Monthly Archives: June 2007

Stories from Lodi

Posted on June 24, 2007 by robhunt510

In the connecting study area of Lodi’s library, there is almost calm, a few Paris Hilton sunglasses, the odd I-pod, but mostly this is serious nose-down time, dress code: studious. Shoes: vaguely glamourous. Large oils hang on two walls, on … Continue reading →

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The Dream in Lodi

Posted on June 24, 2007 by robhunt510

“The poet’s eye, in a fine frenzy rolling,Doth glance from heaven to earth, from earth to heaven;And as imagination bodies forthThe forms of things unknown, the poet’s penTurns them to shapes, and gives to airy nothingA local habitation and a … Continue reading →

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Unlikely, but an omen

Posted on June 22, 2007 by robhunt510

Saw this late last night, and said: Thomas Coryat. He “named” the umbrella. Story tomorrow…actually: when Cremona stops siesta, which is two days

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Lodi is lovely – official

Posted on June 21, 2007 by robhunt510

Afternoon in the Lodi Cathedral

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Double or Quits

Posted on June 21, 2007 by robhunt510

“We know more than we can use. Look at all this stuff I’ve got in my head: rockets and Venetian churches, David Bowie and Diderot, nuoc mam and Big Macs, sunglasses and orgasms. How many newspapers and magazines do you … Continue reading →

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A driver would be nice: Milan

Posted on June 21, 2007 by robhunt510

Milan is big, the second city of Italy. The area around the station – a large area, all the way through half-developed Dante-hell close to Garibaldi to the so-so Corso Como, one of those hot spots, that’s not – is … Continue reading →

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Death in Milan (and Rome)

Posted on June 21, 2007 by robhunt510

Luchino Visconti, auteur and film-maker, could have entered “Betwixt” in Paris, where, travelling, he met and worked with Jean Renoir on “Une partie de campagne” in 1936. His position as assistant helped by his boyfriend of the time, the German … Continue reading →

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Midsummer Day – is it?

Posted on June 21, 2007 by robhunt510

From that Italian mistranslation: Shakespeare in Lodi Solstitial celebrations still centre upon 24 June, which is no longer the longest day of the year. The difference between the Julian calendar year (365.2500 days) and the tropical year (365.2422 days) moved … Continue reading →

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Males in Crisis 2

Posted on June 21, 2007 by robhunt510

Heavyweight suitcase or Lightweight jacket: the decisions of Milano NB.At the kiosk next to me here in Lodi a middle-aged man, like me, (except with double chin, goatee and capri pants) is listening to ear-bleeding levels of heavy metal whilst … Continue reading →

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A mixed bag

Posted on June 21, 2007 by robhunt510

All pix Vercelli In the green, hilly, valley of Les Charmettes just outside Chambéry, Jean-Jacques Rousseau found another refuge, this time with Madame de Warens, the lover he named “maman.” His “rights of man” politics were dangerous personally – and … Continue reading →

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