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Castles Made of Sand
Castles Made of Sand
Music, Lyrics and Vocals by Karin Maria Andersson
Guitar and video by Olivier Milchberg
Macau (SAR) China, January 2010
This video has clips from the Cirque Du Soleil artists of ZAIA starting in Montreal, Canada from January 2008 during training (and lots of snow!) to late 2009 backstage, and during rehearsals for the show at the Venetian in Macau (SAR) China.
For us in the show the video is extremely emotional. Some of the people in this video are no longer with us in Macau. The time of ZAIA is one that all of us will remember and many of us will cherish. The experiences we had in China for many of us were not what we expected – they were experiences and adventures we could have never imagined; many good and some painful for each of us.
I normally don’t get seen in videos or promo photos – so thank you to Olivier for getting me in there several times. Fun to see the musicians and how all of our looks changed from the beginning in Montreal to the journey in China. As our composer told us: “You all look more shiny.” I would agree. Cirque and China have allowed us to shine.
I think this video will give a sense of closure to many of us for a slice of time we spent together – a “castle made of sand”.
I am personally moved by the video in a way beyond words. Thank you to Maria and Olivier for this truly precious gift of song….
*Update: A new audio version of this song:
https://www.last.fm/music/Feather+And+Down/_/Castles+Made+of+Sand
And a note from Olivier on this video:
Hi all my dear friends,
Here is a new video on the creation of Zaia. It’s a tribute to Zaia artists, and especially to Maria and the musicians.
I asked Maria to compose a song for it, and she did it just before leaving Macau.
These images can seem nostalgic in our situation, but the purpose of this video is only to highlight the strong and moving times we spent together; sharing sorrow and joy, as Maria says.
These images can seem nostalgic in our situation, but the purpose of this video is only to highlight the strong and moving times we spent together; sharing sorrow and joy, as Maria says.
It’s my way to say thank you to all of you, and to express my admiration of the amazing talent of every artist. And let’s remember, even if this adventure stops right now, our talents will continue to shine and spread over the planet.
Olivier
Olbermann Slams Limbaugh And Robertson For Sick Comments
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OioiCniK_-c
Olberman slams Pat Robertson and Rush Limbaugh for their comments on Haiti.
Fuerzabruta
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=taBAtxasWto
Fuerzabruta – The New Show from the creators of DE LA GUARDA. Visit fuerzabrutanyc.com for more info
Patrick Henry Hughes
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xwCG0Ey2Mg
A young man with no disabilities and many abilities! This should inspire most people to be thankful for what we’re given and to realize most of our limitations are decided by ourselves. And I think his Claire De Lune sounds pretty good!
Christmas Tree Rocketry
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCjHV63MQ4w
The Christmas holiday is one of the most difficult times of the year to stay ‘green,’ but rocket launching our Christmas tree was a great way to recycle our trash destined tree. 32 large rocket engines and some careful calculations ensured fun for the whole family.
Size of Universe and Relative Planet Sizes
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0lxbzgwW7I&NR=1
Try in some small way to fathom the size of the universe. And here’s the related size of planets and stars:
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEheh1BH34Q
And it’s always a good time for a refresher to view Carl Sagan’s COSMOS:
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3NAW1U-swc
Flutist vs. Flautist
Damn the internet for always teaching me new things. I am very happy to think that I already know everything. I stand corrected once again; this time on the use of the word “flutist” vs. “flautist”.
I’m still getting used to the French Horn being referred to as just “Horn” – will the changes never cease? My musical world is crumbling before me….
VBulletin Create Search Table
This took me quite a while to find. Here is the query to use in MySql to create the search table in VBulletin. To find the code to create other tables in VBulletin database go to your VB upload files to: install/mysql-schema.php
This was in response to an INVALID SQL error in VB 4.0 where “domainname” is the name of your website url:
MySQL Error : Table ‘domainname.search’ doesn’t exist
Error Number : 1146
VBulletin 4.0 Settings
A collection of my changed VBulletin 4.0 settings. I’m posting this so I can remember the changes as I go along that may be helpful to other people. Maybe other VB owners have better, or additional suggestions, they can let me know about. (hint, hint: leave a comment please!)
Just released on December 21, 2009 – the new VB4 has received mixed reviews. Members of my communities also are mixed on their appreciation. We’ll give it some time to settle and see how it goes with the new CMS. I run forums on both VB and PhpBB.