In spite of the poring rain, Saturday June 23 became a memorable day: I finally met a couple of bloggers that have been on my blogroll for over a year. And not just “any” blogger: two warmhearted, funny, empathic independent women who have been leaving their comments on a regular basis: New-Zealand photographer Diane MacKey and US expat Veronica McCabe Deschambault. [Photo credits: click the image]
While the weather was lousy, the location and timing couldn’t have been better: the nostalgic Antwerp cine Roma, a perfectly restored former movie theater dating back to 1928, with 2000 seats a place oozing with history. The timing was just as amazing: during the ongoing BorgerRio street festival that turns the Antwerp migrant neighborhood of Borgerhout into an awesome Rio-like carnival, a street festival with enough nationalities to make you forget that this still is Antwerp, Belgium.
While Diana was kept real busy photographing the ongoing events, I spent some time talking with Veronica, who was just as witty as her blog posts. Thanks for the memorable afternoon, “fellow bloggers” 
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It was an absolute pleasure to meet you, sorry to have been so busy with photographs.
Later Veronica and I both agreed we were right in liking (pre-meeting) the guy responsible for Antwerp calling
Comment by Di — June 24, 2007 @ 12:09 am
My pleasure Di - Veronica was fun talking to while you had to work. Like I mentioned, you are two warmhearted, funny, empathic independent women I really enjoyed meeting
Comment by Peter N. — June 24, 2007 @ 12:26 am
Well Peter, I appreciated that you were kind enough to laugh at my jokes and tolerate my obsession with whether the upholstery of the chairs on the stage matched the clothing of the people sitting in them.
I get SO MUCH out of cultural events because I’m such a deep thinker.
Comment by V-Grrrl — June 24, 2007 @ 7:34 pm
For someone I just met, you were really fun to be with Veronica - trust me, I only laugh at jokes that make me laugh
Guess focusing on the upholstery of the chairs was the best choice you could make, considering some of the utterly boring people who where sitting in those chairs
Comment by Peter N. — June 24, 2007 @ 8:06 pm