Clemens Wilmenrod (eigentlich Carl Clemens Hahn; * 24. Juli 1906 in Oberzeuzheim im Westerwald; † 12. April 1967 in München) war ab 1953 der erste deutsche Fernsehkoch. Clemens Wilmenrod gilt als der Erfinder des Toast Hawaii, des Arabischen Reiterfleisches und der Gefüllten Erdbeere. Sein Verdienst ist es auch, den Rumtopf in Süd- und Westdeutschland populär gemacht zu haben. Er sorgte angeblich auch dafür, dass die Pute in Deutschland zu einem typischen Weihnachtsfestbraten wurde. Wilmenrod hatte keine Ausbildung als Koch, sondern war Schauspieler.

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Marc Thiele, Sascha Wolter und das Flashforum veranstalten in Köln zum zehnten Mal die größte Konferenz im deutschsprachigen Bereich rund um Web-Technologien und Web-Anwendungen. Die Konferenz findet vom 14. bis zum 15. April 2010 statt. Eingerahmt sind die Konferenz-Tage von zwei Workshop-Tagen mit jeweils 5 ganztägigen Workshops im Vorfeld am 13. April und im Anschluss am 16. April.



Wie jedes Jahr liegt der Fokus auf Rich Applications für das Consumer- und Enterprise-Segment auf Basis der Flash-Plattform, der Flex-Produktfamilie, AIR sowie Silverlight. Der immer sehr wichtige „Blick über den Tellerrand“ wird in diesem Jahr erneut durch zahlreiche kreative und inspirierende Themen und Workshops sicher gestellt. Aber auch der in dieser Form einmalige persönliche Erfahrungs- und Wissensaustausch unter den Entscheidern, Entwicklern und Designern bleibt – dank der immer wieder überwältigenden Resonanz – gewahrt.

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In der neuen Ausgabe des spanischen Custom Garage Magazine befindet sich ein 8-seitiges Artist feature + Covershot!



Dirk Behlau - The Pixeleye
Inspired by the same challenges that incite risk-taking on the race tracks, Dirk launched himself into the secret territories of Kustom Kulture to capture the feeling, the excitement and the skill of the movement, taking photos of infernal moving machines from days gone by; to capture the sensuality and delicacy of seductive pin-ups inresistibly attractive images; and showing hot rod enthusiasts from all over the world that fleeting moment, that seductive gesture, turning it into the most primitive sensation of photography as an art form.

His real name, Dirk Belau, may not mean anything to you. You may not have even heard of his artistic and commercial alias “The Pixeleye”. But however little contact you’ve had with the world of kustom kulture, I can assure you that, without realizing it, your subconscious knows his work well in the form of images. I am sure that your eyes have been drawn to his exciting photographs many times and have stored them in your brain. Photographs that perfectly reflect all aspects of the hot rod scene and the world of rock & roll. His specialty is to go deep into these lifestyles and reflect them from within with total respect, without absurd or forced theatrical features or setting up the fake circus-like scenes that we have become so used to seeing.

His vision is absolute and real. The game of dark and light shades, black and white, at deep angles in his images captures the emotion of the golden years of the most exciting hot rod and drag races, creating a striking impression ofspeed through the use of perspective. Any moment that reflects power, speed, high octane and aggressiveness is a source of inspiration for his pictures, thanks to his passion for speed racing and modified cars. During his sessions with customized vehicles together with sensual girls, he always knows how to make a perfect connection between the singularity and personality of the machine and its seductive character using suggestive and well-styled pin-ups. The famous Zoë Scarlett and the exuberant Maureen Van Mortis count among his muses.

Born in Cologne, Germany, in 1971, Dirk started his artistic career at the age of six, when he won his first painting competition. While he was at High School he designed logos for local bands and events, and there started his passion for art and design. During the early 90s he focused on painting and sculpture, but at the end of the decade he dedicated his talent to professiol nal graphic design. He started working for a company that designed websites, software and logos.

In 1999 Dirk started up his own design studio “Pixeleye Interactive” and dedicated his time to graphic design and photography for important brands such as Canon, Burger King, Toyo Tires, Sony Playstation, etc. But what he loves most in his professional and artistic career is touring and photographing hot rod and custom car shows, and rock concerts. This has turned him into one of the most famous kustom kulture photographers, and he is well-known not just in the European scene, but also on the other side of the Atlantic. His work has appeared numerous times in the biggest magazines in the sector: Old Sckool Rodz (USA), Car Culture Deluxe (USA), Rebel Rodz Mag. (USA), Garage Mag. (USA), Kustom Garage (France), Dragracer Mag. (Ger.), Fuel Mag (Australia), Brit Chopper (UK), etc. to name but a few.

But what has brought him the biggest acclaim are his two books: the first, Speed Kings and the second and recently published Hot Rod Empire Inc. Both are a trail of photographic portraits of the modern European hot rod and kustom kulture scene, a tour round the main old sch-ool hot rod shows, punk rock, rockabilly and psychobilly concerts, portraits of pin-ups and a general reflection of the people and lifestyle surrounding today’s world of traditional hot rodding. But Dirk, not satisfied with this, has also created his own line of products called Pixeleye Racewear, his own brand of beer Pixeleye Supercharged Beer (www.hotrodbeer.de) and his own online store selling his The Filthy Rats products (www.thefilthyrats.com). Make sure you check out his website www.pixeleye.de.

Horst ist Bewohner in der 10. Staffel von Big Brother, die am 11. Januar 2010 auf RTL 2 startet. Horst ist Tättowierer bei Red Star Tattoo in Michelstadt. Fotos by Dirk Behlau.





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MOTÖRHEAD-Fronter Lemmy Kilmister wird im März die Premiere seiner Doku „Lemmy“ feiern. Der Film zeigt ihn hautnah. Es gibt Interviews mit u.a. den Motörhead-Bandmitgliedern, Dave Grohl, Slash, METALLICA, Alice Cooper und Ozzy. Die Filmemacher Greg Olliver und Wes Orshoski haben ganze drei Jahre mit Lemmy verbracht: „Du glaubst, Lemmy zu kennen und schon alles gesehen zu haben, aber da liegst du falsch, glaub mir." via Rock Hard