Stand Up Brussels

SUNDAY, 22ND FEBRUARY 2009
EARL OKIN (UK)
ANDREW LAWRENCE (UK)
CRAIG CAMPBELL (Can)

Venue THEATRE 140,
140 Ave. Eugène Plasky 140,
1030 Brussels, a 10-minute walk from the Commission.
More venue info here.
Bar opens at 7 pm. Show starts at 8.30 pm.
A delicious Indian Meal is served from 7.15 pm - 8.10 pm for € 10.00.
Tickets are €25 per person. No discounts.

Art imitates Europe, and its not very pretty in Brussels

Bulgaria as a toilet? Romania as a Dracula-themed amusement park? Europeans are finding little amusement in an art installation intended to celebrate a unified Europe.

Why didn’t anyone realize right away that there was something seriously weird about the new piece of art in Brussels?

An art installation by David Cerny, commissioned by the Czech Republic to mark the start of its six-month presidency of the European Union, has angered some by depicting stereotypes of the member countries. The 172-square-foot, eight-ton installation, titled "Entropa," is located in Brussels at the European Council. France was shown with a banner emblazoned with the word "strike" draped across it.....sorry but i don't call that a stereotype, it's more like reality.

READ NY TIMES

Belgium sends dead man to jail

Weekend at Bernies...the Belgium version.

In another one of those only in Belgium stories, A Belgian judge sent him to jail, but fined him too, for good measure.

A MAN has been sentenced to eights months behind bars for beating up his girlfriend and resisting arrest - despite being dead.
Belgian Joey Van den Broeck, 21, was charged, but he subsequently died in hospital in Antwerp after a road crash in Merksem, reports GVA.
The clueless judge went ahead without him. Besides jail, Van den Broeck also copped a $900 fine.

Leading Political Party in Belgium Calls for Euthanasia for Teens and Children

The Leader of the Belgium Liberals, the primary Party in the Belgian coalition Government, has called for legal euthanasia to be permitted for teens and children. The 2002 law which permitted euthanasia on newborns and terminally ill patients suffering "constant and unbearable physical or psychological pain" currently restricts euthanasia to newborns and those over 18 years of age.

Can't we extend that to Belgian Politicians....even if it's unvoluntary...maybe put it up for a vote? STORY

Do you want to know why STUDS wives are happy?

When she's hot, and You're not not..... there's better shot at happiness.

He may be a dog, ladies, but he'll keep you happy.
A new study reveals that women who wed men who are uglier than they are, will have a happier marriage than those with a more attractive mate.
In couples where the wife is the hotter one, both parties seem to be content, found a study of 82 newlywed duos in the Journal of Family Psychology.

I will say it's hard "not" to look good standing next to Howard Stern or Keith Richards.

Paris Hilton and Brussels incur grapes of wrath

Wine connoisseurs in Italy are fighting to defend what they claim is their heritage against a twin threat from Hungary and our favorite piece of human garbage.... the hotel heiress Paris Hilton
The European Court of Justice in Luxembourg had ruled that Hungary but not Italy could use the term Tokai, Tocai or Tokaj, although wine producers in Friuli-Venezia Giulia have been using it for centuries.
The fight with Paris Hilton, meanwhile, is over a drink called Rich Prosecco and its advertising campaign featuring the socialite wearing nothing but a coating of gold paint, in imitation of the actress Shirley Eaton in the James Bond film Goldfinger.
The reason behind the protests is that Hilton has not only used the name prosecco, which Italians regard as their copyright, but also, sacrilegiously, put the drink in a can and mixed it with fruit juice. STORY

Antiques and Fine Arts Fair of Belgium

The 53rd Antiques and Fine Arts Fair of Belgium is being held in Brussels at the Tour & Taxis site for the fifth successive year. The dates for this years fair are January 18th-27th.
Around 130 Belgian and foreign exhibitors will share this 12,400 square metre exhibition space to welcome a wide-ranging public, from museum curators to keen collectors or simple art lovers. This foremost Belgian Fair is now established as a top international event, creating a unique place in the international calendar. WEBSITE