off to pele-mele
i am off today to pele-mele, a second hand shop in the city center selling old books, vintage and not so vintage cds and vinyls, as well as a lot of porn on the side (all straight though, what a lowdown!). i go there for the stillness that walls of books give me, the relaxing although pungent smell of old acid paper, and for the slouching but cute geeks in the shop that are quietly absorbed listening to a cd or browsing a book. the place has an old europe feel to it (read: shabby), heaven indeed!
and for a cheapskate like me living in an expensive city like brussels, the prices are affordable. i once bought a dvd concert of ani difranco for 10 euros (roughly 650 pesos) and isabel allende's daughter of fortune for 3 euros. i plan to buy that bill bryson book i've been saving for as well as get myself a cd of music from the early 90s. if only i have a turntable here like what we have back home in the philippines, i would have bought those manhattan transfer vinyls!
by the way, i rediscovered this website of a sarah mclachlan video. i used to visit it last january to while away time during the study period, hoping to save the video in my pc later. i forgot.
sunny day: isn't it a-ok?!
background music: mamas and papas live
a few hours later....
eureka! nothing really beats going to pele-mele. with just a little patience rummaging through the piles of books, cds and dvds that have been arranged in an order without the customer in mind, i got myself a bill bryson book and a d'sound cd!
the book the lost continent should be a perfect introduction for me to mr. bryson. it was written in 1989, way before the fame and book awards he has now. i got interested in his work through alexie and because of his oft-quoted book entitled a short history of nearly everything. however, i never really got the opportunity to read any of his books. now's the perfect time since it's going to be a laid back summer for me.
the d'sound cd is a rare find in brussels as they are not as known here as in the philippines. funny because this band is from norway, which is just a sleep on a flight away from this city. the cd i got is the doublehearted album with a different cover as the one posted here and contains 6 bonus tracks including my favorite tatooed on my mind.
so, tonight it's bill and d'sound who will be my bed fellows. looking forward to tomorrow...
this is marc's version of the truth, sometime at 12:40 PM
if you can't live with it, he can.
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wow....d'sound!!! that's all i can say...miss you marc! have you always been in trebuchet? i have not been blogging lately. just today. i think i have neglected my blog. you've got pictures na rin! great, great! take care always! mwaaaaaaaah!
hi ces, thanks for dropping by! yup, always have been trebuchet! hehehe. miss you po!
ooh! i still remember that evening at opinio. (and i caaan't get you out of my dreeeams, o-hoh!) i was at fete de la musique here, it was a riot. we watched SOUND play live. they were worth having nearly suffocated at San Mig pub. funkeh!
i miss pele mele. and you describe it very well.
No wonder Marcky hasn't brought me out to Pele Mele yet. Apparently it is THE minefield for "cute geeks in the shop that are quietly absorbed listening to a cd or browsing a book".
And this D'sound I have been hearing you and Alexie rave about over and over since I met you guys early this year can be found there, too. Are you going to give me a copy? (no hints here!)
Of course, it goes without saying that chocolates will be bartered for. :P
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