He looks vaguely like Rasputin.

he's obviously dying... that's for sure...

Thank the books....

or even its look like Che Guevara in his last photo!!!!

or even he looks like Che Guevara in his last photo in Peru, to give the website an sudamerican atmosphere!!! Greetings from a sunny Torino!!! Thanks for the books, we got them yesterday and I will keep you updated when reading them! I will be delighted if you could write me back to my personalEmail address, we have much things to talk about and organize together. Awaiting your soon reply. Kisses from Sylvia....

Arnon

"An amazing picture – Proust looks like a Russian revolutionary."

Do you think there is a deeper meaning in the connection between death and Russian revolution?

Socialism or maggots!

The commander of the Battleship Potemkin threatened the crew with execution (for mutiny) because they refused to eat rotten meat infested with maggots. This sparked their rebellion.

So there is a connection between maggots and the Russian revolution in any case.

More often than not, revolution is a survival strategy.

Arnon

An amazing picture indeed. Would you mind a picture from you on your deathbed being exhibited?

Rasputin!

To Arnon

Is it possible to kindly put in a request that you, as a writer by profession, use alternatives for the phrase 'is worth seeing'. This is too Lonely Planet for you,yet I keep reading it on your weblog. 'Your neurotic mother will love this', or 'You will never have sex again with relatives after seeing this movie' are a few suggestions, but the list is long and versatile.

I think Proust is already dead here. What a beautiful black beard he has.

And as an extra, I'd like to mention that I won a poetry contest yesterday. I even won the second prize as well, but the organisation said that "this would be unfair".

Dens

Congratulations, you weren't the only participant I hope (grapje)? Can I read the award winning poem?

GT

I don't see what is wrong with "worth seeing". What do you want? "This exhibition gave me multiple orgasms"?

Arnon's English is steadily improving. I'm hoping he will still write the "Great American Novel".

G T

A friend and I are planning to write a book titled “One Thousand New Clichés (And a Few Old Ones).
The obligation to be always original is just made for this book. I would say it is suitable for the addendum “And a Few Old Ones”.

Dens

Congratulations, id like to read the poem. And you are right about the beard, how can a man with such a healthy beard die?

Well, cliches are there for a reason. In fact, being original all the time can even get boring. I look forward to the new book but wonder, where is the cut off between old and new cliches?
And Carlos, you seem offended. May I not convey my observations?

G T

I just don't see how someone who writes "the list is long and versatile" (how the hell can a list be "versatile"?) and "may I not convey my observations" (instead of "Am I not permitted to express my observations?") can seriously criticize the use of "worth seeing". In my opinion, you would do well to learn basic English before arguing about style.

And as for Lonely Planet: In general they are excellently written. (Alright, they were caught out once because the authors had never actually been to the country in question, but that makes it fiction and even more of an achievement.)

Careca / Veerle

Here's a link to the poem.
I have to warn you, it is in Dutch.

http://dennisdaniels.wordpress.com/2010/02/13/niet-zonder-titel/

(if this is spamming, Sander/Johannes, please feel free to delete)

Dens

Congratulations,
I like it.

Mieke

Thanks. I wrote it with you in my mind.

Dens

Mooi, ook mooie site (late reactie ingevolge Valentijnsdepressie, sorry)