Alizée in México

[Sir Wood]

Originally Posted by Roman

What, so you're not going to lay on the ground on the sidewalk all night either? I actually did take some time to try to Babelfish the Mexican sites. It looks like people keep talking earlier and earlier. I don't know. I suspect the reality will be a bit different. Just how many hours can one really hang out on the street waiting for a store to open? Of course, that doesn't stop hundreds of people coming eventually. I wonder what time the store opens.

I tried to Babelfish too, but the translator gets confused. They're a dedicated lot that's for sure.

Did anyone ever give a time that the large group (over a hundred by now) is supposed to meet up there? Maybe it's just to get an idea of how many and who is going rather than to say please show up at this actual time.

I don't recall them stating a specific time, just to meet the evening of March 4. But yeah, over a hundred by now since the on going list of their site members camping is currently in the 90's.

[Amigo!]

Originally Posted by Roman

By the way, I thought the contest ended on 2 march. Was this the other contest that ended sooner or something? What did they email or call you on the phone to let you know you won? Did you freak out a bit when you found out?

The contest that ends on march 2nd is for Mixup, The alfa radio meet and greet contest winners have already been chosen.

[Sir Wood]

BTW, if anyone else is still in the process of considering on going and want to save a little money, I've a double-bed room to share.

[Youpidou1]

[QUOTE=Sir Wood;93510]I tried to Babelfish too, but the translator gets confused. They're a dedicated lot that's for sure.

I have a question for you...I listen CO'SANG which is a Hip Hop group from Naples Italy, I tried to translate it for my best friend because he isn't Italian. Is it possible that they don't pick up some slang from the songs?? I think that but I don't know. I know what they are saying I just needed to print them out for a friend.

[Sir Wood]

^^ Babel Fish uses SYSTRAN for it's translations. I think it's a word-for-word type of transalor so that you at least get the "gist" of what is being said. I'm pretty sure it would have problems with slangs that have not been built into the program, and especially with words that are not spelled correct (as so often happens on forums).

You might want to try running the transations through other web translators like: Google or Windows Live. I read they don't use SYSTRAN but their own in-house translation technology.

[Amigo!]

Well its on the official site now

[Sir Wood]

Originally Posted by Amigo!

Well its on the official site now

I'm glad that it is not the only resource we have for information. My goodness they are slow to update, and even then it's a general statement:

At the beginning of March:
Alizée in Mexico.
After the successful release of the album in Mexico, Alizée will be in Mexico to promote "Psychédélices".

Ummm, great thanks...

BTW, any AF members going?

[Roman]

Originally Posted by Sir Wood

I'm glad that it is not the only resource we have for information. My goodness they are slow to update, and even then it's a general statement:

At the beginning of March:
Alizée in Mexico.
After the successful release of the album in Mexico, Alizée will be in Mexico to promote "Psychédélices".

Ummm, great thanks...

BTW, any AF members going?

Not that I know of. We need to be able to do something like start a poll thread for people to list if they MIGHT go, then one that lists who is DEFINITELY going and have an administrator send an email to all members so that no one misses the existence of such thread (or put it in the official new thread which probably all serious fans have a subscription to). That might facilitate people communicating with each other and being able to coordinate things. That's one thing that both these fans sites are lacking is good coordination assistance for events. Coming to these forums and talking about stuff and posting links to videos ect. is great, but one can still benefit from that even if they are kind of late, while for events people need immediate information, and they are the most important thing anyway in my opinion.

[Sir Wood]

Well reading the Mexican fansite, looks like the list they are tracking is now informational to show the number of site members attending the signing rather than some line place holder.

[Apolo255]
"nada de que se metan simplemente es para saber quienes del foro van asistir y ya no se apartaran lugares ni nada de eso"

But this doesn't disregard the fact that people will be camping the site.

[rehochipe]

Originally Posted by Amigo!

The contest that ends on march 2nd is for Mixup, The alfa radio meet and greet contest winners have already been chosen.

in fact, the alfa radio's contest ends tomorrow friday,