A tragedy behind a magical lyric

In 1965 was founded one of the biggest English rock band, Pink Floyd.  But do people know the deepest secrets of the band behind one of its most popular albums? 

The new documentary by John Edginton about Pink Floyd, entitled “Wish you were here”, tells face to face the real sensations that artists felt in 1975, at the production of the album of the same name.

The documentary started at the Live 8 concert when the band performed after 24 years of being separated. Later, it turns to the delightful David Gilmour’s studio on a houseboat, where special details begin to come out. Roger Waters tells what was his influence to made this album, along with Nick Mason, and some footages from an interview to Richard Wright in 2001.   

The story around every single at this album makes you connect feelings with the gang, the psychological hard time that they were passing through.

A very hard beginning when Nick Kent, a rock critic, made a negative view of the single “Shine on you crazy diamond”, the first song of the album.

Furthermore, the statements from another people involved in this masterpiece teleport you at the time were this masterpiece was built step by step, with the views of  Brian Humphries, sound engineer; Storm Thorgerson, graphic designer, and some other collaborators  in the production.

Although the documentary shows to be focused in the story of the album, you can feel that the main idea behind of these fabulous tales was the big influence of Syd Barret to the band, due to his depressing way of life.

The purpose of Edginton is to show the tragedy behind the magical music. The album represent the sadness and the desire of each member to see their former leader back with them, sharing those special moments at the 70s, simply representing with the sentence “Wish you were here”. 

 Even though Pink Floyd is 47 year of being founded and has performed a psychedelic rock through its story, still can touch your heart and make you feel Goosebumps with its secrets behind its outstanding music.

Program Link:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01j0yyv/Pink_Floyd_Wish_You_Were_Here/

Any Nazism in football?

Have you ever thought a possible connection between football and Nazism? Well, you will might to start thinking about it after watched “Euro 2012: Stadiums of Hate”.   

Chris Rogers showed how football looses its sense from different places into a stadium, and turns in a complete zone of discrimination and wars, which brings the question about security within the next Euro Cup in Poland and Ukraine.  

The organizations of Poland and Ukraine have as a target “Zero tolerance of Racism”. But inside their stadiums this rule is broken all the times from hooligans. According to a polish supporter the person who is called Jewish means they have to die. The anti-Semitic movement is very strong in Poland.

Saul Campbell, the former international football player, appears in the program to say his view about this situation, expressing his nonconformity.  At the end states his preference to watch the Euro from home.

While in Ukraine hooligans are shown punching in the stadium Asian followers from the same team, chanting the Hitler’s salute, and being train by an extreme right army group about how they should attack the followers from other teams.

A very sad thing was that the Ukrainian Col. Volodymyr Kovrygin, said that they do not have incidence of racism and Ukrainian fans are so friendly.   

Many problematic topics come behind this program. The first one is how one part of the European society is still living with the Hitler’s ghost, his thought against Jewish and Africans. It is very “disgusting” as Saul Campbell said. When we thought that we have overcame many years ago problems like discrimination and racism, in these countries is still alive the feeling of a wrong white culture idea.

The other topic is about the reason of football, how this beautiful sport changes its reason of being, just because some ignorant transform the stadium in a physic and psychological war.

The final topic is about the solutions given by the security in each country. At least Poland is working on it; they accept the discrimination problem and are taking actions to make safer the Cup. While Ukrainian Police does not recognize (maybe does not want) the violence performed into its football sceneries.

FIFA has a big duty on security for this big event, due to it was showed that Poland and Ukraine have a lack of safety during football episodes.  Definitely the Cup will have an improved control from the police, because it represent a big occasion for those countries and for the sport, but do you want to assist to the Euro 2012?

Link of the program:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01jk4vr/Panorama_Euro_2012_Stadiums_of_Hate/

Congratulations Man City!

Manchester City answered today why football is so beautiful. In 2 minutes during the aggregate the Citizens scored twice in moments when pressure and desperation were other players in the match. Queens Park Rangers made a wonderful game, its manager, Mark Hughes, planned a smart strategy that almost achieves the victory from the Etihad Stadium; nevertheless it was his only option due to QPR had been threatened to be relegated.

 Man City deserved wins the league; it was the team which played the best football during the season and was at the first position throughout 20 matches. But during the season, the team had been fought against internal problems. At the beginning was the row between Carlos Tevez and its manager Roberto Mancini; also many scandals of Mario Balotelli with alcohol, parties and even inside the pitch, with more than 1 red card. Anyway the Citizens could overcome all these difficulties and made a spectacular performance at the final match.

An inspired Sergio Aguero helped the dream comes true, scoring at the 94^th minute over the aggregate after a wonderful assist by Balotelli.

Unfortunately the bad moment of the game came when Joey Barton was sent off because an elbowing on Tevez and then kicking Aguero’s legs. Barton was so uncontrolled and it was a shame because QPR lost defensive power in the midfield. Curiously, QPR scored the goal which sent to a “coma” all the citizen supporters. For sure the bad move from Barton will cost a big suspension and charge.

Meanwhile Manchester United was hopeful to win the league when the match against Sunderland was finished. But Aguero’s goal killed all possibility of celebration and happy faces turned to upset.

Congratulations Man City! You reminded us today that football is so beautiful.

Highlights:http://forum.rojadirecta.es/showthread.php?172085-England-Premier-League-Manchester-City-vs-QPR-13.5.2012

Oh Dania, Dania...

It’s incredible how people in Colombia get famous. Nowadays is the time of Dania Londoño, the prostitute who during the Summit of the Americas was involved in the scandal with the United States secret service.

Until today many rumors have came out through the media. The first one was that the woman was going to sue the American secret service because one of his members who had sex with her didn’t pay the complete fees for a night of “fun”. According to a letter, typed by Dania’s lawyer, says that she didn’t know that the American was a secret agent from the government of USA.  

The most ironic and funniest thing for me is that Dania said in a Radio program that hers reputation was completely destroyed.

Later, Abelardo de la Espriella, a lawyer who has been implicated in other awkward situations (as former lawyer of DMG) has become in Dania’s attorney. It’s not the first time that this man gets repudiation from people, but maybe he thinks is doing well earning some money.

This morning was another rumor on the Cartagena newspaper, “El Universal”, two other girls who apparently were invited by Dania for the same night with the agent, have hired a lawyer who said that Dania is working for an Arabic businessman to discredit the American government. Supposedly Dania already knew that she was having a night with an American secret agent. Apparently Dania went this week to Arabia to be protected by the businessman.

This evening another interesting rumor has come out; Dania has been sued by a woman who said that Dania invited her 17 years old daughter to be a prostitute. The girl, who is a student of aesthetics, was told to have sex with one of the agents and she was going to have a reward of $50’000 paid by the Arabic businessman. The girl didn’t accept the proposal, and she said that every day receive a call from an unknown man who threat her always.

I don’t know if is funny or sad how bad our popularity goes down and down. Even when we are host of a big event, we have the duty of being a good host, but unfortunately not just drugs and the internal war are our main problem, now we became so popular because Colombia is targeted as a prostitute paradise destiny, and Dania says that her life is ruined.   

I am a Cockroach

I am a beautiful insect but nobody in the world can

understand me. I am a bit dirty, but it is not my fault because

I do not know how to clean up myself; anyway some people

find me very disgusting, it is so unfair. 

When I am hungry, I try to take a small piece from your food

without your permission, because if I let you know it, you

would kill me.  Nevertheless, sometimes you catch me on

your dishes and I have to run for my life. My world is so

unfair.

REAL WHO?

I said it last week and I will say it again, Bayern Munich is a ferocious rival and it was not going to let Real Madrid win the semifinal match.

Although the Spaniards started winning the game with Cristiano Ronaldo goals, it was not enough because the Germans controlled most of the game and deserved to be in the UEFA Champions League game final against Chelsea.

The first goal, a doubtful penalty, brought the illusions at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium. Then Ronaldo scored the second one in possible offside position. Certainly Real Madrid did not deserve to win the game. But Arjen Robben by penalty scored the equalizer for the overall score, extending the game for an extra time and then Penalties.

Manuel Neuer wonderfully saved the penalties taking by Ronaldo and Kaka. The penalties were even until Sergio Ramos kicked the ball so horrible. Bastian Schweinsteiger scored the winning goal and silenced the whole stadium.

Bayern vs Chelsea was the final that nobody has thought, just their supporters. These teams eliminated the biggest teams nowadays, and now the final will have a Bayern Munich playing at home, meanwhile Chelsea, with many suspended and injured players, will try to be not less for the match of the year.     

A BAD KID

Fernando “el niño” Torres killed all the Barcelona options to be in the UEFA Champions League final in Munich. 

Torres scored the most important goal in his Chelsea career. The Spaniard, who has not had a high level at the club during a year, helped Chelsea to get its second final in 4 years.

All world football was supporting and setting Barcelona at the final game in Munich. But just the blues fans believed in their team.

I said last week, Chelsea was a ferocious rival. Although they were with 10 men on the pitch, due to A stupid John Terry, Chelsea could defend the game properly, and also lucky because of 2 shots on the post by Lio Messi, including a penalty kick.

When the 11 Barcelona men were risking everything during the last minutes, a long clearance, by Ivanovic, was caught by Torres, who ran from the half pitch towards Barcelona’s goal, eluded Valdes and scored a sensational goal.

The sad thing of the game, was Pique’s injury, I hope he can get well soon because had a big trauma in his head when Valdes shocked him. If the goalkeeper were a better keeper, nothing would have happened.

Although Barcelona started winning the game with Busquets and Iniesta goals, Chelsea was so brave after Terry sent off. Ramires gave back the illusion of the final in Munich and Torres made the dream come true.  

A White Mustache - Part IV

The doctor started to drain the pus from my face, I could see her doing it so tough, but fortunately the anaesthesia was working so well. There was going out a lot of liquid that the doctor had to change a couple of times the gauze. Without felt any physic pain, I was feeling so happy inside myself, finally I was winning the battle against my horrible guest.

My wound was completely dry and she told me: “Ok, we finished here.”

The doctor put on the wound a big gauze, it looked like if I was having a very serious injury on my face.

I felt so calm, but something reminded me that I had a bus to catch!

She left the room looking for stronger antibiotics to give me. Immediately I looked at the hour, it was 8:55pm, I thought: “Of course I catch the bus, I still have 10 minutes.”

She came fast with the antibiotics and explained me for how long I was going to take them. And I asked her it was ok to do some exercise for the next days, and she answered me:

“Yes you can do it, but not this weekend, you must rest because you have a small wound in your face, just take it easy.”

I thought: “Hehehe, yeah right, I got a bus to catch!”  

Before I leave the room she told me:

“You can’t drink alcohol.”

Alcohol was the last thing that I had in mind! I am 30 miles away from home.  

I said to her good bye and thanks for everything what she had done.

Of course the first thing that I did after set a foot outside the hospital was start to run. I checked my watch and it was 9:03pm. The anaesthesia effect started to be less in my body, but nevertheless my concern did not let me feel anything. I was running for not having a whole night inside the waiting room at the Luton and Dunstable Hospital.     

Finally, when I arrived to the bus station, at 9:10pm, I checked the timetable to confirm at what time the bus was going to be in the station. Sometimes happen that when you are looking for something very desperate, you cannot find the thing that you need, well during 5 minutes I could not see where the timetable that I needed was.  But I found it, and everything was again a relief. The last bus to Milton Keynes was at 9:25pm, I had just to wait 10 minutes more.

Due to I was agitated, my heart beats were very fast and my wound began to be so painful. It was getting cold, and I was not wearing enough clothes for cold. The bus arrived, and everybody was looking at my gauze when I was paying the ticket.  

The journey was around an hour, and I was sure that there were no anymore more buses to Buckingham. So I took a taxi, it was cheaper taking it from Milton Keynes than from Luton.

When I arrived home, in the darkness, I look myself through the mirror, but I could not see me properly. When I switched on the light, the gauze helped me to redecorate my exotic face. I had a white mustache.

THE END

A White Mustache - Part III

The Doctor left the room to prepare everything for the “mini-surgery” that I was going to have. I was a bit tired of chewing a gum, so I looked at the nearest litter and I threw it. It was in that moment, when I started to read the script on the litter, which said something like: “Just for medical rubbish.” And I thought: “The gum could be medical, because helps you to think.” ;)

The Doctor came to the room with all the necessary tools to defeat my enemy.  I was preparing my arm to receive the anesthetic injection, but the doctor told me: “I’m going to inject you in the abscess.” I opened my eyes, like if I’ve would seen a shark in front of me. I didn’t know that she was going to inject me there!

Feeling as I was going to be executed, she said: “You are going to feel a sting, the first one it’ll hurt.”

I opened wider my eyes and thought: “What?  How many will be?”

She injected me and asked me to breath, it was going to help. The first injection hurt me a lot, it was so painful. I felt the all anaesthesia come into my skin. It was slow and painful, the worse torture ever.   

The second injection it was less hard, maybe because the anaesthesia was making effect on me. Then the doctor said: “That’s good, still 2 more.”

She injected me the third one, and asked: “Does it hurt?”

I said: “No yet.”

She smiled and repeated what I had said. Of course, my statement was true, the third injection killed me the second time that night, it was too painful.

She said: “Please don’t hate me, a lot of people want to punch me when I’m doing this.”

With disobedient tears on my eyes, I said slowly: “It’s ok.”  

She injected me one last time, but fortunately the effect of the anaesthesia was working, so I could not feel anything.  She took the scalpel and started the mission. The crucial moment was going to come, I was begging to the ceiling for expecting the pus going out. If I was not going to start to bleed, everything would have been in vain. And I would have to go back home with a scar, the abscess completely full and my illusions on the floor.      

But the Doctor said: “Yeah, That’s great! It’s going out!”

These magical words made me feel a wonderful relief for the first time during the whole annoying day.

A White Mustache - Part II

It was going to be 7pm, and I had to go to another town, 1 hour more of journey and I was going to be 2 hours far from my small room in Buckingham. But my biggest question at the moment was ¿until what time are working the buses from Luton to Milton Keynes?
It was a difficult moment to decide to go to Luton with the possibility to stay the whole night in the waiting room of the hospital, or wait until the next day with a bigger and more painful abscess on my face.

Without think a lot about this, of course I decided to go to the Hospital!

I ran a lot, hoping to find the bus to Luton, and I could see it. It was taking passengers and the last one was boarding it, so I had to run as my friend “Speedy Gonzales”, and finally I could get into it.

I expended almost an hour on the journey, thinking if I could get a bus to come back to MK, or if I was going to have the night in the waiting room. I didn’t want to think about it because I was going to get crazy.  Of course I ask to the driver for the timetable of the buses, but he didn’t have, so he told me: “The last bus is about 5 minutes past 9.”

I arrived to Luton, and of course, I started to run to the hospital, it took me around 5-10 minutes to get there. Finally I arrived to the Accidents and Emergencies department. I gave them the medical history which was written by the Doctor in MK. It was around 8:20 pm, and definitely I was thinking that it was going to take ages to be assist by a doctor.

But not! 5 minutes later, a British woman called me; she was going to be my maxillofacial doctor!

She analysed me and said to me: “I can cut your skin a bit to make the abscess drain, but your swollen skin is still thick, and it’s the possibility that I would cut you for nothing.”  

I thought: “For God sake! I came for nothing!”

She said: “I can give you stronger antibiotics and in 7 days you can go to an appointment in a medical centre in MK to check if you are better. Or I can try to make a little incision and you will have a very small scar but it’s up to you.”

I thought: “OK what the hell, what is the point of the life if you never take risky decisions?”

And I said : “I would like to try with the incision.”

A White Mustache - Part I

Nine days ago I felt that something painful was growing up on my face, between my mouth and my nose. It was the beginning of a completely unexpected guest, an abscess. Anyway, it’s a disgusting thing to talk and explain but my recent events were so funny for me.

Fighting against my guest during a week, I decided to go to the doctor due to it was winning me the battle, and getting bigger and bigger. I am not a handsome boy but I consider myself as an exotic guy ;). Because of that I didn’t want to go out of my room or talk too much with my classmates,  is embarrassing talking to someone with a big disgusting surprised on your face.

So I went to the doctor, a Middle East man very kind (is not the first time that I see a Middle East doctor in the UK). I explained to him my problem and he gave me a prescription to buy antibiotics in the pharmacy. And at the end he told me: “If you feel that the abscess is getting bigger in 7 days, you must go to the Milton Keynes Hospital Emergencies department.”

I thought: “Yeah right! If I won’t be better tomorrow, I will go straight away."

Anyway, Milton Keynes is around 20 minutes outside Buckingham! And I don’t have a car.         

Thinking that everything was going to improve and I was finally going to win this stupid fight, I bought my medicines and I started to take them immediately. But I was so wrong; it was too late for the antibiotics help.

The following morning the abscess was bigger than ever. My mom, who is the best Paediatrician Doctor in the world, was trying to take care of myself from overseas. The problem was that she is too far away so she couldn’t help me as she wanted. Nevertheless, I said to her how bigger the abscess was and she asked at once to go to the Emergencies in Milton Keynes.

I arrived to the Hospital at 5pm, not a good hour thinking to go back by bus, because they were not going to assist me straight away. At couple of minutes after 6 the doctor calls me, again another Middle East young man. I explained to him my problem and he made me a diabetic test just to be sure if that illness could be the reason, but I don’t have it.

The doctor went to consult to another person my problem, and the only one solution was: “Can you go to Luton Hospital? Because we don’t have a maxillofacial service.”

I couldn’t believe how unlucky I was!

BLUE NIGHT!

Althought Barcelona did everything for make the game even, Chelsea hit first in the semifinal first league in London.  Petr Cech was sensational; he had a spectacular nigh, saving all the goal options from Barcelona, nevertheless, the post and the lucky helped Chelsea too.

The Czech goalkeeper saved Chelsea in a brilliant header made Sergio Busquets, when everybody was expecting the ball crossing the goal; he reacted so fast that impressed the whole Stamford Bridge. It could be the save of the year!

Chelsea shot maybe twice on the Spanish goal, but was more than enough to win the game, while Barcelona control the ball, and all the positions on the pitch, but they couldn’t score anything.

Everybody is expecting the next final in Munich will be absolutely Spanish, but there are 2 big teams on the road, Chelsea and Bayern, which are a ferocious lions!

Knock Knock... Here is Bayern!

Real Madrid, one of the favourite to get the UEFA Champions League has lost in the semi-final first leg against Bayern Munich. Bayern was underestimated in the pre-match but surprised everyone with a scored 2-1.

Most of the football commentators are thinking Real Madrid and Barcelona are the only one powerful candidates to be in the next final of this cup; while are forgetting the talent of Bayern and Chelsea.

Bayern in a hard game, played a little bit better than Real Madrid, nevertheless the game could be for any team, but Bayern beat first. Ribery opened the score at the first time, but starting the second half Ozil made the game even. At the last minutes “Super” Mario Gomez scored the victory goal for the Germans.

In football you can’t underestimated nobody, and this time Bayern and Chelsea are the weak teams. Many people are thinking the final will be Spaniard, but in football the games have to be played.

I hope tomorrow the “blues” can make another surprised against Barcelona. I’m a fanatic of the beautiful football but I’m a bit tired of Barcelona, sometimes they don’t deserve winning.

The Damn Colombian Hypocrisy

Finally the IV Summit of the Americas has finished but as usual the Colombian people are just interested in the stupidest things of the event. This time the victim was our super hero Shakira, who is so loved in the rest of the world, but in her own country not so much.  

The most important artist in the Colombian history made a small mistake; during the Summit, Shakira started to sing the Colombian Anthem a capella(that I really recommend to my friends). In the middle of the song, Shakira sang wrong just a small word and BUM! Waves of pictures, messages and videos on youtube, twitter, facebook and even in my Blackberry mocking just for the stupidest thing ever.

http://features.rr.com/photo/00WNfXw9jh3Wo

Rather than say “SUBLIME”, she said “DE UBLIME”.

Come on!

 What is wrong with you people?

 Not even my British friends take an advantage when I say something worse in English!

 Shakira is one of the most famous artists around the world, due to her talent, the Colombian popularity in Europe, Asia and Africa is not just based on as drug dealers. She is cleaning the awful reputation that we have. On the other hand she is doing a lot for the Colombian education; she created a foundation to educate small kids, and actually she went to the Summit to debate about the future of the Colombian childhood according to the education. She invited all the assistants to invest in the Colombian education. How in God’s name you can criticize somebody who is doing a lot for your country?

I’m very sure that in other countries the people respect more their artist, not like in Colombia. We don’t have many stars on the sky, but now when we have one, we are just trying to take it down.

The guy who wanted to give a donkey as a present to Obama

Honestly, if one of my international friends ask me about this curious guy,  I don’t know  what I’m going to say.  I just know that Silvio Carrasquilla is a young former mayor of Turbaco, a small town outside my beautiful city Cartagena. The thing is, motivated for his fanaticism to the United States president Barack Obama; Silvio wants to seize the opportunity in the Summit of the Americas to give to the president a donkey of 20 days old.

The poor donkey called “Demo” (due to Democracy), has been having a very long session of pictures in the streets just around the Summit, because Silvio is waiting for the opportunity to give his present; and of course the people and the media have been hanging around with this funny event.

Immediately, Facebook and its “citizens” started to make fun about the former Colombian mayor. Most of the critics are expressed by edited pictures, ridiculing the intentions of Silvio.

And Demo, poor Demo, who has to be so tired, looks like he won’t be with Obama due to Silvio can’t go to the Summit with animals.

 I wonder how Obama would take this present to the United States.

Nevertheless Silvio has said that he will be the adoptive father of Demo, because Obama is already the owner.

I also wonder if Silvio is insane.

Silvio who has also built a house in his town, it’s called the “White House of the Caribbean” due to it is decorated with photographs and posters of Barack Obama and his family., and of course, the United States flag.

I wonder too how he could be the mayor of a town, showing this fanaticism the people who voted for him can't be normal.

I really feel shame of my country because everybody will think that we are living in a circus. The politicians have to keep a very respectful image, but in Colombia some go to the jail because of corruption and another ones give a donkey as a present.

I just hope he won’t be anymore the mayor of the town, because he doesn’t look ok in his brain.

Another Round! Falkland Island

The Bolivian president Evo Morales invited United States to support Argentina in the old “debate” of the Falkland Islands or Islas Malvinas. Today in Cartagena, the South-American president has produced another pain in the neck to the UK, he said: “… Malvinas are of Argentina and of the Americas”.   

The battle to obtain the Falkland Islands, between Argentina and the UK, made a very sad time in the history expressed through a war in 1982 when were killed 649 Argentineans, 255 British and a hundred of suicides from both parts as a result of postwar traumas.

The thing is why they still fight for something that could have had so many peaceful solutions? A very curious thing is that many of the islanders have said that they feel British, their first language is English and even their family names are British too, so what Argentina can do in that situation when people feel identified as part of the UK? Now, why the UK wants such a far island? Falkland Islands are too far from the British coasts, it feels like going back to colonialism times! The UK is and will be one of the strongest countries in the world with or without these islands.

Could be a solution inviting Unite States to this disagreement? If I were the leader of Argentina or the UK, my solution will be letting Falkland Islands to have a decision about if they want to be Argentineans, British or an independent country, because this conflict looks like is going to finish never.  

Nice Surprises

When you find yourself in Europe, it’s rarely to think that people can speak Spanish. Anyway here in the UK is easy to find many Spaniards and lots of different Spanish accents from Latin America when you are travelling by the London Tube. Nevertheless, Europe has just one country that speaks Spanish, while in South America we are 10 countries and Brazil is the only one that doesn’t speak it, however sometimes it’s possible chatting in Spanish and Portuguese.

When I was the first time in Czech Republic, I thought that I was never going to talk to somebody in Spanish, unless finding a Spaniard or Latin American.  Czech Republic is the bridge East-Europe and West-Europe; it’s surrounded by Germany, Poland, Austria and Slovakia; they have a big community of Russian and another one from Vietnam. So how in God’s name you need to speak Spanish?  “It’s useless”, I thought when I felt so dependant of my Czech girlfriend.

Until one day, we went to the MOST Czech restaurant ever, served by a waiter who looked very Czech. In that moment I decided to call my parents, obviously I started to talk to them in Spanish. When I hanged up my girlfriend was ordering some drinks, and I asked her what sort of juices was in the restaurant. And then the surprise was tremendous, the waiter answer me, “Tenemos jugo de naranja y de manzana”. It was a completely funny situation for me, and my girlfriend was smiling a little bit confused.  I said to him that it was a completely surprise because I didn’t expect any Czech speaking in Spanish. He told me that he was living in Spain during 8 years and fortunately he could learn it. He was speaking as a Spaniard which made me more amazed.

In that moment I realize how ignorant I am, and all the surprises that different cultures can make on you if you start to prejudge them.        

Do you remember Two And A Half Men?

It was a completely shame when everybody knew that Charlie Sheen will not be starring in Two and a half men any longer. Unfortunately for us the audience, our favorite TV character had to die in strange circumstances as a last resort by the creator to keep the sitcom alive. Anyway, this entire situation happened the last year with a wave of scandals and comments from both sides (Sheen Vs Lorre) finally ended and the intention to hire another actor did not make feel sure the fans. Everybody was thinking “CHARLIE PLEASE, COME BACK!”

Nevertheless a few days ago I started to analyze the face on Charlie Sheen during his last 3 episodes, and I got to say that it can be hard to think that the series was going to have another season even with him.  Charlie’s face looks very bad, old and impaired; his abusive use of drugs made on him a change that would have been not nice in an imaginary ninth season. I think for him would be harder portray a character that has to keep a very attractive image. But without any doubts hi has the talent.   
However, Charlie Sheen is a hero, along with Jon Cryer made one of the best sitcoms ever. Sadly his personal issues took part in his career but for sure in future projects he will have a big success.

The “new guy” was Ashton Kutcher, obviously portraying a different starring character.  Lots of people thought that the sitcom was going to die instantly but not, until now it survive one more season. Ashton is a good actor but maybe the circumstances were against his, he was and is carrying with the shadow of Charlie Sheen! The sitcom is still funny but never as before. And something that doesn’t help either is that Ashton’s character has a “non-define” personality; at the beginning of the season was a “stupid guy” with children behavior, and now at the end he is so mature and smart businessman that could never be funny during the whole season.

I think the lifeguard of this situation is called Jon Cryer. He has all the magic and abilities to save the sitcom. His role is fantastically funny, performing an unlucky guy with a ridiculous and s effeminate manners. If somebody can make this tremendous series keep alive, it’s Jon.

THE PRINCE OF GOTHAM AGAIN!!

¡Please put the bat-signal! We need the dark knight one more time.
Rocksteady Studios is back in the tireless videogames world with its latest release of Batman Arkham City, the sequel of the successful Batman Arkham Asylum, the Most Critically Acclaimed Superhero Game Ever according the book of the Guinness World Reccord.

Batman Arkham City focuses on defeating the Joker at the final battle in Arkham Asylum. Quincy Sharp who's becomes the Mayor of Gotham City, decides to close the old asylum and opens Arkham city, a bigger new facility ubicated in Gotham.
The Clown Prince of crime comes again wishing to take revenge along with other classic villains from the comic such as Two-Face and the Penguin (New enemies) as well as the return of villains like Mr. Freeze, the Riddle, Bane, Harley Queen and Poison Ivy.
This game allows you to select new characters including Nightwing, Robin and Catwoman.
During the game Batman communicates via radio transmission with Alfred Pennyworth (who did not appear in the previous game) and Barbara Gordon, helping our hero to solve all the challenges that come across the way.
The game has improved movements and skills as far as the battling mode is concerned. This time the enemies are harder to knock-out so "Batsi" needs to be tougher than ever and developes different strategies in order to accomplish the missions.

Fortunately for all the fans, the original voices are kept as in the first game. Kevin Conroy who has been the voice of Batman/Bruce Wayne since the 90's Animated Series is back to "wear" the black suit. On the other hand, the Joker's voice is performed by Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker in Star Wars), who has also been impersonating the character since the 90's Series.
 

Another feature of the game is the option of choosing between a great range of Batman costumes, giving the ability to play as Batman Beyond, The Dark Night Returns, Earth One, 70's Batman, The Animated Series, Year One or Sinestro Corps Batman.
These costumes may vary depending on the game platform you are playing.

In the first game, our super hero has to fight against the Joker and his henchmen whom have taken control over Arkham Asylum. All the adventure takes place inside the facilities of the asylum and Batman has to face enemies such as Victor Zsasz, Bane, Scarecrow, Poison Ivy, Mr. Freeze and Harley Queen.
The playable modes are limited, as you can just select Batman as the main character, although in the Xbox 360 platform you are allowed to choose the Joker for some missions.

According to Metacritic, Batman Arkham City, is the best reviewed game of 2011.  It is the third video game made by the British company Rocksteady Studios and the second one based on the super hero of Gotham City. The game was released between October and November for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Microsoft Windows, whereas in Nintendo Wii, it will be launched within the next year.  However, in case you do not have any of these game consoles, NetherRealm Studios has impressed everyone by developing an iOS (Apple's mobile operating system) version of the game that has been in stores since the December the 7th.