met on 29 march


These are Cecco and Flavia, at Flavia's, Azzano Mella

Back home for Easter holidays, monday afternoon at Flavia's.
I was walking to her, iPod in my ears, when a Jeep stopped few meters far from me.. black hair and sunglasses, elbow out of the car window: that's Cecco!
Taking pictures and glancing through lots lots lots of cool tattoos, as those by Rudy Fritsch. Take a look, they are really worthy.

IT HAS BEEN GREAT MEETING
Dino and the cd cover created by him for Mad Penguins

met on 21 march


first day of spring
but it still rains

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO
Marta



met on 19-20 march

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Sustainable Tourism and International Cooperation, at ISPI, Milano

I've just spent two very intensive days talking about sustainable tourism: discovered many interesting things I would have never thought about, I am now torn between an incredible lust for travelling and a general idea that if everybody would have stayed at its own place many things would have gone better.

IT WOULD HAVE BEEN GREAT MEETING

met on 18 march


This is Tati, Old Fox Pub, Milano

Discovery of the year 2010, I'm glad to introduce you.. Tatiana!
Angelo's friend, sister, alcoholmate, she arrived in Milan in September.
Yesterday we talked about her home-region, Puglia, and now we are all planning some camping days in Salento.

WE ALL ADORE
Cristina

met on 14 march


These are Carlo, Pope Ratzinger and Rollo, at their new house, Castelmella

Dinner at Carlo and Rollo's new house.
We spent part of the night talking about Italian integration policies for immigrants, the other part on chatroulette.
What is chatroulette.com? Let's ask Wikipedia..
..Chatroulette is a website that pairs random strangers for webcam-based conversations. Visitors to the website randomly begin an online chat with another visitor. At any point, either user may leave the current chat by initiating another random connection.
On chatroulette I acted as a bait: I started the conversation (when people see a girl they stop and start talking to her) and at a certain point I asked "do you wanna see sth interesting?" obviously everybody answered "yes" - there arrived my friends showing their asses in the cam.
We laughed so much! And people too!
I love totally stupid idiot jokes.

IT WOULD HAVE BEEN GREAT MEETING
Mia Farrow

met on 12 march


These are Stefano, Gian, Tube, Irene, Cioppi, X, Davide, Alino, Gian2, Dino, Viola and Marchino, at Old Fox Pub, Milano

The power of passing the word: a dozen of people meets at the pub to drink beer for 2.50€, food included.
Everyday from 18 to 21 in Sant'Agostino.
Silent Bob will wait on you!

IT WOULD HAVE BEEN GREAT MEETING
Jay and Silent Bob

met on 10 march


La Blanche Alchimie

I wanted to go to La Casa 139, I checked the program on their website and I found this concert: La Blanche Alchimie.
Payed 5€, drank one beer, watched the end of the football match Manchester-Milan and then I really enjoyed the concert.
Not the best band I've ever heard, not the best concert I've ever seen.
But I enjoyed the atmosphere, the sound and her voice.
To be listened when you feel hearts-ease.

IT WOULD HAVE BEEN GREAT MEETING


met on 9 march


This is Rocco, at my house, Milano

We put up Rocco for two nights, before he leaves to London.
From Thursday he will live with Paul in Stepney Green.
Crazy people in the crazy London.
Good Luck!

IT WOULD HAVE BEEN GREAT MEETING
Damon Albarn

met on 5 march

These are Lilli, Nico and Kira, at my grandma's, Gerolanuova

If you are happy and you know it
Clap your hands

If you are happy and you know it
Clap your hands

If you are happy and you know it
Then your face will surely show it
If you are happy and you know it
Clap your hands

IT WOULD HAVE BEEN GREAT MEETING
Johnny Depp, the Mad Hatter

met on 27 february


These are Ale and Gianni, Fede's bday party, Brescia

Everybody has to keep quiet.
Ale sings a lullaby for Rosalina the cow.
Gianni is thinking it over.

IT WOULD HAVE BEEN GREAT HAVING
a garden and a dwarf cherry tree in the centre of Milan

met on 23 february


This is Betty, at hers, Milano

I'm glad to introduce you to.. Betty's aprons grand collection!
Vintage aprons, barman aprons, traditional aprons, home-made aprons..
In sum.. APRONS!

IT WOULD HAVE BEEN GREAT MEETING
(special thanks to Stella for making me discover McSweeney's, amazing publishing house founded by him)


met on 19 february


These are Alice and Jonathan, white loft, Milano
(pic taken by Franci)

Alice's graduation party
= AlcohoL + BoobS

IT WOULD HAVE BEEN GREAT MEETING
The one who rubbed against the walls with a blue jacket/coat and stained the room with huge blue spots.

met on 16 february


This is Sergio, old pic taken by Clo, Milano

After two or more months Sergio came to see us in Milan.
We graduated together, but he now lives in Rome where he already works.
Talking to him dressed up in a professional suit is quite frightening, but he looks even more smart.

IT WOULD HAVE BEEN GREAT BATHING WITH THE ORIGINAL
Ivory Soap, one among the first (or maybe the first) products by P&G (where now Sergio is working).



met on 13 february

These are the Riccobellis
(pics taken in Piacenza; yesterday night they played in Mantova, but I had no camera with me)

Gufo, Cecco and Roby are the Riccobellis.
This is the first time I hear them playing and I had fuuuun!
Ok you are friends of mine, but I really think you can break asses (need I say more?)
I really have to praise also to Gianni who sang Gianni fuckin' asshole for us.

met on 6 february


These are Elisabetta, Alberto and Ruggero

This picture has been taken last December in London, but I met all of them at Leoncavallo on saturday night, we were all there for the MI AMI ANCORA.
It has been a great surprise! They left London and now live in Milano.

IT WOULD HAVE BEEN GREAT MEETING
Noyz Narcos, so that Dino would have been happier!


met on 3rd february


These are Tatiana, Jonathan, Alice, Linda, Angelo and Davide, chez nous, Milano

Coming back home after a study day and finding them in the kitchen has been the surprise I really needed to drive out my tiredness.

IT WOULD BE GREAT HAVING
a Siamese cat
(pic found on flickr.com)

met on 31 january


This is Giovanni, at Casa Strasse, Milano

three friends +
many ideas +
vote for the best +
bio-food +
good music +
Casa Strasse +
once a month =
FUNDRAISING FOR ART PROJECTS

Lovely atmosphere, nice and less nice ideas, good food that's what I found Sunday morning thanks to Granaio's brunch at Casa Strasse.
Granaio is a project consisting of a monthly brunch, where artists present their ideas and people decide who to vote for.
You pay ten euros, Granaio covers all the expenses for food and gives the remaining to the most voted idea.

Who won this first edition? boîte the project I also voted for.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO
Rita that had her 45th birthday yesterday

met on 27 january


This is Ivan, Aula Fumo, Milano

Ivan is the Skype king. You can find him everyday in Aula Fumo talking via Skype with his friends.
He is from Kazahstan and yesterday I took a look at some pictures from his country. I never imagined how Kazahstan could look like.
I hence invented a (stupid but interesting) game: think about a country you never thought about and imagine its colors, its landscapes. Go on flickr and see how it really looks like. It is always sooo different from how you imagined it!

IT WOULD HAVE BEEN GREAT MEETING
Achille Castiglioni

met on 22 january


This is Clo, Università Bocconi, Milano

She graduated!
She swated blood but finally said goodbye to economics!

IT HAS BEEN GREAT SPENDING A NIGHT AT
Tabaccheria della Darsena and discover a new little world behind the back door.