3 things on my mind

Hey,

Well, three kind of random things to post today (I guess random is what is becoming the norm here).

First, since this blog is meant for the book and the book is about Colombia, I just wanted to share a video that made me very mad; a report on police abuse in Bogotá. This teenager gets shot with a rubber bullet in the chest for protesting police abuse. Thankfully the kid didn’t suffer major injuries but this just shows the unjust abuse of power by cops:

http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.citytv.com.co%2Fvideos%2F54814%2Fjoven-herido-por-un-esmad&h=66264d377f9a8bb1832f791f86c284c7

To turn 360 degrees, the next video is about a program against child mortality in Peru. I have a clear bias towards believing that this project will be very successful but outside from that, the efforts are admirable and the cause is noble:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0OJWkqf-Is

And last but not least, just to keep the randomness alive, yesterday I was listening to my good friends’ band Backlights. I kind of felt this weird feeling that their songs were like a person in the way that: the base is like the heartbeat, the drums are like the mood or frame of mind, the keys are like the atmosphere around it and the guitar is like the personality. And the voice, well the voice is like the voice hahaha, but in the case of this band it just blends perfectly, it’s like another instrument. I’ll let you guys be the judge; check their music out (my favorite here: from the rooftop):

http://www.myspace.com/backlightson

so, have been out for a while doing a couple things. Sorry for not posting for a while. To make it up here is a little video just for entertainment. I did it a while ago. It is an ethnographic study on the south west that really ended up being an ethnographic study on my friends and I. Music by the White Stripes (Cannon) and video by yours truly. chapters coming up soon to two more locations in New York, keep checking for details.

Awesome, this is going better than I thought. There are 2 stores in Manhattan and one in Brooklyn that are now carrying the first two chapters of the book. We have Cosmic Comics in 10 East 23rd st, St. Mark’s Comics in 11th St. Mark’s Place and Bergen Street Comics in 470 Bergen Street in Brooklyn. Each chapter is being sold separately and they are only $2 a piece so please people, if you are somewhere around this neighborhoods, please pick up a copy. And if you want the complete book the only place to get it right now is www.andresink.com

Well, here is where I will make any comments, respond to comments and keep people updated with any news. Not much to say for now but enjoy www.andresink.com and check this blog soon for any updates.