marimekko
For those of Starting: 6 November
you who missed Venue: Museo del Traje
David Bisbal’s Since the 1950s,
crowd-pleasing Marimekko’s
performance at designs have been
the Madrid 2016 anything but boring,
candidature transforming fashion
celebration on 27 into a confident bold
September, there style. By only producing oilcloth and printed
is another chance fabrics in 1949 and later commissioning
to see the megahit young artists who produced new bold
singer perform on colours and patterns in the early 1950s was
24 November at Riitta Immonen able to present Marimekko’s
Madrid’s Teatro first small collection to the Finnish public
Circo Price. in 1951. During the period 1952-1956,
Bisbal’s Marimekko opened their first retail shop,

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career began on shaped and developed their original line and
the Spanish reality production, designed their logo and started

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TV show, Operación
Triunfo. Bisbal won
second place in
2002 and since
then has gone on to release four studio albums, two
live albums, and a greatest hits album—all before the
age of 30.
Bisbal’s first album, Corazón Latino, was released
in 2002 and went multi-platinum by the end of the
summer. Bisbal won a Latin Grammy for the album,
which continued to sell even more copies after the
awards.
The follow ups to Corazón Latino—Bulería (2004)
and Premonición (2006)—both reached multiplatinum
status. Premonición also reached gold status in the
United States and select countries in South America.
Bisbal’s new album, Sin Mirar Atrás, is set for
release in October.
Bisbal’s November performance marks the Madrid
leg of his tour, Sin Mirar Atrás, which kicks off on 19
November in his hometown of Almería.
Verónica Méndez
Juliette Lewis and
The New Romantiques
Date: 25 November
Venue: Sala Heineken
to export their designs. By 1958 Marimekko
had gained awareness internationally and
This November, Madrid is teeming with a variety of concert choices to were on display in the Brussels World’s Fair
behold, each one with a little something different to offer. Coming to the and a special exhibition in Stockholm. While
La Riviera is the group Simple Minds. Having sold more than 40 million maintaining a strong market in Finland,
albums worldwide, Simple Minds accomplish a task that is by no means a Marimekko continue to break through
simple feat. Rock, new wave, new romantic, political activists; to say it is barriers and increase their growth on the
almost impossible to categorize this group is an understatement, but also is international scene. In the world of fashion
the notion that their music is captivating, and bridges even the greatest of their work is inspirational and undoubtedly
generation gaps. flourished with vibrant patterns and
Simply put, Simple Minds are a rock band from Scotland who experienced innovated cutting edge designs. Marimekko’s
their biggest worldwide popularity from the mid-1980s to the early 1990s. Autumn/Winter 2009/2010 collections,
Success found them in both the early years with their single Don’t You (Forget ranging from women’s to kids’, are modern
About Me), and more recently in the form of critical acclaim on their more and playful with a dash of sophistication.
politically inspired work. Having survived several changes in band members, From 6 November to 13 December, the
Simple Minds have come together to produce their 18th studio album, Graffiti Marimekko Company’s evolution of designs
Soul. Tickets are priced at around 40€, a token price to pay for three decades will be on display in the Museo del Traje and
of rock and roll. the exhibition will be as enchanting as their
Charlene Lidyard story. Janelle Collins
Ulrike Ottinger
The Sounds Starting: 26 November
Date: 27 November Venue: Goethe-Institut
Venue: Joy Eslava Goethe-Institut
Madrid has a special
treat in store for you,
and one that won’t
cost you a céntimo.
Ulrike Ottinger, one
of Germany’s most visionary filmmakers
is showcasing an exhibition of her most
intriguing photographic work. Having
started taking photographs at the age of
nine, there seems to be no limit as to what
Ottinger can and would like to achieve. Ulrike
is best known for her attempts to change
perceptions, all the while distorting the lines
between what is reality and fiction. These
two worlds collide to provide a truly unique
visual experience. Charlene Lidyard

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Guy Ben-Ner
Starting: 1 November
Venue: Centro de Arte Dos de Mayo
Israeli-born
Belting to lyrics like, “Listen little girl you better sit visual artist Guy
down, you better take a look around and get a hold of Ben-Ner follows an
yourself woman. And embrace what you’ve become,” unusual aesthetic.
Juliette Lewis’ distressed voice takes centre stage in Referencing
her latest album Terra Incognita. Released this past literature, film
September, the album has a different sound from and art, Ben-Ner conveys his thoughts and
Lewis’ past two albums with her former band The opinions about society, focusing particularly
Licks. After four years and two albums with them, on traditional family conventions and the
the actress turned singer opted for a new sound, role of the family man. Ben-Ner usually uses
and band, resulting in Juliette Lewis and The New the short film as his medium (Moby Dick,
Romantiques. Stealing Beauty), but previous exhibitions
Produced by Mars Volta’s Omar Rodriguez-Lopez have also involved sculpture (Treehouse Kit),

after he and Lewis bonded over Fellini movies at
a music festival, the album strays from the heavy
rock and roll sound that is heard in The Licks past
singles like Hot Kiss and You’re Speaking My Language.
Instead, the guitar serves more as an atmospheric
backdrop to Lewis’ voice as she drawls to lyrics like,
“We’re all revolutionaries in a way” and “Now society’s
got no place for me.” The album’s eleven tracks were
co-written by Lewis and guitarist Chris Watson, and
feature the bluesy single Hard Lovin’ Woman and
Suicide Diver Bombs.
Verónica Méndez
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drawings, and bicycles (I’d give it to you if I
could but I borrowed it).
Ben-Ner’s exhibit, which will feature all of his
work up until 2005, opens on 1 Nov and runs
The Swedish New Wave band combine dance, punk, disco, and rock to create the until 10 Jan in El Centro de Arte Dos de Mayo.
perfect shut-up-and-dance solution. Formed in 1999, the band are a five-piece Sima Kalmens
with Maja Ivarsson on lead vocals. Their debut album, Living in America, earned
them various Grammy nominations. The follow-up, Dying to Say This to You, was León Ferrari and
released in 2006 and the group later founded their own record label, Arnioki Mira Schendel:
Records, through which they produced their third album Crossing the Rubicon in Tangled Alphabets
June of 2009. The new album features fun, upbeat music and their visit to Madrid Starting: 25 November
promises a perfect Friday night out. Verónica Méndez Venue: Reina Sofía

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Don’t be confused
by the title, there
is nothing tangled
about Tangled
Alphabets a collection
of art by León Ferrari
and Mira Schendel. Often cited as two of the
most important Latin American artists of the
twentieth century, Ferrari and Schendel worked
independently to bring language forward not
only as a way to express ideas but also as a more
concrete, conceptual art form. The vivid way that
they use language entices your mind to think
beyond its traditional uses. Tangled Alphabets
is the first time these two artists have been
brought together to display their achievements
– don’t miss your chance. Sima Kalmens
Maternidades
Starting: 6 November
Venue: Caixa Forum
Award-winning
photojournalist
Bru Rovira explores
the universal bond
of motherhood
through a series of
photographs exhibited at la Caixa Forum.
Rovira, who received the Ortega and Gasset
award in 2004, travelled throughout the world
capturing images of mothers and their children.
The photographs explore different cultures
and their conceptions of child-rearing. Visiting
war-torn countries like Congo, the Catalan
journalist demonstrates how love and beauty
can overcome the direst of situations. The series
is also accompanied by works reflecting the
children’s response to the images.
The exhibition opens on 6 November and
runs until 28 February.
Verónica Méndez
Jan van Eyck:
Grisailles
Starting: 3 November
Venue: Thyssen-Bornemisza
Starting on 3
November, Museo
Thyssen-Bornemisza
will host the very
first Jan van Eyck
exhibit featuring the
artist’s grisailles technique. Grisaille is a painting
technique characterized by monochrome,
usually in tones of grey or brown. Grisaille is
often used as a decoration and an undercoat in
oil paintings.
Jan van Eyck was a medieval painter from
the Flemish region who was particularly
active in Bruges. Van Eyck is often referred to
as ‘the father of oil painting’ because of his
perfection of the technique.
Jan van Eyck: Grisailles offers drawings,
paintings, and ivories that display the
importance of the grisaille technique in art.
Sima Kalmens
Hannah Collins:
Ongoing History.
Films and
Photographs
Starting: 19 November
Venue: Caixa Forum
There are some
exhibitions that come
and go, and then
there are the ones
that stay with you.
Hannah Collins strives
to do the latter with her ambitious exhibition
that pulls together a collection of three of her
most prominent films and related photographs;
La Mina, Parallel and Current History. Collins
has received numerous awards including the
European Photography Award and the Olympus
Award. The themes permeating her exhibition
about the struggles of people in modern society
and the bringing to life of intangible experiences
through images are sure to leave you walking
away with a new found sense of perspective.
Charlene Lidyard
quizzes
Anyway Pub Quiz Night
Thursday from 23:00 in Anyway Pub. Viriato, 64.
Metro: Iglesia.
IRISH ROVER Every monday at 21:00,
upstairs in the library. Join us to spark up
a brain cell after the weekend. Avenida del
Brasil, 7. Metro: Santiago Bernabéu.
MOORES Pub quiz in English every
Monday at 21:45 in Moores Irish Pub, Calle
Barceló. Lots of prizes and great fun. Everyone
welcome. Metro: Tribunal.
fun Activities
Parque de atracciones
Heart-stopping roller coasters, vertigo
inducing rides or the spine-chilling tunnel
of terror. Metro: Batán. Bus lines 33 & 65.
Tel: 91 463 2900 e-mail: parque@grpr.com
Planetario de Madrid
Avda. del Planetario, 16. Tel: 91 467 34 61
Metro: Méndez Álvaro. Closed Mondays
zoo aquaRium
From the smallest insect to the largest
mammal. Over 6,000 animals from more
than 500 different zoological groups.
Venue: Casa de Campo, s/n Metro: Casa de
Campo. Bus lines 33 & 65. Tel: 91 512 3770
sport
REAL MADRID Estadio Santiago
Bernabéu Tel: 91 398 43 00 Metro: Santiago
Bernabéu. www.realmadrid.com
Atlético de Madrid
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Marilyn Manson
Date: 3 December
Venue: Palacio de Deportes
03/12/09
Long recognized for their challenging lyrics
and controversial stage antics, Marilyn
Manson are now coming to Madrid to
promote their new album,
The High End of Low. Since
they entered the music
scene back in 1989, Marilyn
Manson began to develop a
strong following, achieving
two number-one albums,
three releases in the top ten and out of
their thirteen albums, three have achieved
platinum certification and three gold.
Marilyn Manson: dark, gothic and
sometimes just plain creepy – you can’t
deny they have a certain talent for putting
on a show. Rumours of lead singer Brian
Warner throwing puppies into the audience,
instructing everyone to kill them before
the show could continue, have haunted
the band and yet simultaneously created
a growing fan base among people who
enjoy watching the public and media outcry.
Their outrageous style and shocking lyrics
have served to fuel the attention and public
support surrounding them.
The High End of Low sees the return of
bassist and songwriter Twiggy Ramirez
to the band, alongside a fresh anger at
the modern world. This stands out most
in We’re from America, which delivers lines
such as, “We don’t like to kill our unborn/
We need them to grow up and fight our
wars”. Manson’s (Warner’s) break up with
actress Evan Rachel Wood also creeps into
the album, providing a sense of misery and
desperation, for example in Leave a Scar:
“It’s not like I made myself a list/Of new and
different ways to murder your heart”.
Whether you love them or hate them, this
show is sure to offer all the best of Marilyn
Manson: eerie costumes, anarchic lyrics and
an all round captivating performance.
Harriet Rockliff
what’s on?
Muse
Date: 28 November
Venue: Palacio de Deportes
28/11/09
Bubble wrap, bits of bones, and llamas' claws are
just some of the instruments the British band Muse
incorporate into their music. But the potion works-- the
band’s fifth album, The Resistance, debuted at #1 on
the Billboard European Top Chart and at #3 in the
United States, solidifying their reputation as one of the
biggest rock groups in the world.
The band’s 2006 album, Black Holes and
Revelations, went platinum, selling over 1 million copies
across Europe. Their latest album, The Resistance,
released in September, became the band’s third
number one album in the UK. The newly released
album continues the band’s tradition to combine
Bellamy’s voice with sci-fi anthems and laser-beam
guitar sounds.
See full Muse feature on page 8. Verónica Méndez
The Prodigy
Date: 4 December
Venue: Palacio de Deportes
04/12/09
With hits such as Smack My Bitch Up, Voodoo People
and Firestarter, The Prodigy has caused media
outbursts and frenzies throughout their career.
Criticized for their outrageous lyrics and hell raising
stage performances, many mainstream papers
have sought to stop them in their tracks. Their
revolutionizing of big beat electronic dance music
back in 1990, however, made them a hit with the rave
scene, and the papers had no chance.
Alongside The Chemical Brothers, Fatboy Slim
and Crystal Method, The Prodigy were considered
responsible for a whole new genre of music. They
mixed rave with punk and rock, successfully achieving
three gold certified albums. In 1997, The Prodigy
reached their peak with The Fat of the Land, which
achieved #1 status in eight countries. During the
popularity of this album, video for hit song Smack My
Bitch Up was refused airtime due to its aggressive
content. The Prodigy continued in their shocking style,
although with the demise of the rave scene they
slipped out of the spotlight.
Maybe it’s the band themselves or maybe it’s
that people want to rave again, but with their new
album Invaders Must Die, The Prodigy have made a
comeback. Defined again by violence and aggression,
The Prodigy’s upcoming performance at the beginning
of December in Madrid is likely to reawaken our desire
for the head-thrashing rave scene.
Harriet Rockliff
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 vibes
WORDS by
Adam Ciotkowski

Muse

The
Resistance

With Muse landing in the Palacio de Deportes at the end

of the month, Adam Ciotkowski couldn’t resist finding out
what they have in store for us.

F
ollowing a chance encounter
with Muscle Museum, the third
single released by Devonshire
trio Muse, and the immense
aural pleasure that the
combination of its prominent
ticking clock-esque bass and
explosive chorus produced, I was prompted
to buy Showbiz, their debut album. It was a
wise purchase. The girl that sold it to me told
me so. She was right, but she also happened
to be the last person I heard mention Muse
for two years.
Although it was an excellent debut, it is
perhaps understandable that it received a
relatively muted reception. After all, it was
1999.
Alternative rock was still getting over
Radiohead’s OK Computer and the faintest hint
of a falsetto was enough for a new band to be
dismissed as fleeting pretenders - an unfortunate
state of affairs for Muse, who, in front man Matt
Bellamy, have one hell of a falsetto.
On top of that there was the hysteria over
the imminent Millennium Bug and, should
we survive (technology intact) the launch of
Napster was surely going to put an end to
music.
By 2001 however, things were very different.
The Millennium Bug had turned out to be
an elaborate hoax and Napster had been shut
down having probably done more damage to
the pornography industry than to music. The

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 vibes

DJ Cosy O’s
atmosphere of technological apprehension spectacle to date. Following the rise to a grand
had subsided, giving way to something more chant of “EuraSia! Sia! Sia! Sia!”, it concludes
embracing of Muse’s brand of space age prog with Collateral Damage, a Chopin-inspired

rock.
Muse released Origin of Symmetry and from
the first arpeggio of New Born they had the
attention of everyone that was looking the
other way two years earlier. The riff on Plug
In Baby is one of the finest ever to grace a
guitar and Feeling Good is one of the few
occasions where a cover version is actually
Urban Review
piano piece which, in the context of what
precedes it, is reminiscent of the “Nothing
really matters” ending of Bohemian Rhapsody.
At the midpoint of the album is Guiding Light,
an anthemic slow number. It seems made for 10 tunes that you should
the moment in live sets when the lights come
up across the stadium: the bit just after the
be getting down to this
first encore where you get a sense that the november

impressive rather than an admission of a lack
of imagination.
2003 saw the release of Absolution, including
the fantastic Stockholm Syndrome and the
Rachmaninoff-inspired classical piano on
Butterflies and Hurricanes.
Their evolution into stadium heavyweights
1 6
30,000 other people are thinking and feeling
the same thing as you and it seems like the
most amazing concert experience you will
ever have. If you are not listening to it in that
particular environment however, it sounds
more like a poor man’s U2 and, frankly,
a bit wet. Things are put right though as Chris Brown ft Lil Wayne Taio Cruz
Muse turn up the distortion for the brilliant I can transform ya Break your heart
Unnatural Selection and MK Ultra.

was completed in 2006 with the huge
commercial success of Black Holes and
Revelations. With cleaner production
than the dirge of Absolution (which I
prefer), the album was a further foray into
progressive rock - with added grandeur.
This is exhibited best on Knights of Cydonia;
released shortly before two sell-out shows
at Wembley Stadium, it’s epic and over-
2 7
I Belong To You (+ Mon Coeur S’Ouvre à
Ta Voix) comes complete with funky bass
squelch, hand claps, Matt Bellamy crooning
over the piano in French and even a clarinet
solo. It’s ambitious and over the top to the
point of absurd pomposity. But just when you Mariah Carey Sean Paul
think that the height of spectacle has been H.A.T.E.U Remix She want me
reached, the album then concludes with a

the-top yet enchanting, much like their live
performances.
A decade on from their debut and the now
‘supermassive’ trio, Matt Bellamy, Chris
Wolstenholme and Dominic Howard, release
their fifth album. I was eager to give it a
listen...
3 8
three-part symphony.
Exogenesis is the crowning achievement of The
Resistance - the outcome of the evolution of a
band unafraid to experiment. Part 1 (Overture)
swoops in building to a rock opera in Part
2 (Cross-Pollination). The third movement,
Redemption, is really quite beautiful. A delicate Snoop Dog Serani
piano waltz builds steadily with fragile Gangsta Luv No more games

The Resistance opens with Uprising, the
album’s first single. Over the backdrop of
a driving bass-line and a swirling synth
that sounds as though it was plucked from
Dr. Who, Bellamy’s slightly-deeper-than-
usual vocals pulsate through the verse
with a snarl, rising to the chorus and the
proclamation that, “We will be victorious!”
Energetic and captivating, Uprising is a
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strings to a mesmerising crescendo in which
Bellamy’s falsetto is masterfully controlled.
The Resistance sees Muse exploring previously
unexplored styles but in doing so they
manage to retain their identity. There are
sparks of brilliance and it is grand and
unrelenting. Even in the quieter piano tinkling Ne-yo Britney Spears
moments it seems poised, ready to erupt into Nothing but the girl 3

promising start to their fifth long player.
This is followed by the slightly
underwhelming yet anthemic chorus of
Resistance. The Depeche Mode-influenced
Undisclosed Desires sees Muse enter new
territory with a catchy R&B beat and again a
maturity is displayed in the vocals as Matthew
Bellamy seems comfortable in resting in the
lower regions of his vocal range.
United States of Eurasia (+ Collateral Damage)
may allude to George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-
Four in title and lyrical content, but Queen
claim the honour of inspiration for everything
else. The guitar pedals have been set to
‘Brian May’ and the vocals are resemblant of
Freddy Mercury in perhaps the boldest Muse
an all out rock opera. At times however, it can
be overbearing and, with such a diversity of
influences, the album feels a little disjointed.
Nonetheless the beauty of Muse is that you
never know quite what to expect. They’re a
band who, for better or worse, are willing to
push boundaries and are devoid of concerns
such as self-doubt. Few would be so bold as
to put out United States of Eurasia yet Muse
do so with an unflinching confidence that
somehow allows them to pull it off. This
outlook puts them in a unique position;
with the technical proficiency of classically
trained Bellamy, they are only restrained by
the limits of imagination – or, in the case of
their live performances, by health and safety
regulations.
5 10
Shakira ft. Lil Wayne
Jay Sean feat Lil Wayne & Timbaland
Down
Give it up to me
new cd releases
Memoirs of an imperfect
angel
Mariah Carey
Mariah’s twelfth studio release will
unsurprisingly not feature Eminem
but features a number of self-penned
tracks and production work from The
Dream. H.A.T.E will soon be blowing
up in the clubs while 80s fans can
look forward to a cover of Foreigner’s
hit I Want To Know What Love Is.

Rokstarr
Taio Cruz
He is one of a number of UK
artists to move across the Atlantic
in search of success. This second
album has already spawned a UK
number one in the shape of Take
Me Back and Break Your Heart
should also get plenty of radio
time. Overall, a little too much pop
in here for my liking.

Check out
where
cosy o will be
spinning this
month at
www.djcosyo.com
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 books
WORDS by
Charlotte Smith
Courting
the bull
A review of a new book by you, about you and about your world. Kind of. As Charlotte Smith says,
you are sure to identify on some level with these stories by foreign writers in Spain.
I
f you’re reading this as an
expatriate living in Spain,
then you’ve probably got a
few stories to tell - the reasons
you came here, the reasons you’re
still here and the possible reasons
for leaving.
So why are you here? Did you just
need to do something for yourself?
Dissatisfied with your life? Did you
have an urge to travel? Craved the
sunshine or a life less ordinary?
Did you come here on holiday and
never really leave? Were you fleeing
a difficult situation? A broken
heart, and needed to start again
somewhere without your history,
memories or past? Did you study
here and forget to leave? Did you
come here to teach English? Are
you fulfilling your dreams? Are
you lonely? Have you found a life
less ordinary? Do you miss home?
Where is home?
Like this anthology we all have a
set of experiences that are personal
to us, but like me you’ll almost
certainly relate to a life in Spain
through one or more of these
varied works of fiction, memoir and
verse.
First we meet ‘Bottomcough’,
Michael Raphans amusing story
of falling in love fast. But when
is the right time to share your
first bottomcough with your new
partner? And declare your love in a
language that doesn’t belong to you
like: “An actor in a cheesy Mexican
soap opera.”
It would be wrong of me, as an
English teacher, to write without
mentioning ‘Coffee Break’, Anita
Haas’s all-too-real description of the
terrifying teaching experience that
reads more like an extended panic
attack than an hour in the classroom.
A cringing read for any English
teacher out there, as the writer
takes you back to that in-company
class you once had - met by a sea of
14 www.europeanvibe.com november ’09
frowning faces losing the will to live to mention. The poetry section is
right in front of your very eyes. Until “Nobody ever lives not to be missed - I particularly
the ‘Coffee break’, when the suddenly
animated students find their reason
their life all the enjoyed, ‘House Menu’ by Marjorie
Kante, set in Barcelona, 1967, a
for being again – communicating in way up except hungry, shameless young Spaniard
their own language. bull-fighters.’ sits down to lunch ordering the
menu twice over – for the second
– Ernest Hemingway
Ever found yourself locked in in The Sun Also Rises time he explains to the waiter:
the metro at night? European
Vibe’s own Matt Johnson vividly “El menú
describes his spectrum of thoughts Everything?”
as he steps, half cut, into Lavapiés The student (re)assures,
metro expecting to meet his French “Yes.
amigo. Tt’s Saturday, the night is El menú
young and Madrid is ready and ALL of it.
waiting. Exactly the same.”
“Much to my horror though, I arrived Whether you’ve been here for two
at the exit just in time to watch in months or twenty years we all
slow motion as the automatic gate have experiences in common and
clicked closed, blocking my only way much of it you will find written in
out and shutting me inside, alone.” this unique collection of expatriate
literature.
My favourite fictional story in this Read this book as if it were your
collection is ‘The Lute and the Readings from the book at own personal guide to Spain, and
Fiddle’, a beautiful, heady narrative ‘Mad Open Mic Series’ - Cafe Concierto Lafidula, remember – home is where the
about a young woman temporarily C/Huertas 57 from 9pm on 18 Nov. heart is.
constrained to a wheel chair, legs
cast and bound - what happened
to her is hardly important as she
takes us on her journey from
her apartment in Lavapiés to the
Alhambra in Granada, a place she
wants to visit before leaving Spain.
In an effort to numb her constant
pain she washes down muscle
relaxants and aspirin with vodka
and water – as the only nameless
character in the story – she slips in
and out of consciousness, sensual
hallucinations and dreams inducing
a sense of euphoria in the reader,
similar to her own, describing the
world around her:
“It’s only a dream, I thought; the air
in the room is motionless. The leaves
were winking at me; their backs were
shimmering silver as they danced back
and forth in the sky.”
This anthology has so much
more to offer than I have space
Murcia
The Red Coats are coming
Looking forward to a quaint corner of Iberia, Matt Johnson found in
Murcia ‘a Spain dubbed into English’ – with a rather different English-
speaking community from the one in Madrid.
O
ur GPS rattled out
commands in a matter-
of-fact, polite British
accent (as modern
robots tend to) as we
drove. “Bear…left.” Shifting in my
seat to avoid the jet of AC, I flipped
the shutters toward the ceiling and
tried rubbing the goose bumps off
my arms. Outside the billboards
whizzed by, advertising rest areas or
radio stations or one of a dozen golf
courses – islands of oasis-like green
puddles amidst the brown scruff of
wasteland that was inland Murcia.
I closed my eyes and yawned,
the parting words of our villa
neighbour still ringing in my
ears. I pictured his wrinkled face
grinning while he pointed: “Hey!”
He stood, squinting, liver-spotted
hand on a surely soon-to-be-
plastic hip. “If you boys are up
for meeting some girls before
you get outta town, there’s a real
nice club up the road there a
ways.” Thinking that we’d finally
met someone with even worse
drinking habits than ourselves (it
was, after all, 11am) we managed
a meagre, “OK,” gave him a smile
and wave, and started pulling
away. But he wasn’t done. “You
can get a real nice girl up there
for a good price,” he informed us
without blinking. “Only 150 quid
a night!” Unsure how to respond
to this adulterous advice, we
gave him a grateful nod, hit the
gas, and sped away.
Well, there’s somebody’s grandpa
for ya, I thought. Only in Murcia…
Backwards from there, I did a
mental rewind to the start of our
trip to Spain’s south-eastern costa
blanca. When we pulled into the
development where our friend’s
villa was, still a 15-minute drive
to the beach, we knew this was
not your typical coastal condo.
Super-wide, lane-less avenues
wound through a funhouse maze
of tiny yellow houses – all packed
right up against one another like
madrileños on a Monday morning
metro. The license plates on the
cars squeezed into mattress-sized
driveways all had foreign tags,
mostly British or German. There
were no children running around
with water wings. No sound of
music or laughter. No bikinis! A
few senior citizens waved at us
as we passed. A few more just
stood and stared. In fact, after a
minute or two, there didn’t seem
to be a person under the age
of 55 in the entire community.
Hmmm, I thought. They seem
awfully pale to be Spaniards…It
went unspoken for the moment,
but there was a sneaking
suspicion that we weren’t in
Kansas anymore.
While driving through the
nearby town of Mazarrón en
route to the beach, this became
strikingly clear. Expecting to
find quiet streets littered with
old men in three piece suits out
for a Saturday smoke-&-stroll,
we were greeted instead with
sandals, fanny packs (or bum
bags as their owners would call
them), English swimwear signs,
and a seemingly endless stretch
of restaurants named (insert
Asian adjective) Wok.
The car started filling with
confusion. Were we in England or
Spain? Did we need to exchange
currency? Were we in fact driving
on the wrong side of the road?
These questions, while answered
in due time, were less important
than the more pressing matter
at hand – getting out of the car,
onto the beach, and on the fast
track to intoxication. And, luckily
enough, intoxication in Murcia
came cheap.
Back home, a beachside brew
would cost you arms, legs,
dignity, pride, firstborn children,
etc. – here you could sip a heaping
jarra with your toes in the sand
for little more than a fistful of
suelto. And at night, although we’d
missed the high season by two
weeks, the karaoke bars around
the area, even on a Sunday, were
still slammed – not by crazy
youths out for a night on the town
mind you, but by what we learned
to be a growing number of
English expatriates who’d come to
spend their twilight years living
cheaply and comfortably in the
Spanish sunshine.
I couldn’t help wondering
though, car speeding back to
civilization, about the cultural
and political implications of this
immigrant infestation. What if
thousands of Spaniards, upon
retiring, upped and moved into
my backyard? I pictured our
avenues shrinking to cobblestone
corridors, fast food chains being
travel spain
WORDS by
Matt Johnson
replaced by dirty cafés, and cheesy,
multi-coloured slot machines
substituting arcade games at bars.
I could see grumpy rednecks,
grumbling between snuff spits
as the battle between country
and flamenco shattered eardrums
and speaker systems alike – each
side fighting to drown out the
other. Smoking bans would be
lifted. Coffee mugs would shrink
into shot glasses with handles.
Pints would shrink to cañas. Fish
would even be mixed with eggs,
scrambled up, and sold for ten
bucks a plate – joder!
Anyway. Beaches. Booze. Bars.
Barato. Borracho. Whatever. What
else? Well, immigrants aside,
Murcia did actually have more
I could see grumpy to offer outside of golf courses
and four-Euro fry-ups. As we
rednecks, grumbling discovered, this region also
served as a hot spot for scuba
diving. This fact in mind, as we
between snuff spits
were already saving so much
cash on food & drink, we decided
as the battle between to splurge and go on our first
underwater adventure. And with
country and flamenco its crystalline waters, calm seas,
and plethora of shallow water
shattered eardrums wildlife, Murcia did not fall
short of impressing us with it
and speaker systems aquatic eye candy.
alike – each side So, upon further examination,
it seemed that our Murcian
adventure turned out to be a
fighting to drown out
cheap, fascinating, and enjoyable
success after all. High season,
the other. low season. Who cared? From the
drunken dancing grandma who
took out the microphone, podium,
and monitor stand during my
karaoke rendition of Gangsta’s
Paradise, to the tipsy father who
tried selling his daughter to my
roommates; from scuba diving in
the Mediterranean to waking up
after a night out with my pockets
still filled with crumpled Euro
notes; Murcia, while increasingly
colonized by outsiders, still
offered to the adventurer in all
of us, a travel experience worth
discovering first hand. And I, for
one, was just glad to have seen it
while it still retained some shreds
of Spanishness.
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WORDS by
Charlene Lidyard
F
rom the moment I
stepped off the train
I was enveloped in a
sense of history and
belonging. History is not
only a distant memory
to be occasionally
read in textbooks. No, in Florence
history is lived and breathed by
each Florentine daily. This kind of
fervour beckons to you, calls you,
and ultimately demands that you
tell everyone you know to discover
Florence.
Julius Caesar, the man, the legend
and founder of Florence. Yes, the
Julius Caesar. Are you impressed yet?
Although initially constructed around
59BC to provide a settlement for his
veteran soldiers, Florence or Florentia
as it was known then, meaning
“the flourishing” has done just that,
becoming the great city that you see
today. Having endured many changes
in leadership and a bout with the
Black Death, one thing is certain: art,
culture, and people thrive.
This all sound wonderful? You
ready to get on board, destination
Florence? There are many ways in
which you can arrive, most popular
by plane. Direct flights from Madrid
vary somewhere around the 100€
range. If you are eyeing a more
budget friendly approach, don’t fret.
There are some carriers that brag
10€ flights to Milan, a mere three
hours by train to Florence. Train
fares from Milan are also affordable
and provide you with the unique
opportunity to see some of the
world’s most beautiful terrain.
There has been much debate
amongst those who have travelled
Born again in
through Italy, as to which city is
Renaissance city
Charlene Lidyard guides you around Firenze, the capital of Tuscany –
Florence
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the best. For me, Florence was,
and continues to be one of my
absolute favourites. Having been
disenchanted by some of my
previous experiences in Italy, I
found myself pleasantly surprised
at what I found. Walking the streets
of Florence was neither tiresome
nor scary. The people were friendly
and extremely helpful. Monuments
and buildings were graffiti-free, a
welcome sight to my graffiti wary
eyes. Streets were also illuminated
and clean, and seemingly bursting
at the seams with shops and places
to eat.
The area of San Niccolo boasts two
amazing qualities: an all-you-can-
eat menu for 10€, and being within
walking distance to the Ponte
Vecchio. If you are looking for an
even better deal, there are many
neighbourhoods, including Rifredi
that have pizza, pasta and more for
fewer than 5€. Don’t forget the wine!
Take advantage of your proximity
to the rolling hills of Tuscany and
treat your taste buds to a bit of wine
tasting. A self proclaimed “wine-
maniac,” I stowed several bottles
of Chianti in my suitcase for future
enjoyment.
The Ponte Vecchio (old bridge)
towers impossibly over the Ano
River, and is one of Florence’s most
recognizable landmarks. Having
originally been occupied by butcher
shops, these ultimately gave way
for what you see today: jewellery, art
and souvenir shops. Most worthy of
admiration are the jewellery shops. It
was nearly impossible to prevent my
mouth from gaping open as I glared
at the breathtaking jewels before
me. All of the jewels seemed to stare
back with equal intensity, begging to
a place of such splendour
that it even smells classy.
Julius Caesar, the be bought. Impeccable Italian taste
is evident, as each creation is its own
work of art.
man, the legend Do you know that smell of your
and founder of biggest weakness, your biggest vice?
That smell that always seems to find
Florence. Yes, the you no matter where you are, and
subconsciously draws you in? For
Julius Caesar. Are me that smell was that of the leather
market of Florence. Conveniently
you impressed located close to pretty much
everything in the heart of the city, the
yet? Although leather market has a little something
for everyone: shoes, purses, wallets,
initially constructed jackets. You name it, they have it. And
don’t forget all of those people on
around 59BC your gift list, they would simply die
for a piece of Florentine leather.
to provide a For museum lovers, there is the
magnificent Uffizi. Not only is the
settlement for his name fun to say, but the contents will
also leave Uffizi on the tip of your
veteran soldiers tongue for the duration of your stay.
One of the oldest and most famous
art museums of the world, the Uffizi
holds pieces by artists Botticelli,
Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo,
to name a few.
The Santa Maria del Fiore, a.k.a. Il
Duomo is an absolute must see, and
a perfect way to wrap up your stay.
From the white marble facade to the
intricate stained glass and interior
filled with tombs, the Duomo is sure
not to disappoint. Likewise are the
Gates of Paradise. Exquisite bronze
doors depicting biblical scenes and
commissioned by Ghiberti, the Gates
of Paradise will have you standing
before them, mesmerized.
The only problem you will have with
Florence? The newfound desire to tell
everyone you know, to discover this
Italian gem.
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 lingo star the section for learning spanish
WORDS by
Susana LOpez

Lost luggage Intermediate section

Vocabulario El Consultorio
Equipaje > supermarket
de lingo star
Maleta > suitcase Dirige tus cartas a
Bolsa > bag lingostar@europeanvibe.com
Mochila > rug sack
The Association of European Cuadrado/a > square Querida Lingostar
Airlines’ study showed Iberia was Rectangular > rectangular La semana pasada salí a cenar con mis padres,
the worst airline in Europe for losing Grande > big
que estaban de visita en Madrid. La comida fue
luggage last winter. And it’s not Mediano/a > medium size
malísima y además nos trataron fatal. Puse una
only our hapless friends at IB, there Pequeño/a > small
Blando/a > soft reclamación y me dieron una copia pero ahora no sé
are plenty of other airlines flying to
and from Barajas who have a talent Duro/a > hard qué más tengo que hacer.
Ruedas > wheels Gracias por tu ayuda
for losing suitcases. So, touch wood Gris > grey
it won’t happen to any of us, but Leo
Negro/a > black
we thought it might be a good idea Azul > blue
to prepare you for the unfortunate Hola Leo
Rojo/a > red
eventuality. Estampado/a > patterned/printed Hiciste muy bien en poner una reclamación. El proceso
es el siguiente: en un plazo de 10 días deberías recibir
Expresiones útiles noticias del reclamado, el propietario del restaurante.
Si no lo hace o no te convence su respuesta, debes
En el mostrador de equipaje llevar la copia de la reclamación a la Oficina Municipal
extraviado > At the lost luggage desk de Información al Consumidor y allí te explicarán qué
hacer.
Dices Oyes
Suerte
Susana

Querida Lingostar
No entiendo a los hombres españoles. Llevo un
Acabo de llegar de ¿De dónde venía tu
Roma > I’ve just arrived vuelo? > Where did you tiempo saliendo con uno y, aunque yo al principio no
from Rome fly from? quería, ahora me gusta mucho. De repente me dijo
el otro día que quiere una relación abierta, es decir,
¿Cuál es tu número de ¿Cuál es tu número de estar con otras chicas. Yo pensaba que en España
vuelo? > What is your vuelo? > What is your
flight number? flight number? los hombres buscaban novias y compromisos y
querían al final casarse.
Mi número de ¿Cómo es tu maleta? > Alex
vuelo es… > My flight What is your suitcase
number is… like?
Hola Alex
Mi maleta es azul, Aquí tienes el Lo primero es que ese chico no te quiere. Respecto
grande, con ruedas > resguardo > Here is al hecho de que sea español o no, no creo que afecte
My suitcase is big and your receipt demasiado en su mentalidad. Hay hombres aquí, como
blue, with wheels
en cualquier país, más tradicionales que otros. Pero lo
Diálogo que te dice no tiene excusa. Mi consejo es que le dejes.
Susa
P: Pablo En el mostrador de equipajes Hola Lingostar
A: Asistente de tierra perdidos de la T4 de Barajas (Madrid)
Una amiga española se casa en unos meses y
P: Hola, buenas tardes. quiero organizarle una despedida de soltera que no
A: Hola, ¿qué tal?
P: Bueno, acabo de llegar de París y mi maleta no ha llegado. olvide jamás. ¿Qué es lo típico aquí?
A: ¿De dónde venías? Gracias
P: De París, en vuelo directo. Laura
A: ¿Tienes el resguardo de la tarjeta de embarque?
P: Sí, aquí está.
A: Vamos a intentar localizar tu maleta. ¿Cómo es? Hola Laura
P: Es una maleta pequena, con ruedas y de tamaño mediano. ¡Me encantan las despedidas de soltera! Respecto a
A: ¿Puedes darme tu dirección en Madrid?
P: Sí, es la calle Andrés Mellado, 57 2ºB qué hacer, depende un poco de vuestro presupuesto.
A: Muy bien. Aquí tienes el resguardo. Puedes llamar a este teléfono para averiguar el Lo normal es hacer una cena y luego ir de copas.
estado del equipaje. Allí te darán toda la información que necesitas. La novia no paga nada durante toda la fiesta. Se le
P: Gracias. Hasta luego
A: Adiós suele disfrazar y además es típico que las amigas le
compren regalos, generalmente ropa interior.
Useful info > If your bags are delayed, airlines usually agree to pay ‘reasonable’ Que lo paséis muy bien
expenses until the luggage is found. The amount paid is subject to negotiation and you
may have to fight for a decent payment. If your bags are not found, you must file a claim, Un abrazo
which takes some time to process. You’ll normally have to wait six weeks to three months
for reimbursement, although some airlines are much more efficient than others. Susa

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 the section for learning spanish
Advanced Section
S Si llegas a
antiago de Compostela
me hace trasladarme a
mi más tierna juventud,
concretamente al año
1993 cuando decidí,
junto con un grupo de
amigos, recorrer unos kilómetros
con el objetivo de llegar a la ciudad
a pie. Esto es lo que hacen cada
año miles y miles de peregrinos
que comienzan su travesía en
Roncesvalles (Francia) hasta llegar
a tocar la mano del Santo 900
kilómetros más tarde.
Han pasado muchos años desde
entonces y entre medias, he tenido
la gran suerte de vivir un año en
una de las ciudades más bellas de
España. Bella por dentro y por fuera.
Lo primero queda patente al
visitarla, simplemente dedicando
unos minutos a esa Catedral de
estilo gótico que parece querer
tocar el cielo en la Plaza del
Obradoiro.
Lo segundo se hace evidente nada
más entrar en contacto con sus
gentes, que reciben al visitante con
toda la hospitalidad del mundo a
pesar de su fama de reservados y
un tanto desconfiados.
Santiago es una de las tres
ciudades españolas más populares
entre los universitarios junto con
Granada y Salamanca. Nada tiene
que envidiar a las otras dos en
cultura de bares y tapeo. Si pasas
por allí, deberías dedicar un poco
de tiempo a lo que se conoce como
la ruta Paris-Dakar, para la que no
necesitas un coche, solo algo de
dinero y muchas ganas de beber.
Es una tradición en Compostela
recorrer la “rúa”del Franco
empezando por un bar que se
llama París hasta llegar al último
de la calle que es el Dakar. Lo más
recomendable es tomar “albariño”
o “ribeiro”, los vinos típicos de allí.
Si después del recorrido,
buscas un poco de descanso, no
hay problema. En todo el casco
lingo star
WORDS by
Susana LOpez
Santiago de
Compostela
Diario de viajes
antiguo podrás encontrar cafés y Santiago, lamento decirte que
restaurantes muy acogedores y el tiempo es prácticamente
Santiago por
sobre todo con mucha personalidad. desagradable durante todo el
Recomiendo sin duda la “Casa año. Es continua la presencia
das Crechas”, un bar donde se del “orvallo”, una lluvia apenas
puede escuchar música celta en
directo. En Santiago sigue viva la
imperceptible pero que te cala
hasta los huesos. El día grande carretera te
costumbre de ofrecer conciertos
en bares y cafés, algo que ya se
de la ciudad es el 25 de Julio, la
celebración del Apóstol Santiago. sorprenderán
está perdiendo en otros lugares de
España.
A lo largo de los días anteriores
y posteriores podrás ser testigo los numerosos
En muchos de estos lugares
tendrás la oportunidad de probar la
de celebraciones, conciertos
y actos religiosos por toda la peregrinos
“queimada”, la bebida más gallega,
de la que algunos dicen que tiene
efectos curativos. De cualquier
ciudad. Merece mención especial
el espectáculo de luces, música y
fuegos de artificio en la Plaza del
que avanzan
por la calzada
forma, se trata de un brebaje fuerte Obradorio la víspera del día del
hecho con aguardiente, azúcar y Santo Patrón. Si llegas a Santiago
limón al que se le prende fuego
para que el azúcar se queme. El
por carretera te sorprenderán los
numerosos peregrinos que avanzan en el tramo
ritual suele ir acompañado de un
conjuro, palabras que las brujas
por la calzada en el tramo final del
Camino Santo. final del
(meigas, en gallego) decían en el
momento de tomarlo.
El resto, lo dejo en tus manos
pues Santiago de Compostela es Camino
Esta tradición de la queimada
representa al cien por cien el
carácter supersticioso de los
un tesoro que merece la pena
descubrir. Santo.
gallegos, quienes siempre han
creído en la existencia de las
brujas. Santiago es el escenario
ideal para la puesta en escena
de estos mitos por sus calles
estrechas y empedradas y su halo
de misterio.
Santiago también es el lugar
perfecto para pasear, especialmente
por el Parque de la Alameda,
pegado literalmente al casco
histórico. La primera vez que
estuve allí me sorprendió la
presencia de dos viejecitas, en
forma de escultura. Más tarde
descubrí que se trataba de
un homenaje a dos hermanas
costureras, Maruxa y Morelia,
que se dedicaban a pasear por allí
despuérs del almuerzo. De ahí
viene que se las conozca como “Las
dos en punto”, momento del día en
el que se dejaban ver por el lugar.
Si estás pensando en cuál es
la mejor temporada para visitar
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 film first
WORDS by
Luc Ciotkowski
Looking
For Eric
Director: Ken Loach Cast: Eric Cantona, Steve Evets, Stephanie Bishop & Gerard Kearns
Spanish title: Buscando a Eric Release Date: 27 NOV 2009
All that Middle- force Eric to see his first wife, Lily, the
aged Manchester already depressed postman suffers
postman Eric a nervous breakdown and ends up in
Bishop has to show hospital after driving the wrong way
from two failed around a roundabout.
marriages are two
teenage stepsons A do-it-yourself group therapy session
under his care with his concerned postie mates
and a grown-up prompts each man to visualize being
daughter with her in the skin of someone he admires
own baby. When and would like to emulate. In Eric’s
childminding duties for his grandchild case, he imagines looking through
the eyes of his namesake and
Manchester United hero ‘King’ Eric
Cantona. Later indulgence with his
stepson’s marijuana stash leads Eric
to start having visions of the French
football legend, who quickly becomes
a life coach and confidant to the
beleaguered Mancunian. Just as we
begin to think the film is an uplifting
(albeit lifting slowly from the gutter),
slightly schizophrenic buddy movie,
events take an ugly turn for the worse
and in our guts we can feel a Ken
This director’s Loach misery-fest in full working order
coming on. Three years ago, that’s
films should really maybe how it would have ended, but
in the midst of a worldwide recession,
be compulsory the cinema-going public need hope as
viewing in Spanish much as anyone else. Loach eventually
rescues us from despair, but he has to
schools; it would abandon the realism previously built
up to deliver us from evil. But if we can
soon put an end suspend belief for Eric Cantona life
coaching a Manchester postman, we
to misconceptions can buy into the film’s finale also.
of Britain being We come out a lot happier from this
all about reserved than we have from any Ken Loach film
for a long time. This director’s films
ladies and should really be compulsory viewing in
Spanish schools; it would soon put an
gentlemen and
end to misconceptions of Britain being
five-o’clock tea. all about reserved ladies and gentlemen
and five-o’clock tea.
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Away We Go
Director: Sam Mendes Cast: John Krasinski & Maya Rudolph
Spanish title: Un lugar donde quedarse Release Date: 20 NOV 2009
This quirkily
comedic coming
of age road movie
is something
rather unexpected
from American
Beauty director
Sam Mendes. Its
main characters
are Verona, an
illustrator of
medical textbooks, and her boyfriend,
Burt, who sells insurance futures to
insurers by telephone. The film opens
with Burt performing what turns out
to be an unconventional pregnancy
test on Verona. We rejoin the couple,
in their early thirties, six months into
the pregnancy when Burt’s parents
break the news that they are leaving
to fulfil their long-held ambition of
living in Antwerp, Belgium. Burt and
Verona, who had moved from Chicago
to be near their family, are left feeling
unanchored and directionless, as well as
hopelessly unprepared for parenthood.
While they aren’t necessarily poor, they
seem not to have moved on from the
lifestyle of their long-gone student
days; they live in a ramshackle prefab
without proper heating and cardboard
covering a broken window. Amidst
2012
Director: Roland Emmerich Cast: John Cusack, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Amanda Peet & Oliver Platt
Spanish title: 2012 Release Date: 13 NOV 2009
On 21 December
2012, the world will
end as we know
it. The Ancient
Mayans calculated
the end of time
long ago with
their sophisticated
calendar system,
while New Agers
predict a profound
transition and the dawning of the Age
of Aquarius Naranja. That’s the premise
given to Roland Emmerich, director of
Independence Day and The Day After
Tomorrow, to do what he most enjoys
and what he does best – to make a
movie in the disaster and apocalyptic
genre with stunning visual effects. Mr
Dependable John Cusack heads an
ensemble cast, which also includes
Amanda Peet, Thandie Newton, Woody
Harrelson, Danny Glover, Chiwetel
Ejiofor and Oliver Platt.
their self-doubt, Verona asks Burt,
(interestingly, the mantra of almost
every thirty-something expatriate in
Madrid if you go to the right/wrong
bars) “Are we fuck-ups?” It seems she is
asking the audience too. With no sense
of belonging and no ties apart from
to each other, the pair decide to find
a new home for themselves and their
unborn child.
Their journey takes them to Phoenix,
Tucson, Madison (Wisconsin), Montreal
and Miami, presented as a series of
vignettes, before they finally find their
home. The film does dander along
without great pace, but it gets where
it sets out to. Burt and Verona are
refreshingly and unwaveringly, truly
in love. The flawed parenting and
relationships they encounter on their
travels convince them they are, after all,
much less fucked up and much more
fortunate than they thought.
Watch it, especially with someone
you love. But, if you’re single and have
suffered heartbreak in the past, you
might feel they’re rubbing your nose
in it. In which case, give it a miss.
You’ll spend money on your ticket, and
three times as much on drowning your
sorrows afterwards.
“The end is just the
beginning”. It’s not
though, is it?
The Northern Hemisphere’s winter
solstice arrives in 2012 and, sure
enough, the Earth’s crust begins to
collapse and the planet is devastated
as the oceans swallow entire
continents. The only hope of survival
is a series of Noah’s Ark-style super
ships made by the… guess… American
‘Institute for Human Continuity’. The
promotional hoardings and trailers
boldly claim, “The end is just the
beginning”. It’s not though, is it? The
end is really the main event. That’s
not to take anything away from 2012,
but precisely what a film like this is
offering is to see how the people in
charge behave in the situation, how
normal people like us behave in the
situation, and jaw-dropping effects
to show us what the end of the world
looks like. It’s going to be good, but it’s
not going to be amazing, unless you
only care about special effects.
 new movie releases
Release Date: 28 Oct 2009
Spanish title: This Is It
Release Date: 6 NOV 2009
Spanish title: Adventureland
Release Date: 13 NOV 2009
Spanish title: 2012
Please note: details of all films are correct at the time of publication.
Release Date: 18 NOV 2009
Spanish title: Crepúsculo
la saga: Luna nueva
Release Date: 20 NOV 2009
Spanish title: Un lugar
donde quedarse
Release Date: 30 oct 2009
Spanish title: Destino Final 4
Release Date: 6 NOV 2009
Spanish title: La caja (The Box)
Release Date: 16 NOV 2009
Spanish title: Triage
(pendiente título español)
Release Date: 20 NOV 2009
Spanish title: Amelia
Release Date: 27 NOV 2009
Spanish title: Buscando a Eric
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WORDS by
Martin Quinn
El
Clásico
Spain’s titans finally square to each other in the first clásico of the
season. Martin Quinn explains why, on 29 November, you’re either
Madrid or you’re Barcelona – there’s no fence to sit on.
T
here’s a wee restaurant below
my flat in Chamberí named for
the owner, a Portuguese dude
called Nino. Well, Nino hates
Real Madrid with a passion,
so, along with the giant plasma screen, it
makes his joint a decent place to watch
El Clásico. So there we were standing at
the door, twisting our necks in intolerable
directions last May watching Barça in
the process of giving the boys in lilywhite
a 6-2 spanking when some old punter
comes walking by. He asks us who we’re
supporting and we all shout “¡Barça!” to
which he goes off on a rant during which
I only understand the word “Catalanes”,
though I swear it was preceded by the
Spanish word for ‘prostitute’…
This rivalry verging on hatred is what
we’ve come to expect of the derby
between the big two from the Castilian
and Catalan capitals. If you’ve ever
witnessed the madness of derby day in
Glasgow or Buenos Aires, you’ll probably
think this is a light picnic in Retiro Park
in comparison. But there’s a lot of history
hiding behind Barça-Real, and the rivalry
is almost as old as the fixture. The teams
first played each other in 1902 (a 3-1
Barça victory). After a 5-2 win for the
hosts three years later in Barcelona, the
then Madrid F.C. players and officials
reportedly created a stir during the
post-match meal with accusations of
unsporting play, ungentlemanly heckling
from the local crowd and referee bias.
Thus was born the clubs’ mutual dislike
and the madridista reputation for being
rather sore losers.
Though Madrid became ‘Real’ in 1920 in
honour of King Alfonso XIII, it may surprise
some to know that, during the Second
Republic of the 1930s, Madrid dropped
the regal connotations from their name
and later added to their shirt a dash of
purple allegedly as a further endorsement
of the regime. But after the end of the
Civil War in 1939, things began to change
at the club from Chamartín. Real was, for
the duration of the dictatorship, regarded
as the ‘regime team’ and the eye of
suspicion was cast towards their many
achievements. There was an incident
soon after the resumption of nationwide
competition when Franco’s head of state
security entered Barça’s changing room
before a Generalissimo’s Cup game
against Madrid. It was alleged that he
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five-a-side
football in Madrid
T
he EFL, the 5-a-side league for Madrid’s
international community, got off to a flying
start with 88 goals in the opening day’s
seven matches.
Five extra teams entered the league at the last
minute, making for a final total of 15. It was
decided with the increased participation that all
teams will play each other once and then the
league split into two divisions according to the
standings at that point.
The biggest clash of the first weekend was undoubt-
edly the match between current champions Finbars
Celtic and the team they beat into second place last
season and dethroned after five consecutive league
titles, Santana. In the end, Finbars Celtic were able
to pick up where they left off and draw first blood
with a narrow 4-3 victory. Their bar mates Finbars
67 also started with a satisfying win after the learn-
ing curve that last season was for them.
In the only match disputed between two newcom-
ers, Moores Tribunal sentenced the Barones
de la Birra to defeat in a free-scoring encounter.
Real Monks became the first new boys, and the
only of the weekend, to beat one of the estab-
lished sides. They beat Atlético Retiro by the
tightest of margins with the game finishing 5-4.
Liverpool supporters club Madrid Reds’ misfortune
reflected their Anfield heroes’ recent run as they
went down 12-3 to Atlético Cero (last season’s
third placed Headless Chickens renamed). Last
season’s most improved side Triskels-Audrey-
asked the Catalans not to be getting Turtles welcomed Five Corners to the league
any funny ideas about winning as Real’s with a clear message of how competitive it is, the
number one fan, El Caudillo, was being final scoreline settling at 9-4 in Triskels’ favour.
very generous by even letting them play. The lads representing FC Británicos, the best
Madrid went on to win the game 11-1. English-speaking 11-a-side team in Madrid, had a
rough induction into the short game at the hands
Apart from this incident though, there of a rampant All Blacks. The 18-1 dream start for
is little plausible evidence that Franco last season’s fourth placed side gives them an early
and Co. gave the team help with dodgy goal difference boost and Diego García’s double
referees, sneaky kicks into players legs hat-trick makes him the first leader of the Pichichi
(top scorer) table.. Luc Ciotkowski
from the police or lead pipes left by
Reverend Green in the lounge. results
Week 1 18/10/09
Finbars 67 6-4 La Parada Numero 12
Let’s keep the Barça-Madrid rivalry in Juan Fernández 2, Ariel Frigiotti 2, o.g.,
Enrique Garriga
A Scorer 3, o.g
perspective, though. One Old Firm day, Five Corners 4-9 Triskels- Audrey- Turtles
winding through the streets of Glasgow, Koki 2, Alfredo 2 Felipe Martín 5, JC Marugan 3,
Pete Eaves
the Ballymena Celtic supporters’ bus was Moores Tribunal 9-6 Barones de la Birra
approaching Parkhead when a pool ball Phil Kester 3, Vincent O’Brien 2,
Chris Johnston 2, Michael Nii Kwame,
Jonatito 4, José, Carlos
came flying through the window, courtesy James Macintosh
of a Rangers’ fan. Well, not quite through, FC Británico de Madrid 1-18 All Blacks
Bobby Wang Diego García 6, Daniel García 5
but, had anyone’s head been against the Daniel Andrinal 4, Daniel Alberti 2
Rubén Bautista
window, some sense might have been Madrid Reds 3-12 Atletico Cero
knocked into them. It’s even worse around Mark Doran 2, Shane Barett Dani 5, Christian 3, David Silva, Lucas,
Mario, Jimmy
the stadiums of Boca Juniors and River Atlético Retiro 4-5 Real Monks
Plate whenever they play. Those fans Alfonso 2, Paco, Luciano Emilio 2, Jorge, Richie, Miguel
have guns. Enough said. I’ve never heard Santana 3-4 Finbars Celtic
David 2, Beto Rob Pinnington 2, Paul Collins,
of any major violence at Madrid vs Barça, Iñigo Manterola
but there is a tinderbox atmosphere in november fixtures
and around the game. It’s probably not 08/11/09
wise to wear the other team’s colours Free Week Triskels- Audrey- Turtles
the Catalan outside the ground, especially with this
time being the Nou Camp’s turn as host.
La Parada Numero 12
A Team Apart
Barones de la Birra
All Blacks
donkey Finbars 67
Five Corners
Atletico Cero
Real Monks
and the And what predictions for 29 November?
Well. Real have gone out sticking their
Moores Tribunal Finbars Celtic
madrileño fingers up to the recession and spending
FC Británico de Madrid
Madrid Reds
Santana
Atlético Retiro
bear are wildly. The new age of the Galácticos is
here with Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaká, Xabi
15/11/09
face to
Barones de la Birra Free Week
Alonso and Karim Benzema lining up All Blacks Triskels- Audrey- Turtles
face in the this year in white. Barça don’t look too
worried though, manager Pep Guardiola
Atletico Cero
Real Monks
La Parada Numero 12
A Team Apart
Spanish having procured Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s Finbars Celtic
Santana
Finbars 67
Five Corners
bullring, services. He joins Thierry Henry and
Lionel Messi up front and also veteran
Atlético Retiro Moores Tribunal
snorting and captain Carlos Puyol, Andrés Iniesta and
Madrid Reds
22/11/09
FC Británico de Madrid
scraping Dani Alvés. The aforementioned 6-2
slight at the tail end of last season will
Free Week All Blacks
the ground, be playing on the madridistas’ minds
Barones de la Birra
Triskels- Audrey- Turtles
Atletico Cero
Real Monks
ready for and this club fixated with winning (and
paradoxically, losing) has obsessively high
La Parada Numero 12
A Team Apart
Finbars Celtic
Santana
battle expectations this time. Finbars 67
Five Corners
Atlético Retiro
Madrid Reds
Moores Tribunal FC Británico de Madrid
So, the Catalan donkey and the madrileño
bear are face to face in the Spanish 29/11/09
bullring, snorting and scraping the Atletico Cero Free Week
Real Monks All Blacks
ground, ready for battle. Whatever your Finbars Celtic Barones de la Birra
views of Castilian versus Catalan culture, Santana Triskels- Audrey- Turtles
your politics regarding the Spanish Atlético Retiro La Parada Numero 12
centralism versus the regions thing, it will Madrid Reds A Team Apart
be, as always, a great spectacle of soccer FC Británico de Madrid Finbars 67
to see. Moores Tribunal Five Corners

FIFA
World Cup
UEFA zone
playoffs
Twelve national teams order the final round of
drinks and watch the fat lady take the stage at
the Last Chance Saloon of World Cup Qualifying.
Luc Ciotkowski previews the European playoffs.
European
Playoffs
Greece v Ukraine
I
t is indeed a final op-
portunity to appear
at the World Cup
for Ukraine legend
Andriy Shevchenko
and the surviving
Greek heroes from the
Euro 2004-win-
ning team. Several
eliminated sides will
look at this, arguably the
least glamorous and most
equally matched of the European
playoffs, and fancy they might have
been able to beat either over two
legs. However, Ukraine eliminated
eighth in the world ranked Croatia
and suffered only one narrow defeat
during the group qualifiers at the
hands of England at Wembley.
Meanwhile, Greece are armed with
UEFA qualifying’s top scorer, goal-
a-game Fanis Gekas. Who’ll win?
Might depend whose fans throw the
most flares on the pitch.
Portugal v Bosnia-Hercegovina
P
ortugal will look to their
Spanish-based players Ronaldo
and Simão for inspiration, es-
pecially after their far from convinc-
ing performance in the group stage
against a Bosnian side bidding for
their first major finals appearance.
Bosnia generally impressed in quali-
fying until their final group match.
Their fans will be hoping they can
put the alarmingly ragged defen-
sive display against Spain down to
having already secured their playoff
spot. Portuguese failure and a World
Cup without Cristiano Ronaldo
would be equally as disastrous for
corporate sponsors as it would be
disappointing for fans of attractive
football.
Republic of Ireland v France
T would scare
he juiciest tie of the playoffs
is also the hardest to fore-
see goals in. Trapattoni has
Saturday, 14 November 2009
European Playoffs
Greece v Ukraine, 20:00
Portugal v Bosnia-Hercegovina, 20:00
Rep of Ireland v France, 20:00
Russia v Slovenia, 20:00
Intercontinental Playoffs
New Zealand v Bahrain, TBA (result from first leg 0-0)
Costa Rica v Uruguay, TBA
moulded the Irish into a
solid, stubborn unit, in
stark contrast with the
French, who appear
less like a team and
more like a hap-
hazard collection
of great individu-
als. Playing the
return leg of the tie
could work to Ireland’s
advantage if they can go
well positioned into that
second match – the highly
dissatisfied and highly
critical French crowd
could be more a hin-
drance than a help to their
underperforming team. The
World Cup will be a poorer place
without the Irish or the French, but I
think the world’s pubs already know
who they want to go through. Expect
plenty of nerves all round.
Russia v Slovenia
‘I
ndustrious’ is perhaps the kind-
est adjective we can apply to
the Slovene national team, but
to disregard out of hand a side who
left the Czech Republic, Northern
Ireland and Poland out in the cold
would be foolish. They have quali-
fied for finals via the playoffs twice
from two occasions, while their op-
ponents this time around have tasted
victory and defeat in their two previ-
ous playoff experiences. Russia were
the surprise package of Euro 2008,
dumping the seemingly invincible
Netherlands from the competition
with the inspirational tutelage of
Guus Hiddink and the coming of
age of Andrei Arshavin. Hiddink’s
men built on that success and
cruised to their playoff place behind
the powerful Germans (who they
kept the pressure on right up to last
month’s final group matches). With
the impending trip to the infamous
artificial turf of Moscow’s Luzhniki
Stadium, hard work might not be
enough for the Slovenes. But should
the lowest ranked UEFA playoff
team progress, it would provide
the perfect opportunity for the
world to finally unconfuse the ex-
Yugoslavs with the similarly-named
Slovakia.  Luc Ciotkowski
Wednesday, 18 November 2009
European Playoffs
Bosnia-Hercegovina v Portugal, 20:00
France v Rep of Ireland, 20:00
Slovenia v Russia, 20:00
Ukraine v Greece, 20:00
Intercontinental
Playoff
Uruguay v Costa Rica, TBA
All Blacks
The New Zealand rugby team visit the Old
Continent this month and test their might
in a series of matches against some top
European opposition.
L
ove it or not particularly
interested, that’s rugby
and the New Zealand All
Blacks are a microcosm
of this rule. What Brazil is to
football, New Zealand is to its
national sport. They’re a classy
team of South Seas bruisers
with a mixture of New Zealand’s
indigenous peoples, European
settlers and other native peoples
spanning the South Pacific that
also populate the country. The
team has a near-mythical aura
thanks to this native blood and
its heritage, best exemplified by
the Haka, the pre-match Maori
war dance.
The Haka is a great spectacle.
This dance would scare the
bejaysus out of any invading
army for its sheer ferocity and
stands as a testimony to the
country’s fairly good relationship
with its native Maori population,
compared to other Euro-settled
nations throughout the world.
If you were to walk out of the
stadium straight after seeing it,
you would miss the game while
still having seen an amazing
spectacle. There have been many
variations performed over the
years by the team and it has
become one of the most famous
sights in world sport.
And it’s one of the reasons
why the rugby team of New
Zealand are so loved throughout
the world. Another reason of
course being their outstanding
The Haka
is a great
spectacle.
This dance
the bejaysus
out of any
invading
army for
its sheer
ferocity
sport
WORDS by
Luc Ciotkowski & Martin Quinn
ability on the field of play. At
the moment they rank number
two in the IRB World Rankings,
behind South Africa and are
readying up for a European
tour. They kick off on the
eighth of this month against
Wales and play all of the Six
Nations teams, bar Scotland and
Ireland. The finale is a match
in Twickenham against the
invitation-only, international
selection side, the Barbarians.
For the tour, they are captained
by Richie McCaw from New
Zealand club side Crusaders.
Legend has it that the name
‘All Blacks’ came from a typo
made by a journalist during a
British tour by a selection of
Kiwi rugby players in 1905.
The ‘Originals’, as they were
called, played as if they “Were
all backs”. Back was spelt in the
darkest possible form and the
rest is history. Well, the fact
that their kit happened to be all
black might have also been a
factor. The myth surrounding
the team grew gradually
throughout the 20th Century,
along with a fierce rivalry with
the Springboks which ended
with controversy in 1976 with
a tour of Apartheid-era South
Africa. It led to an African
boycott of that year’s Summer
Olympics and an agreement
between Commonwealth nations
to discourage sporting contact
with the Afrikaaner regime. This
was ignored in 1981 when the
government of New Zealand
refused to ban a South African
tour of the country and it led to
serious protests at the matches.
The reason given was “No
politics in sport”, but the issue
was too hot a potato to prevent
problems. There was no more
contact between the teams until
the 1990s when Apartheid had
fallen.
Nowadays everyone in rugby
are friends (off-field in the bar
afterwards, of course) and politics
doesn’t really affect the sport
as much as other games. The
mighty All Blacks are simply a
fantastic spectacle and a trip to
the land of the kiwi bird for the
next World Cup in 2011 would
certainly be an unforgettable
experience. Here in Madrid,
watching a game won’t be a
problem, given the amount of
Irish pubs, full of fans from the
Home Nations and the rising
level of Spanish interest in the
game and its mystic South Sea
war dance. martin quinn
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 culture
WORDS by
Matt Johnson
A day in the life:
of a first
year American
teacher
The hard times of recession haven’t deterred first year American English teachers from their
Spanish adventure. Matt Johnson’s account gives us a peek into the daily survival of one species
in the wide and varied fauna of Madrid’s international community.
B
oth phone alarms
sound simultaneously,
startling my head from
the pillow. I blindly jab
at each snooze button
– a couple quick nine
minute siestas – until
my feet touch down
on the cold floor of my room. The
sun’s just started peeking through my
shutters. It’s Thursday. As an English
teacher in Madrid, Thursday’s the new
Friday. Wednesday, the new Thursday.
Hardly anyone works Fridays – a
constant string of three-day weekends
dot our calendar year. I’m not by any
means a morning person, but the daily
battle waged with either one of my
snooze buttons is easier on Thursday.
Everything’s easier on Thursday –
especially this Thursday because
tomorrow is yet another Spanish
holiday so none of my students have to
work. Today’s going to be a good day.
I dress and eat quickly and pop in to
the café downstairs for a small shot
of hot liquid energy. Spanish coffee is
one of the most powerful weapons of
motivation in my alarm clock arsenal.
Delicious, fresh, quick, and strong
– and black. The grumpy barmen
downstairs don’t know me by name,
but as soon as I plop down at the bar
with a groggy, “Buenos días,” my coffee
is already being poured. This makes
me feel like a local, like I belong; like
I’ve somehow managed to elbow my
way into having a place in this city.
This feeling is another weapon.
Heart pumping with caffeine, I scurry
along with the crowds at Plaza Colón
to the metro – a five minute uphill
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hike. The gigantic Spanish flag flutters
with the light autumn breeze as the
sun climbs its way over the downtown
skyline. There isn’t a cloud in sight.
The flag, the plaza, the immaculate
blue sky like a clean slate – all
weapons in the alarm clock artillery.
The metro’s crowded, as usual. People
all hustling, late, typical Spanish. No
one speaks. Mind wandering, I trudge
up and down the stairs with this sea
of smelly strangers, all occupied by
their own thoughts; all wanting to be
skinnier or richer or more confident or
have bigger breasts or thicker hair or
more obedient children or just to be
happier in general. To each his own,
I guess. Anyways. More stairs still.
I remember hearing once that each
stair you climb adds one second to
your life. I don’t know, but I reckon
that the stairs in this city could
keep you ticking long enough to see
your grandchildren’s grandchildren
graduate college, or whatever they’ll
be calling it in a century or two down
the road. It also occurs to me in the
midst of this statistical daydream that
every cigarette you smoke takes ten
minutes off your life. I figure that if
you calculate correctly, between the
cigarettes and the stairs, you can live
exactly as long as you’re supposed to.
But who knows?
At the bottom of the escalator now
and back to reality, I pop out my
headphones to better hear the morning
metro performer of Alonso Martinez.
Along with his karaoke machine,
feedback-screeching microphone and
keyboard instrumentals of “today’s
hits and yesterday’s classics,” his gold
chains, sequined shirt, potbelly, gray
hair and bowler hat all combine to give
him the aura of a washed up Vegas
lounge singer – banished from the big
stage and sentenced to the Madrid
metro until either the cigarettes or
the years take him. But neither age
nor lack of talent are enough to deter
today as he closes his eyes and hollers
out his hoarse, heartfelt, two-pack-
a-day lyrics for the entertainment of
all functioning eardrums coming and
going this morning on Line 5. Like so
many other things in Madrid, none of
this makes the slightest bit of sense –
but it does give me a good laugh – and
therefore, another weapon.
My first class is at a sports newspaper
in the east of town. It’s my favourite
class. By far. Not only are the students
incessantly cheerful, but they are,
My first class without fail, at least 20 minutes late,
every day. Instead of being pestered by
is at a sports this seemingly inconsiderate tardiness
newspaper however, I decide to go with it and try
my hand at being productive. During
in the east’ this time I plan lessons for the week,
of town. It s fill out paperwork, study Spanish, or
my favourite write. Pre-class downtime: another
weapon.
class. By far.
Not only are Class starts at 9. It ends at 10:30. My
students, all thirty-somethings, arrive
the students at 9:30. Either way, my paycheck
incessantly sees no difference. If anything I’m
cheerful, just happy to be here rather than
Torrejón de Ardoz, the industrial
but they are, armpit of Madrid where I have my
without fail, other morning class. But whatever.
At 9:30, right on queue, my students
at least 20 arrive, telling me that since today is
minutes late, “Friday” we should forgo the phrasal
every day. verb worksheets and opt instead for a

breakfast at the café next door. They’ll
pay, they assure me. OK, I say. You
had me at café. And out we go. My
favourite class again, like I said. So
while sipping coffee #2 and nibbling
fresh tortilla, my students drill me, as
always, with questions covering every
detail of my life. It gets to the point
sometimes where the line gets blurred
between whether I’m teaching English
or dishing out oral chapters of my
unwritten autobiography. Seriously.
At least they take notes. Nearly
everything I say is met with oohs,
ahs, and fits of childlike, spontaneous
giggling. They hang on my every word
with such fascinated fervour that I
almost start believing that whatever
crap I’ve just pulled out of my bag of
bullshit is actually interesting and
clever. It’s not though. Trust me. I
am, essentially, the court jester; their
bi-weekly morning entertainment. Kids
have cartoons. My students have me.
When class/breakfast is over I have
four hours to kill until my next group.
Once again, another half empty glass
situation. I choose to be optimistic
though and continue demonstrating
my Spanish-ness by taking a siesta.
Who doesn’t honestly love naps?
Honestly? This type of thing would
never fly at midday in the Anglo Saxon
world. Alas, Spain. Siesta: another
weapon.
My next class is at 2:30. I struggle
but win snooze button battle #2, and
hop back on the metro to the Picasso
Tower. The company is AIG, their
office on the 39th floor. Although I’m
there, in their office, in the middle of
the day, my students, still, are fifteen
minutes late. So I commence with the
wise spending of time by studying
Spanish. For the record, my Spanish
is offensively awful. It is however,
functional enough to communicate
basic needs (i.e. ordering and paying
for various sized beers and coffees).
I never studied Spanish back home
unfortunately, but I did at least come
here equipped with one solid sentence
in my repertoire: Los niños estan
saltando. The children are jumping.
So far it hasn’t come in handy. I do
still keep my eyes peeled for jumping
children though. Just in case.
Back to it now. My students, four
women of about 30, take English
classes because they actually use
English in their jobs. My first class is
an all-Spanish newspaper. My students
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actually use English in or outside
their jobs. Ever. Seeing as they’ve yet
to catch onto this fun fact however, I
remain employed. Anyways. So, when
I walk into the office, my students
are usually at their desks or at lunch.
Spanglish is being spoken everywhere.
I’m not certain, but this, I imagine, is
what it must feel like to live in Miami.
So, four women students, all older
than me, eventually all file in by
3:15. Unlike my morning class, when
tardiness is acceptable/encouraged,
this is a frustrating nuisance. Like a
well planned attack, they strategically
time their entrances by ten minute
intervals. This causes me to stop
teaching, say hello, ask how they are,
pass them the attendance sheet, tell
them what page we’re on, and restart.
The Spanish salutation process takes
about ten minutes. They come in every
ten minutes. There are four of them. I
therefore spend half the class period
studying Spanish and saying hello.
Again, these punctuality problems in
no way affect the number of zeros on
my paycheck. On the occasion that
we do cover a lesson, it’s most often
from the textbook provided by my
teaching agency (in case you didn’t
know, teaching agencies are companies
hired by businesses to hire teachers
to teach their employees, if you follow
me). Most everyone I know works for a
teaching agency.
My next class, luckily enough, is
in the same building, for one hour.
My students are three guys in their
early twenties who do some type
of computer work. They’ve tried
explaining but I’m not sure exactly.
Surprisingly, they’re all on time
today. The guys speak a much lower
level of English than the women,
which is perfect for me. See, for more
elementary English, no matter what
you do in a lesson, the students are
going to at least get something out of
it. That’s why it’s the best. No matter
what, as long as they’re learning
something, you feel like you’re being
useful with your life – spreading the
English language, giving back to the
global community. Basically, at the end
of the week, it makes you want to give
yourself a great big pat on the back.
After the hour I have teaching the
guys I head to the Regalia tower
for my last class of the week, two
stops north in Plaza Castilla. At 6:00
sharp I arrive to their office and pull
out my laptop to do some pre-class
culture
downtime writing. At 6:15, as always,
my students show up, all smiles, ready
for the long weekend. This class, like
the one before, is elementary. Today
we are learning how to give directions
in English. Instead of learning how
to give directions in English though,
all my students want to do is talk
about the weekend, so I sit quietly
and correct their mistakes on the
whiteboard. One is going to visit her
parents in Toledo. The other, to a
park somewhere to enjoy some sunny
weather walking. I tell them that
sounds nice – I’ll probably just stay
in Madrid and relax with friends. By
relaxing with friends I mean we’ll
binge drink all weekend and stay out
at clubs until the sun is up and cafes
are open for breakfast. I don’t tell them
the last part, and do a mental knock
on wood that I won’t see them at any
point during this debauchery. They nod
their heads and smile as I talk. I think
they understand about 50% of what I
say.
So, for the rest of the hour, as we
stumble through prepositions and
no matter street maps, my eyes can’t help from
what you do darting to the clock every two minutes.
The weekend is so close. I can smell it.
in a lesson, It’s the Thursday ritual of waiting for
the students that school’s-out-for-summer feeling:
the rest of the week flies by, all four
are going to days crammed together into that one
at least get last hour. It’s like the exact opposite
of a kinked hose – but with time, not
something water.
out of’ it. When 7:30 does finally come
That
’ s why around, it’s all I can do to keep from
it s the best. flinging my textbooks into the air
like graduation caps in celebration
No matter of my three-day freedom. Another
what, as ’ long
week gone by. Another set of satisfied
students. Another job (for the most
as they re part) well done. After giving myself
learning a congratulatory pat on the back, I
hop on a bus with the rest of the rush
something, you hour weekenders and head home to
feel’ like shed my laptop and textbooks – the ol’
workweek ball & chain. With anchor
you re being now up, it’s time to set sail once
useful with more on another madrileño weekend
adventure. Visions of tapas and frosty
your life – mugs have been dancing through my
spreading head all week – now’s the time to make
that dream a reality. With a belly full
the English of olives, chorizo, and cervezas, who
language, knows where the night wind will blow
us? Who knows who we’ll meet? Who
giving back to knows what we’ll do? Who knows, who
the global knows? That’s the beauty of it all; this
strange Spanish odyssey. And, well –
community. that’s my Thursday for ya.
november ’09 www.europeanvibe.com 25
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Creative cuisine in a casual, friendly atmosphere.
Lunch served Tuesday to Friday, Dinner served Tuesday
to Saturday, brunch served on Sundays.
Tel: 91 547 4996
Toma c/ Conde Duque, 14 Plaza de España
Chill out
Caché
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An atmosphere with an oriental touch, where you
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Tel: 91 445 5157
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Chill Out Caché c/ Cardenal Cisneros, 11 Bilbao
Come and enjoy our delicious chicken and burgers,
slow roasted to perfection and accompanied with
garnishings, salads and other chicken specialties.
All this in a bright, fun, and youthful atmosphere!  per head. 3 course lunch or “menu del día” is served from
Tel: 91 445 9849
Top Mr. Pollo c/ Eguilaz, 14, Esq. Luchana Bilbao
Centrally located Argentinian steak house with a
rustic, welcoming atmosphere. Enjoy traditional
Argentinian cuisine such as pizza, pasta, and grilled
meat. Variety of vegetarian options available. Open
every day ‘til late. Average price 15/20€ per head,
lunch menu only 9,50€.
Il Piccolino Della Farfalla Tel: 91 369 4391
La Farfalla Tel: 91 369 4691
Il Piccolino Della Farfalla c/ Huertas, 6 Antón Martín
La Farfalla c/ Santa María, 17 Antón Martín
Enjoy contemporary grill cuisine such as burgers,
chicken, and shrimp in untraditional Eastern décor
while watching your favorite sports on a big screen.
Conveniently located near Santiago Bernabéu Stadium.
Tel: 91 556 6776 www.monks.es
Monks Bar & Restaurant c/ Capitán Haya, 23 Cuzco/Bernabéu
Argentinian
Basilicco Santa Teresa, 12 ( Alonso Martinez). Tel: 91 308 0102
El Gaucho Tetuán, 34 ( Sol). Tel: 91 522 4793
La Vaca Argentina Bailén, 20 ( La Latina). Tel: 91 365 6654
Italian
Ciao Apodaca, 20 ( Alonso Martinez). Tel: 91 447 0036
Mexican
Taqueria del Alamillo Pza. del Alamillo, 8 ( La Latina). Tel: 91 522 0850
Tepic Pelayo, 4 ( Chueca). Tel: 91 522 0850
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Indian
Brand new Indian restaurant in Madrid! Exquisite
Indian cuisine, in a stunning and central location,
right beside Madrid’s famous Plaza Mayor.
Terrace now open.
Tel: 913 669 099 Mob: 662 503 469
Plaza de la Provincia, 3 Sol/Antón Martin
Mister India Plaza de Lavapies, 5 Lavapies
of Madrid. Traditional Punjab dishes served by friendly
Indian staff. Call for details of special Bollywood
dancing shows performed in the restaurant.
Open 1-4pm and 8pm-midnight.
Tel: 91 523 4570
www.currys.es
Curry’s Indian Restaurant c/ Silva, 16 Callao
Bright, colourfully furnished Indian restaurant located in
Madrid’s trendy Chueca area. Open since 1985, it is a busy
little place and quite reasonably priced at around 18/20€
1.30pm- 4.30pm, dinner from 8.30pm- 12.30am.
Open every day. Tel: 91 391 4586
Taj Mahal c/ Belén, 12 Chueca/Alonso Martínez
Vegetarian
A pleasant surprise for non-vegetarians. Rustic,
Andalusian tavern-style décor, extensive and
surprisingly tasty menu. Located in the heart of the
bustling La Latina area.
Open every day, 1pm- 4.30pm, 8pm-12.30pm.
Tel: 91 365 8982
El Estragón Pl. Paja, 10 Madrid de los Austrias La Latina
Artemisa Tres Cruces, 4 ( Gran Vía). Tel: 91 521 8721
Ceres Topete, 32 ( Alvarado). Tel: 91 553 7728
EcoCentro de Esquilache 4 ( Rio Rosas/Cuatro Caminos). Tel: 91 553 5502
El Vergel Pso de la Florida, 53 ( Príncipe Pío). Tel: 91 547 1952
Isla del Tesoro Manuela Malasaña, 3 ( Bilbao). Tel: 91 593 1440
La Bio Tika Amor de Dios, 3 ( Antón Martín). Tel: 91 429 0780
Food To Go
SANDWICH TIME
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Tel: 91 544 2364
Sandwich Time C/ Fernando el Catolico, 80 Moncloa
 What do you fancy tonight? food
eat out guide

American

Hard Rock Cafe Madrid offers the genuine American

food and we create an authentic dining experience
in a rock ‘n’ roll atmosphere: live music and museum.
Present the Hard Rock Cafe advert on the right and
receive a complimentary Hard Rock souvenir with
a €25 purchase (see ad for more details).
Tel: 91 436 4340 www.hardrock.com
Hard Rock Cafe Pº de la Castellana, 2 Colón/Serrano
Alfredo’s Barbacoa Lagasca, 5 ( Retiro). Tel: 91 576 6271
Juan Hurtado de Mendoza, 11 ( Cuzco). Tel: 91 576 6271
Foster’s Hollywood Magallanes, 1 ( San Bernardo). Tel: 91 445 6110
Pl. Isabel II, 3 ( Ópera). Tel: 91 542 3172
Princesa, 13 ( Pl. España). Tel: 91 559 1914
Gédeca, 6 ( Alonso Martínez). Tel: 91 310 2369
Ribs Abada, 8 ( Callao). Tel: 91 884 3728
Peggy Sue’s Diner Eguilaz, 1 ( Bilbao). Tel: 91 445 1087
T.G.I. Friday’s Gran Vía, 76 ( Gran Vía). Tel: 91 275 9492
Tony Roma’s Gédeca, 17 ( Alonso Martínez). Tel: 91 310 1488
Spanish

Traditional Spanish food, in a traditional Spanish

atmosphere, with flamenco music and a terrace right in
the centre of Madrid. Try the typical “croquetas de jamón”
or the house speciality “Don Paco”dish. Open all day from
10am to 2am. Tel: 91 522 9050
La Tía Cebolla c/ de la Cruz, 27 Sol

Enjoy typical Andalusian food, original décor,

oriental dance shows and a cultural fusion every
day of the year… Not to be missed!!
Tel: 90 233 3334 www.medinamayrit.com

Medina Mayrit c/ Atocha, 14 Sol/Tirso de Molina

Bazaar San Marcos, 35 ( Chueca). Tel: 91 523 1505
Casa Mingo Paseo de la Florida, 34 ( Príncipe Pío). Tel: 91 547 7918
La Cueva del Faisán Espoz y Mina,15 ( Sol). Tel: 676 287 654
A Cuerpo De Rey Hilarión Eslava, 27 ( Moncloa). Tel: 91 549 4338
Mala Madrid Luchana, 17 ( Bilbao). Tel: 91 593 3358
Spanish Tapas
La Casa del Abuelo Victoria, 12 ( Sol). Tel: 91 521 2319
Malaspina Cádiz, 9 ( Sol). Tel: 91 523 4024
Chinese
House Of Ming Pº de la Castellana, 74 ( G Marañón). Tel: 91 561 9827
Tse Yang Pº Castellana, 22 ( Ruben Dario). Tel: 91 431 1888
Zen Central Puigcerdá, 6 ( Serrano). Tel: 91 431 1233
Japanese
Ayala Japón Ayala, 67 ( Lista). Tel: 91 309 5625
Furama Paseo de la Florida, 2 ( Príncipe Pío). Tel: 91 548 7658
Korean
Korea Cristobal Bordiu, 59 ( Nuevos Ministerios). Tel: 91 554 2034

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 bits & pieces

My Metro
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
CROSSWORD 23
No.12
8
ACROSS La Latina
9 10 1 Lighter-than-air
craft (3-3,7)
9 Jewish Day of
Atonement (3,6)

T
11 12
10 Savoury jelly (5) here is someone below me allowing
their smoke-damaged vocal chords to be
11 Hindu holy man (5) dragged along tunelessly to a classical
12 Dictionary of piano version of Nirvana’s Nevermind.
13 14 15 16
Sizzling pork dishes and fried fish in-the-pan battle
synonyms (9) for supremacy with the voice... and an old lady’s
17 13 Severe headache (8) crowing beats them all with a whispered conversa-
15 White whale (6) tion not unlike a pneumatic drill... all tumbling
18 19 20 through my fifth floor bedroom window from the
18 Smooth and white plaster void beneath. I live in La Latina.
21 shiny (6) It’s Sunday.
19 Polish, for Some of us made it to El Rastro for a nice
22 23 24 25 healthy slap in the face of colour and noise, some
example (8) of us have stayed in bed, cocooned in fresh warm
22 Indistinguishable (9) sheets and dreaming up articles for European
24 Bestow (5) Vibe, and some are probably still gliding on a coke
float from last night and may make it back to real-
26 27
26 Giant (5) ity by some time this evening.
27 Indian Ocean This isn't a British Sunday...children seem to
nation (9) have been packed away for the weekend and the
church has closed for siesta...they say this is a reli-
28
28 Renewal of gious country, but apart from the occasional som-
supplies (13) bre incense-fragranced marches of the golden lady
and drunken priests, or the ball gown-wearing
DOWN Opus Dei lot, who mingle and network and show
1 Sultry (5) 14 March with an exaggerated swing of the legs (5,4) off their silks outside their church-slash-palace of
a Saturday afternoon, I see no sign of it.
2 Special courts (9) 16 Reminiscent; resonant (9) For here is a mixture of old and new Madrid,
3 Powerless (8) 17 Military leave (8) thrown together like paella. The Spanish seafood
4 Load (6) 18 Sparkle (7) and the immigrant meat, entangled strangely in a
5 Andean beast of burden (5) 20 Naturist (6) sticky burnt rice of fags and music and cocktails
and tourists to pick-pocket, all trying to make
6 Timely (9) 21 Large prawns fried in breadcrumbs (6) at least some money, as we enjoy life a little too
7 Capital of Cyprus (7) 23 Slight colouring (5) much and push thoughts of retirement and desti-
8 Mineral used to make Plaster of Paris (6) 25 Pay to graze on another’s pasture (5) tution to one side...it’ll happen later. ¡Ole!
I am engaged in teaching my language to a
motley crew of idiots and gods, far too many of
SUDOKU easy puzzle 23 HARD puzzle 23 the one and not nearly enough of the other, but
all of them, to a student, convinced that ‘people’
is a singular noun, no matter how much I seethe
4 5 8 2 9 6 2 9 and threaten to hit them with my dog-eared £1
dictionary. Maybe they are right? Maybe we are
9 9 2 4 one. I have caught myself recently slipping on the
verb ‘to be’...I don't know what it are any more.
6 7 1 8 5 I live ten minutes from the Royal Palace, pay-
ing nearly half my wages for a small room without
heating, on what was once a road for bandits, Calle
2 9 4 1 9 Toledo, tapping away in English on a Spanish key-
board, thinking away in English in a Spanish land,
7 8 9 1 1 4 2 3 wondering if, in the sea of cervecerías and cocktail
bars, crab claws and old man's spit, I will ever find
1 4 2 9 6 my way into a people who would probably prefer I
was not here. Madrid, and especially La Latina, is a
dazzling mess of smell and sound, light and colour,
7 6 3 1 6 horribly and deliciously corrupt and completely
disorganized. The men hack, the women screech,
6 8 6 7 the old people look at you like dirt on the bottom
of their zapato, and nearly all handsome men still
live with their mother. But nevertheless, I love it.
6 2 1 9 7 5 2 1 And so, reader, should you. Alice Bell

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