I took these pictures today in Marseille during the demonstration to show how 250 000 people can walk in the streets, worried or angry but quiet, wanting a change for another form of sharing and living together in France and on this planet. I’ m preparing a new rock show for you but I could ignore this event in my town and in my country.

You could find others pictures from Marseille that day soon on MELTINGTALKS.

Meltingpod Connections :
One of my pictures is selected in « Le Monde » (April 4th-Pic N°1) !!

Two new podcasts on MELTINGTALK with a long report of March 28 th about the last demo in Marseille against the gouvernment or for an other concept of life…80 minutes walking in the streets with music and interviews in four podcasts : enjoy Parts ONE, TWO, THREE and FOUR !

Paris’ and Marseille’s pictures taken during the same demonstration : different ambiences ! (Paris’pic : Gonzale, Marseille’s pic Baptiste Morin).
In the both cities together : around 1 million people were in the streets, 3 millions in the whole France !! (info from the demonstration’s promoters).

Meltingpod Connections :
Two French podcasters with different opinions spoke about Meltingtalks and this event : Cyrille Cauber from InterFlou and Loïc Le Meur !

What’s happening in France ? Did the French people become silly or just sick and tired of their gouvernement ? Remember our stolen last elections : Le Pen or Chirac ? for four years we must accept every day the consequences of this stupid offer…next year a new President’s election is scheduling and the politicians did a series of mistakes voting bad laws in the urgency without consultation (btw : DADVSI’s law was voted this week by the National Assembly) but with the arrogance from the kings : a bad image in our collective memory !!! The young (and older) people simply are in the streets to say : ENOUGH ! STOP NOW !
Next big demo all ages expected March 28th : I will try to do a podcast…

Paris March 18th : pics from a great 20 years old photographer Gonzale.
She gave me her agreement to edit these pics; if you want to see more go to Woomp or Flickr; it was a long time I ever saw so nice pics !! Congratulations Gonzale ! Thanks to Loïc to turn me on her and indirectly on him : Manu Chao wants to help !
Don’t forget to check the new super great fantastic podcast on MELTINGTALKS 100% women (in French only, sorry).

March 1st : I write that date here with emotion…a year before I opened this blog to start a podcast without knowing how to do really…a lot of memories are coming through my head mixed with sounds, pictures, laughs, old and new friends around the world who supported me this whole year, a nice adventure…thanks you !
March 8th 2005 I put on line the first podcast…March 8th 2006 will be the N°40 : a special anniversary show (if you want to participate with mp3 files you can send them to meltingpod at gmail.com). What do think, feel, hope, would like, want now ?…tell me…if nothing too bad for you…:)

 
Some of my best shots last year during the live recording for Meltingpod : don’t ask me why the both pics are with Ruyter from Nashville Pussy …just a question of lights show…:) In fact I love every my pictures and every my podcasts ! PS : every pics on this blog are mine (except special mentions) with reserved rights under Creative Commons (as the podcasts).

I just edited two podcasts on MELTINGTALKS to share with you the discussions during the meeting in Marseille February 9th at the French deputy-mayor Frederic Dutoit‘s town-hall about the DADVSI ‘s law.

Luc Saint-Elie, a French podcaster (pic above and left) waiting for my arrival in Paris at the railway station, exhibition « From Picasso to Basquiat » (museum Maillol) Luc Saint-Elie’s masterpiece for Meltingpod, Oscar Wilde’s grave covered with lipstick-kisses, Zampano in concert.

MELTINGTALKS proposes two great interviews recorded January 20th at la Madeleine with two French podcasters Loïc Le Meur and Luc Saint-Elie.

Frédéric Dutoit deputy of the French National Assembly is on MELTINGTALKS (my second podcast devoted to interviews and debates) and answered to my questions during 40 minutes about the law’s project DADVSI. He called the podcasters and bloggers to be present in a big public democratic discussion about the way to protect the artists rights and the liberty on the internet. I’m sorry the interview only is in French !
Frédéric Dutoit répond à mes questions pendant 40 minutes sur la loi DADVSI; il est député de Marseille et responsable du groupe communiste qui travaillle à l’Assemblée Nationale sur l’examen du projet de loi sur les droits d’auteur; il a fait partie du groupe des 30 députés, tous partis politiques confondus qui ont voté juste avant Noël deux amendements remettant fondamentalement en cause l’esprit répressif du texte proposé et ouvrant le débat sur la rémunération des auteurs compositeurs en fonction du nouveau contexte mondial d’échanges interculturels que représente internet. L’interview est sur MELTINGTALKS mon deuxième podcast.