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This photograph appeared on my dashboard earlier this month, and seeing it made me sad at once. For those of you who have been here long enough, you may recall that in March of last year I wrote this, to pay respect to a man, if you will, who has remained in a coma since he suffered a stroke almost two years ago after giving a concert in Caracas, Venezuela. A man who was the front man for one of the best Latin American rock bands of all time — Soda Stereo. This that you are seeing is called the Galileo Galilei Planetarium, and it is to be found in Buenos Aires, Argentina. This was the place where the band shot one of their most iconic music videos, for a song called “Zoom”. The song was part of their final studio album, Sueño Stereo. The place looks so barren in this photograph, but when watching the video, you can clearly see just what a truly beautiful day it was. Maybe it’s the song in the background. Maybe it’s all the people they gathered for the shoot. Maybe it’s the green grass (man) and the sunny sky (dude). In short, it all looked pristine, and a fun place to be at (dressed to the nines, of course). Now, before someone leaves a message on my ask box: “Hey, this happened 17 years ago! Let it go, and get with the program!” I’ll say this: I’m not fucking 40 years old, and I’m not here wiping away tears from my eyes because, “O, it used to be so much simpler back then!”. Hell, I was about 10 years old when I first saw the video, and it made quite an impression, at the time. Then I forgot. Now that I see the people who are in it again, most of who were probably in their mid-twenties then, except for the band, I can’t help but wonder if they ever imagined how much things would change in such a short period of time. What would they say if I took them there now and asked them about that day? I suppose one could write paragraph after paragraph on the subject — but I have to go out and get drunk. Photograph by Felix Odell.

This photograph appeared on my dashboard earlier this month, and seeing it made me sad at once. For those of you who have been here long enough, you may recall that in March of last year I wrote this, to pay respect to a man, if you will, who has remained in a coma since he suffered a stroke almost two years ago after giving a concert in Caracas, Venezuela. A man who was the front man for one of the best Latin American rock bands of all time — Soda Stereo.

This that you are seeing is called the Galileo Galilei Planetarium, and it is to be found in Buenos Aires, Argentina. This was the place where the band shot one of their most iconic music videos, for a song called “Zoom”. The song was part of their final studio album, Sueño Stereo. The place looks so barren in this photograph, but when watching the video, you can clearly see just what a truly beautiful day it was. Maybe it’s the song in the background. Maybe it’s all the people they gathered for the shoot. Maybe it’s the green grass (man) and the sunny sky (dude). In short, it all looked pristine, and a fun place to be at (dressed to the nines, of course).

Now, before someone leaves a message on my ask box: “Hey, this happened 17 years ago! Let it go, and get with the program!” I’ll say this: I’m not fucking 40 years old, and I’m not here wiping away tears from my eyes because, “O, it used to be so much simpler back then!”. Hell, I was about 10 years old when I first saw the video, and it made quite an impression, at the time. Then I forgot. Now that I see the people who are in it again, most of who were probably in their mid-twenties then, except for the band, I can’t help but wonder if they ever imagined how much things would change in such a short period of time.

What would they say if I took them there now and asked them about that day?

I suppose one could write paragraph after paragraph on the subject — but I have to go out and get drunk.

Photograph by Felix Odell.

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