Sep 20 2009
Face & Figure models Event in Amsterdam, back to 80’s
The Dutch models magazine “Face & Figure” has approached me to give a couple of make-up / hands on / workshops, during their promotional Event at “Beursplaza”, World Fashion Center, in Amsterdam.
The Event is gonna be on 28 and 29 of November, this year. Then I’ll be back in the Netherlands. Read here more about their Event, other Workshops and/or their announcement of my presence on this event and my own make-up workshops there. (use Google translator if you are unable to read Dutch!)
That’s a good thing. Especially after Victoria’s and mine little Johny Walker success with our Singapore F1 race shoot a while ago.
F&F Models Guide 2009-2010
Whether they approached me because they like my work, my travel enterprise concept, they kick on my adventurous (or what some people in private mails to me cowardly call: “crazy”, “foolish” and “megalomaniac“) stories — or simply because the concept of positive thinking really works as in theory…. I could only guess.
Anyhow, if you are a Dutch model, a “wannabe” model, make-up artist, photographer, or someone who’d just love to visit this Event, then be there! … as beside “Me, myself and I”, there will be a lots of scouting agencies there as well. And above of all, all visitors shall get “Models Guide 2009-2010″ for FREE! It’s printed in 4000 copies and contains a lots of (models) important and relevant material, like “must have” addresses of models agencies and stuff.
Our little secret
For WTA fans, there is a little surprise in this F&F models guide as well. At this point I’m not gonna tell what it is. It’s a secret. Sooooo… if you consider yourself being my fan, you then make sure to be there and grab a copy of Models Guide 2009-2010 for yourself as well! 4000 copies is quite a lot, but if you miss it, then it’s really gonna suck,.. because I’m not gonna give you my own copy haha.
Right now, there are even more (other) ongoing talks —- me vs. Face & Figure magazine folks —- but I’m not gonna write about it yet, until these other talks become a fact.
Back to 80’s
Back in Santiago, model Loreto was very helpful and kind to me. We’d spend a couple of days in the city together, having lunches, coffee, sometimes also some beer when her boyfriend Christian would join us after his work… and a lots of talk. She’d bring me to the places where I wanted to go, show me around a little or even assist me when I had a shoot with photographer Claudio Scheiding at Ochoa Academy.
I can’t make it now, not to put some extra pics of her from our colorful 80’s shoot, can I?!
Well, with or without her help and her sweet and kind companionship, I’d put these pictures anyway. because I like them a lot — and above of all, I also believe she’s a good model!
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| Model Loreto, Back to 80’s concept. |
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| Model Loreto 2. |
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| Model Loreto 3. |
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| Loreto 4. |
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| Loreto 5. |
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| Loreto 6. |
Photographer: Rodrigo Rivera Valencia (es-la.facebook.com/corintio).
Model: Loreto (her profile: www.myspace.com/simulated_commando).
Location: Santiago, Chile.
It was the same 80’s shoot with the photographer Rodrigo Basaure and a few other models… So, for more pics of this shoot, click here to see 80’s part one and 80’s part two.
Nice.
F&F, “fame” vs. “friends” ;-)
And as far as models magazines, some important Events or even expensive Workshops are concerned, some people claim that “once you (are about to) punch your way through, you either forget your real friends or you otherwise sale your soul to the devil.” I think it’s a stereotype crap! Those who get forgotten, obviously didn’t deserve the status of a friend or it wasn’t real friendship after all.. so some friendships just don’t survive — no matter who you are and what you do.
That’s what I think.
Yet, what keeps bugging me in stead, are some other kind of questions, more practical ones, like: is my work (along with my lifestyle) gonna be(come) — too commercial — and less free — once I start walking that “fame” path?
What do you think? Are you my friend?
Speak then NOW!
So, let’s see how many friends I really have. whaha.
… and Vincent, I’m not a gay…. I repeat, I’m NOT a gay! ;-)
September 23rd, 2009 at 1:38 pm
I don’t understand why one should seek fame. Status? Would it make one a better person?
And friendship should be selfless. People who think themselves more important than others don’t make good friends.
I think I would call you a respected acquaintance.
September 23rd, 2009 at 5:57 pm
@Sipke I agree. Yet, you don’t necessarily have to ’seek’ the fame. While doing your thing, it can just come on your path. The same way as being ill. We usually don’t seek diseases and still become sick.. and it doesn’t necessarily make us better of worse persons.
With ’status of a friend’ I mean more something like this: remember how some people send you consequently Xmas cards every year.. because they send it to ‘all their friends’, while in reality they don’t care a sh*t about you, as they never call, nor you ever see them, and when you call them - or you accidentally see them somewhere, they are too ‘busy’ for even a cup of coffee? Well.. there you go. I standard delete them from my contacts lists, because they will never make it to be even ‘respected acquaintance’ ;-), let alone friends.
I bet those are the same people who will hit you with that stereotype crap of ‘being forgotten’ once you become successful in what you’re doing or you at least enjoy it and have loads of fun…
At the end, I think (in that friendship paragraph) I put the accent on the last sentence: “no matter who you are and what you do”, but maybe I should practice my writing skills a bit more. :)
September 24th, 2009 at 12:21 pm
My grandmother used to say: in order to have friends, you have to be a friend yourself… She had loads of them, and very famous as well. Famous for the special pies she used to bake :-). And her cookies ofcouse.
An old Zen saying says: everything passes (nothing lasts).
So the same counts for friendships and fame I think. But as long as they are here: enjoy them. For it’s true, they will pass. A hundred years from now, we all will be dead :-) :-) :-). Well, if that thought doesn’t make you happy, nothing will, not even friendships ;-). Everything is relative…
Cheers,
Michael
September 24th, 2009 at 3:25 pm
He eikel! Ga je beroemd worden. Wat een gelul. Je komt toch wel gewoon terug he volgende maand, kunnen we een keer zuipen.
x
September 24th, 2009 at 4:49 pm
@Michael, I wish I had a such wise grandma. I think I’d love her cookies. With her cookies and wisdom, I’d live 150 years…. easily!
@Krullenbol, yes, soon we go “zuipen”… Yet, I insist your pimp gives you a decent f*ck first, so I don’t have to turn your ears when you become too pushy after the second drink. Next time you stay away from my a$$, alrighty?! :-/:p
October 2nd, 2009 at 11:14 am
Friendship is a daimond that always shines itself….
October 2nd, 2009 at 1:45 pm
That’s good one @Vincent. Cu soon dude… first ‘zuipen’ with @Krullenbol and her pimp, of course. ;-)