Thursday, May 28, 2009

Good news?

Today we finally received a much more clear announcement about Dave Gahan health and Depeche Mode's tour:

Depeche Mode are pleased to announce they will restart their interrupted Tour Of The Universe in Leipzig, Germany on June 8th. On May 12th, lead singer Dave Gahan suffered a severe bout of gastroenteritis, leading to his hospitalization and the cancellation of the Athens concert. While in hospital, further medical tests revealed a low-grade malignant tumour in Dave's bladder, which has since been successfully removed. At doctors' orders Dave Gahan must take a break until June 8th, to ensure that he makes a full recovery. The Leipzig show on June 8th will be the first concert following Dave's recovery.

Dave Gahan sincerely thanks his fans for their support, understanding and patience. Depeche Mode deeply regret any problems or inconveniences the cancellations and postponements may have caused.

AFFECTED UPCOMING SHOWS

May 30th
London O2 is postponed and will be rescheduled to a new date, which will be announced shortly. Tickets purchased will remain valid.

May 31st
Depeche Mode's performance at the Pinkpop Festival in Landgraaf is cancelled.

June 2nd
The show at the HSH Nordbank Arena in Hamburg will now take place on July 1st. Tickets purchased remain valid.

June 4th & 5th
The shows at Dusseldorf LTU Arena on June 4th and 5th will be rescheduled, however the exact dates cannot be determined until the 2nd Bundesliga releases its new schedule. Dates for the rescheduled shows are expected to be announced by early July. Ticket holders should retain their tickets for the rescheduled shows.

June 7th & 8th
Regrettably, the June 7th show in Leipzig must be cancelled due to doctors' orders, however the June 8th show will occur as planned. Tickets for the cancelled June 7th show may be exchanged for tickets to either the June 8th show in Leipzig or the June 10th show in Berlin (availability permitting) at the relevant box office.

July 2nd
Bergen, Koengen has been rescheduled to Thursday, January 28th, 2010 at the Vestlandhallen.

SHOWS TAKING PLACE AS ORIGINALLY PLANNED
The following European shows are not affected and will take place as originally planned.

June 8th LEIPZIG Zentralstadion
June 10th BERLIN Olympiastadion
June 12th FRANKFURT Commerzbank Arena
June 13th MUNICH Olympiastadion
June 16th ROME Stadio Olimpico
June 18th MILAN Stadio San Siro
June 20th WERCHTER TW Classic Festival
June 22nd BRATISLAVA Inter Stadium
June 23rd BUDAPEST Puskas Ferenc Stadium
June 25th PRAGUE Slavia Stadium
June 27th PARIS Stade de France
June 28th NANCY Zenith Amphitheatre
June 30th COPENHAGEN Parken Stadium
July 1st HAMBURG (rescheduled show)
July 3rd ARVIKA Arvika Festival
July 6th CARCASSONNE Esplanade Gambetta
July 8th VALLADOLID Jose Zorilla Stadium
July 9th BILBAO BBK Live Festival
July 11th PORTO Super Bock Super Rock Festival
July 12th SEVILLE Olimpic Stadium

Furthermore, all dates following Seville on the Tour of the Universe will proceed as originally planned.

CANCELLED SHOWS STILL TO BE DETERMINED
Ticket holders for the previously cancelled shows listed below are encouraged to hold on to their tickets pending a further statement. Every effort continues to be made to reschedule these shows and more time is needed to resolve venue availability and routing. A final decision is expected early next week, at which time a statement will be made with regards to either a rescheduled date or final cancellation.

May 12th ATHENS Terra Vibe
May 14th ISTANBUL Santral Istanbul
May 16th BUCHAREST Parc Izvor
May 18th SOFIA Vasil Levski
May 20th BELGRADE USCE Park
May 21st ZAGREB Arena
May 23rd WARSAW Gwardia Stadium
May 25th RIGA Skonto Stadium
May 27th VILNIUS Zalgirio Stadionas

The source of this statement is again the band's site: http://www.depechemode.com/news.html
Let's hope that the sad news has reached the end with this and only good ones will come from now on!

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Autobahn - The dream


Azi s-a implinit un vis!

In 27 ianuarie 2005, "Autobahn" incepea asa:
Acum doua seri, cineva vroia sa plece la mare. O buna prietena, pe care n-am mai vazut-o de un secol si 3 minute, a simtit nevoia de liniste. Sa-si adune gandurile pe un laptop. Un laptop care, acum doua seri, m-a chinuit de parca nu vroia sa mearga cu ea. Si, printre luptele cu indaratnicul, am reusit nu s-o conving, ci doar s-o ajut sa-si confirme ca vrea sa-si implineasca visul. Dar l-am convins pe Dl.Laptop sa viseze acelasi vis. Sa plece la mare, iarna. Sa scrie, sa citeasca, sa asculte Buddha Bar si ce-o mai vrea, sa priveasca marea, tot iarna, in ianuarie, printr-o fereastra mare, cu vedere spre ea. Spre mare. Tot pe autostrada. Si azi m-a sunat sa-mi spuna "Sunt aici, ma uit la ea! E soare, cald, am facut plaja chiar, pe balcon, privind valurile numai bune sa te arunci in ele. Si laptopul ma asculta." Ce ciudat... Autostrada e ca o apa...

Ce legatura are asta cu visul implinit? Pai are. Acele ganduri adunate pe un laptop, s-au adunat intre timp si pe hartie, iar azi, dupa multe zbateri, buna si draga mea prietena, Vera Dragoi, si-a vazut inca un vis implinit: "Camino, o calatorie care mi-a schimbat viata". Cartea! Prima.
Cu toate ca, intre timp, s-au facut 2 secole si 58 minute de cand n-am mai vazut-o, nu puteam sa lipsesc de la eveniment. Mi-as fi reprosat 1000 de ani daca, din varii motive, n-as fi fost prezent.
Revenind la carte, pe scurt, e vorba de o calatorie pe renumitul "Camino de Santiago" din Spania, un pelerinaj de 800 de kilometri, motorizata doar de propriile picioare. Este povestea unei aventuri, de una singura, timp de o luna, in necunoscutul unei tari si culturi straine, dar si al sinelui propriu.
De-a lungul anilor trecuti de la acel moment, am mai citit fragmente, din ciorne, sau mi-a povestit diverse episoade, facandu-ma sa astept cu nerabdare momentul in care voi avea in mana textul complet. Acum mi-a implinit dorinta si ard de nerabdare sa devorez cartea, de la o coperta la alta.
Inainte de a ma cufunda in lectura, nu ma pot abtine sa nu redau aici, un scurt pasaj din Cuvant Inainte:
"Imi doresc ca aceasta istorie sa fie o sursa de inspiratie pentru toti cei ce isi doresc de la viata mai mult decat au reusit sa obtina. Pentru ca raspunsurile la intrebarile fundamentale ce tin de propriul destin se gasesc in noi insine: acolo trebuie sa cautam!"
Superb spus!
Azi, Vera e pe autostrada. Pe autostrada implinirii viselor. Unele, ca si aceasta carte, s-au implinit. Altele urmeaza la rand. Sa fie cat mai multe!
Succes Vera!

Thursday, May 21, 2009

No image update

The "joke" is getting bigger as the the DM officials just made another announcement:

"Depeche Mode regret to announce that they are forced to cancel a further three shows on their "Tour of the Universe". Doctors have advised that more time is needed to allow singer, Dave Gahan, to fully recover from his recent illness and ensure that the tour can resume shortly.

Depeche Mode apologise to all their fans for this inconvenience and wish Dave a speedy recovery.

The following additional shows have been cancelled:

MAY
Sat 23 - Warsaw, Poland, Gwardia Stadium
Mon 25 - Riga, Latvia, Skonto Stadium
Wed 27 - Vilnius, Lithuania, Zalgiris Stadium

Ticket holders for the above shows are advised to hold onto their tickets, as an announcement will follow soon with regard to either new rescheduled concert dates, or their final cancellation."

This was also taken from band's official website.
Of course, there are tons of rumors I've heard, but I prefer not to spread them here, despite the disappointing PR work of the band's staff...

Shame on you PR team of Depeche Mode!
You should think of almost 300.000 fans who bought tickets for those 9 canceled shows and,
for the money you got from us on the tickets, you should feed us with official & detailed news regarding Dave's health and rescheduling evolution at least once a day...

Friday, May 15, 2009

No image today


More sad news...


After cancellation the show in Athens (May 12) just minutes before going up on stage, the show in Istambul (May 14) has been cancelled too.
But one sad news doesn't come alone, so the Depeche Mode staff made another sad announcement:

"Depeche Mode have been forced to cancel a further four shows on their Sounds of the Universe tour due to further complications from singer Dave Gahan's severe bout of gastroenteritis. Dave is currently undergoing further tests.

Depeche Mode apologise to all their fans for this inconvenience and wish Dave a speedy recovery. Further information will be released in due course.

The following shows have been cancelled:

May 16th Bucharest, Romania, Izvor Park
May 18th Sofia, Bulgaria, Vasil Levski Stadium
May 20th Belgrade, Serbia, USCE Park
May 21st Zagreb, Croatia, Arena

Ticket holders for the above shows are advised to hold on to their tickets as an announcement will be made shortly in regard to rescheduled dates or final cancellation."

This was taken from the band's official site (http://www.depechemode.com/news.html)
Let's hope that Dave will recover soon!

Thursday, May 14, 2009

Caramida - partea III


Mai vrei?
Pai ar mai fi si varianta sa darami tot, prefacandu-te ca nu-ti vezi greselile si, zicand "nu m-a inteles", "nu (ma) merita", "n-a fost sa fie", sa mergi mai departe cu speranta ca vei gasi alt "motiv" s-o iei de la inceput. Ete nah... chiar crezi ca stau asa, pe toate drumurile ?! Daca, inca, nu e prea tarziu si alegi calea asta, esti cel putin las si nu meriti sa fii bagat in seama, zau !
Eh, asta nu e valabil si in cazul in care chiar ai dat tot ce aveai mai bun in tine, in van. Dar asta e o alta discutie...
Si acu gata cu povestile, ca la sfaturi se pricepe toata lumea, iar cuvintele au un milion de intelesuri si tot nu reusesc sa exprime intregul.
TREZESTE-TE !

Friday, May 8, 2009

Caramida - partea II


Deci, ce faci?
Pai, ai putea sa-ncepi a te invarti in jurul ei, cautand unde ai asezat "Gelozia", "Prejudecatile", "Egoismul", "Superficialitatea" si altele asemenea si le spargi! Sau, pentru ca de obicei stau impreuna toate astea si ca sa nu se darame tot, mai bine le scoti usor si le asezi la intrare, suport de pres. Asa, stergadu-ti zilnic picioarele de ele, nu vei uita ca locul lor e afara. Si nu vei mai uita ca "Dragostea", oricat de flexibila ar fi ea ca liant, nu e de ajuns cand construiesti, iar graba nu aduce neaparat rezultatul mai aproape, ba din contra, il poate indeparta definitiv. Intelegi ? Asa... Inca ceva. Caramizile nu sunt facute sa fie folosite pentru gard. Nu ai nevoie de asa ceva. Dar ai nevoie... sa fiti doi. Ai nevoie de EA. Nu ca sa faci bodybuilding, ca Mesterul Manole, nu. Ci pentru a cladi, totul, impreuna ! Cu suflet, din suflet, cu rabdare, o casa durabila, rezistenta la orice furtuna. Casa voastra de vis, din care puteti iesi si reveni oricand, liberi si deschisi la minte, fara a fi nevoiti sa dati explicatii inutile. Un refugiu cald, in care uitati de limite, de principii, de probleme, nu o celula rece, incalzita aparent de tapetul bunelor intentii si care va ingradeste libertatea de a fi voi insiva. Aaa... mai e nevoie de doua chei. Da, pentru ca sunteti doi. Cate una pentru fiecare. Nu pentru usa de la intrare, mey! Ca nu puneti pe ea zavoare si o veti folosi doar pentru a va feri de ochi indiscreti, in momentele voastre de intimitate asa-zis indecenta. Pentru celelalte usi...
Mai vrei?

Thursday, May 7, 2009

Caramida - partea I


Deci, in concluzie, ca sa zic asa... ce poti face cu o caramida ?
Pai... se pot face cateva chestii. Spre exemplu, poti sa te dai cu ea de piept, sa lasi impresia ca esti "jmeker". Sau, poti sa treci pe langa ea, fara sa bagi in seama importanta ei. Ba chiar sa-i tragi un sut zicand "Da-te mai incolo, ce cauti in calea mea ?!" Si asta, fara sa tii cont ca ai gasit-o in sufletul tau...
Dar, ai putea s-o iei cu tine, s-o duci acolo unde vrei sa-ti fie casa. Si, ai putea sa scrii pe ea "Respect" si s-o asezi la temelie. P'orma, te apuci si cauti alta, pe care, intamplator sau nu, scrie "Incredere" si-o pui langa prima. Si, pentru ca joaca de-a adunatul caramizilor creeaza dependenta, te duci si mai cauti. Tot prin adancurile sufletului. E drept, pot fi destul de risipite pe acolo de furtunile care te-au cotropit, insa, de vrei cu adevarat, vei mai gasi si altele. Unele gata inscriptionate, altele noi, curate, asteptand amprenta ta. Si uite asa, vei pune langa primele "Sinceritatea", "Implicarea", "Pasiunea", "Romantismul" si restul caramizilor peste care mai dai in drum.
Ei, cand ai terminat de ridicat peretii - minim 5 ca sa nu fie la fel cu tot ce-ai mai trait pana acum - iei "Dragostea", pe care ai folosit-o si ca liant si-o pui acoperis. P'orma, te dai un pas-doi mai in spate si admiri lucrarea. Si, surpriza! In graba, ai uitat sa lasi loc de usa, iar "opera" ta arata ca o puscarie!
Ce faci ?!

Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Autobahn


Ce ciudat...
Autostrada e ca o apa. Linistita. Se spune ca apele linistite sunt adanci. Or fi.
Se mai spune ca te si poti inneca in ele usor...
Eu nu m-am innecat. Doar m-am molipsit de liniste. Prea multa liniste. Nu linistea dinaintea furtunii, ci cea de dupa...
Cand nu stii daca e cazul sa te bucuri ca ai supravietuit intr-un fel... Cand ti-e frica sa deschizi gura ca sa nu pari stupid in fata imensitatii... imensitate in fata careia oricum esti mic si neinsemnat... Cand nu stii daca vocea ta ar starni o alta furtuna sau ar fi... primita. Cand cerul e rosu aprins la apus... sau la rasarit? ca nu mai stii nici in ce directie te uiti. Cand curcubeul parca se iteste printre norii ce se imprastie...
Si incepi sa crezi ca vezi ceva. Ce ? De ce ai ajuns sub val si nu pe...
Eu am vazut ca pe autostrada viscoleste rar, dar nu definitiv. Da, vantul mai imprastie fulgii, ca sa-i adune undeva pe margine si sa-i ridice iar si iar si iar... la nesfarsit... mai veseli... ca niste artificii... ori cu frica parca... in bataia soarelui sau razelor lunii. Fulgii care.... care nu mor. Nu vor. Doar se transforma in apa, ca sa sporeasca adancimea si linistea autostrazii. Si sa devina intr-o zi... iar fulgi.
Oare visez ?

Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Little footprint

Trebuie sa recunosc, ideea de a incepe un blog, mi-a venit ascultand noul album Depeche Mode, "Sounds of the Universe", in mod special piesa "Little soul".
Nu mi-am propus o anume tema, dar, cu siguranta, va fi "a slice of my soul".
Voi pune aici ganduri mai vechi si mai noi, comentarii, fotografii din "opera" personala, poate si link-uri catre articole/stiri/informatii pe care le-am gasit interesante la un moment dat.
In fine, ca sa n-o mai lungesc, va las in compania textului care m-a inspirat azi:

"Little Soul"

My little light
Is going to shine
Shine out so bright
And illuminate your mind
My little soul will leave a footprint

This little voice
Is going to sing
I have no choice
It will infinitely ring
My little soul will leave a footprint

I'm channeling the universe
It's focusing itself inside of me
A singularity

My little words
Are going to sting
Haven't you heard
The pain and joy they bring
My little soul wll leave a footprint

I'm channeling the universe
It's focusing itself inside of me
A singularity

Your little eyes
They're going to see
I can't disguise
The beauty inside me
My little soul will leave a footprint

Written by Martin Lee Gore,
Published by EMI Music Publishing Ltd.
Licensed by Grabbing Hands Music Ltd.
© Depeche Mode