Dal� Photos - El Pais announced today that Salvador Dal�s former photographer and personal assistant, Robert Descharnes, is exhibiting 147 of the thousands of photos he took of Dal� and his muse, Gala, at the Municipal Museum of Cadaqu�s until January of next year. The photos focus on the Catalan artist's relationship with the coastal town and the nearby village of Port Lligat.
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The 83 year old French photographer said he is computerizing and cataloguing the more than 60,000 photographs that he took of Dal� and Gala over 40 years of friendship with the couple.
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Note: this photo (Dal� with ocelot) was not taken by Robert Descharnes, but by Roger Higgins.
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Dal� DNA - Descharnes revealed to El Pais that he has provided samples of Dal�'s DNA to American scientific experts for the purpose of obtaining the genetic map of the surrealist icon. He apparently obtained the samples from the tubes inserted into Dal�'s nose when the painter was last hospitalized. Descharnes claims that due to Dal�'s genius a study of his DNA would contribute much to science.
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Test for buskers - Musicians now have to pass a test in order to perform in the Metro, Barcelona's subway system. El Pais reported that some 80 musicians auditioned yesterday before officials of the Street Musicians Association of Barcelona (Amuc BCN) and the Barcelona Transportation Metropolitan agency for permission to perform in Metro stations and trains. "The objective is to guarantee minimum standards," stated Hugo Guerrero, president of Amuc.
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Until now, permission to perform was given to anyone who registered with Amuc. Esther Ayala of TMB explained that the audition was organized because the previous system did not work well, which resulted in people who did not really know how to play or sing performing.
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Reportedly many of those who tried out yesterday were Latin-American guitarists and Eastern-European accordionists and the most were successful in their bids. "Between 85% and 90% were approved," according to Guerrero.
Reportedly many of those who tried out yesterday were Latin-American guitarists and Eastern-European accordionists and the most were successful in their bids. "Between 85% and 90% were approved," according to Guerrero.
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Have you seen any 500 euro bills lying around? Apparently there are over 113 million of them in Spain, worth over 56,529 million euros, but they aren't seen very often. Spain's Tax Office has been has been investigating the situation for years, but to little avail. In fact, this past May a record number of 500 euro bills in circulation was reached, according to the Bank of Spain -- 64,3% of the total currency in Spain!
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Spaniards humorously refer to the bank notes as "Bin Ladens" because hardly anyone claims to have seen one. El Pais noted that over the past year the number of 200 euro notes in circulation has increased, too -- from 19 to 21 million.
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What do you think is going on?!
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