Troppo facile, lo so. Partito da Londra, me lo son messo come brano in ripetizione, in tutte le 5 versioni che ho caricato sull’iphone.

Atterro a Ginevra e ho una riunione nella sede mondiale di una multinazionale che fa del fumo il suo core business: come qualche settimana fa non aspettavo altro che urlare Gooooood Morning VietNam (vedi questo link), così stamani mi son messo a fischiettare Smoke on The Water dei Deep Purple mentre cadevo rovinosamente  dalle scale al gate di questo cazzo di vetusto aeroporto.

We all came out to Montereax, On the Lake Geneva shoreline.
To make records with a mobile,We didn’t have much time.
But Frank Zappa and the Mothers, Were at the best place around,
But some stupid with a flare gun, Burned the place to the ground.
Smoke on the water and fire in the sky. Smoke on the water ….

Nella strada che costeggia il lago, mentre continuavo a ripetermi di non entrare in riunione dicendo “Ma che odore di fumo c’è qui?“, ho rivisto le scene raccontate dalla canzone mentre bruciava il Casinò di Montreaux, e ho risentito il riff di chitarra che il Rolling Stone Magazine ha messo al quarto posto nei più famosi giri di chitarra di tutti i tempi.

They burned down the gambling house, It died with an awful sound.
(Uh) Funky Claude was running in and out, Pulling kids out the ground.
When it all was over, We had to find another place.
But Swiss time was running out, It seemed that we would lose the race.
Smoke on the water and fire in the sky. Smoke on the water…

Ovvio non possa condividere né il nome della società, né lo scopo dell’incontro, né gli argomenti trattati, né cosa abbia mangiato a colazione, né il colore dei calzini, né se avessi il sopracciglio alzato, né se respiravo: bella cosa i NDA (non disclosure agreements), manco puoi ruttare senza essere incriminato per la violazione su accordi di riservatezza. Vi lascio con l’ultima strofa, il riff in pentagramma e un’immagine scattata mentre stavo approcciando l’aeroporto (del cazzo) di Ginevra.

We ended up at the Grand Hotel. It was empty cold and bare.
But with the Rolling truck Stones thing just outside, Making our music there.
With a few red lights, a few old beds, We made a place to sweat.
No matter what we get out of this, I know I know we’ll never forget.
Smoke on the water and fire in the sky. Smoke on the water…

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It has been more than fifty years since I began traveling across the world — and the seven seas — for work or for pleasure, always with a Leica M camera close at hand. The camera has never been an accessory; it has been a constant companion, a way of observing, remembering, and making sense of the places and people I encountered along the way. I started keeping this kind of journal some time ago, not as a diary in the traditional sense, but as a space where images and words could meet. This is not a publication driven by schedules or algorithms. At times I disappear for long stretches; then, inevitably, I return with semi-regular updates. Publishing, for me, is a mirror of my state of mind and emotions. It follows my rhythm, not the other way around. You have to take it exactly as it comes. Every photograph you see here is mine. They are fragments of a life spent moving, looking, and waiting for moments to reveal themselves — often quietly, sometimes unexpectedly. This blog is not about destinations, but about presence. About what remains when the journey slows down and the shutter finally clicks.

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