Formula 1, Alban Skenderaj, Europe, and Music

All the Euros in the crowd say 'what, what.' Don't be shy now. I know for a fact I have a lot of Euro readers.
If you're intent on pressing me for a definition [especially you, category-enamored folk], then all the authentic Euro and Europe-influenced/informed/educated/experienced folk say 'what, what.'
I'm sure the pool became significantly larger now.

All the Euros in the crowd who love Formula 1 say 'what, what.'
All the Euros in the crowd who are friggin' excited that Michael Schumacher is reentering the sport, raise the roof. Woof, woof, woof!
Another woof for me. I'm uber excited Schumacher's back as he used to be the very making of the sport, in my humble opinion, at least. And he focuses like a very small, blessed few. But I digress.

Now, all the Euros who know what the official Formula 1 song for 2009 is, say 'what, what.'
Those of you who know who the performer is, follow suit.

I can't say I can say 'what, what' to the last two and as much as I love music and follow it nigh maniacally, I didn't know about the new official song to Formula 1 called This Is Your Day performed by Albanian-born Alban Skenderaj. Granted, the fact that the sound is not entirely aligned with my own musical sensitivities might have something to do with it.
Still, I'm happy to have heard about it.

Ergo, tip of the hat to Giuditta Dante for the pointer.
And another tip of the hat goes to Alban Skenderaj who even though he's channeling too much alternative rock a-la-Nickeback, is one impressive guy.

Ah, and aesthetically, those of you who ask me what I think an Indie guy a-la-2009 looks like, refer to Alban on the stadium stairs.

And, for your viewing pleasure, here is the song:

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New Book Recommendations: Julia Angin and David Marsh

Julia Angwin, a journalist who writes for the Wall Street Journal, explains the history of MySpace.com in this solid and well-researched book entitled Stealing myspace. The author attempts a decoding of the appeal behind MySpace and what it is that the network represents. She also traces the history of its financial success, what Rupert Murdock saw in it and how it managed to reach so many people for a cornucopia of reasons.
What makes this book interesting and credible is that it is written by someone who translates her own savvy of business news to the rest of the reader market. It's cogently written which is something that I have yet to observe in books written by business journalists. I highly recommend this.
I recommend this.

The Euro by David Marsh.
The reason why I developed an interest in this book is because of the great reviews it received from both academics and business news specialists. The text is reported to be the first account of the Euro that is actually informed by sound history and socio-cultural research. Naturally, I had to give it a try.

Granted, a background in Business and European history will make one's understanding of the Euro more enjoyable. David Marsh thoughtfully explains why the historical relationship between France and Germany is relevant when making sense of the, at times, capricious behavior of the Euro. This is not the kind of book to speed read, however. I recommend this mostly out of history-informed reasons. It's not just about European currency but rather the current identity of the old world and why even its currency cannot be treated outside the realm of informed history. Tip of the hat to David Marsh for an impressively researched book. I did feel like the author actually gets Europe and European mentality. This is another text that shows that currency has much to do with history, cultural heritage, and national psychology.

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