the window that touched the sky

September 9th 2006
Perched on a corner of the Vltava’s river canyon. I took this bus ride daily to the pit of the panelacs (prefabs). These were what were considered model communities in communist times. Ideal because they were completely bereft of community, or unity among local people to support and believe in themselves. I lived on the sixth floor in a tiny room with children’s wallpaper around me and a ... read more

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Following the First World War, the closely related Czechs and Slovaks of the former Austro-Hungarian Empire merged to form Czechoslovakia. During the interwar years, the new country's leaders were frequently preoccupied with meeting the demands of ot... ... read more

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Chris Coleman

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I have a few interesting happenings of late! One is the founding of my band Moss kin, which played our first concert on May 11th. *** PRO ÈESI: MAM TADY PØILOENY MUJ TEXTY Z PISNÍ TADY *** And I am also volunteering for this great project in Prageu called TAMJDEM in which we spend one or two weekends helping and using our creativity at various non-profit organizations in the Czech Republic. For example a youth club, an ecology farm, and a punk club located in a former nuclear bunker.. In this cyberspace I will try to document in word and photo some of the highlights ... full info

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