Fabrice Grover's blog tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-568602 2009-06-30T23:24:29-07:00 Snapshots from Fabrice Grover's life TypePad http://www.fabricegroverphoto.com/fabricegrover100px.jpg Under the Banyan Tree tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c372453ef011570a1998d970c 2009-06-30T23:24:29-07:00 2009-06-30T23:27:22-07:00 Fabrice Grover <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p><a href="http://fabrice.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c372453ef011570a19087970c-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, '_blank', 'width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0' ); return false" style="display: inline;"><img alt="Hannah-FL_2375" border="0" class="at-xid-6a00d8341c372453ef011570a19087970c image-full " src="http://fabrice.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c372453ef011570a19087970c-800wi" title="Hannah-FL_2375"></img></a> </p> <p><a href="http://fabrice.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c372453ef01157196bb7a970b-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, '_blank', 'width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0' ); return false" style="display: inline;"><img alt="Fabrice-FloridaFlower-035" border="0" class="at-xid-6a00d8341c372453ef01157196bb7a970b image-full " src="http://fabrice.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c372453ef01157196bb7a970b-800wi" title="Fabrice-FloridaFlower-035"></img></a> </p></div><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/typepad/fabrice/my_weblog?a=3kfPuVo-LBk:fFVK_IFqhyQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/typepad/fabrice/my_weblog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/typepad/fabrice/my_weblog?a=3kfPuVo-LBk:fFVK_IFqhyQ:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/typepad/fabrice/my_weblog?i=3kfPuVo-LBk:fFVK_IFqhyQ:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/typepad/fabrice/my_weblog?a=3kfPuVo-LBk:fFVK_IFqhyQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/typepad/fabrice/my_weblog?i=3kfPuVo-LBk:fFVK_IFqhyQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/typepad/fabrice/my_weblog?a=3kfPuVo-LBk:fFVK_IFqhyQ:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/typepad/fabrice/my_weblog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div> http://blog.fabricegrover.com/2009/06/hannah-and-banyan-tree.html Wild horses in Ocala National Park tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c372453ef01157196aed6970b 2009-06-30T23:14:12-07:00 2009-06-30T23:15:05-07:00 Fabrice Grover <p><a href="http://fabrice.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c372453ef011570a188ce970c-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, '_blank', 'width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0' ); return false" style="display: inline;"><img alt="Fabrice-wildhorsesocala-FL-032b" border="0" class="at-xid-6a00d8341c372453ef011570a188ce970c image-full " src="http://fabrice.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c372453ef011570a188ce970c-800wi" title="Fabrice-wildhorsesocala-FL-032b"></img></a> </p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/typepad/fabrice/my_weblog?a=Xsqhs3AbFis:jQrtGae2mNE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/typepad/fabrice/my_weblog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/typepad/fabrice/my_weblog?a=Xsqhs3AbFis:jQrtGae2mNE:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/typepad/fabrice/my_weblog?i=Xsqhs3AbFis:jQrtGae2mNE:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/typepad/fabrice/my_weblog?a=Xsqhs3AbFis:jQrtGae2mNE:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/typepad/fabrice/my_weblog?i=Xsqhs3AbFis:jQrtGae2mNE:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/typepad/fabrice/my_weblog?a=Xsqhs3AbFis:jQrtGae2mNE:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/typepad/fabrice/my_weblog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div> http://blog.fabricegrover.com/2009/06/wild-horses-in-ocala-national-park.html More from Florida tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c372453ef011570a134ec970c 2009-06-30T22:38:28-07:00 2009-06-30T22:38:28-07:00 Key West, a few hours before sunset (follow the link below) Breakfast at the Biltmore Lizard on a twig Walking along the 7 Mile Bridge In the tide at dusk Fabrice Grover <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Key West, a few hours before sunset (follow the link below)</p><p><a href="http://fabrice.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c372453ef011571957489970b-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, '_blank', 'width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0' ); return false" style="display: inline;"><img alt="Fabrice-FL_052" border="0" class="at-xid-6a00d8341c372453ef011571957489970b image-full " src="http://fabrice.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c372453ef011571957489970b-800wi" title="Fabrice-FL_052"></img></a> </p> <p>Breakfast at the Biltmore</p><p><a href="http://fabrice.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c372453ef011570a051d2970c-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, '_blank', 'width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0' ); return false" style="display: inline;"><img alt="Fabrice-FL_053" border="0" class="at-xid-6a00d8341c372453ef011570a051d2970c image-full " src="http://fabrice.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c372453ef011570a051d2970c-800wi" title="Fabrice-FL_053"></img></a> </p><p>Lizard on a twig</p><p><a href="http://fabrice.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c372453ef011571957d65970b-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, '_blank', 'width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0' ); return false" style="display: inline;"><img alt="Fabrice-FL_054" border="0" class="at-xid-6a00d8341c372453ef011571957d65970b image-full " src="http://fabrice.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c372453ef011571957d65970b-800wi" title="Fabrice-FL_054"></img></a> </p><p>Walking along the 7 Mile Bridge</p><p><a href="http://fabrice.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c372453ef011570a06bce970c-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, '_blank', 'width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0' ); return false" style="display: inline;"><img alt="Fabrice-FL_055" border="0" class="at-xid-6a00d8341c372453ef011570a06bce970c image-full " src="http://fabrice.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c372453ef011570a06bce970c-800wi" title="Fabrice-FL_055"></img></a> </p><p>In the tide at dusk</p><p><a href="http://fabrice.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c372453ef011571959a08970b-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, '_blank', 'width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0' ); return false" style="display: inline;"><img alt="Fabrice-FL_056" border="0" class="at-xid-6a00d8341c372453ef011571959a08970b image-full " src="http://fabrice.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c372453ef011571959a08970b-800wi" title="Fabrice-FL_056"></img></a> </p><p><a href="http://fabrice.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c372453ef011571965647970b-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, '_blank', 'width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0' ); return false" style="display: inline;"><img alt="FL-045b" border="0" class="at-xid-6a00d8341c372453ef011571965647970b image-full " src="http://fabrice.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c372453ef011571965647970b-800wi" title="FL-045b"></img></a> </p></div><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/typepad/fabrice/my_weblog?a=PJCAIrKOrLM:2C_vulKieYk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/typepad/fabrice/my_weblog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/typepad/fabrice/my_weblog?a=PJCAIrKOrLM:2C_vulKieYk:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/typepad/fabrice/my_weblog?i=PJCAIrKOrLM:2C_vulKieYk:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/typepad/fabrice/my_weblog?a=PJCAIrKOrLM:2C_vulKieYk:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/typepad/fabrice/my_weblog?i=PJCAIrKOrLM:2C_vulKieYk:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/typepad/fabrice/my_weblog?a=PJCAIrKOrLM:2C_vulKieYk:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/typepad/fabrice/my_weblog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div> http://blog.fabricegrover.com/2009/06/more-from-florida.html Marinelife Centre on Juno Beach tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c372453ef011570a17200970c 2009-06-29T23:02:00-07:00 2009-06-30T23:04:15-07:00 This endangered turtle was getting some TLC from the good folks at the Loggerhead Marinelife Centre. The Marinelife Cente is an ocean conservation organization and sea turtle hospital adjacent to Juno Beach, one of the most heavily nested sea turtle... Fabrice Grover <p><a href="http://fabrice.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c372453ef011570a13ed8970c-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, '_blank', 'width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0' ); return false" style="display: inline;"><img alt="LoggerheadMarinelifeCentreJunoBeach" border="0" class="at-xid-6a00d8341c372453ef011570a13ed8970c image-full " src="http://fabrice.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c372453ef011570a13ed8970c-800wi" title="LoggerheadMarinelifeCentreJunoBeach"></img></a> </p><p>This endangered turtle was getting some TLC from the good folks at the <a href="http://www.marinelife.org/" target="_blank">Loggerhead Marinelife Centre</a>.  The Marinelife Cente is an ocean conservation organization and sea turtle hospital adjacent to Juno Beach, one of the most heavily nested sea turtle beaches in the world.  I was so impressed by the passion and dedication of the people who work at the centre (thanks Deb!).<br><span style="font-size: 13px; font-family: Georgia;"><strong><font color="#000000"></font><font size="4"><strong></strong></font></strong><strong><span style="font-size: 10px; font-family: Arial;"><span><font color="#008080"><strong><span style="color: #259ca4;"><font color="#000000" size="4"><strong></strong></font></span></strong></font></span></span></strong></span></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/typepad/fabrice/my_weblog?a=0Ma8OptoY6M:fh3zccpEIok:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/typepad/fabrice/my_weblog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/typepad/fabrice/my_weblog?a=0Ma8OptoY6M:fh3zccpEIok:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/typepad/fabrice/my_weblog?i=0Ma8OptoY6M:fh3zccpEIok:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/typepad/fabrice/my_weblog?a=0Ma8OptoY6M:fh3zccpEIok:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/typepad/fabrice/my_weblog?i=0Ma8OptoY6M:fh3zccpEIok:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/typepad/fabrice/my_weblog?a=0Ma8OptoY6M:fh3zccpEIok:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/typepad/fabrice/my_weblog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div> http://blog.fabricegrover.com/2009/06/marinelife-centre-on-juno-beach.html Silver River tag:typepad.com,2003:post-67875715 2009-05-21T17:56:00-07:00 2009-06-10T10:29:39-07:00 We paddled down the Silver River today... (follow the link below for more pics!) It was just us... ...and the monkeys... ...and turtles... ... and gators! Fabrice Grover <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>We paddled down the Silver River today...</p><p><a href="http://fabrice.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c372453ef011570de8f46970b-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, '_blank', 'width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0' ); return false" style="display: inline;"><img alt="Fabrice_Florida_MG_1047" border="0" class="at-xid-6a00d8341c372453ef011570de8f46970b image-full " src="http://fabrice.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c372453ef011570de8f46970b-800wi" title="Fabrice_Florida_MG_1047"></img></a></p><p>(follow the link below for more pics!)  </p> <p> </p> <p>It was just us...</p><p><a href="http://fabrice.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c372453ef01156fe9ea6b970c-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, '_blank', 'width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0' ); return false" style="display: inline;"><img alt="Fabrice_Florida_MG_0879" border="0" class="at-xid-6a00d8341c372453ef01156fe9ea6b970c image-full " src="http://fabrice.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c372453ef01156fe9ea6b970c-800wi" title="Fabrice_Florida_MG_0879"></img></a></p><p>...and the monkeys...</p><p><a href="http://fabrice.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c372453ef01156fe90476970c-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, '_blank', 'width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0' ); return false" style="display: inline;"><img alt="Fabrice_Florida_MG_0946" border="0" class="at-xid-6a00d8341c372453ef01156fe90476970c image-full " src="http://fabrice.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c372453ef01156fe90476970c-800wi" title="Fabrice_Florida_MG_0946"></img></a> <br> </p> <p> </p> <p>  ...and turtles...</p><p><a href="http://fabrice.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c372453ef01156fe91741970c-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, '_blank', 'width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0' ); return false" style="display: inline;"><img alt="Fabrice_Florida_MG_0852" border="0" class="at-xid-6a00d8341c372453ef01156fe91741970c image-full " src="http://fabrice.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c372453ef01156fe91741970c-800wi" title="Fabrice_Florida_MG_0852"></img></a></p><p>... and gators!</p><p><a href="http://fabrice.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c372453ef01156fe92279970c-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, '_blank', 'width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0' ); 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return false" style="display: inline;"><img alt="Fabrice_Florida_IMG-square--0272" border="0" class="at-xid-6a00d8341c372453ef011570dfab1e970b image-full " src="http://fabrice.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c372453ef011570dfab1e970b-800wi" title="Fabrice_Florida_IMG-square--0272"></img></a></span></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/typepad/fabrice/my_weblog?a=YAT_QKZ7cWc:aXZbCpOpKBA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/typepad/fabrice/my_weblog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/typepad/fabrice/my_weblog?a=YAT_QKZ7cWc:aXZbCpOpKBA:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/typepad/fabrice/my_weblog?i=YAT_QKZ7cWc:aXZbCpOpKBA:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/typepad/fabrice/my_weblog?a=YAT_QKZ7cWc:aXZbCpOpKBA:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/typepad/fabrice/my_weblog?i=YAT_QKZ7cWc:aXZbCpOpKBA:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/typepad/fabrice/my_weblog?a=YAT_QKZ7cWc:aXZbCpOpKBA:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/typepad/fabrice/my_weblog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div> http://blog.fabricegrover.com/2009/05/south-beach.html Florida tag:typepad.com,2003:post-67861047 2009-05-19T20:17:00-07:00 2009-05-19T20:17:00-07:00 Our train pulled into Miami a few days ago. We've rented a car and are taking the backroads across the state. A tropical storm is moving in -- the waves are big on this beach near Boca Raton. Fabrice Grover <p>Our train pulled into Miami a few days ago.  We've rented a car and are taking the backroads across the state.   A tropical storm is moving in -- the waves are big on this beach near Boca Raton.</p><p><a href="http://fabrice.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c372453ef01156fe64811970c-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, '_blank', 'width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0' ); return false" style="display: inline;"><img alt="Fabrice_Florida_MG_0599" border="0" class="at-xid-6a00d8341c372453ef01156fe64811970c image-full " src="http://fabrice.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c372453ef01156fe64811970c-800wi" title="Fabrice_Florida_MG_0599"></img></a> </p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/typepad/fabrice/my_weblog?a=K-Zu3daYL0I:j_UutZeOHms:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/typepad/fabrice/my_weblog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/typepad/fabrice/my_weblog?a=K-Zu3daYL0I:j_UutZeOHms:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/typepad/fabrice/my_weblog?i=K-Zu3daYL0I:j_UutZeOHms:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/typepad/fabrice/my_weblog?a=K-Zu3daYL0I:j_UutZeOHms:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/typepad/fabrice/my_weblog?i=K-Zu3daYL0I:j_UutZeOHms:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/typepad/fabrice/my_weblog?a=K-Zu3daYL0I:j_UutZeOHms:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/typepad/fabrice/my_weblog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div> http://blog.fabricegrover.com/2009/05/florida.html Washington DC tag:typepad.com,2003:post-67004551 2009-05-12T07:40:00-07:00 2009-06-30T23:39:10-07:00 Our train left Chicago on Thursday evening -- we arrived in Washington DC on Friday afternoon. After dinner, we went for a stroll. The Washington Monument. A fountain in Lafayette Square, across the street from The White House. On the... Fabrice Grover <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p><span style="TEXT-DECORATION: underline"></span>Our train left Chicago on Thursday evening -- we arrived in Washington DC on Friday afternoon.  After dinner,  we went for a stroll.</p> <p><span style="TEXT-DECORATION: underline"><a href="http://fabrice.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c372453ef011570918f99970b-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, '_blank', 'width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0' ); return false" style="DISPLAY: inline"><img alt="Fabrice-Washington_03-IMG_0095" border="0" class="at-xid-6a00d8341c372453ef011570918f99970b image-full " src="http://fabrice.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c372453ef011570918f99970b-800wi" title="Fabrice-Washington_03-IMG_0095"></img></a></span></p> <p><a href="http://fabrice.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c372453ef0115709183ad970b-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, '_blank', 'width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0' ); return false" style="DISPLAY: inline"></a> </p> <p>The Washington Monument.</p> <p><a href="http://fabrice.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c372453ef0115709183ad970b-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, '_blank', 'width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0' ); return false" style="DISPLAY: inline"><img alt="Fabrice-Washington_01-IMG_0094" border="0" class="at-xid-6a00d8341c372453ef0115709183ad970b image-full " src="http://fabrice.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c372453ef0115709183ad970b-800wi" title="Fabrice-Washington_01-IMG_0094"></img></a></p> <p>A fountain in Lafayette Square, across the street from The White House. </p> <p><a href="http://fabrice.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c372453ef011570919b92970b-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, '_blank', 'width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0' ); return false" style="DISPLAY: inline"><img alt="Fabrice-Washington_04-IMG_0118" border="0" class="at-xid-6a00d8341c372453ef011570919b92970b image-full " src="http://fabrice.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c372453ef011570919b92970b-800wi" title="Fabrice-Washington_04-IMG_0118"></img></a></p> <p>On the way home.</p> <p><a href="http://fabrice.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c372453ef011570919f2f970b-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, '_blank', 'width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0' ); return false" style="DISPLAY: inline"><img alt="Fabrice-Washington_05-IMG_0121" border="0" class="at-xid-6a00d8341c372453ef011570919f2f970b image-full " src="http://fabrice.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c372453ef011570919f2f970b-800wi" title="Fabrice-Washington_05-IMG_0121"></img></a> </p> <p>Before we left, we checked out the East Wing of the National Gallery...</p> <p><a href="http://fabrice.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c372453ef01156f9be723970c-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, '_blank', 'width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0' ); return false" style="DISPLAY: inline"><img alt="_MG_0231" border="0" class="at-xid-6a00d8341c372453ef01156f9be723970c image-full " src="http://fabrice.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c372453ef01156f9be723970c-800wi" title="_MG_0231"></img></a></p> <p><a href="http://fabrice.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c372453ef01156fa1d2df970c-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, '_blank', 'width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0' ); return false" style="DISPLAY: inline"><img alt="_MG_0220" border="0" class="at-xid-6a00d8341c372453ef01156fa1d2df970c image-full " src="http://fabrice.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c372453ef01156fa1d2df970c-800wi" title="_MG_0220"></img></a></p> <p>... and stopped by the Supreme Court and the Library of Congress (the largest library in the world!).</p> <p><a href="http://fabrice.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c372453ef0115709718dc970b-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, '_blank', 'width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0' ); return false" style="DISPLAY: inline"><img alt="_MG_0237" border="0" class="at-xid-6a00d8341c372453ef0115709718dc970b image-full " src="http://fabrice.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c372453ef0115709718dc970b-800wi" title="_MG_0237"></img></a></p> <p>In the evening, we caught our train to Florida.<br></p> <div><embed allowscriptaccess="always" flashvars="gW=137195&amp;bC=000000&amp;aC=b24e0b&amp;v=1.2" height="155" name="gw137195" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" quality="best" src="http://goodwidgets.com/widgets/slider.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="370"></embed></div> <p>Next stop: Miami</p></div><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/typepad/fabrice/my_weblog?a=u0xSa7KEtK0:GEwKliVb1-U:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/typepad/fabrice/my_weblog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/typepad/fabrice/my_weblog?a=u0xSa7KEtK0:GEwKliVb1-U:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/typepad/fabrice/my_weblog?i=u0xSa7KEtK0:GEwKliVb1-U:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/typepad/fabrice/my_weblog?a=u0xSa7KEtK0:GEwKliVb1-U:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/typepad/fabrice/my_weblog?i=u0xSa7KEtK0:GEwKliVb1-U:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/typepad/fabrice/my_weblog?a=u0xSa7KEtK0:GEwKliVb1-U:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/typepad/fabrice/my_weblog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div> http://blog.fabricegrover.com/2009/05/washington-dc-1.html Snapshots from Chicago tag:typepad.com,2003:post-66835249 2009-05-06T21:53:00-07:00 2009-05-17T13:32:53-07:00 A couple of days ago, I got off the train in Chicago -- first stop on my way to Florida. (follow the link below for more... click on the photos to enlarge!) As it happened, Leonard Cohen was also in... Fabrice Grover <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>A couple of days ago, I got off the train in Chicago -- first stop on my way to Florida. (follow the link below for more... click on the photos to enlarge!)</p><p><a href="http://fabrice.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c372453ef0115708af71d970b-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, '_blank', 'width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0' ); return false" style="display: inline;"><img alt="FabriceChicago0509_01" border="0" class="at-xid-6a00d8341c372453ef0115708af71d970b image-full " src="http://fabrice.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c372453ef0115708af71d970b-800wi" title="FabriceChicago0509_01"></img></a></p><p> </p> <p>As it happened, Leonard Cohen was also in town...</p> <p><a href="http://fabrice.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c372453ef01156f99567e970c-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, '_blank', 'width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0' ); return false" style="display: inline;"><img alt="FabriceChicago0509_02" border="0" class="at-xid-6a00d8341c372453ef01156f99567e970c image-full " src="http://fabrice.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c372453ef01156f99567e970c-800wi" title="FabriceChicago0509_02"></img></a> </p><p>The Chicago Theatre was just around the corner from our hotel -- we found tickets and stayed an extra night for what turned out to be an amazing sold-out show (standing ovations after nearly every song).</p><p>We had breakfast at Orange...</p><p><a href="http://fabrice.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c372453ef0115708f38a2970b-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, '_blank', 'width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0' ); return false" style="display: inline;"><img alt="FabriceChicago0509_04" border="0" class="at-xid-6a00d8341c372453ef0115708f38a2970b image-full " src="http://fabrice.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c372453ef0115708f38a2970b-800wi" title="FabriceChicago0509_04"></img></a></p><p>and walked through the streets.</p><p><a href="http://fabrice.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c372453ef01156f99617e970c-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, '_blank', 'width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0' ); return false" style="display: inline;"><img alt="FabriceChicago0509_03" border="0" class="at-xid-6a00d8341c372453ef01156f996019970c image-full " src="http://fabrice.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c372453ef01156f996019970c-800wi" title="FabriceChicago0509_03"></img></a></p><p><a href="http://fabrice.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c372453ef01156f99617e970c-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, '_blank', 'width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0' ); return false" style="display: inline;"><img alt="FabriceChicago0509_05" border="0" class="at-xid-6a00d8341c372453ef01156f99617e970c image-full " src="http://fabrice.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c372453ef01156f99617e970c-800wi" title="FabriceChicago0509_05"></img></a> </p><p> We passed the Lincoln Conservatory...</p><p><a href="http://fabrice.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c372453ef0115708f3b88970b-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, '_blank', 'width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0' ); return false" style="display: inline;"><img alt="FabriceChicago0509_06" border="0" class="at-xid-6a00d8341c372453ef0115708f3b88970b image-full " src="http://fabrice.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c372453ef0115708f3b88970b-800wi" title="FabriceChicago0509_06"></img></a></p><p>...and wandered through the park.</p><p><a href="http://fabrice.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c372453ef01156f996280970c-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, '_blank', 'width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0' ); return false" style="display: inline;"><img alt="FabriceChicago0509_07" border="0" class="at-xid-6a00d8341c372453ef01156f996280970c image-full " src="http://fabrice.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c372453ef01156f996280970c-800wi" title="FabriceChicago0509_07"></img></a></p><p>Night fell and we walked along the river.<span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span></p><p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span><a href="http://fabrice.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c372453ef01156f9966a1970c-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, '_blank', 'width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0' ); return false" style="display: inline;"><img alt="FabriceChicago0509_08" border="0" class="at-xid-6a00d8341c372453ef01156f9966a1970c image-full " src="http://fabrice.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c372453ef01156f9966a1970c-800wi" title="FabriceChicago0509_08"></img></a></p><p>The air was warm and the tulips were out.</p><p><a href="http://fabrice.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c372453ef0115708f4153970b-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, '_blank', 'width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0' ); return false" style="display: inline;"><img alt="FabriceChicago0509_09" border="0" class="at-xid-6a00d8341c372453ef0115708f4153970b image-full " src="http://fabrice.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c372453ef0115708f4153970b-800wi" title="FabriceChicago0509_09"></img></a></p><p>The water had just started flowing at Jaume Plensa's Crown Fountain in Millenium Park.</p><p><a href="http://fabrice.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c372453ef01156f996af4970c-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, '_blank', 'width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0' ); return false" style="display: inline;"><img alt="FabriceChicago0509_10" border="0" class="at-xid-6a00d8341c372453ef01156f996af4970c image-full " src="http://fabrice.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c372453ef01156f996af4970c-800wi" title="FabriceChicago0509_10"></img></a></p><p>We went up the Ferris wheel at Navy Pier...</p><p><a href="http://fabrice.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c372453ef01156f997508970c-popup" onclick="window.open(this.href,'_blank','scrollbars=no,resizable=yes,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false" style="display: inline;"><img alt="FabriceChicago0509_11" border="0" class="at-xid-6a00d8341c372453ef01156f997508970c image-full " src="http://fabrice.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c372453ef01156f997508970c-800wi" title="FabriceChicago0509_11"></img></a> </p><p>...and headed back to the hotel.  Next stop:  Washington DC.</p><p> </p></div><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/typepad/fabrice/my_weblog?a=QFrwC1Z0ANQ:wGTdMWvlOjM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/typepad/fabrice/my_weblog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/typepad/fabrice/my_weblog?a=QFrwC1Z0ANQ:wGTdMWvlOjM:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/typepad/fabrice/my_weblog?i=QFrwC1Z0ANQ:wGTdMWvlOjM:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/typepad/fabrice/my_weblog?a=QFrwC1Z0ANQ:wGTdMWvlOjM:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/typepad/fabrice/my_weblog?i=QFrwC1Z0ANQ:wGTdMWvlOjM:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/typepad/fabrice/my_weblog?a=QFrwC1Z0ANQ:wGTdMWvlOjM:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/typepad/fabrice/my_weblog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div> http://blog.fabricegrover.com/2009/05/chicago-and-washington.html Carmen: Backstage tag:typepad.com,2003:post-62512421 2009-02-06T20:25:22-08:00 2009-02-06T20:36:42-08:00 Carmen closed at Vancouver Opera last night. What an amazing show! I'm glad to have made my opera debut with such a fantastic company. I'm posting some photos I took backstage. Rini is amazing. She's performed Carmen all over the... Fabrice Grover <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p><a href="http://fabrice.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c372453ef01053715bbc9970b-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, '_blank', 'width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0' ); return false" style="display: inline;"><img alt="01CarmenVancouverOperaIMG_7680-2" border="0" class="at-xid-6a00d8341c372453ef01053715bbc9970b image-full " src="http://fabrice.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c372453ef01053715bbc9970b-800wi" title="01CarmenVancouverOperaIMG_7680-2"></img></a> </p><p>Carmen closed at Vancouver Opera last night.  What an amazing show!  I'm glad to have made my opera debut with such a fantastic company.  I'm posting some photos I took backstage.</p> <p>Rini is amazing.  She's performed Carmen all over the world, so the character is like a second skin.  Her dressing room was just down the hall from mine.</p><p><a href="http://fabrice.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c372453ef01053715c04f970b-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, '_blank', 'width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0' ); return false" style="display: inline;"><img alt="02CarmenVancouverOperaIMG_6987" border="0" class="at-xid-6a00d8341c372453ef01053715c04f970b image-full " src="http://fabrice.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c372453ef01053715c04f970b-800wi" title="02CarmenVancouverOperaIMG_6987"></img></a></p><p>Downstairs in the basement of the Queen Elizabeth Theatre, the chorus gets ready.</p><p><a href="http://fabrice.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c372453ef01053715c659970b-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, '_blank', 'width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0' ); return false" style="display: inline;"><img alt="03CarmenVancouverOperaIMG_7568" border="0" class="at-xid-6a00d8341c372453ef01053715c659970b image-full " src="http://fabrice.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c372453ef01053715c659970b-800wi" title="03CarmenVancouverOperaIMG_7568"></img></a> </p><p><a href="http://fabrice.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c372453ef01053715c6e7970b-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, '_blank', 'width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0' ); return false" style="display: inline;"><img alt="04CarmenVancouverOperaIMG_7481" border="0" class="at-xid-6a00d8341c372453ef01053715c6e7970b image-full " src="http://fabrice.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c372453ef01053715c6e7970b-800wi" title="04CarmenVancouverOperaIMG_7481"></img></a> </p><p>Offstage right.</p><p><a href="http://fabrice.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c372453ef011168500fa4970c-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, '_blank', 'width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0' ); return false" style="display: inline;"><img alt="05CarmenVancouverOperaIMG_7696-2" border="0" class="at-xid-6a00d8341c372453ef011168500fa4970c image-full " src="http://fabrice.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c372453ef011168500fa4970c-800wi" title="05CarmenVancouverOperaIMG_7696-2"></img></a> </p><p>Easy reading.</p><p><a href="http://fabrice.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c372453ef011168500ffc970c-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, '_blank', 'width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0' ); return false" style="display: inline;"><img alt="06CarmenVancouverOperaIMG_7516-Edit" border="0" class="at-xid-6a00d8341c372453ef011168500ffc970c image-full " src="http://fabrice.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c372453ef011168500ffc970c-800wi" title="06CarmenVancouverOperaIMG_7516-Edit"></img></a> </p><p>Maestro Antony Walker at intermission.</p><p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://fabrice.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c372453ef01116850107c970c-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, '_blank', 'width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0' ); return false" style="display: inline;"><img alt="07CarmenVancouverOperaIMG_7491" border="0" class="at-xid-6a00d8341c372453ef01116850107c970c image-full " src="http://fabrice.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c372453ef01116850107c970c-800wi" title="07CarmenVancouverOperaIMG_7491"></img></a> <br></span></p><p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://fabrice.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c372453ef01053715ca03970b-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, '_blank', 'width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0' ); return false" style="display: inline;"><img alt="08CarmenVancouverOperaIMG_6958" border="0" class="at-xid-6a00d8341c372453ef01053715ca03970b image-full " src="http://fabrice.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c372453ef01053715ca03970b-800wi" title="08CarmenVancouverOperaIMG_6958"></img></a></span></p><p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span>Daniel.<span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span></p><p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://fabrice.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c372453ef011168501241970c-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, '_blank', 'width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0' ); return false" style="display: inline;"><img alt="09CarmenVancouverOperaIMG_7537" border="0" class="at-xid-6a00d8341c372453ef011168501241970c image-full " src="http://fabrice.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c372453ef011168501241970c-800wi" title="09CarmenVancouverOperaIMG_7537"></img></a></span></p><p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span>Me.<span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span></p><p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://fabrice.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c372453ef011168501312970c-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, '_blank', 'width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0' ); return false" style="display: inline;"><img alt="10CarmenVancouverOperaIMG_6978" border="0" class="at-xid-6a00d8341c372453ef011168501312970c image-full " src="http://fabrice.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c372453ef011168501312970c-800wi" title="10CarmenVancouverOperaIMG_6978"></img></a></span></p><p>Linda.</p><p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://fabrice.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c372453ef011168501351970c-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, '_blank', 'width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0' ); return false" style="display: inline;"><img alt="11CarmenVancouverOperaIMG_7497" border="0" class="at-xid-6a00d8341c372453ef011168501351970c image-full " src="http://fabrice.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c372453ef011168501351970c-800wi" title="11CarmenVancouverOperaIMG_7497"></img></a></span></p><p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span>Chris Garcia, in the VO chorus for over 30 years.</p><p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://fabrice.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c372453ef011168501397970c-popup" onclick="window.open(this.href,'_blank','scrollbars=no,resizable=yes,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false" style="display: inline;"><a href="http://fabrice.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c372453ef011168517f4e970c-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, '_blank', 'width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0' ); return false" style="display: inline;"><img alt="12CarmenVancouverOperaIMG_7652-2" border="0" class="at-xid-6a00d8341c372453ef011168517f4e970c image-full" src="http://fabrice.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c372453ef011168517f4e970c-800wi" title="12CarmenVancouverOperaIMG_7652-2"></img></a> <br></a></span></p><p>Act 4, with a few minutes to go...</p><p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://fabrice.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c372453ef01116850164e970c-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, '_blank', 'width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0' ); return false" style="display: inline;"><img alt="13CarmenVancouverOperaIMG_7582" border="0" class="at-xid-6a00d8341c372453ef01116850164e970c image-full " src="http://fabrice.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c372453ef01116850164e970c-800wi" title="13CarmenVancouverOperaIMG_7582"></img></a> <br> </span> </p></div><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/typepad/fabrice/my_weblog?a=sKWQV-N6MwA:p9Y8mMHCzeo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/typepad/fabrice/my_weblog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/typepad/fabrice/my_weblog?a=sKWQV-N6MwA:p9Y8mMHCzeo:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/typepad/fabrice/my_weblog?i=sKWQV-N6MwA:p9Y8mMHCzeo:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/typepad/fabrice/my_weblog?a=sKWQV-N6MwA:p9Y8mMHCzeo:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/typepad/fabrice/my_weblog?i=sKWQV-N6MwA:p9Y8mMHCzeo:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/typepad/fabrice/my_weblog?a=sKWQV-N6MwA:p9Y8mMHCzeo:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/typepad/fabrice/my_weblog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div> http://blog.fabricegrover.com/2009/02/carmen-backstage-at-vancouver-opera.html Alain Coulombe Headshots tag:typepad.com,2003:post-62528967 2009-02-03T11:31:00-08:00 2009-02-03T11:31:00-08:00 I did a shoot with Alain Coulombe on Saturday. Alain plays Zuniga in Carmen at Vancouver opera. He has an extraordinary voice. We exchange words at the top of Act II -- I always look forward to our scene. As... Fabrice Grover <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>I did a shoot with Alain Coulombe on Saturday.</p><p><a href="http://fabrice.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c372453ef010537170ec7970b-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, '_blank', 'width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0' ); return false" style="display: inline;"><img alt="AlainCoulombeOpera" border="0" class="at-xid-6a00d8341c372453ef010537170ec7970b image-full " src="http://fabrice.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c372453ef010537170ec7970b-800wi" title="AlainCoulombeOpera"></img></a> </p><p>Alain plays Zuniga in Carmen at Vancouver opera.  He has an extraordinary voice.  We exchange words at the top of Act II -- I always look forward to our scene.  As I discovered, he's also a great guy to hang out with off stage.  Follow the link for more photos.</p> <p>We started with a few studio shots and then went over to Gastown.</p><p><a href="http://fabrice.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c372453ef011168517a35970c-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, '_blank', 'width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0' ); return false" style="display: inline;"><img alt="Alain_087-Edit-4" border="0" class="at-xid-6a00d8341c372453ef011168517a35970c image-full " src="http://fabrice.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c372453ef011168517a35970c-800wi" title="Alain_087-Edit-4"></img></a></p><p>Alain plays a lot of bad guys, so a dark alley was in order.</p><p><a href="http://fabrice.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c372453ef011168517984970c-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, '_blank', 'width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0' ); return false" style="display: inline;"><img alt="Alain_118-edit" border="0" class="at-xid-6a00d8341c372453ef011168517984970c image-full " src="http://fabrice.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c372453ef011168517984970c-800wi" title="Alain_118-edit"></img></a></p><p>I like the light in this one.</p><p><a href="http://fabrice.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c372453ef01053717175d970b-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, '_blank', 'width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0' ); return false" style="display: inline;"><img alt="Alain_151-Edit-3" border="0" class="at-xid-6a00d8341c372453ef01053717175d970b image-full " src="http://fabrice.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c372453ef01053717175d970b-800wi" title="Alain_151-Edit-3"></img></a> </p><p>And one with a smile.</p><p><a href="http://fabrice.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c372453ef011168517c23970c-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, '_blank', 'width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0' ); return false" style="display: inline;"><img alt="AlainCoulombeVancouverOpera1" border="0" class="at-xid-6a00d8341c372453ef011168517c23970c image-full " src="http://fabrice.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c372453ef011168517c23970c-800wi" title="AlainCoulombeVancouverOpera1"></img></a> </p></div><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/typepad/fabrice/my_weblog?a=Zgd3xOLpCOY:ZAsorrc62YQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/typepad/fabrice/my_weblog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/typepad/fabrice/my_weblog?a=Zgd3xOLpCOY:ZAsorrc62YQ:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/typepad/fabrice/my_weblog?i=Zgd3xOLpCOY:ZAsorrc62YQ:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/typepad/fabrice/my_weblog?a=Zgd3xOLpCOY:ZAsorrc62YQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/typepad/fabrice/my_weblog?i=Zgd3xOLpCOY:ZAsorrc62YQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/typepad/fabrice/my_weblog?a=Zgd3xOLpCOY:ZAsorrc62YQ:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/typepad/fabrice/my_weblog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div> http://blog.fabricegrover.com/2009/02/alain-coulombe-headshots.html