Monthly Archives: April 2011

Impromptu poets from Sardinia and Tuscany at my grandma’s place in Scansano

30 April 2011EventsSardegna, Scansanopibinko

In a non-casual combination of events, on the afternoon of April 30, 2011, my grandmother, Andreina, hosted in her living room in Scansano (Southern Tuscany) some impromptu poets.

We had the Tenores (throat singers) from Orgosolo, two local poets (Elino Rossi and Fernando Tizzi), some singers from Sinnai (close to Cagliari) and a couple of other poets from Northern Sardinia.

The poets dedicated some rhymes to Andreina, and then took off for a performance they had at the Castagnoli Theatre.

It was a nice meetup, and the morning after I gave a hitch to six of them to catch a train in Grosseto (and then a ferry in Civitavecchia).

Note: on Apr. 30, 2020, I provided a significant elaboration on the Italian version, which turned into a real short story, including links to various songs from Sardinia. Please check the Italian version, pending an English adaptation.

PIetro Crivelli – Farma Valley Stomp #1

25 April 2011Videospibinko

More stuff on and by Pietro “Raman” Crivelli: http://www.pibinko.org/pietro-crivelli-2/ and http://www.pibinko.org/jugbandcollinemetallifere/tag/raman-en/.

Per informazioni e booking: micalosapevo@pibinko.org

in collaboration with Gregorio Neri

“Maremma 2015: Energies for Growth” project

15 April 2011Announcementsbuiometria partecipativapibinko

I attended the three half-days explained : here (in Italian).

Palla 21 and BuioMetria Partecipativa were mentioned by the session rapporteurs as interesting case of promotion.

Song: April, code he will

10 April 2011Announcements, Compositions, Maps, Rhymespibinko

These lyrics were written in April 2011, when I was working as a facilitator for one of the INSPIRE working groups, and a “complicator” for my business in Southern Tuscany (but the ENVIROFI “Citizens in Tuscany” initiative was just around the bend)…maybe thinking about Charles T and the BART Station.

10 aprile 2011


April, code he will


lyrics by Andrea Giacomelli (pibinko) - Music: [TBD, but initially inspire by a famous Sixties soul hit]




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Locked in in the morning sun

I'll be locked in when the new release comes

watching e-mails come in

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But I'm sitting between rasters and layers

Watching new versions go their way

Wasting CPU ti-i-i-i-ime


I left my dongle in Roma

heading for the GFOSS day

Well I've had a maint. fee to live by

Seems like free code's gonna come my way



But I'm sitting between rasters and layers

Watching new versions go their way

Wasting CPU ti-i-i-i-ime



Looks like the GUI's gonna change

But the fees remain the same (zero)

I can't pay for a license that doesn't cost

So I guess I'll have more to invest



I'm sitting here resting my bones

and this mailing list won't leave me alone

Seven packages I  roamed 

Just to make (G)FOSS my home


So I'm...

April, code he will by Andrea Giacomelli (pibinko) is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported License.