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Limbo of Gruzja (Warsaw, Poland – July 2021)
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The Zone of Interest
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I decided to go to the movies yesterday. I like to be surprised at the movies so I tend to avoid any that I’ve seen a trailer for or have heard the plot in advance. Instead, I look at the IMDB ratings for the movies showing at my local theater and pick the one with the highest rating. Yesterday that turned out to be “The Zone of Interest”. Wow! What a powerful movie.
Along a similar note, I read Geddy Lee’s biography a couple of months ago.
“I clutch the wire fence
Until my fingers bleed
A wound that will not heal —
A heart that cannot feel —
Hoping that the horror will recede
Hoping that tomorrow —
We’ll all be freed”
Metal Monday
Jacek Hiro playing with Roman Kostrzewski (RIP) in 2021
Kraków Barbican
Kraków Barbican (June 2021)
It’s not every day that you run into perfectly preserved buildings from the 15th Century. I don’t know if the barbican normally looks like this as it is now a tourist attraction, but during Covid, everything was closed so tourists weren’t crawling all over this gem.
Juliusz Słowacki Theatre
Juliusz Słowacki Theatre behind Plac Św. Ducha (Krakow, Poland – June 2021)
Until 1891, a large hospital was located in the foreground next to the church on the right (Church of the Holy Cross, built in the 14th Century). The hospital turned into a jail for over a decade in the 19th Century before being demolished to make way for the theatre. I really wanted to go inside as photos of the interior look incredible, but thanks to Covid-19, it was closed.
Sala Kongresowa
Congress Hall (Warsaw, Poland – August 2021)
It’s been 10 years since anyone has played at this venue in Warsaw. The facility has been under renovation for much longer than originally planned. A bankruptcy and cost overruns will keep the concert hall closed for at least another year. The building in the background is this one.