For she is a jolly good fellow...

Happy Birthday Laura!!! Hugz from everybody!!
And you can get her pics HERE!!

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C U Soon!!

Thank you guys!! This was one of the most unforgettable courses I've ever had. Continue working like you have so far, and hopefully, we'll meet up soon!!! Thanks a lot!!

And here you´ll get a bunch of your pictures!!

CU L8R

Cheers!!

The greatest students ever!!
From left to right: Diana, Vicky, Alex, Gloria, Fabiola, Paloma, Denisse, Erika, Gaby, Luis, el maestro Carlos and Angie.

See the little tree??

I found this tree in this building in Periférico and Palmas.

La Lennoxa and Sting!!

Hello kiddies!!

Last Monday september 13th I got the chance to see Sting and Annie Lennox playing live in the Palacio de los deportes in Mexico City. It was a concert to remember where two of the most talented musicians on earth showed what they are capable of: making music in an organic way and at the same time connecting with people.

The concert started when Dominic Miller came on stage, performing guitar classics from different parts of the world showing why he plays with Sting. He superbly perfomed a set of 5 songs including "Shape of my heart" with Mr. Gordon Summer.

It was a much more mellow audience than that of last week's, you could notice that most of them knew Annie's and Sting's songs. After Dominic played, Sting introduced Annie Lennox in good Spanish. "Hola, amigos, cómo están. Soy Sting y es un gran honor introducir a mi amiga de gran talento: Annie Lennox", he said.

Then a beautiful blonde in jeans, a purple blouse and a black jacket, appeared on a simple no-screens stage, which made it a more human and romantic gig. I have to be honest, she is totally georgeous!!! I had seen her a thousand times on TV, but live, man, she's the best!!

She started with "Legend in my living room", I have to admit, I knew she had a great voice, and with time I thought it washed away, but she proved me wrong, she's got one of the most powerful and energetic voices I've ever heard!! She was amazing!!

The crowd remained in their seats, until we heard "No more I love you's". It really turned us on!! And she continued with songs from her latest album "Bare" and songs we all know like "Walking on broken glass", "Waiting in vain" with all the band and sounded excellent!!

Annie performed 13 songs, ranging from great pop to jazz and rock, including "Why", "Here comes the rain Again". I was more than satisfied and grateful to have the opportunity to see her, I cant believe how talented a person can be.

Then the main attraction started, a stage with 3 narrow screens showing fire videos, words and symbols got the crowd cheering as Sting appeared singing a very energetic, up-beat, techno version of "Send your love", known as the Dave Audé remix. Strange, don't you think?? You have a "normal" version of a song, which is the one that was distributed to the radio stations, and you started a gig with a techno remix of your song?? I thought no one could pull that off, well, Sting could, and he did it in a way only great artists can.

It was a fantastic show, displaying a great combination of technology and emotion, on the screens, you could see great video segments created with great quality and creativity (if you like to design, you know what I mean), very nice typography, etc.

Sting's huge talent, backed up by a great show of images and lights, kept all the audience happy for almost 2 hours.

The crowd cheered and sang as Sting performed a repertoir of new and classic material, like "Send your love", "Dead man's rope", "Never coming home", "Sacred love", "Whenever I say your name" which he sang with one of the girls of the backing vocals who sang with chilling energy, probably even better than the studio version in which Stng sang with Mary J. Blige. I feel terrible for not knowing her name.

The place almost collapsed in euphoria when Sting performed "Fields of gold", "Desert rose", "Roxanne", "Syncronicity II", "Everything she does is magic", "An Englishman in NY", "We'll be together tonight" with Annie Lennox, finishing with "If I ever lose my Faith" and "Every breath you take", the people's best!!

An excellent concert with even more excellent performers. And I got to see the for less than $30!!! I really got my money's worth!! I even owe them!!

Looking for the Church Lady!!

Churchie!!

One of the most important Churches in SJR (though I dont know its name!!:P).

Grand opening!!!

Morning lads!!!

Its the grand opening of i-blog, a new part of Chuck Online, which basically will be the same, but enhanced!! Now you'll have the chance to write back at me without suffering from the pain and boredom of having to open another page to check your mail, write a new one, send it to me... ouch!!

Remember to write your comments or thoughts about a topic around here or about a picture you liked, or... whatever. This could help us be in touch and discuss important matters as well. And of course, if you write an article, or have an interesting one, or have a picture and want it posted here, dont forget to tell me and we'll do it!!

Hopefully it will be updated thrice a week.

Welcome and enjoy your staying!!!

Chuck

The Cure!!

Have you had one of those dark moments in your life??? Those days when you thought you were some kind of a misfit?? Sadness and melancholy wrapped in your every move?? For those of you who know what Im talking about, know who was and still is the musical embassador of the dark side (and we are not talking about Darth Vader!!): Robert Smith.

He is the leader of one of the most influential dark bands on earth, The Cure, they have mastered the art of making music in such a special way that makes us feel that little something that probably we didnt even know existed in us, or that happiness you may feel after knowing that life not always has a happy ending, which makes you really appreciate those lovely moments in our existance.

Last Monday, september 6th I had the chance to see them playing live in the Palacio de los Deportes in Mexico City. The third of a three-day tour in Mexico City. First of all, It was very difficult to get the tickets, for the first 2 concerts they were sold in two hours, breaking the mexican record of ticket selling, that was held by the Backstreet Boys of two hours and fortyfive minutes (according to "Milenio" newspaper, september 3th, 04) and I bet the third one was the same. So I need to thank my boss Teacher Armando for paying us in a debit card which I used to buy mine during the pre-sale for the third date. Thanx Teacher.

I got there a little late, like twenty minutes after the show started, you know it's 2 or 3 hours you need to arrive to Mexico City from here. They were playing "Pictures of you" when I arrived, (you may have heard that song, it's the one that is in the HP commercials on TV!!), the energy was flowing at very high rates when thousands of people sang the song.

They played a set that was a very nice mix of new and old material, it was a delight for the hard core fans and for the new ones. Songs we all love, were beautifully crafted in a way that few bands can. Classics such as "Lovecats","Boys don't cry" and "Why can't I be You" lifted a harmony that created a unique atmosphere that will always be in our hearts and minds.

Some of the most memorable songs, along with the ones mentioned above, were "The walk", "Friday, Im in love", "Taking off", "A forest", "Before three", "alt.end", "Lullaby", "Lovesong", "Let's go to bed". Not to mention the ones that were sung during the four encores the made!!

Im still thinking on Robert's last words on stage after saying "muchas, muchas, muchas, gracias" to thousands, he said "we'll see you soon!!!" and the crowd immediately cheered for a good 6 or 7 minutes. The only problem I saw was the people around me, some kind of so-called rich kids who were there just for their record, they didnt like the music, they didnt know the lyrics! Shame on them!!!

Still under the buzz, it was shopping time! It's the first time I see unofficial products with very good quality, thing I found out after spending $500 in official merchandise!! Anyways, it was a very good concert just topped by U2's Popmart in '97.