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year 2023

2026 — Comment (1)

Survivors of Trump’s world Many observers refer to the endless supply of blatant lies emerging from the Trump administration and the deepening damage it continues to inflict on the US population and on the rest of the world economy. If the “America first” ambition were to have worked, at least for the American people as…

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50th Nyon Paléo 2026

special historical mention & posters We have followed the Montreux Jazz Festival on this website since the 47th edition. ThIs year is Montreux’s 60th, and Paléo’s 50th, so we recognize them both. We fondly remember the folk festival since the mid 70’s on the lake-side encampment, prior to it outgrowing that place and relocating as…

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60th Montreux 2026

2026 poster by Kévin Germanier Swiss fashion designer Kévin Germanier has created the poster for the 60th Montreux Jazz Festival, taking place from 3 to 18 July 2026. The sensational work is the first embroidered poster in the Festival’s history. Kévin Germanier s’est particulièrement inspiré de l’affiche de Jean Tinguely pour le choix de couleurs…

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Moving to Switzerland 1970

Comparative images January 1970: I drove to Geneva with just basics as I had no apartment as yet. The car broke down around Canterbury on way to the ferry at Dover. In France the drive was on small roads through the cold night trying to sleep a bit, starting the engine to heat from time…

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Südtirol 2013

from bike tour sep2013 This movie is one part of a series filmed during a 4-day bicycle tour in September 2013. — First uploaded to YouTube 11October 2013. — See also Arco and Lake Gardia on this site or on YouTube

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59th Montreux 2025 (2)

59th Jazz Festival photos Montreux Festival posts: 50th, 51st, 52nd, 53rd, 54th, 55th, 56th, 57th, 58th — Return to posts.Montreux Digital Project: 1stPost&Page — View photos on 2025 photo page

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59th Montreux 2025 (1)

59th Montreux Jazz Festival Montreux Festival posts: 50th, 51st, 52nd, 53rd, 54th, 55th, 56th, 57th, 58th — Return to posts.Montreux Digital Project: 1stPost&Page 59th Montreux Jazz Festival poster created by London artist Lakwena 4-19 July 2025 — psychedelic inspirations, quotes from the song “Stars”, performed by Nina Simone in Montreux in 1976. (all you see…

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Geneva PRIDE 2025

Pride march 8 June 2025. When a church demonstrates being open and inclusive, I am grateful and proud to be an active member. Sunshine most of the time. Geneva pride manifesto: En 2023, la Suisse perd une place au classement européen en matière de droits LGBTQIA+ et se retrouve 20ème. Le cahier des revendications a…

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Joël Dicker (5)

La très catastrophique visite du zoo Latest book (9th) from Joël Dicker. Following his early work about the SS in England during WWII, he has focused on detective stories of incredible complexity. Now he offers something completely new, hoping that it will provide fascinating reading to a wide audience, in age, in background and interest.…

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1966 concert recording

Larger screen page — project complete. Live audio recording – Bedford Audio Club 1966 – backstory. please select the highest playback quality you are able, original is 1080p The BBC moved their main concert studio to Bedford from London for safety during WWII — Glenn Miller rehearsed, played, recorded and  transmitted from this hall before…

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Quincy Jones & Jacob Collier

Quincy Jones died on 3rd November 2024 Jacob Collier’s Instagram post: Quincy. More than a legend. A real-life superhero. A master maverick magician. A fierce lover of life. A human being of the highest order. My friend, soul brother, and North Star.

 Back in my humblest beginnings, pre-Djesse and In My Room, and before I’d…

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2025 — Comment (1)

Trump and the world — it hurts Trump lies and lies — and yet he openly announced during the campaign many of the bad things he would do to the United States democratic structures, to medicare, to education, and to free press, to free trade, and to the American people themselves, in these he seems…

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Cadet Force Four

Latest Cadet Force series project History and preparation for ‘Cadet Force Four’, our 2024 Cadet Force series project: Mr. Churchill took up residence in a ‘secret safe house’ at Clapham Park, Clapham, near Bedford during the Second World War and probably made also a visit to the nearest regimental barracks at Kempston. Whether he did…

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BMW Munich 2015

BMW factory & museum Oct2015 Quite unbelievable that most images from our 2015 visit to BMW Munich lay dormant until 2024 except for the kinetic display video — raw but beautiful. Second video is a short montage of the small Sony camera photos and videos. Presentation hint: play both videos together if your internet bandwidth…

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Bern Pride 2024

Bern colourful and loud ! Schützenmatte (meeting point) – Bollwerk – Speichergasse – Nägeligasse – Kornhausplatz – Rathausgasse – Rathausplatz – Kreuzgasse – Kramgasse – Hotelgasse – Casinoplatz – Amthausgasse – Bundesplatz (festival)  Bern PRIDE — 10,000 marched in the Bern Pride, we colored the federal square, and danced energetically into the evening to dj’s…

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Martigny Pride 2024

Swiss Romande pride in Martigny . . . Images from Saturday 20Jul2024. — Pride slogan: “soi-même, partout ! ” [“yourself, everywhere!”] Here is our video from the Saturday suisse romande Pride in Martigny (canton du Valais) According to the Swiss TV, 12,000 people assisted to the Martigny Pride and there were no recorded counter-manifestations as…

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58th Montreux 2024 (2)

Visit 8July2024: [post1] [photopage] Photo visit 8July2024: [post1] Montreux Festival posts: 50th, 51st, 52nd, 53rd, 54th, 55th, 56th, 57th, 58th, 59th — Return to posts.Montreux Digital Project: 1stPost&Page images of the new infrastructure — 2m2c (the Montreux convention center comprising the Stravinsky hall and Miles Davis / Jazz Lab) is under major renovation for two…

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Rütli-Grütli 2024

real & adopted Swiss visit the cradle Pilgrimage to the birthplace of Switzerland — an essential trek for each Swiss, once in their lifetime. With a third 10-year passport expiring soon, a few ‘real’ Swiss friends felt it was time to become ‘baptised’ (!) The German lake name, ‘Vierwaldstättersee’, has its origins in the four…

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Gland photo club expo

Photo club Gland – high level of care and quality. — Our first contact and visit to this club’s exhibition – held in the Grand-Champ facility (school, theater, library) right next to us. A good level was expected but we were blown away with the care and attention of display and the consistently high quality…

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Transport museum 2024

2012, 2020, 2024 follow the evolution. Music by Bensound.com (elevate) Photography by marcomathieumedia During six months, the Swiss Museum of Transport shows the special exhibition “Chinese Spaceflight”. On display are impressive models of Chinese spacecraft. The highlight is a model of the Chinese space station. The special exhibition was realized by the Verkehrshaus in cooperation…

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58th Montreux 2024 (1)

Preparing for the summer of 2024 See photos from 2024 visit: change of infrastructure . . . See the festival website to view details of the poster, or click on this image for good resolution. «A transient city of collective dreams» Playful and teeming with details, the street art poster by Geneva artist Rylsee captures…

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UKE80-Churchill Land Rover

From Chartwell England to Safenwil Switzerland. Emil Frey has been importing motorcycles from Britain since before the Second World War and cars since 1945. They are Switzerland’s largest importer of cars and creator of the Classic Car Center at Safenwil (Canton of Argovie). Sir Winston Churchill was presented with a series 1 Land Rover for…

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Musical ‘family’ in exile

Story of the Sham Trio living in Berlin. . . . Berlin magazine article of their story with embedded full video of their Saturday 1st July 2017 concert performance at the Lutheran church of Geneva.

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2024 — Comment (1)

World comment, from another pen — our friend Lusmarina in Brazil . . . I share with my English-speaking friends a small article written in the context of New Year 2024 considering the war in Palestine that was published two days ago by the National Council of Christian Churches: Building the future. New Year is…

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