Argentina Partying and Sergio.. Not in that order

Sergio Pablo came to the studio last week to help the studio get more in shape for the coming months to make it more productive and to sit down with the animators and discuss with them how they might improve their performances..  It was great having him.. I met Sergio a while back when he came to visit with Dean Wellins..  Jonathan and I had a private consultation with him later , after his meeting with the Spanish animators..  We ended up talking about the industry and where he thinks its going etc..  Sergio, for the uninitiated, was the  brainchild of Despicable me.. He then later sold it to Universal and they changed it a bit but basically the story is his..  Also Sergio worked at Disney.. His animation is top notch one of the best as far as Disney style  ( 2D) animation is concerned and is making a name for himself as a studio in Spain..  The name of his company is SPA..  after the initials of his name  not to be confused with Sony Pictures Animation.  Sergio maybe best known in the animation circles for his great work in Tarzan... His draftsmanship as well as his animation timing is legend.. 

Here is a picture of me and Sergio  .. 




Here are some pictures of after work get together on a friday.. this went late into the night  but not til 5am  like some nights ..

Magic, Jon and Andre Marie 

Jennifer, Magic, Jon, Andre and Fede.

Hamming it up

Goofy faces with Fede.. 

Hola!!!

Ok so lately I met up with some :ex patriots in Buenos Aires.  BAexpats.com    People who live in BA that are from English speaking countries ( mostly) and locals who want to learn more English..
Nice bunch of people.. Hung out with a cool couple  David ( Australian) and Marisol  ( Colombian)
We got invited to go to a Comumbina party after the soccer game and did some Salsa And Latin rock electronica dancing.. Everyone dances here so its ok to just dance and not have a "partner" so to speak.. Everyone just wants to move and feel the beat and enjoy themselves..  and get silly..

Marisol  passing around the hat and taking pictures while the drinks flowed

 

BAexpats at the Colombian party 

ok this is getting rediculous.. 

with the local chicas

The guy in the back is FRENCH with a capital F!  we met two weeks ago  and chances of all chances we met up again.. !!

Me and the two wild and crazy guys from France

 

The French and AMericans

Great couple--  Marisol and Dave

 

David  from Australia

 
Are you getting the feeling there is too much partying going on??
well here is more...

Some of the guys from work..  Michel, Diego and Jon

Hey wassup bro.

The funny thing here is that the girl didnt understand anything Jon was saying..

Every Friday  we let loose and have some chips and beer and .. well... some bongos...

Here are a few guys from work finding the rhythm..

Oh this is interesting.. I saw a puppet show the other day, in Spanish of course,  and in case you were wondering how he "did all this"  I give you a back stage look at the technique..

Sugar In Argentina

                                                                                                                                                                                         Sugar and Carbs..  Thats seems to be the majority diet here..  Steak and potatoes..   no veggies  unless you ask for it..  GO to a crocery store and take a look at the cereal aisle All sugary cereals..

  SO let me ask.. How do they stay so thin here.. If you had this same diet in the US these people woulld all have diabetes..  !  ( BTW  the gelato here is .. amazing.. I have a new addiction) 

 We decided to go to a night club and check out the scene here IN BA

 This one was called the CroBAr

The thing about night clubs here is that they dont get started until 2am !!  That when they close in Los Angeles.. !! When I left there were still plenty of people left  I was so friggin tired I said goodbye to my colleagues.. 
I didnt get home til 5 am'.  I walked home because the taxi driver wanted to go ff the clock and charge me a prvce I  KNOW he was cheating me on .  I t was a good 20 minute walk.. I had a hang over the next day.. I wont be doing that again!!

"and he doesnt understand a word we are saying..."

Fede feigns interest.. 

Your lips are moving...

Jon charming the ladies..  Como se dice...?

Party!!  ( I am too old for this) 

Ivan and gf Jon and Fede!!

 

the Dancing crowd
 

Sade In Buenos Aries

Miguel has a thing for Sade.. and so he bought a ticket for OCT 15th..  I really like her alot so I said what the...  I might as well too.  Got Great seats!! it cost a penny  but I never go to concerts so I splurged..  why not..

 

The venue was in Belgrano next to a huge CarrFour  a Walmart type store I never seen such a huge store.. I I gotto visit  that store someday.

 Here she is on this rising platform.. Thank god she didnt slip and fall

 Closing acknowledgements to her musicians.

The jumbo tron

Another stunning background.. Th visuals were stunning.

Here you can see her singing..  Great performer..  WARNING  lower the volume of your speakers.. the bass was so loud that it overpowered her voice sometimes..