Tag: cuba
Key West and the Conch Republic
Daring to be different: a true American outpost, the beautiful south of Key West has had its fair share of eccentrics.
Miami South Beach
Down on Ocean Drive, with streamline moderne, twenty thousand Jewish retirees and Gloria Estefan.
Buena Vista Social Club
All rockumentaries should be like this: memorable film on the great cultural discovery of the late 90s.
Sierra Maestra in concert
Perhaps they were jetlagged: a muted performance from a highly praised Cuban outfit.
Buena Vista Social Club presents (2007 Tour)
My flatmate saw a documentary film about some Cuban musicians. He insisted I see it for myself. And I did, eight years later.
Elsewhere on MikePadgett.com …
De Dolle Oerbier
4/5. Lots of wood in the taste, along with sherry and vanilla and a yoghurty tartness.
- Originally published: 1 Jan 2010 in Beer
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
The soul of a hitman: another comical curiosity from the quiet genius.
- Originally published: 10 Jan 2007 in Film
Buena Vista Social Club presents (2008 Tour)
At last year’s Buena Vista Social Club gig, only the cheap seats were left on sale. This time I was better prepared.
- Originally published: 9 May 2008 in Concerts
Together (Tillsammans)
One of Moodysson’s lighter efforts: a warmhearted film for a cold winter’s night.
- Originally published: 14 Feb 2007 in Film
Send Me No Flowers
A ripe comedy about hypochondria, this movie’s too fast to catch cold.
- Originally published: 13 May 2007 in Film
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Hello you, I'm Mike Padgett. I'm not a Princeton curator, Knoxville mayoral candidate, Kentuckian pastor or Arizona journalist, I just share the same name. In fact, I am a consultant working in user experience and information design.
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I'm originally from Yorkshire, England but nowadays I live in Belgium. My current favourite Belgian beer is Black Albert.
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