Jürgen's blog
Can you play a single guitar with five people ? Yes, you can !
Submitted by Jürgen on January 8, 2012 - 21:33 Yes, five people can play on a single guitar instrument, and even make a decent cover that way. Walk of the Earth remade Gotye's "Someone That I Used To Know" and is scoring be big YouTube hit with it... More than 3M views in just three days (January 5-8, 2012) makes for a nice YouTube check ! Click here to read more »
Do you know where your Euros are coming from ?
Submitted by Jürgen on December 6, 2011 - 07:00If tomorrow some countries are leaving the "Euro Monetary Union", how does that work in real life ? Does all the money on for example Greek bank accounts get converted to the old Greek Currency at a devaluated rate ? Do the Euro banknotes and coins issued by the countries leaving the Euro become worthless ? And if so, can you recognize Euro bills from say Greece, Italy, etc in your wallet ? Yes, you can identify which country has issued the bank notes in your wallet... Click here to read more »
Ozark Henry at AB [September 26th, 2011]
Submitted by Jürgen on October 4, 2011 - 22:48Cut away all the synths, guitars and other instruments, only keep the essential melodies and play them using two pianos and four hands... That's what Ozark Henry, alias Piet Goddaer, set out to do at Ozark Henry 4 Hands - September 26th, 2011 - Brussels, AB. But it ended up being a bit less exciting than expected. Click here to read more »
Rainbows over Brussels
Submitted by Jürgen on September 18, 2011 - 20:34The Belgian Summer 2011 has not been very nice - to say the least. But the combination of plenty of rain with the occasional ray of sunshine does make for some great photo opportunities. The above pictures were taken on Sunday September 11th 2011, from the balcony of our apartment in downtown Brussels. Click the pictures to enlarge or Click here to read more »
Downtown Brussels Summer Music Festival [August 12-21, 2011]
Submitted by Jürgen on August 13, 2011 - 09:18
Every city has its summer festival, and so has Brussels - and this year's Brussels; Summer Festival line-up is just impressive (especially compared with the ticket price: only 30 Euro to see all concerts !): Balthazar, Ozark Henry, K's Chocie, Hooverphonic, Jamie Cullum, Stromae, Ann Pierle, De La Soul, ... Click here to read more »
