www.paris.fr/pages/jim-mo...

Jim Morrison also got one this year! It's in the 4th, near Arsenal.

I always forget Canada also has universal healthcare! Yeah but I get why you didn’t. It’s just… I really can’t wrap my mind around being sick AND needing to worry about the possibility that it can make me go bankrupt.

Doctor + comprehensive blood work = less than 30 euro btw

In the meantime, a resident of France (and a freelancer without any type of insurance):
Went to the doctor after some routine blood work, all good but some vitamins needed; at the pharmacy to get them “oh I see you have no insurance! Sorry but you’re gonna have to pay 2 euro, I’m so so sorry.”

Also don't forget @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social is having a sale and all music books are 33% off on their website until Sunday August 3rd! And yes, this includes Tropicália:
www.bloomsbury.com/uk/tropic%C3...

On the subject of Portuguese badass women rockers who moved to the UK and made a career there: Midus (here with first band Roquivários)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfrD...

Ana da Silva! (aka the other Portuguese Ana you know 🙃)

Chappaqua (1966) and Salomè (1972)

(one for the weird artsy stoner kids)

!!! I'm wondering if there was ever an Alejandro Jodorowsky - The Rolling Stone Interview? Because that would make perfect sense.

There's a bit of Raul in my Tropicália book, both through Marginália (Sociedade Kavernista) and Post-Tropicália (Krig-Ha, Bandolo!): www.bloomsbury.com/uk/tropic%C3...