Scoala de soferi

—    Trebuie s-o spuneţi, zise Sir Henry.Oricîte scrupule aţi avea. nu trebuie /să ne ascundeţi nimic.
—    Atunci, iată despre ce e vorba : într-o seară, de fapt chiar în seara   premergătoare tragediei, m-am plimbat întîmplător   pe   terasă înainte de cină. Fereastra camerei de zi era deschisă. Şi i-am văzut pe Jerry Lorime'r şi pe Maud Wye. El... el o săruta. Nu ştiam dacă e ceva întîmplător sau, mă rog, -mai ştiu eu ce altceva. Ştiam că lui Sir Ambrose nu i-a   plăcut   niciodată Jerry   Lorimer,   deci îl
cunoştea ce fel de tînăr era. Dar de un lucru sînt sigură : fata aceea, Maud Wye, [1 iubea nespus de mult. De-aţi fi văzut-o cum îl privea cînd nu îi observa nimeni.   Şi   cred,   de fapt, că erau mai potriviţi ei doi decît Sylvia cu el.
—    Vreau să vă întreb ceva înainte !ca Miss Marple să aibă cuvîntul, zise Sir Henry. Vreau să ştiu dacă, după tragedie, Jerry__Lo-rimer s-a căsătorit cu Maud Wye ?
—    Da, după şase luni, confirmă doamna Bantry.
—    Şeherezado, Şeherezado, şi cînd mă gîndesc ce simplu ne~ai spus această poveste la început. Şi uite ce  palpitantă   a   devenit, zise Sir Henry. Oase goale şi cînd te gîndeşti cîtă carne găsim acum pe ele.
scoala de soferi este cea care va ofera tot sprijinul pentru a descoperi libertatea de miscare si bucuria de a conduce odata cu constientizarea responsabilitatii pe care o are fiecare sofer.
Va invitam sa studiati conditiile de inscriere si preturile cursurilor in paginile urmatoare, iar daca gasiti de cuviinta sa va alaturati familiei soferilor puteti sa ne contactati.
—    Nu vorbi aşa, spuse doamna Bantry. Şi nu folosi cuvîntul .carne. Vegetarienii o fac. Ei obişnuiesc să spună : ,,eu nu mănînc nici-odată carne", o spun într-un fel de-ţi taie cheful să-ţi mai mănînci friptura. Domnul Curle era vegetarian. El mînca ceva foarte special la micul dejun. Bătrîneii aceştia cu bărbi sînt întotdeauna ciudaţi. Au şi un fel de lenjerie de corp...
—    Ce naiba, Dolly, spuse soţul ei, ce ştii tu despre lenjeria de corp a domnului Curle ?
—    Nimic, zise doamna Bantry cu demni-tate. Doar stăteam şi mă gîndeam.
—    îmi schimb afirmaţia anterioară, spuse Sir Henry. Prezentarea personajelor e foarte interesantă, parcă le. şi văd aievea... Miss Marple, aveţi cuvîntul.
—    Firea omului e întotdeauna foarte cu-rioasă, Sir Henry. E ciudat să vezi cum anu-mite tipuri tind întotdeauna să acţioneze în acelaşi fel.
—    Două femei şi un bărbat, vechiul şi eternul triunghi uman, continuă Sir Henry. îmi imaginez că aceasta este baza cazului nostru.

A IS FOR AMON TOBIN (PT 1)

Somewhere back in the mid-90's a fresh faced Brazilian ex-pat living in the UK decided he was going to put down his harmonica, pick up a sampler, and name himself after a Stephen King novel. The resulting album, Cujo's 'Adventures In Foam' (released on Ninebar records, later reissued on Ninja Tune) signaled Amon Tobin's entry into the world of music.

Immediately upon hearing this record, the powers that be at Ninja Tune signed him up to record as Amon Tobin, and he quickly went to work on his debut 'Bricolage'. If you'll recall, these were the 'trip-hop' years for electronic music. But 'Bricolage' shone above all that. Although employing a marriage of jazz and beats, it stretched it further by bringing in elements of bossa-nova, batucada, and jungle, and combining it with a sense of song-writing that elevated it above the standards of that scene.

Next up came 'Permutation'. Although stylistically a logical follow up to 'Bricolage', it was also on this album where things starting taking a noticeable turn to a much darker output.

A IS FOR APHROHEAD

Aphrohead was an early pseudonym of Felix Da Housecat (Felix Stallings) and used for his techno offerings.

Second-wave Chicago house impresario Felix Da Housecat entered the elite via his recordings (as himself, Thee Maddkatt Courtship, Aphrohead, Sharkimaxx) as well as his ownership of Radikal Fear Records, one of the premiere Chicago labels of the 1990s. An introduction to Chicago legend DJ Pierre during the mid-'80s gave the 15-year-old Felix Stallings, Jr. the kickstart he wanted, and with some help from Pierre, he produced his first single "Phantasy Girl" in 1987.

His parents discouraged his growing club lifestyle, however, and after high-school graduation Stallings left the scene entirely to attend Alabama State College. Over the course of a few years, he lost all interest in house music, though his girlfriend got him back into it. After calling DJ Pierre (who had moved to New York's Strictly Rhythm label), Felix began mixing and producing again. By 1992, he had a hit with the single "Thee Dawn" on Guerilla Records. His popularity soared in Europe, and the following year's "By Dawn's Early Light" and "Thee Industry Made Me Do It" cemented his reputation.

Not long after Stallings formed Radikal Fear Records, the label became one of the top house imprints in the world, thanks to releases from Mike Dunn, DJ Sneak, and Armando as well as Felix himself. During 1995, he released his debut full-length Alone in the Dark (as Thee Maddkatt Courtship) on Deep Distraxion. Hot on its heels came the label collection Radikal Fear: The Chicago All Stars and a Housecat DJ album titled Clashbackk Compilation Mix. Another production LP, Metropolis Present Day? Thee Album, followed in 1998. One year later, Stallings appeared extra busy; in addition to his first album as Aphrohead, he also released another Maddkatt Courtship LP, the highly praised I Know Elektrikboy. 2001 saw the release of Kittenz and Thee Glitz, a highly praised LP that helped him gain mainstream exposure through articles in glossy magazines across the globe -- not to mention remix work for the likes of Madonna and Kylie Minogue. The proper follow-up, Devin Dazzle and the Neon Fever, didn't arrive until well over two years later, but Stallings put together a pair of mix albums (2002's Excursions and 2003's A Bugged Out Mix) during the intervening years.

From his 1999 Aphrohead album:

Aphrohead - Lack of Communication