It has been the most glorious week.
Sunday, I saw Dancer in the Dark. When movies are a whole senses experiment. Von Trier is a sick genius.
Monday, I tasted what probably is the best wine I’ve ever drunk : a St-Estephe Cru Bourgeois 1995.
Tuesday, one year of happiness.
Wednesday, seen a couple of great friends, but most of all : Nick is now a proud father. Don’t know whether it’s a boy or a girl. Gotta call back…

Some links for you people:

Conversations about « good » and « bad » popular music generally have two productive aspects, at most. One is that, as in any conversation which contains the names of bands, some of them may be new to you, so somebody’s indefensible pro or con assertion might lead you to discover music that changes your life. The other is that people in the conversation, about whom you haven’t made up your mind, may prove themselves to be smug jackasses, which is a better thing to discover in a casual debate about Radiohead than it is in a screaming argument about whether your first child ought to be named Spartacus.

This is the first sentences of this week’s issue of the war against silence. Glenn then backs the new U2 album, which is brave in a way. I have « easy » albums I truly like too, so I understand that need. Anyway, it’s a wonderful reading as always, and it ends up with a reference to my so-called life that definitely moves me. I have to say a few words about this show someday.

A deep analysis about the Smurfs. Anyone can tell me if this guy is serious about it ?
Ever wondered what was #1 in the charts in uk and usa on your birthday ? (If so, you’ve got to read High Fidelity, man.)

I had to catch up the gossips. The whole blogger community can’t stop talking about this romance. Lovely.

I tried to type my first name in the location bar today. A bit disappointing : emmanuel.com and emmanuel.org are proselytizing christian pages. Did I ever mention my christian name means « God is with us » ?

New funny hits from google : aiwa mm-vx100 help, radiohead ring tone (!) and one armed scissor lyrics, which is cool…

Last but not least, a french one : Disques de l’annee. Records of the year : come and vote for your favorite album of the year, and consult previous years results (very typical of french taste, despite a few lame CDs from times to times). I voted for Grandaddy. Plus a database of the annual lists from the french, british, european and american musical press.
As an extra bonus, the mega poll for your five favorite albums of the decade. Those things are totally heart-breaking for me, but here’s my final and obviously dissatisfying list :
1. Jeff Buckley, Grace
2. dEUS, The Ideal Crash
3. Radiohead, OK Computer
4. Chemical Brothers, Exit Planet Dust
5. Björk, Post
There’s no LP from this year in my list. Do you think there’s a Y2K release worth outrunning one of these ?? Sad.