Greetings from Amsterdam 2

Greetings from Amsterdam

Still on tour for the Nike IAM1 campaign.. Final chapter: Amsterdam..

Jun ‘09 Playlist

Greetings from SaintGermain de Pres

Fourth chapter of the Nike Air Max 1 shooting: this time we are in Paris, and finally my CameraBag app starts working good..

Gundam!

It moves! It’s in real scale! It’s wonderful! It reminds me of my 80s spent in front of TV.

Greetings from Tate Modern terrace

It’s funny.. We’re here for a major photoshooting with tons of super-hitech cameras and my small digital Sony is dead. So I’m posting these images just to tell you that whenever you’re in London, make sure to have a dinner at the Tate terrace..

Greetings from East London

I’m in London for a Nike job.. Not just an ordinary London, though..

May ‘09 Playlist

I used to be a runner?

This is a sad post.. Lately I’ve been so busy that I lost touch with running (even with blogging, I have to admit..).

In the last 6 months my belly grew and my stats fell down (see attach).. Ok, I’m not so obsessed with performance, it’s just that I miss that perfect balance that I reached during spring-summer ‘07..

I want my weekly 30km back!

“Cassetta” is back!

Meri is an old friend of mine.
She owns and manage a small farm in Formigine, where she produces fresh, clean, tasty vegetables.
Last year me and Sara gathered together 4 buyers (us, the Tozamas, the Gallis, Eva’s parents) and asked her to provide us with a box (the “cassetta”) of what her fields weekly generate. Good fresh food, teaching us also the knowledge of what is seasonable (I was one or those who thought that strawberries could be available throughout the whole year).
Now we have lattuce, peas, strawberries, zucchini, rucola, and do not miss Esselunga!

SP38 – Vive la Crise

A little bird recently went to Berlin and got this picture which made me curious.. It’s coming from an interesting street artist named SP38.

Vive la crise!

Old faces

This app has quickly become the best dessert when I’m out for lunch with friends..

Shooting Pato

One month ago I made a Nike photoshooting with Pato, the Brazilian forwarder from Milan AC.

The photographer was Samantha Casolari, who I already knew even if I didn’t know how good she was.. Now that these pics have been published (out on Sportweek) I can talk about this..

Food Inc. by Robert Kenner

This is the movie which won Slow Food On Film. Amazing act of protest against food industry.

As they say, after watching this movie you’ll never look at dinner the same way.

Slow Food On Film: scenes from a festival

Cineteca di Bologna and Slow Food (both coordinated by my wife) made this marvellous festival. I’ve been there. Ate f****ing good with some great street food (ah, those polpettine of Mora Romagnola..) enjoyed all together with friends. Watched some great movies. Saw a lot of people. Understood that we all should be committed to global food markets, environment care, healthy nutrition habits. Period.

Stoni at North Pole: the website

I already talked about this.. But my friend Stoni not only surprised me by going there, also by taking great shots and putting them online on a dedicated website.

Cooler than ever..

Apr ‘09 Playlist

25 April at Boca Barranca

We needed some seaside, sun, seafood and fucking around with friends.. Good 25th of April!

My favourite rock band ever: The Doves

They’re back. While I write these words I’m listening to their “Kingdom of Rust”.. Amazing, as usual, but it looks like they wanted to be more powerful, as if they wanted to reinforce this unbelievable gift they have in guiding the listener into a world of melancholy and dream.

Doves’ guitar textures are one of the nearest things to heaven and Jimi’s voice blows away all the Bonos, Liam Gallaghers, Chris Martins and Thom Yorkes of the world. Period.

If I get stuck into a coma pls play their music in loop and I promise I’ll wake up to turn the volume on.

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KINGDOM OF RUST
i heard a sound above
a sound above my head
the distant sound of thunder
booming out on the moor
blackbirds they flew ahead
into the cooling towers
i packed my bags fast thinking
of one of those hours with you
waiting for you
my god it takes an ocean of trust
in the kingdom of rust
i longed to feel some beauty
in my heart
so i go searching
right to the start
the road back to preston
was covered all in snow
so i went looking
for that stolen heart
for you waiting for you
my god it takes an ocean of trust
it takes an effort it does
my god it takes an ocean of trust
in the kingdom of rust
i longed to feel that winter in my heart
so i went looking
but i couldn’t stop
now i’m waiting for you
i know it takes an ocean of trust
in the kingdom of rust

Ladies and gents.. Gnocco fritto!

I’m proud to announce I’m able to make gnocco fritto. Here’s the tasty proof..