And The Giveaway's Winner is...

Okay, the time has come to reveal who won our giveaway prize...

Yep, a while ago we ran a giveaway event giving a chance to one of our readers to win a 16 x 20 Rolled Canvas kindly given away by UPrinting.com.

And, today is the day when we announce the lucky winner.

Five... Four... Three... Two... One...

The winner is...

V-A! 

Congratulations V-A! I've got your email addy through my IntenseDebate account so I'll pass on the details to UPrinting.com sometimes today.

Also, if you could send us a picture of you next to your prize, that's would be great... You don't have to, but that would help making this contest as friendly as possible (you know, with the personal touch and all that).

Thanks everyone for taking the time to post comments on the Giveaway's page.

Talk soon

Loup Dargent

PS: I'm currently net-less, so I can't be online as much as I would like but I'll be back soon with hopefully more goodies.

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'The Infidel' - A British Comedy Of Ethnic Proportions

Meet Mahmud Nasir, loving husband, doting father and something of a “relaxed” Muslim...

Image via Revolver Entertainment

Does the “F” word occasionally pass his lips? It’s hardly worth mentioning.

Does he say his prayers five times a day? Of course! Well, usually…

Does he fast every day of Ramadan? Who’s counting anyway?

He may not be the most observant, but in his heart he is as Muslim as it gets.

My kind of guy, really...

I mean, who can honestly say that they really manage to go through a whole day without dropping the "F" bomb time to time?

And, by the way, those who are using alternative words instead of the good old honest "F" word are actually cheating. We do know what they mean when they say, for example, "flipping heck!" (A rose by any other name is still a rose, you know)...

But after his mother’s death a discovery turns Mahmud’s world upside down. He finds his birth certificate which reveals that not only was he adopted at birth…but he’s Jewish, and his real name is Solly Shimshillewitz!

He must feel like Nick Griffin (the BNP wannabe Führer) finding out that he is not really a proper indigenous British or, even worse, like me discovering that, despite my name, I am actually not a wolf.

As Mahmud tumbles headlong into a full scale identity crisis, the only person he can turn to is Lenny, a drunken Jewish cabbie who agrees to give him lessons in Jewishness, which start with how to dance like Topol. Oy vey.

Ah yes, Topol... The fiddler on the roof dude. A role model for us all.

Three of my favourite comedians are starring in this movie:

• Matt Lucas (from 'Little Britain')
• Omid Djalili (from ‘The Omid Djalili Show’ and ‘Whoopi’)
• Miranda Hart (from 'Miranda')

And, not only it was written by David Baddiel, but Richard Schiff (from 'The West Wing') is also in it... What else does someone who likes a good comedy movie want?

'The Infidel' is now out in cinemas in the UK and should be released to the USA, Australia, New Zealand, France, Benelux, Italy, South Africa, Latin America, Singapore, the Middle East, Portugal and Turkey soon.

The next two videos are clips from the movie...

Enjoy...

Loup Dargent

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Giveaway Time: Let Me Bribe/Reward You

"Turn your most precious moments into masterpieces!
Get that artist’s feel and transform your favorite photos or work into canvas art.
These thick and high-quality canvases are ultra durable and will last a long time."

And, guess what? You could be the lucky one who wins a 16 x 20 Rolled Canvas kindly given away by UPrinting.com to one of our readers... Nice of them, isn't it? Plus, the canvas will be delivered free of charge.

How To Enter

To enter this Giveaway all you need to do is visit UPrinting.com and then come back here and leave a comment about your favorite product and tell us what picture you would like to make a canvas print of if you won...

Extra Entries

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(and by letting us know by leaving a comment here)

Easy, isn't it?

Now, if you subscribe to this blog through email, you also get 2 extra entries and (that's the icing on the cake), if you mention this giveaway on your blog with a link to this post you get 3 extra entries as well as a big thank you from us.

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Once that's done, let us know here by leaving a comment and your extra entry/entries will be automatically allocated.

Okay, enough of "me, me, me!"... What about "you, you you!"?

Ah, yes... Even so, with the CommentLuv facility, every post of yours should show a link to your latest blog post,  you can also leave a comment telling us about your blog or/and your latest post and still get an extra entry that way. See, I didn't forget about "you, you, you!".

By the way, if you are running a Giveaway event as well, you are very welcome to leave a comment about it (and earn another entry that way) with link to it and all...

Unfortunately the Giveaway is only opened to our readers who are US residents (that has to do with the free shipping part) and are 18 or above... 

But, we would like those of you who are not US residents to also get something out of this Giveaway event. So you are very welcome to comment about your blogs or/and your latest posts too... Granted, you won't get an entry to the Giveaway, but, at least, you'll get some link love (and, who knows, maybe even a few extra visitors in the process).

Don't Forget

• You can only enter the Giveaway if you've done the first entry (comments have to be a bit more original than "I want to win!" to be considered). 
• The Comments/Entries have to be posted here only to be considered (that's very important to know if you're reading this post on Magnify or Zimbio).
• You will have until Wednesday April 21st at 11:59pm GMT to enter. 
• The winner will be randomly chosen the next day and notified by DM or PM depending on what sites they're following me on. 
• I'll also post the winner on this blog through a new post (link to be provided here as soon as it has been published) and I'll also leave a comment about it on this post. 
• If I don't hear back from the winner within a week, I'll pick another one.

Good luck everyone!

Loup Dargent

Football Fiesta - The Heineken Way

Girls, Rio Carnival costumes, beer and football. The perfect mix?

What happens when you bring together the beautiful game, amazing costumes from the ultimate football nation – we’re talking Brazil of course – and everyone’s favourite Dutch export? 

Whatever you’re imagining, it probably isn’t this…

Michael Moore's 'Capitalism: A Love Story' Is Out On DVD

Yep, 'Capitalism' is now out on DVD and we've got one of Michael Moore's emails telling us all about it...

While I've been more than happy to help in a small humble way promoting Michael Moore's movie by sharing his emails with you guys, I haven't been able to actually see it as, sadly, the price of a plane ticket to the USA was  a tad too high for my modest and overstretched budget.

But, now that the movie is available on DVD, that's obviously not a problem anymore, I'll be able to watch the movie at last.

Just to refresh your memory (and for our new visitors), here are the related posts we've published around the time the movie was released::

• Michael Moore: 'Capitalism' as Comedy and Tragedy Now Playing in NY and L.A.
• Free Screenings Tonight of "Capitalism" for the Jobless and Homeless in America's Hardest Hit Cities
• 'Capitalism' Opens Today at a Theater Near You! ...an invitation from Michael Moore
• 'Capitalism': More from Michael Moore
• Michael Moore's Open Letter to President Obama

And, just in case that was not enough, we've also added the ones published by our good friend and fellow Stumbler and Mixxer, PinkPackrat

• Sunday Fun With Michael Moore
• Thoughts on Michael Moore and Capitalism
• Michael Moore is OK by Me

Okay... If you didn't know who on Earth Michael Moore is and what his movie is about, you must have some idea by now . So, let's The Man Himself tell you more about it and its release on DVD.


Enjoy..

Loup Dargent

Sell! Buy! Rebel! 
'Capitalism: A Love Story' 
Is Out Today on DVD 
(...and what is up with Wal-Mart?)!

Friends,

DVD-Day for "Capitalism: A Love Story" has finally arrived for all you good folks who just couldn't figure out how to fit in a trip to the movie theater between your three part-time jobs -- or simply weren't able to afford the $10 for the small popcorn at your local rip-off cine-mall when my film was released last fall.

What's with you people?! I make these movies for you to see on a big screen, in the dark, with 200 strangers who want to hoot and holler along with you. Those of you who did see it -- thank you!! You helped to make it the 8th-largest grossing documentary of all time (and, as of Sunday morning, "Capitalism" had sold more tickets than Best Picture winner, "The Hurt Locker").

But for those of you who didn't get to the theater, what's your excuse? Didn't want to sit through 20 minutes of TV ads up on the screen before the movie started? Don't like sitting next to people who have 6 important cell calls to make during the film? Feet get stuck to the floor after two hours of people spilling their 164 oz. sodas, thus preventing you from getting up when the film's over? Jeez, what babies!

Well, starting today, you can now OWN your very own DVD (or Blu-ray) copy of my latest action/romance/horror film, "Capitalism: A Love Story" -- and watch it in the comfort of your soon-to-be-foreclosed home! Get it cheap at Amazon, rent or stream it fast at Netflix, or go down to the local Wal-Mart that put your locally-owned mom & pop video store outta business and pick it up for pennies on the dollar. See! Something for everyone!

The fact that Wal-Mart is carrying this movie -- a movie that specifically exposes Wal-Mart's past practice of taking out secret "dead peasant" life insurance policies on its employees and naming itself as the lone beneficiary should the employee meet an "untimely" early death -- well, my friends, need you any further proof that Corporate America is so secure in its position as the ruler of our country, so sure of its infallible power that, yes, they can even sell a movie that attacks them because it poses absolutely no threat to them?

A sane person would think that Wal-Mart would never carry "Capitalism: A Love Story" because it's simply not in their best interests to inform their customers of their shady past. After all, many Wal-Mart stores wouldn't carry "Bowling for Columbine" back in 2003. That was *Kmart* I went after (for selling the ammo to the Columbine killers)! But I guess that was too Mart-y close for Wal-Mart -- so no DVDs were allowed of that film on the shelves of some of the world's biggest retail chain's stores (the movie studio estimated that cost them $2.5 million in sales).

But seven years later, it's a new day in America. The corporate coup is complete. Corporations like Wal-Mart now call all the shots, write all the laws, pay off almost all the congressmen and essentially (along with the other Fortune 500 companies and Wall Street) rule the nation. They've helped to eliminate consumer choice and the free market while convincing you they are all for "free enterprise" and the "U.S.A."
More importantly, they've snuffed out any criticism or opposition. They've even co-opted liberals, like the people who made the wonderful documentary, "Food, Inc." The last half-hour of this movie includes -- I kid you not -- an homage to Wal-Mart as the filmmakers swoon over this kinder, gentler company that has decided to -- bless them! -- put an organic food counter in their stores! Thank you, Wal-Mart! Kumbaya! (And hey, granolaheads, don't forget to flash a smile on the way out of the store at the "greeter" who can't afford to see a doctor.)
Yes, Wal-Mart, by selling "Capitalism," is saying to me: "Go ahead Mike and expose us all you want! Hahahhaha! We're so convinced that the public has either been dumbed down or made numb enough to not give a lick about whatever it is you're saying about us and capitalism. We can sell a million of these and it won't make a damn bit of difference about our ability to rule the world. So knock yourself out, big guy! Hehehehehehe. Go ahead and put your little movie on our shelves. It will never start a revolution."

Or so they think.

But what if they're wrong?

What if they and their brethren -- the banks, the insurance companies, the hedge fund sociopaths -- are too confident we won't fight to get our country back? They think that because they, the richest 1%, now own more financial wealth than 95% of all Americans COMBINED, that they can get away with anything. Perhaps they're right. Perhaps they're not.

I did ask someone at the studio why Wal-Mart was so willing to carry this movie.

"They're no dummies," he told me. "They know who shops in their stores -- working people, blue collar, the people hit hardest by the economy. They know your movie will resonate with them and that only means one thing -- ka-ching, ka-ching at the cash register!"

Happy now? Good. I thought I'd cheer you up on my big day!

Listen, let me cut right to it: I am passionate about this movie. It is not only my most personal film, it is the most vital and necessary film I've made in my 20 years as a filmmaker. Period. I told my crew at the start of this movie, "Let's make this film so brutally honest that NO ONE with any money will ever want to write us a check to make another movie!" And so we set off to make the most dangerous documentary we could.

As gloomy as our situation in the world looks these days, I refuse to give up. If there's even the slightest chance that we can turn this around, then I want to help, I want to be part of the fight along with you.

And I want you to see this movie. Not next week (by then, the health insurance companies will have won). Not next month (by then, the banks will have scuttled any new regulations). I need you to watch it right now and I need you to get as many of your friends and family to watch it as soon as possible -- and then I want you to do something.

That "something" can be found in the 80 new minutes of material and DVD extras I've put on this home video. It's 80 minutes of bold ideas and things we can do to get our country back. No one has seen these extras -- and today will be the first time they're available on the home video of this movie.

Well, that's the pitch. I get nothing $-wise from the sale of these DVDs. I just want you to see this movie because, if you haven't, I think you will not only be "entertained" for 2 hours, you'll be ready to rock-n-roll your way down to the local Citibank and create the nonviolent ruckus they need to see. THIS IS OUR COUNTRY -- not theirs. They have plundered and pillaged long enough. Homes in this country receive foreclosure filings every eight seconds! This must be stopped.

Let my movie be the tool you use to rise up and become the citizens I know you want to be. If not now, when?

Thank you for all your support over all these years. You must know by now that I honestly couldn't make these movies without you.

My absolute gratitude and best wishes for you and yours,

Michael Moore
MMFlint@aol.com
MichaelMoore.com
 
P.S. To order "Capitalism: A Love Story" from Amazon, click here. You can also add "Capitalism" to your Netflix and Blockbuster queues.

P.P.S. To see just how secure Wal-Mart feels in its place as King of the World, I'll take a spin around to some Wal-Marts this weekend and see if the DVD has been pulled off the shelves. I'll let you know!

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The One About The Nation’s Ultimate Dad Dancer

Cool! I actually recognised some of my own moves in this video-clip...

As a Dad, I quickly understood that one of my duties was to embarrass my kids at any opportunity available if I wanted to make the grade... So, showing off my "classy" dance moves in front of their friends was one of my favourite (and one of the most efficient) ways to do so.

Believe it or not, you'll never be a true Dad until you've demonstrated your dance moves in public (and preferably in front of your kids' friends)...

Unless, of course, you're a single/divorced Dad and you want to impress some of your kids' friends' Mums, that is. That's the only acceptable reason for not doing it as, for some unknown and weird reasons, the Mums don't really warm up to that kind of public display. That's also why I've stopped doing my famous dance moves in public since I've got divorced... Just in case, you know.

Of course, your kids will try to stop you doing your dance moves... they might even plead with you or (they can be crafty, when they want) give you the wrong address of where the party they're going takes place so that you don't show up there and make (in their eyes) a fool of yourself.

Don't worry too much about that, they're just jealous... They wish they could dance like you, but haven't got the guts to do it. They also know that they'll have to wait until they're parents themselves to dance like that and get away with it.

But, now, you've got a good reason to carry on dancing your way and even do so with your kids' blessing...

Yep, you could win a prize for you and your family!

There is no way they'll even think of stopping you now...

 Here is what the competition's organisers say:

"The winner (that could be you... as long as you live in the Uk) and his family will be sent to spend a week in Jamaica, where the island’s infectious rhythms, music and attitude will hopefully rub off on dad. 

He’ll also go into Dance Rehab and be given some individual tuition."

Don't worry too much about the "Dance Rehab" business, it's not as painful as it sounds...

"Kiss FM's Rickie Haywood-Williams will choose a winner from the ten most popular clips. Runners-up will be drawn from a Rasta hat and will receive special ipod Nanos."

Are you the Uk's Ultimate Dad Dancer?

There is only one way to find out: by entering the competiton...

Have fun! 

Loup Dargent

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Tags : Rickie Haywood-Williams, Jamaica, Ultimate Dad Dancer, Competition

The One About England's Football Legends

Genuine football legends share how it feels to wear the England shirt

Image via facebook/marsbar

At last a post that my kids will read and won't mind being seen reading...

They're lovely kids, really... but when it's football's World Cup and/or European Cup time, they usually turn all BNP on me, loudly supporting the English team (they're born in England and their mum is British) but not allowing me to make my support to the French team too vocal. Hmmph! 

(I'm only joking, they're not that bad.)

The video for today's post is a film where football legends are interviewed in a way that lets us see them as everyday heroes... people who have simply achieved their personal best.

• Terry Butcher expresses how it feels to put an England shirt on – that it has the ability to inspire you to realise that you could be making history. His story about wearing the shirt, looking in the mirror before games and feeling a sense of readiness for the challenge of playing is summarised perfectly in his line ‘right, let’s go!”.

• Viv Anderson communicates the sense of positivity he felt with the entire country right behind him when he played his first game for England. We also realise how he proudly rose to the occasion of being England’s first black player.

• We feel Bert Williams’ sense of self-belief shine through as he explains that putting the England shirt and badge on made him ‘feel on a different planet!’

• We begin to appreciate the sense of inspiration Stuart Pearce must have felt when he expresses the feeling of being in the England team for the first time. We also understand the sense of achievement he must have felt being selected for England after all his efforts to get there - it is summarized perfectly in his line ‘it’s not bad for an electrician.’ Most poignantly we realise the scale of the challenge he must have faced in rising to the occasion of walking out against Brazil to a crowd of 92,000 people.

• Hope Powell’s sense of positivity is felt as she explains how playing for England felt like being in a fairytale.

• And finally, as Martin Peters relates his experiences of being picked for the 1966 England squad we appreciate the personal efforts he must have made to get there and the pressure he must have felt to rise to the occasion of playing for his country in a World Cup final.

Yep, genuine football legends and everyday heroes...

I can see a competition coming on...

Image via facebook/marsbar

Ah, yes... It's for our readers living in the UK, and the winner could be Mars' official reporter at England’s pre South Africa training camp. Not a bad prize, is it?

Tell the competition's organisers why you should go and you could be a winner! Simples.

Oh, and you'll need to click on this link first for more information, of course.

 Enjoy the video and good luck to our British readers...

Loup Dargent

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Tags : Football, South Africa, World Cup 2010, Competition

The Origin Of Giving Valentine's Day Cards

Traditionally, mid-February was a Roman time to meet and court prospective mates. The Lupercian lottery (under penalty of mortal sin), Roman young men did institute the custom of offering women they admired and wished to court handwritten greetings of affection on February 14. The cards acquired St. Valentine's name.

The One About 'Keeping Keeley Hazell'

 Have you got what it takes to keep Keeley interested?

With Valentine's Day around the corner, this post might be one of our timeliest of all.

Well, it's about girls anyway. So, close enough...

The video-clip is an advert that has been running for a little while in the UK, but it's more than just an ad. We could even go as far as saying that It's an advert with a... twist.

Here is what its makers are saying about it:

"Girls get bored easily so it's a must to keep them interested which is why Lynx has developed the innovative new fragrance Twist - the fragrance that changes


To celebrate the launch of new Lynx Twist, the fragrance that changes, Lynx has taken its first foray into film production with the sexy comedy ‘Keeping Keeley’. This interactive film differs from other online offerings by allowing viewers to control the fate of the protagonist.


Insight from Lynx HQ has shown that girls are increasingly looking for guys who keep them interested. This interactive film is designed to test guys’ skills at keeping potential girls interested during crucial mating game moments - made all the easier by the fact the potential girl in question here happens to be the lovely Keeley Hazell! As seen in the TV advert where the Lynx guy ‘Twists’ himself with an array of looks to keep the girl interested, viewers of ‘Keeping Keeley’ are presented with a series of options on Lynx’s Facebook page to ‘Twist’ the guy, revealing new skills, hidden talents and fresh looks.


The film features a stellar cast of up and coming UK talent including: the eponymous Keeley Hazell, Blake Harrison (Neil from The Inbetweeners), Mike Fielding (Naboo from The Mighty Boosh) and the Scarlet Harlots (T4’s Orange Unsigned Act). Scripted by the BAFTA award winning team behind Channel 4 comedy Green Wing, ‘Keeping Keeley’ is shot entirely from multiple POV.


Guys can watch the film at www.facebook.com/lynxeffectuk or on X-Box Live, to see if they have what it takes to keep Keeley interested."

Image via www.facebook.com/lynxeffectuk

So guys,  have you got what it takes to keep Keeley interested?

Have fun! 

Loup Dargent

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A Note From Saint Valentine

Eric V. Allen, our Guest Writer
for today's post, was so determined
to get first hand information regarding
who should be thanked/blamed for having
started the Valentine's Day tradition that
he decided to travel back in time to
Emperor Claudius' Rome to get it...


(That particular travel in time was no
picnic as, apparently, there was no internet
or even mobile phones during Claudius' life.

And, believe it or not, they didn't have TVs
either in those days... Yikes!)


So, thanks to Eric's dedication, we are
now in possession of the equivalent of an
exclusive interview with Mr Saint Valentine
himself.

Enjoy.

Loup Dargent

A Note From

Saint Valentine
- A First Person
Tale Of This
Wonderful Day

Eric V. Allen


Let me introduce myself. My name is Valentine.
I lived in Rome during the third century. That was long,
long ago! At that time, Rome was ruled by an emperor
named Claudius. I didn't like Emperor Claudius, and
I wasn't the only one! A lot of people shared my feelings.


Claudius wanted to have a big army. He expected men
to volunteer to join. Many men just did not want to fight
in wars. They did not want to leave their wives and families.
As you might have guessed, not many men signed up.
This made Claudius furious. So what happened? He had
a crazy idea. He thought that if men were not married,
they would not mind joining the army. So Claudius decided
not to allow any more marriages. Young people thought
his new law was cruel. I thought it was preposterous!
I certainly wasn't going to support that law!


Did I mention that I was a priest? One of my favourite
activities was to marry couples. Even after Emperor
Claudius passed his law, I kept on performing marriage
ceremonies -- secretly, of course. It was really quite
exciting. Imagine a small candlelit room with only the
bride and groom and myself. We would whisper the words
of the ceremony, listening all the while for the steps of soldiers.


One night, we did hear footsteps. It was scary! Thank goodness
the couple I was marrying escaped in time. I was caught. (Not
quite as light on my feet as I used to be, I guess.) I was thrown
in jail and told that my punishment was death.


I tried to stay cheerful. And do you know what? Wonderful
things happened. Many young people came to the jail to
visit me. They threw flowers and notes up to my window.
They wanted me to know that they, too, believed in love.


One of these young people was the daughter of the prison
guard. Her father allowed her to visit me in the cell. Sometimes
we would sit and talk for hours. She helped me to keep my
spirits up. She agreed that I did the right thing by ignoring the
Emperor and going ahead with the secret marriages. On the
day I was to die, I left my friend a little note thanking her for her
friendship and loyalty. I signed it, "Love from your Valentine."


I believe that note started the custom of exchanging love
messages on Valentine's Day. It was written on
the day I died, February 14, 269 A.D.


Now, every year on this day, people remember. But
most importantly, they think about love and friendship.
And when they think of Emperor Claudius, they remember
how he tried to stand in the way of love, and they laugh --
because they know that love can't be beaten!

About The Author:
Eric is a friend to the growers of fine roses
at Rosefarm International. You can send rose
bouquets, chocolate and other valentines's gifts
with www.Rosefarm.com.

Tags : Eric V. Allen, Saint Valentine, Claudius,

Emperor Claudius, History, Valentine's Day, February 14

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Jimmy Sangster: That Kolchak Episode

Image via Wikipedia

In our recent Jimmy Sangster: The Man From Hammer post , we've mentioned the TV series Jimmy Sangster worked on during his "American Years"... In that list was Kolchak: The Night Stalker (starring Darren McGavin) and the episode Horror In The Heights as he wrote the screenplay for it at the time.

In today's post, we're taking a more detailed look at Kolchak: The Night Stalker in general and the episode Horror In The Heights in particular.

(And we've also added a video-clip with Kolchak's opening intro.)

Enjoy this little trip dowm Memory lane...

Loup Dargent

Jimmy Sangster: The Man From Hammer

Cover of The Mummy

"Known the world over as 'The Studio that Dripped Blood', Hammer was the most successful British film production company ever, in terms of both output and box-office. Though their massive catalogue of films incorporated all manner of genres, it was for one particular type of film that they are best-remembered - horror."

Hammer Horror - h2g2 Edited Guide

In today's post, we have a look at one of those brilliant people who helped making Hammer so famous: Jimmy Sangster, Master of Horror.

If you're too young to remember the movies mentioned here, don't worry: you'll still be able to know what we're talking about as we've added the trailers for some of them at the end of the article.

If you are old enough to remember those movies then, hopefully, watching the trailers will be a nice trip down Memory Lane.

Enjoy...

Loup Dargent