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Robert Cygan - born in 1969, and a member of 'What's Up' Vanguard Group based in Liverpool arrived to the city in October of 2004. This is his bilingual blog about Polish and Merseyside culture according to Liverpool 2008 European Capital of Culture. News, pieces of gossip, people - their works and philosophy, places with secret stories.

Robert Cygan - pisarz i czlonek Grupy Awangardowej 'What's Up' z siedziba w Liverpool, przyjechal do miasta w pazdzierniku 2004 roku, gdzie mieszka do dzis. W zwiazku ze zbliżajacymi sie wydarzeniami w Liverpool, w roku 2008, kiedy to miasto stanie sie Europejska Stolica Kultury, ten dwujezykowy blog ma na celu przedstawienie informacji, nowinek dotyczacych ludzi sztuki oraz miejsc z ich nieznanymi tajemnicami.

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Only Art/Tylko Sztuka:)

Posted by Robert Cygan on 30 lipca 2008 11:16

Some fresh info about what's going on in my homeland.

Invasion of Vikings again. They do it every year assaulting Wolin island, north of Szczecin (Shtchetzeen - easy to say). We know their plans, and be ready on Friday...

Prepare for an interview with a poet, next time. She is from my town.

Country Festival - 23rd August - Szczecinek (Newen Sztetyn) - more info (in Polish) on www.sapik.pl

'Woodstock Stop' - Polish tribute to legendary festival - 1-3 August, in Kostrzyń nad Odrą (http://www.wosp.org.pl/przystanek/2008/)

'Off Festival' in Mysłowice - 8-10 August (http://www.off-festival.pl/)

9th Sheak... Sheyk..., Shauek... Christ! I always have troubles writing his surname. Who gave him such a name? His father? Shakespeare? Is that right? Festival, Gdańsk-Gdynia-Sopot Tricity, Aug. 2-9

Ok, see you...

Hmmmm...

Posted by Robert Cygan on 30 lipca 2008 11:10

I see that the last entries weren't nice in some-ones' opinion?

The two pics of the recent post did not open so slowly in origin, and were all visible. What you see now, is one third of the full 'version'...

Is it offensive?

No more comment

www.brain.s.map.gov

Posted by Robert Cygan on 24 lipca 2008 10:55

Awers

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Rewers

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42(?)69(?)96(?)........?

Posted by Robert Cygan on 17 lipca 2008 11:53

Do you like maths? Probably, no. Physics? AB?BA, 69 isn't the same what 96... No? Meta-physics? Philosophy? No - Art? You're kidding. Peter Murphy is a guest on Jarocin Festival, which begins this Friday. Jarocin is nearby Poznań if you're interested. Better festival than your Glastonbury. Uuuu, I hear the whistles. Ten thousand visitors, so - less alcohol, less drugs, and less - teges.
Ok. Let me tell you a story...
Week or so ago I heard that I corrupt my Work. Am I from another dimension, or what? A man (about 50 years old - it's important) did a bad thing. He started to fake booksellers telling them, I break the copyrights... of Robert Cygan. What does it mean? That Robert Cygan who is the only Author of his book is not the one, seen on the book's cover. Do you understand anything? So, in his opinion, I (Robert Cygan by the way) have no right to sell - to even expose my Work. Who has the right so? Publisher who cut 50% of my previous book ('Borne. History engraved in wood')? I try to find an answer... There is my music on CD version. Two, or three authors' organizations could be upset, because the music is for free. What's more - I don't like them, and won't give signature on any agreement. It's my right, isn't it? Two Polish Acts protect my copyrights anyway. Well, let's go on... I'm just asking. Perhaps the problem is inherent in the essence of the book ('Borne-Sulinowo. History uncensored'). Yes? No? Does the man dislike stories about Pomerania? Wow, Pomerania - Principalities of Pomerania with Dukes and Prnicesses laid between Stara Lubeka (Luebeck - present Germany), and Gdańsk (present Poland). Even more, the Slovenians put the rocky shore under present Berlin. The primeval settlement they named Retra. Surprised? Honestly! Is it a problem for the $ man? No? Maybe stories about the bloody incrusions made by Bernard Bear, Henry Lion, Bolesław Chrobry, or Krzywousty? They murdered over 40% of the Pomeranian population. They all should face Haag War Crimes Tribunal. However, is it a problem now? Is it problem that I've written about Pomeranian culture and religion? The Baltic originals felt confused hearing tales about peaceful Jesus of Nazareth seeing how the 'peaceful' so-called 'christians' (called by themselves) deprive them of their land killing with cold blood their keens. That's the point? No? The Hochenzollerns? Criminals... 1638 - Principalities of Pomerania disappeared. The bloody Hochenzollerns with disservice of Sweden took over the lands. Today, still some neighbours say that the region should be German. What nerve! 30-year war, diseases, plots, coups or whatever... The man should be glad seeing the true stories and support. The same line of criminals together with the w*** f***...***... Catherine of Russia (she was German) finished Kingdom of Poland. So, try to understand the fears because of the 'Catherine's pipe' known as 'Nord Stream'. Is this a problem? Surely the problem has started when the 'proper he' found stories about Nazis campaign, and info about their supporters. Yes, or not? C'mon, man! Don't you like words about Thyssen/Bush co-op? Do you complaint against alliance between Poland and 3rd Reich until 1938? I'm gonna tell you something - the both sides wanted to kick the Soviet arses back into the past. Don't like it? Nevertheless, the Polish deciders didn't want to onslaught France, and Britain. Hey, new generetion - have you ever heard those things? Hob-nob? Hitler changed his plans then... Problem? No? WWII? No? Civil war 1944-48 in PRL? Yes, or no? Wait! Give me a while, please... I've also enclosed phrases about Soviet Jews who arrived to Poland tohether with the NKWD (Soviet, political criminals) and 'Polish' communists. They all accused, sentenced, and murdered so many Polish citizens...Some grandpas were monsters, weren't they Mr. former president Stolzman, Mr. journalist, or Mr. economist? Is it a problem now? The problem is when the old generations still try to do their dirty job spreading around the World bullshits about 'New World Order'. Let the youngsters know what some grands (not all of them, of course!) did in the past, and what the parents do presently. You'll never find the right answers if you let'em put into your head fake history. Check the past. Don't be affraid of. You'd be able to find out then, that 'Arbeit macht frei' is not a Polish slang. Hopefully, you understand at last, who a Goebbels was, and who still use his methods. Just look around a little bit deeper, and deeper, and...
...I rest listening 'Apocaliptica'.
Rome(?)Berlin(?)New York(?)........?
Yep - I know - time goes on; but it seems to be the same, and I'm affraid that the past poltergeists could infect us all...

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New measure/Nowa miara

Posted by Robert Cygan on 4 lipca 2008 8:24

Titled it '9 pigs over sea level'. I'm going to explain slowly.
I receive different comments. What shall I do if somebody wants to enclose only link full of w***ship, or express its typical, commercial, and questionable offer? What's more - what would you think if I upload next post like 'hi' with 'drug-depot' direction? I don't want you to think that I'm involved in porn, or drug trade propaganda, right. That's the only reason I have to get hundreds pseudo-comments off into junk. I don't care about huge number - prefer quality.
So, I touched next paradox in my life. Here is a die-hard censorship's opponent who must force back a part of his own idea inside. I can to understand webmaster who covers rude using stars. Evryone knows what a word I used in origin (except that above:). I give him less work lately, and do it by myself. Apparently, I use the rudes only to emphasize sense of all-long sentence. Still believe that censorship is a soft matter (full of traps). Art hates it. How can we censor the daemons carved on walls of cathedral in, for example, Vysoke Myto? We can rather read differently an artist's thought.
However, compare the showed below forms of censorship's usage. In my opinion, this is a caustic inclination. I don't want EU like this, but some still pursue that's end:

http://www.brasschecktv.com/page/4.html
http://www.brasschecktv.com/page/12.html
http://www.brasschecktv.com/page/10.html
http://www.brasschecktv.com/page/7.html
http://www.brasschecktv.com/page/337.html
http://www.brasschecktv.com/page/43.html
http://www.brasschecktv.com/index.php?call=category&id=13

And music that hasn't been censored:

Nocna Zmiana Bluesa
http://slawekwierzcholskiinocnazmianabluesa.mp3.wp.pl/?tg=L3Avc3RyZWZhL2FydHlzdGEvMjExNy5odG1s

Jesus Chrysler Suicide
http://jesuschryslersuicide.mp3.wp.pl/?tg=L3Avc3RyZWZhL2FydHlzdGEvNDI3OTYuaHRtbA==

Athanor
http://www.lastfm.pl/music/Athanor
http://www.metal-archives.com/band.php?id=11629

Nazwałem ją "9 świń nad poziomem morza". Z wolna wyjaśnię.
Otrzymuję różne komentarze. Cóż mam począć gdy ktoś chce tylko i wyłącznie wrzucić link pełen k***stwa, lub przedstawić swoją typowo komercyjną, acz wątpliwej wartości ofertę? Albo, co byście pomyśleli gdybym wrzucił kolejny komentarz typu 'hi' z linkiem do strony 'drug-depot'? Nie chciałbym, aby ktoś sobie pomyślał, że biorę pośrednio udział w propagowaniu pornografii, czy handlu dragami, jasne? Wyłącznie z tego powodu muszę wyrzucać do kosza setki pseudo-komentarzy. Nie zależy mi na ilości, lecz jakości.
Zatem, zetknąłem się z kolejnym paradoksem w swoim życiu. Oto zagorzały przeciwnik cenzury musi zwalczyć wewnątrz fragment własnej idei. Jestem w stanie zrozumieć webmastera, który gwiazdkami zakrywa brzydkie wyrazy. I tak wszyscy wiedzą, jakiego słowa użyłem w oryginale. Ostatnio zmniejszam pracę zewnętrznego cenzora cenzurując użyte słowa we własnym zakresie. Wbrew pozorom używam ich wówczas, gdy chcę podkreślić całą treść danego zdania. Wciąż jednak uważam, że cenzura to delikatna materia (pełna pułapek). Sztuka jej nie cierpi. Jak można ocenzurować demony wyrzeźbione w ścianie katedry, np. w Vysoke Myto? Możemy raczej, inaczej odebrać zamysł artysty.
Porównajcie poniższe formy stosowania cenzury. Według mnie, to ostre przegięcie. Takiej UE nie chcę, a ku takiej formie, co niektórzy dążą:

http://www.brasschecktv.com/page/4.html
http://www.brasschecktv.com/page/12.html
http://www.brasschecktv.com/page/10.html
http://www.brasschecktv.com/page/7.html
http://www.brasschecktv.com/page/337.html
http://www.brasschecktv.com/page/43.html
http://www.brasschecktv.com/index.php?call=category&id=13

I muzyka nieocenzurowana:


Nocna Zmiana Bluesa
http://slawekwierzcholskiinocnazmianabluesa.mp3.wp.pl/?tg=L3Avc3RyZWZhL2FydHlzdGEvMjExNy5odG1s

Jesus Chrysler Suicide
http://jesuschryslersuicide.mp3.wp.pl/?tg=L3Avc3RyZWZhL2FydHlzdGEvNDI3OTYuaHRtbA==

Athanor
http://www.lastfm.pl/music/Athanor
http://www.metal-archives.com/band.php?id=11629

Ps:

I found the additional text yesterday, just after finished the Polish part of the today's blog's topic:

From BBC teletext:
'Google must divulge the viewing habitsof every user who has ever watched any video on YouTube, a US court has ruled.
The rulling comes as part of Google's legal battle with Viacom over allegations of copyright infringement.
(...) EFF called the ruling a "set-back to privacy rights".
The viewing log, which will be handed to Viacom, contains the log-in ID of users, the computer IP address (...) and video clip details.'

Could you belive it? A company will be monitoring EVERY user - not only suspected ones.
What's about 'intelectual rights' thieves? Is it proof of 'infringement' the intelectual rights and illegal surveillance? String's Theory?

Viacom Inc.? Film and music studio? Don't be naive, please...
Why do they try to stop YouTube?

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