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Due
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Don Roberto Russo
Cari amici,
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questl penslen ml sono venutl
durante il mese di Maggio,
sia mentre ·dicevo la MesSa.
dell' Ascensione, sia durante.' i
funerali che ho celebrato iritorno a questa festa.
E' stata una cosa profonda-.
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mente e mternament
splntuale dire la Messa dell' Ascensione proprio per un funerale. Mi ha unito.intimamente
alla Passione, Morte, Risurrezione di Cristo e alla: morte
terreria cella persona che
avevo in Chiesa. Ho visto
1I Ascensione di Gesu' al Cielo
e ho visto la nostra Ascensione al cielo dopo la morte.
'Si tratta di avere pazienza un
poco prima" prima di ascendere al Cielo con Gesu ' ; si
'tratta
gia'
di
prepararci
piano' piano -per quel grande
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momento - prepararCI,
essendo sempre pronti. E questo
si puo ' ottenere "guardando"
- "le cose di lassu "' e le
cose di lasssu I sono, per
usare parole molto semplici,
la fede in Dio, l' am ore di
Dio, la-'Madonna, Gesu I nostro
fratello e, starei quasi per
dire, "principalmente" i nostri
cari morti. Perche' se noi
guardiamo "lassu'" li vediamo
che ci aspettano, sorridenti,
felici, e pregano per noi.
Ripeto - e I solo questione di
tempo e. poi entriamo nella
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vlta
eterna.
Ma questo tempo bisogna lasciarlo passare; quante volte
noi abbiamo detto, aspettando
qualche cose, che stiamo facendo passare il tempo. E'
il tempo che che ci separa
dalla nostra Ascensione al
Cielo, 10 facciamo passare
bene solo facendo il bene.
11 che poi non e'sempre piacevole 0 sereno, ma puo' essere anche molto noioso e
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antipatico, specialmente se
dobbiaJ!lo farlo per persone 0
case che non ci' 'varino giu!;
p~rche', fois~ voi' pensate che
Gesu' 'e' stato proprio contento di morire, ·sulla Croce,
sapendo che poi molti nel
mondo non 10 avrebbero per
niente riconosciuto e sapendo
che
dopo
aver
predicato
l'amore e la pace, gli uomini
si sarrebbero scannati?
Eppure per questa strada
Gesu' e' arrivato alla Sua
Ascensione, e noi
(basta avere
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un, minimo di sincerita' con
noi stessi) abbiamo la stessa
strada da fare. Ad ogni modo
la nostra meditazione ci guida
a' sentire che i problemi e le
difficolta' e gli inter'rogativi
trovano la soluzione nella
preghiera, in questo colloquio
con Dio con il qualeDio ci
fa. entrare nella sua vha e
quindi nel suo modo di' vedeie
le cose.
Pero ' adesso voglio dire anche
un'altra cosa. E' vero che
dobbiamo esse re pronti per
la nostra Ascensione, ma dobbiamo aiutare anche gli altri
a esse re pronti per la Ioro
Ascensione. Mi riferisco ai
nostri cari malati che si avviano all' abbraccio definito
con Dio; e dico ai familiari non aspettate l'ultimo momento per chiamare il prete
in fretta e f renia. Spesso il
prete
chiamato
a.1l'ultimo
momento non puo' venire per
tanti ragioni molto, ma molto
-valide. Puo' anche esse re che
non e' nemmeno in casa; il
che capita, giacche' siamo
solo due sacerdoti per tutta
la Comunita'.
Chiamate il prete per pregare
e per visitare gli anziani. Non
c' e' bisogno che siano in 'fin
di vitae Man mano che diventano, ve'cchi si senie il bi, sogno di unirsi ':Ilaggiormente
a Dio. Diventiamo
'vecchi e
,
-strani ma ,Dio opera nella
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E se siamo malati, insieme
con il prete, cerchiamo di fare
la volonta I di Dio. E la volonia I di Dio puo ' esse re ed
e I talvolta veramente dolo rosa,
ma e ' la strada' per la serenita ' e la gioia dell' Ascen,
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Se noi abbiamo paura di Dio,
non dobbiamo pensare che
anche i nostri cari malati 0
vecchi hanno paura di Dio.
Viviamo quindi con serenita'
il momento che Dio ci fa
vivere, come vuole Lui.
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Dear Young Friends,
during the month of May we
celebrated
the
Ascension,
Pentecost and Trinity Sunday.
Prayer, which has been with
us throughout, is the great
gift that God has given to us.
The gift of His grace, with
which we' became children of
God, is also the gift with
which we can prepare ourselves to join him in heaven.
This thought invites us to
always be ready before God,
to have both a heart full of
desire and that faith, which
will help us therefore to win
and overcome those doubts
we may have in life.
It is by having a heart willing
to help one I s neighbours, and
willing to pray to' God for
our lives, that both our lives,
and the lives of others may
truly be the wonderful gift
'that God intended.
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Gli
eli di Mons
Un'armata misteriosa salvo' 'loro ed il nemico, truppe di 'sibilita' du· una 'fut'ura promo,",c "
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gli Inglesi' da una morte sicura. angeli. I cavalli tede~chi, zlone.
spaventatissimi, gallopparono
Molto e' stato detto e scritto via in ogni direzione, ed in Ecco cosi' che questo mistero
sugli Angeli di Mons, e vorrei totale disordine.
diventa sempre piu' difficile
offrirvi ora una versione in
da risolvere.
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Un
cappellano
militare,
il
lingua italiana.
Rev. C.M. Chavasse, futuro Nonostante le mancate conUn mese dopo che fu com- Vescovo di Rochester, di- ferme ufficiali 'di quei avvebattuta I' aspra battaglia di . chiaro' che aveva sentito un . nimenti, numerosi soldati to~- ,
Mons, durante la Prima Guerra, simile racconto da una<;Bnga,. nando dal fronte hanrio',· rac,.··
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Mondiale, un articolo apparve diere Generale e da due dei contato le lore espenenze.,
sull'Evening News di I:ondra, . suoi ufficiali. Un Tenente Del stram, avvemmentl·-. accache
riporto' la detta batColonello ha descritto.. come, duti a Mons, cosi tanto che
taglia, e che creo' grande
durante la ritirata, il suo infine numerosi investigatori
sensazione e di conseguenza' battaglione fu scortato per non hanno potuto che credere
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vane controversle.
piu'di venti minuti da uno che durante quella battagl,ia
squadrone di fantasmi di fosse accaduto qualche cosa
L' articolo scritto dal giornadel tutto soprannaturale.
lista Gallese, di nome Arthur cavalleria.
Machen, riporto' che la pic- I Tedeschi riportarono intanto Quali i motivi che hanno
cola armata di Spedizione che per lore non e' stato spinto tanti soldati, ritoringlese,
fu apparentE;mente possibile attaccare gli'inglesi nando dal fronte a confer•
salvat a da rinforzi celesti. a causa dei 1010 numeri su- mare questa strana stona.
L I Angelo (alcuni hannp detto periori. Secondo un rapporto Forse per gioco? 0 fu vera-'
che erano numerosi 'angeli) degli alleati, non vierano mente un qualche cose inapparirano d'improvviso".e si in quell' area alcuni rinforzi spiegabile, un miraggio, che
misero tra gli Inglesi ed i brittarinici.
accadde, e che facette impaTedeschi. Vedendo cio', i
urire non solo gli inglesi ma
tedeschi si ritirarano in fretra
anche i soldati tedeschi. Avee confusione.
vano visto veramente una
armata di Angeli?
La battaglia fu combattuta
il 26 agosto 1914, e quando
Qualunque sia la spiegazione,
la notizia fu riportata nel
il fatto resta che le forze
seguente settembre, la magbritanniche sono riuscite a
gior parte dei superstiti erano.
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scampare
una
morte
Slcura,
ancora in Francia. Nel maggio
essendo battuti da un numero
del 1915 la figlia di un prete
superiore di uomini ed armaProtestante di Clifton, Bristol,
menti, eppure la lore ritipubblico' in" un periodico parrata fu compiuta in buon orrocchiale, sotto il' nome di,
dine e l' ~rmata di Spedizione
"anonimo" cio' che essa afBritannica rimase forte ed
fermo' di esse re una dichia,
effettiva.
razione che un'Ufficiale inglese giuro' di essere vera.
Anonimo
In questa dichiarazione l'Ufficiale dichiaro' che mentre
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era In
n11 fatto resta che di tutti
(E', doveroso spiegare che,
tirata da Mons, un' unita'
questi .rapporti di avvenimenti
di Cavalleria Tedesca- avanzo'
infatti, il sudetto "Anonimo"
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mlstenosl, non sono statl
rapidamente su di lore. L'ufautore di questo articolo era
ficiale cerco' di salvare i emm essi rapporti ufficiali,
Callisto Cavalli, grande amisuoi uomini ordinandoli di confermandoli 0 negandoli. In
co della nostra rivista. il
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tutti i casi in cui gli ufficiali
quale e' scomparso I'anno
ragglUngere poslzlom supenon
hanno
deciso
di
riportare
scorso).
ma purtroppo i soldati tequak:osa,
tutti
hanno
voluto
deschi vi giunsero prima.
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nmanere
anomml,
per non
Nella certezza di una morte
rischiare di essere accusati
imminente, i soldati inglesi
di
avere un'immaginazione
si voltarano, ed a lore stu- eccessiva - forse temendo di·
pore e meraviglia videro tra creare un ostacolo alle pos5
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.Two 'challengers have emerged. Azimut, the Italian pleasure
Trophy and The Virgin Atin an attempt to take the 'an'd commercial' boat builder"
lantic Trophy. The bid to win
Blue Riband
from
Virgin .and is to be skipper~d and . what ,·haS been called the
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Atlantic Challenger 11, which
managed by Cesare FIOIIO,
most fascinating and romantook the coveted title by Director General of Abarth
tic challenge in the world
completing ~he fastest sea and Director of Auto racing
will be made in the summer
crossing ever of the Atlantic. activities for Fiat Group and
of 1988".
in 3 days, 8 hours and 31
Alfa Romeo, and helmsman
The
vessel
will
'carry
approxminutes. The previous record, .of' the
futuristic
Martini
imately
75
tons
of
diesel
captured by the ocean- ·liner
Bi.~ncq.racing,powerboat.
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fuel
in
her
89
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hull
and
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is
being
-built
to
make
the
~as beaten by 2 hours and 91
The challengers .have stated croSsing non-stop, and in•
minutes.
that: ",The. Azimut Benetti
credible feat of hydrodynamics
Group 'stands ready to .take 'if it is borne in mind that
After the successful record
up the challenge, and claim
her weight on departure will
breaking
crossing,
Richard
Branson, Chairman of Virgin The Blue Rib'and, The Halesbe 120 tons reducing to only.
Group, Voyager Group and
Tom Gentry - Skipper of the "Gentry Eagle'.'
Virgin Atlantic Airways said:
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"We have decided
to award
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our own trophy to' promote
competition and
encourage
new technology. Lets hop'e
that the spirit of Blue Riband
is re-kindled in challenges of
the future".
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The first of the challengers
to come forward' is Tom
Gentry, the US' millionaire
and power boat 'ace, who
stated in a letter to Richard
·Branson - "On or about June
15, 1988,1' propose to make ,
a challenge in my British"
'built 110 motor yacht Gentry
Eagle from Ambrose LIght to
Bishops Rock' in the hope
that we can 'better your record • ."
I should be ob.,
Iiged if you would accept this
letter as our notification to
challenge for The Virgin Atlantic Challenge Trophy".
The ,Gentry Eagle is propelled.
by water jets which will enable her to reach and maintain speed of around 60 knots.
She is 38 feet longer than
Virgin Atlantic Challenger II
and carries 40 tons of fuel
for her twin 7,000 horse
power engines which will potentially allow for one refuelling
stop
against. the
three made by the current
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Italian Azimut Atlantic Challenger consortium
led by
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40 tons upon arrival. She uses
chosen subject is the well Let us hope that in the spirit
hydrojets for propulsion, but . known Easterly marking point of adventure, long associated
the 4 C.R.M. diesel engines
for the blue Riband, the with the North Atlantic that
develop 7,400 horsepower and
Bishops Rock Lighthouse off both parties turn the chalher •design allows for the
the Scilly Isles•
lenge into
race for; the
crossmg to be made without
coveted Blue Riband title. It
any refuelling stops.
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Commenting of the news that is sad of course that rule
the 'two challengers had em- 8t of the Virgin Atlantic
For the design of the supererged, Richard Branson said: Challenge states that no
structure, Azimut turned to
"I am naturally delighted that Americans or Italians on
t~e. i~ternationally famous
the Gentry Eagle and Azimut boats over 72 feet can apply
Pmmfarma, which has transbut on a
Challenger
have for the Trophy,
Atlantic
f~rred its experience in de•
come forward to compete for more senous ,note we are
sIgn and aerodynamics to the
marine field.
the Blue Riband title and ·the . delighted that as a result ~f
Virgin
Atlantic.
Challenge resurrecting the blue ;Riband'
The Virgin Atlantic Challenge. Trophy. Our oivn trophy in new work is already. ,coming
\rophy is currently being dekeeping with the spirit and into the British boat yards
sl?ned and crafted by James history of the event is, to be (The Gentry Eagle is being
Dlxon and Sons, a subsidiary, made by James Dixon and built here by Vosper Thorof David Shaw Silverware Ltd, Sons the Sheffield silversmiths nycroft) and it is hoped that
continues
into
the
the makers of the original
who crafted the original this
future".
Hales Trophy in 1935. The
Hales Trophy in 1935."
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THE CHALLENGERS AND THEIR COMPARISONS
GENTRY EAGLE
Length
: 110, 'feet
Horsepower
: 7000
Refuelling stops : 1
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AZIMUT ATLANTIC CHALLENGER
Length
: 89 feet
Horsepower
: 7400
Refuelling stops : 0
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VIRGIN ATLANTIC CHALLENGERII
Length
: 72 feet'
Horsewpower
: 4000
Refuelling stops : .3
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together over the years, and
I found him a great help for
BACK HILL and a credit to
our "St. Peters School" on
little Saffron Hill.
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For Lou and Victor I wish to
submit some of their work
for BACKHILL.
To
relatives,
condolences
from myself and family, from
BACKHILL and the many
friends who knew them.
Dear' Readers,
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you of the loss ,of two dear
friends who have passed away
since my last article in May,
Lou Sartori and Victor Kibble.
I have known Luigi Sarto,ri
since as far back as my
childhood and school days. We
kept in touch over the years
and were also involved iri the
same trade (figurista) the
plaster statuette manufacturers, in which I started in
1931. "Lou" was also a regular who after ·the 12 o'clock
Mass in which he sang in the
choir for so many years,
would' make his way to our
Sunday morning venue at the
"Coach and Horses" in Ray
Street.
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God Bles:? you both.
Ciao
Pino Maestri
Images from 'the past
The 1920's
by
Victor Kibble
39 Bowling Green. Lane, a
grand sounding address that
conjures up images of a
rural paradise, peaceful warm
Summer afternoons disturbed
only by the gentle clicks of
the bowlers woods as they
compete on the green • • •
Number 39 was many worldsapart from such Arcadian
dreams, a two up and two
down drab brick· dwelling with
a
communal lavatory and
wash house out in the backyard set amongst other drab
A group of us "old uns" indwellings that appeared to
c1udingDuilio Terroni, Gerald '. lean on each other for fear
Mazzoni, Aldo'Barbieri, Nanno
of falling down.
Paradiso, Lou Dainesi, Johnny
This was our home, we ocSalvoni and others, would
meet and reminisce over "11
cupied the two rooms on the
quartiere italiano".
ground floor. This was not
our' first home, Tom and I
My other regret is the loss
were born half a mile away
; of a vei'y good friend who I
in Malta Street, a more dehave had the pleasure of
crepit abode that were lucky
, knowing over the past six ,to leave as babes in arms.
years. A. W. Kibble, known
Despite it's aesthetic short
to me as "Victor" a christian
comings and the lack of the
name he adopted because of ,basic comforts of life, those
his strong feeling for his 'two smal1 rooms were our
"Italian element", an ex school
world of family love, warmth
boy from St. Peters' who
and affection.
went on to become a Pro•
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sity.
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those early days in the nine,..
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teen twenties are mostly of
met I would cal1 him "Mezzo ,the smal1 pleasures and moe mezzo", half English, half
ments of happiness - these
Italian; he has made many
are the images that burn
fine contributions
to
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The. Sundays, in Winter • • .no
school, a day off for Dad
and the sound of the' muffin
mans bel1· ringing in the
street outside the moistured
covered
windows.
Sitting
around the' table in our our
"Sunday Best", gazing expectantly at the plates of winkles
and shrimps, the homemade
jam and the table centrepiece
the jug crammed ful1 of sticks
of celery. The coal hissing
in the. grate sending bright
flames and sparks dancing
up the chimney and the room
filled with the smel1 of fresh
toast coming from the "doorstep" of bread that dad held
against the hot embers.
Christmas ••• I always believed
that it snowed on Christmas
day, probably; because a white
Christmas experienced by a
child is long remembered and
easily recal1ed. The roads of
uneven cobbles were transformed into crisp white carpets of snow,
snowflakes
swirling '!n the air against
the warm yel10w glow of the
gas streetlamps and I remember the clouds of steam ·issuing from' horses nostrils as
they,. laboured up and down
Bowling Green Lane, dragging
their heavy load behind them.
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the wonderland of Exmouth
Street market, the colourful1y decorated fruit stal1s,
apples and oranges wrapped
in silver paper, piled high
with Christmas fare of nuts
figs and boxes of dates from
Egypt,packed tightly in boxes
with pictures of palm trees
and camels on their lids.
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LUIGI SARTORI
AND THE CHOIR
"My dear Pino,
we were talking the other
day about a letter received
by you from a correspondent
on the subject of past choristers of St. Peter's Italian
Church Choir. The implication
it seems, was that mimes had
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In every walk of ,life there
are those worthy' of .mention,
but when chronicling events
pne must confin'e oneself to the
mention only of those who
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time,
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had
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question, else the whole would
become too complicated and
unwieldy, and extremely difficult, if not impossible to
follow.
Very Sinc:erely
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A pillar of our church has
indeed crumbled.
It was
loyal, jt was true, it was
. utterly dependable and it was
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No• dramas - "look
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distan~ past - fifty, years or
more In fact. It can have little
interest for them in the ordinary course. Only if some
event of importance were
connected with that period
would interest be aroused.
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Though evincing great interest
In the choir of the thirties,
she too overlooked names of
which one might r~asonably
have expected mention. Shall
I feel slighted that I have
been overlooked? After all,
I have been there since the
very, very ellrly twenties! Before the advent of many of
those she mentions, including
Fred Stevens, organist, and
SHas Jessop, whom we knew
as Roy Devereaux. But no! Not
at all! On the contrary I applaud and congratulate her
on her loyalty and enthusiasm
for her particular period. And
I remind myself that with the
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years the memory
finds it easier to lapse than
to recall, so it
is
no
wonder that many things are
ove rlooked.
SAD NEWS FROM THE
CHOIR LOFT
My very dear ,friends,
I am sure you must all know
by now of the quiet and gentle
passing away of the choir's
"Vecchio" ,-, Luigi Sartori.
His first foray into the outside world was to our church
79 'years ago to be baptized.
He has been there, literally,
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He joined the choir as a
nine year bid boy soprano
(my article, BACKHILL, July/
August 1986) and gradually
developed
into
a
Basso
Profondo. He gave 70 years
service to the Church, singing
with his companions and working with his brother of St.
In passing I might add that I
Vincent de Paul for the aged
have been racking my brains
and needy; All this without
to recall the name O'Dowd
any reservation whatsoever.
without ,success. This is perHis beloved Petronella, his
haps the lady's married name.
wife of 51 years, accepted
I would' then have know ner
all this with' love and pride.
under her maiden name.
, ~he must be feeling his loss
greatly, but she has the love
However this may be, I would
and support of her daughter,
take it kindly if you wiil
Anna (herself a loyal choir
assure the lady that, we are
member since her teens), son
not unmindful of those kind
Michael, grandson Mark, sonsouls who have given their
in-law Doni 'her many relatives
services to the choir~.at, ,any , and ,we,> her~'friends. '---- _ -
what I'm doing, it's me, I'm
here".
No, it was stolid
devotion and service, to his
God, for his church, with his
fellow choir members and his,
brothers of St. Vincent de
Paul.
Luigi caro, we are
going to miss you, 'really miss
you.
My husband Ivo" for the past
40, uninterrupted years, has
stood side by side with Luigi
on the bass line in' the choir
loft and in their charity work
as brothers of Saint Vincent
de Paul, even in their special
corner in the "Coach &
Horses" sipping ,a well earned
drink, after a long and someti mes 'gruelling singing session
Ivo'is finding it all very hard
to take. He feels, he says,
as if some part of himself is
,l!1issing - others will come
and go as they always have,
but there will never be
another Luigi...
Luigi caro, may your soul rest
in peace, and from your well
earned celestial home, watch
over uS all and intercede for
us.
Our love and prayers.
Giovanna Servini in Cardetti
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Eminenza Cardinale Sebastiano
Baggio,
Ca merlengo
della
Chiesa Cattolica, e' venuto'
dall'ltalia proprio per benedire
questa casa di riposo e di
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della Villa. Sono intervenuti
alia cerimonia membri della
comunita' italiana di varie
Ilarti dell'lnghilterra, riuniti a
oimostrare solidarieta' verso
questa importante opera di,
bene.
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Nella fotografia (da ,sinistra):
Comm. Fiori; Avv. D. Gia'con;
S.E. Cardinale Baggio; Padre
Giovanni della Congregazione
Scalabriniana; Cav. Uff. F.
Rizzi.
MORFASSO
Si chilima' "la .Messa di Morfasso" ed 'e' un avvenimento
annuale alia Chiesa di San
Pietro.
Quest'anno e' stata
celebrata dom'enica il
23
aprile e, come al solito,
I' amico Giuglio Molina, il
sindaco di Morfasso, e'venuto
all'Italia per i
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Borgo Val di Taro held their
Fund Raising Dinner at the
beginning of March in the
Red Hall of Casa S.V. Pallotti, Clerkenwell Road., The
whole event was crowned by
the presentation 0'£ a pair
of chalices from the inhabi"'tants of Buzzo and present~d "
by Don Re~ato ;fuga~cili :~,o .',"'.
padre',!Russo~
At the, same' ",•
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sidEmt of St; Peter' s Social
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CARLO ROBERTO
VERCELLESE DELL' ANNO
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della F.amiglia 'Va'rsleisa nella
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teriuta lunedi' 30
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novembre 1987" ha assegnato
il titolo onorificio di "Vercellese deIl'anno 1987" a Carlo
Roberto, un verceIlese che,
prima delhi sua tragica scom• •
parsa, era assunto al• vertlCI
della BBC, una delle piu'
grandi
emittenti
.teleVisive
britanniche.
Carlo Roberto, con la sua intelligenza, la sua capacita'
operativa" si e' fatto onore
ed ha onora.to la sua citta' di
origine, Vercelli. La
targa
d'argento con la medaglia
d'oro a lui consegnati sono
stati dunque un doveroso riconoscimento per tutto quello
che Carlo Roberto ha fatto
durante iI suo soggiorno inglese iniziato nel 1950, anni
nei quali egli ha onorato
I'ltalia e Vercelli con la sua
vita profondamente urn ana.
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11 a.m. ha detto 'la Messa in
questa. Chiesa iI Parroco di
Porcigatone
circondato dai
suoi parrocchiani e dai fedeli
della comunita'.
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THE BIG SWEEP
Notwithstanding the writeup in last month's BACKHILL
(see May edition - Music
Scene), the "Big Sweep" is
the latest resident group
from St. Peter's Youth' Club
forging ahead in the Italian
Community.
They held a'
successful "gig" at Conway
Hall in Holborn, and another
in the Red Hall, Casa San
Vincenzo Pallotti.
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3rd June, and another performance on 4th June ,at the
Clerkenwell Festival (afternoon), in which St. Peter's
Youth Club is also involved.
LETTERA APERTA AI
LUNIGIANESI RESIDENTI
BRETAGNA
IN GRAN
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Amici di Pontremoli e
Lunigiana!
Sarete venuti a conoscenza
dalla stampa della recente
visita. a Londra del Presidente del Centro Lunigianese di
Studi' Giuridici Dottor Ferri
(ora Ministro dei Lavori
Pubblici) iI cui nome e' legato, come saprete, a Pontremoli e alia Lunigiana per
la lunga e apprezzata attivita' svoltavi come Pretore e
per la di lui attuale residenza.
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In tale incontro, .awenuto iI
~iorno 8 maggio u.s. presso
11 centro dei Padri Scalabrini
di Brixton Road, incontro
peraltro carente di preSenze
di originari della nostra zona
e'. emersa 'Ia consapevolezza
della mancanza di un I Associazione Lunigianese in Gran
Bretagna.
A coloro che aderiranno all'
iniziativa verra i inviata una,
bozza dello Statuto da con."
cordarsi
poi
in'
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succ~ssi.
vc mcontro con 'tutU gli'
aderenti.
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iniziativa
presso
altri
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La mia proposta di ad,operarmi per la realizzazione di
essa ha trovato pieno assen-'
so da parte .del Miitistro .che
S! e' imIJegnato a presimzlarne aa' un' eventuale e
auspicabile inaugurazione.
Tale Associaziohe non vorrebbe avere altro obiettivo
che quello di rinsaldare vincoli d'origine, favorire una
migliore conviveni:a, mantenerecontatti phi' vivi e
frequenti con la nostra terra
di provenienza, accomunati,
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come tutU Slamo, dalla
stessa nostalgia e attaccamento ad essa. Taliprincipi verrarino sottolineati e
meglio precisati nello stesso
Statuto.
Mantenendo fede a precedenti . impegni presi col Presiderite della F.A.I.E., . Com in
Longinotti, iI ·Ministro·Ferri
nonostante
I' onere
dell~
nuova carica e'· giunto a
Londra iI 7-8 maggio' scorso
oltre che per realizzare incontri guir!dici italo-inglesi
anche per mcontrare la comunita' della :Lunigiana e
presentare
L' ALMANACCO
FONTREMOLESE 1988, avenChi fosse interessato ad una
t~ come ,oggetto l'emigratale iniziativa e' pregato di
zlOne del passato milia nos'inviare, al
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tra terra d'origine lavoro
indirizzo del. comitato prosollecitato dal Ministr~ stesso , motore, 'iI proprio nominatie c~rato da un gruppo di.· ·vo unitall\ente ad. indirizzo e
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La lotteria Pasquale del gigante Pulcino, svoltasi presso
Direnzo Delicatessen: qui' la
vincitrice Sig.ra Sterlini con
la famiglia Direnzo, inoglie
'Lucia 'e bambini Dino e
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alcune attivita' co'mpresa la
Santa Messa alia ,Chiesa di'
San Pietro.
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.p~ce. con Don RobertoR'usso
HERE IT IS!
A life:'size~ replica of
Our La~y, of Mount Carmel
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!ntentio~s
to, re.,produce
such a statue, Cav. Bruno
Besagni managed to spare
nearly three months in which
to create this work. of art.
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'Such 'a 'light 'plasterst~tue
: are manifold, especially for
those who' annually carry
,the statue around the streets
of "Little ,Italy" in the Procession.
Our very sincere
thanks ,go to Cav. Bruno for
this statue, and also for renovating that of the Sacred
heart of Jesus - held in
great esteem by the Consorelle del Sacro Cuore. Thank
you once again Bruno!
Bruno Besagni with his replica of the statue of the
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Congratulations to Olive Besagni and Mark Bird who
wrote (and in Olive's case also
directed) this warm but evenhanded portrayal of life in the
Italian quarter of Clerkenwell
in the 1930s, at KingswayPrinceton College (Polytechnic
of Central London), Gr~ys Inn
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with just two aspects ,of life
in the thirties "Down'the'iII"
in the Italian quarter, 'one is
the hardworking family, struggling to pay its way and keep
within the law, and the' other'
is the racing fraternity, chasing the easy money, with the
unemployed ,youth (The: 'Baloche) aspiring to attain the'
status of their elder ,gambling
peers, yet always trying to
keep one step ahead of the
law".
It is probably right to describe
"Down the 'Ill" as' a musical
drama rather than a pure•
musical.
It contained some,
fine original songs with !Jlusic
and lyrics by Romano Viazzani
and Mark Bird.
Particularly
memorable were "Quanto 'ri'cordo quei bei monti" (sung in
Italian
and evoking
sentimen..
tal Images of the Italy that
the immigrants had left) and
"Bells of London" (sung in
English, which desc~ib!ld the
welcome given to the immigrants on their arrival in
England), these being sung
pa~t1y, in unison.
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father whose eldest daughter
cannot bring herself to dis""
close to her father her relationship with' her married
boss and instead runs off tc
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!1ny of the cast by name:
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writers, cast and production
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Rome 38 days apart.
The
mother took hormone treatment after two miscarriages,
but both she and her husband
had twins in their families.
The first baby, Oiana, was
born normally, but her twin,
Monica, remained in the womb
38 days until doctors, decided
to carry out a Caesarean.
inquiry
• A parliamentary
has revealed that data on
some 18 million Italians and
foreigners are held confidentially in police computers,
apparently beyond any legal
control. The law permits no
parliamentary
control
over
the secret service ,banks. The
directors of SISME and SISOg
I~aly's twin in(e!ligence serVIces, have
guaranteed to
parliament that their resources
are not, abused.
• Italian police have stepped
up their search for heroin
refineries in Sicily and Calabria after more than 100
arrests in the US and Italy of
suspected Mafiosi involved in
an extensive and sophisticated
international drugs
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the 700 year old remains of
Pope Celestine' V that ,were
stolen from the crypt of the
Santa Maria di Collmagio
Church in L ' Aquila.
The
remains were discovered in a
cemetery at Amatrice, SOkm
from
L I Aquila, after
the
trailed two suspects, who
escaped.
• Paramilitary police' arrested the entire, six man council
of Spezzano della Sila, charging them with, embezzlement,
fraud and corruption.
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arrested a 23-year-old man
for faking his own kidnapping
and trying to extort an,
£800,000 ransom from, his
wealthy parents.
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the spiritual leader Bhagwan
Shree Ranjneesn demonstrated
in Rome against the government's refusal to grant him
an entry visa since 1986. A
member of the ,Radical party,
which organised the protest,
said he would .,fast until the
government replied to parliamentary questions on the ban.
• A mUltiple killer who always struck at full moon,
staged a painful jailbreak attempt.
Roberto Succo fell
16ft to the ground and broke
three ribs tryirig to flee from
prison in his home town of
Treviso, where he haq returned
in search of childhood sweetheart.
• To the relief of several
thousand Neapolitans, the dried
blood of their city's patron
saint, St. Gennaro, liquified,
(,:a\beit two days behind sche~:idule. Superstition.. has it that, '
bad luck or disaster will follow'
if the driea blood. does not'
liquefy. The Vatican has not
classjfied the liquefication as
a true miracle and disapproves.
of the way it is linked to
misfortune.
• The Itlaian Health Ministry ordered all grapefruits to
be confiscated from Italian
markets and shops after poison
was found in an Israeli grapefruit in a Rome supermarket.
• Four bombs ripped, through
the provincial capital of Bolzano in the Italian South Tyrol
in an apparent protest by
German speaking separatists
•
agamst
a new autonomy mea-'
sures from Rome.
• Archaeologisis are about
• The director of an Italian to launch a search for a
munitions company linked, to Roman' merchant ship which
illicit arms sales to Iran was sunk off Kent more than 1800
arrested on charges- of inter- years ago.
If the. search
national
arms
trafficking. succeeds, it will be the first
Luigi Corsi, director oLConsar, time a Roman vessel has
off -the coast
was arrested on the orders of been discovered
,
Since the 18th
Venice
magistrate
Felice of Britain.
Casson, who has been investi- century trawler men and oysgating alleged weapons sales ter dredgers, from the port of
Winstilble, have been finding
to Iran.
Roman pots.
Archeaologists
believe the pottery comes
• The editor of "The Inde- from a Roman ship which
pendent", Andreas Whittam' sank with a cargo of British
Smith, has won the Hemingway 'bound ceramics on board.
Europa prize, for journalism.
given each year by the town
• Two former mayors of
of Lignano Sabbiadoro where
the novelist Ernest Hemingway 'Palermo were am9ng nine
fought during the First World people ordered to ,stand trial
War.
"The Independent's" for alleged involvement in
foreign coverage was especially awarding building contracts
praised at the award ceremony. to the Mafia.
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and
SUNDAY 17th JULY
anyone willing to work, can help out, either
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the Car Park with the Italian Sagra.
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and
ASSOCIATIONS
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us know as soon as possible so that we
can include your names in the Programme.
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LUGLIO
PROCESSIONE
DELLA
MADONNA DEL CARMINE
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TUTTI I BAMBINI E LE BAMBINE
della ,Prima Comunione, anche degli anni .passati possono partecipare con i' loro vestitini.
GRANDI E PICCOLI
inoltre possono venire a provarsi i costumi
per la Processione dal 1 0 luglio, ogni sera
dalle 8.00 p.m. alle 9.30 p.m. (non la domenica).
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tutti quelli che vogliono lavorare possono
venire a dare una' mano 0 per i carri della
Processione 0 nel Car Park per la Sagra Italiana.
TUTTI I GRUPPI
I CIRCOLI
E LE ASSOCIAZIONI
Sono inivtati a seguire la Madonna in Processione. Fatecelo sapere in tempo cosi I possiamo mettere il vostro nome nel. programma.
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Gabsi
Sofia Arricale
Natalie Scialo
Anastasia Barisonzi
Carlo Armstrong
David Palmer
Deborah Malaponti
Riccardo Visocchi
Stefania Timanti
Emma Sorrenti
Alessandra Evans
Sabrina Tozzi
.A!essandro Giacopazzi '!. Alessio. Corrias
Gemma Giordano
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Salvatore Manzi - Silvana Belforti
Paul Cabrelli - Maria MOlUZZi
Calogero Ferracane - Santina
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Mario Langiu - lole Cimnas
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Francesco Centorrino - Miielli':,Birri
Francisco Segovia - Monica Pellicci
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Festa
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Avremo solo la Messa al1e 10.00 a.m ••
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E' la festa del Papa
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MERCOLEDl' 29 GIUGNO
Festa
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Church
. Continuing from last months
architectural ~esigns of the
Church we now move inside
and view the interior decorations of St. Peter's.
Interior
'The interior is made up of
three naves divided by ,two
rows of seven' Ionic. columns
at the end of which are· two
,majestic arches 'over thepresbytery.
The words inscribed on these arches are "TU
ES PETRUS E:r SUPER HANC
PETRAM ADIFICABO ECCLE. SIAM MEAM: TIBI DABO
CLAVES REGNI COELORUM".
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of all Nations
side of the main altar ,in Here one can apreciate the
magnific~nt banisters,
made
respective alcoves, are made
of terracotta and were bought, by Broder & Broder, which
at the International Exhibition separate the presbytery from
the rest of the church. The
in 1862.
central flagstones are made
The main altar is made of of porphyry surrounded by
four black marble columns on "verde antico" marble with
golden capitals set on high an ornamental bord~r in "rosso
pedestals and these support and "cipollino" Italian m'arble.
an, ornate 'baldacchino
with The frame is of Turkish ala,
statues' of two angels at the ·baster .with a strip of rare
front' 1he altar, tabernacles· "serpentino antico"
marble
and steps are all made of running the whole length of
Italian marble imported from
the banisters which are diviItaly.
ded in sections by columns of
porphyry with the base and
The steps to the presbytery capitals made of Devon marare of anachrinitic marble. ble..
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At the top of one of the ar.ches is a painting of Pope Leo
XIII.
It was during his
reign' that all the painting
was carried out. At the top
of the other arch is the Papal
coat of arms.
The columns
are made of York stone. On
top of these columns are the
arcades above the side naves.
Beside the main altar the
chapels of Our Lady and St.
Joseph form a wide transept.
The statues of the four Evan'gelists, placed two on each
22'
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the nave and the banisters is
a bronze statue of St. Peter,
which is a reduced replica of
the one in the Vatican Basilica.
Under the presbytery and the
adjacent chapels is the crypt
able to hold 300 people.
It.
was opened on 25th December
1862, four months before the
opening of the church.
It
can be reached from the en.trance in Back Hill and was
used for many years by the
Natio'nal. Polish Church.
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PROBLEM! LEGALI
RIGUARD.A:NTI~
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PROPRIETA IN ITALIA?
EREDXTA IN ITALIA?
TESTAMENTI eRE DEBBONO
REGGERE SIA IN ITALIA
CRE IN INGRILTERRA?
RELAZIONI COMMERCIALI
COLL' ITALIA?
Se vi servorio consigli in merito a
questi ed a1tri problemi, da noi troverete
I'avvocato George Pazzi-Axworthy che
abilitato a consigliarVi in merito al diritto
Italiano oltrc che a queiIo Inglese.
.mtenzlOne:
. Se poi in questo paese avete
Di cambiar casa, ,bottega odufficio.
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Dj far causa a qualcuno 0 meglio
slstemare una vertenza.
Di risolvere questioni familiari.
Oppure questioni di lavoro, 0 di
tasse, 0 di qualsiasi genere.
, Qui alnostro studio trovcrete sempre
chi sara in grado di consigliarVi e di assisterVi
nella Vostra lingua..
,Se pensate che Vi possiamo essere
di aiuto non esita'te a telefonarci e se avete
paura della
spesa chiedete pure un
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preventlvo.
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Trovarci non difficile, (siamo cosl
vicini all' angolo.di Chancery Lane con
High Holborn) ma meglio, tclefonare
prima perchc abbiamo sempre geme.
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In questa ultimapuntata troviamo la nostranarratrice che, toniata al' paese durante la .guerra
cerca' di guadagnare"un po! di .. soldi, comprando.. e vendendo. il sale ed iI tabacco. Questo traffi-'
care di prodotti che. anavano certamente poi a finire nelle mani dei jJartigiani, la conduce ad
quasi un incontro imprevisto e pauroso con i soldati tedeschi.
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tere i vostri sacchi", dice
quello che e' considerato iI
agli altri. "Ci mancherebbe
traqo piu' brutto. Ora sial'!l0
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che poi arrivassero i tedeschi
costrettl a percorrere cento
a portarci. via tutto e cosi'
metri circa di strada provindicendo spariscono nella mac·.ciale•. ln quel p~nto sono imjJ'oSsibile le' scorciafoie, per- ·· chia..
. ". Tiro fuori
. 10 scampolo
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che' sono.. tutte' ripidissime :azzur.ro,. e'· largo emorbido e.',
profuma di nuovo. 'Lo stendo
scarpate, poi c.'e' di' nuovo iI
sentiero che costeggia la pro- · sui fiel).o' e nii metto sopra.
Come si sta bene! Questo
vinciale a t·renta metri circa.
fieno e' cosi' morbido e
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Poco distante da noi vediamo I' andatura del carro e' Iiscia,
·precisae
dolce:
e'
come
un carro carico di fienotrai'"
nato da due grossi buoi. Da- viaggiare in vagone letto. Ho
vanti un uomo tienefra le sempre sognata di viaggiare
in vagone letto, ma non mi
mani una corda. Improvvie' mai capitata I' occasione.
samente
mi
viene
un'idea
anUn giorno pero' sempre al
Gia' i miei viaggi non l!anno
che
perche'
il
mio
carico
mi
paese .x e' appena passato
mai superato i 200 Km. "Spesta
rompendo
le
ossa.
"Mi
mezzogiorno. In compagnia del
ro di arrivare prima degli alfareste
salire·
sui
carro?"
solito gruppetto di compatri", penso'- "Sarebbe un bel
chied6
all'uomo.
Disapprovagni lasciamo il paese. E'
guaio, se mi lasciassero per
zione
generale:
"Sei
matta,
febbraio. Sui.. monti e . sulle
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strada."
Viene notte almeno
,
m
'questl
glornl
Cl
sono
m
valli c'e' ll.n~ora la neve, ma'
un
ora
prima
di.
arrivare
a
giro'i tedeschi" ,:·dice uno del
la giornata e' calda. e .afosa,
casa. Comunque st~ ~anto
. io non s,opporto quello sco-.
bene che non voglio pensare
modo peso' sulle spalle. Quel
ad .altro. "Mi sento in vagone
giorno ho. dOVuto accontentarletto" , vado ripetendo.
mi . di :acquistare il sale; ho
11 carro fa una ,1arga cu,,"va,
perso tempo nella scelta di
I' uomo . grida: "Non ti muouno . scampolo.
Ce
n'erano
,
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vere! Ci sono i tedeschia 30
tantl: glIa e, nglIa tuttl,
SPEUHIO.
. m'etii vicino ad una jeep. Non
infine decido per un popelin
dovrebbe succedere niente, io
azzurro per camicia 'da uomo.
ho:il permesso di circolazione!"
"Sara' piu' .facile rivenderlo!"
e dice 'altre cose ma io coPenso. Ed ·e' cosi 'che non
mincio a tremare. 10 non ho
trovo piu' il tabacco. Questo
nessun permesso; poi ho. iI
si porta meglio, e' soffice, e'
sale. Non si sa cosa gli pastabacco grezzo, tante mazzetsera' per la testa; soprattutto
·te di foglie larghe circa otto
pensano che si lavora per i
centimetri, lunghe cm. 40 0
partigiani, e in effetti e'
59. Sono pacchi gia' pronti
'proprio cosi '. 10 rivendo ques12 0 14 chili. Questo sale ne
ta merce. Dove va a finire
pesa otti di chili, ma' e' innon SI sa, ma certamente su
sopportabile sembra vivo, si
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gruppo. "Saltatio fuori a patmuove m· contmuazlOne, avantl
dei .tedeschi mi trafiggono il
tuglie, quindi piu' presto rage indietro. "Stringi il saccuore. Li ho gia sentiti nella
giungiamo il sentiero meglio
chetto suggerisce uno del
mia' casa,_ quando 'due· .mesi
e"', aggiunge la piu' anziana.
gruppo". Ecco e' stretto. Ora
prima avevano per!10ttat!>. Si
"Dove siete diretto?" chiedo
mi 'sembra di avere sulle
avvicinano •ai buoi: uno di loro
ancora. "A passe Serra! Arrispalle un pezzo di cemento.
vero' prima di voil 10 salgo!' parla in m'odo inutibile. HanMi rassegno e tiro avanti.
11 carro e' alto e nessuno mi
no bisogno dei 'buoi dice per
La strada che stiamo percorvuole aiutare a salire, ma
trainare la
jeep.
L'uomo
rendo non e' una strada, e'
I'uomo e' gentile. "Aspetta
spiega che non e' possibile
un sentiero con salite e diche mi avvicino al muretto"
occorrerebbe' un'altraattezzascese e in certi tratti anche
dice "se volete potet~ met.tura. "Allora scaricare fieno,
fangosa. Finalmente finisce
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10 sono quasi fidanzata con
Gualtiero, il quale non approva che io faccia quel lavoro.
"E' rischioso" dice, e poi non
e' adatto .ad: una ragazza; ,gli<
.altri son:~) uomini Clppure dori':' .
ne piu' vecchie•. "Non e' vero
ribatto .io - le mie ,cugine
sono piu' giovani di me!"
Pero' quello. che a lui secca,
credo di capirlo; sono 'sempre
le solite insinuazioni:
"Li
inventa tutte pur di non fare
i mestieri in casa!" Ma io
continuo - "mi piac~ il guadagno!"
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fieno non e' imballato, non'
posso lasci,ulo sulla strada,'
andrebbe tutto all' aria!"
Continuano con questa alternariva. Uno non riesce it farsi
capire dall'altro. "Staccare 'i ,
buoi e andare al piu' vieino
paese prendere altro carro
vuoto". L'uomo pero' e' titubante, forse pensa anche a
me. Ci mette tempQ a staccare i buoi. Li' fa andare' un'
po' avanti e un po' indietio.
I tedeschi gridano, non" si sa
cosa, certamente con rabbia.
• Intanto il gruppetto dei miei
compagni segue tutto questo
trambusto. Essi si trovano
proprio ,di fronte,' a meta'
collina. Sono spaventati per
me. Qualcuno si adira: "Ha
la testa piu' dura del muro!
Andiamo sara' meglio per
noi". "Non possiamo abbandonarla!" dice qUlil6he altro "Forse ai 'tedesclii interessano
solo"i buoi".
In
queI momento si odorto
sp~ri da mitragliatrice. 'Tutto
si svolge in pochi, secondi. E'
un aereo sta volando abassa
quota mitragliando. Si capisce
che il bersagliosono il carrettola jeep' e i buoi. Tutti
intuiscono: e' ,I' aereo solitario
detto "Pippo". Spara su'tutti;
tedeschi, partigiani e civili.
Ha gia' causato vittime, danni ~ molti spaventi., non si
sa chi sia e da chi riceva
gli ordini. In 'pochi istanti
i tedeschi si buttano nella
cunetta; I'uomo ~ega' i suoi
buoi -in senso' contrario, io
,
corro per la scarpata giu',
giu '. Mi trovo vicini ad jln
Iuscello ' colmo
d' acqua.
Quando mi riprendo, non' capisco come .sia ,arriv,ata finli.
Forse, l'uomo miha· spinta,'
forse ci sono arrivata per is-,
tinto. Ora sono stordita.. 11'
sacci> del sale e' vicino a me'
zo", dice il ragazzo con molte
·premure. Mi vorrei. ribellare:
"Per oggi basta con i quadrupedi~ ma in que,l::momento m! '
si allarga il~uore; Uno .. del
miei compagni.'sta veliendq'i l"'~
verso di' me:', e.' ,Lucio, il piu'
giovane. ,iSO!!O tutti incavolati", dice, prendendomi il
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di attraversare il ruscello.
L'acqua mi arriva al ginocchio, mi attacco a dei rami,
mi arrampico ha erbacce e
spine. Finalmente raggiungo
un campo coltivato. Piu' in
la' c'e' un ragazzo con un'asinella, sta buttando dei
tronchi di legno sui dorso
della bestia.
Lo chiamo. 11'
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ragazzo ml corre mcontro:
"Aiutamil", gli chiedo. "Devo,
raggiungere il sentiero oltre
la provinciale".
sacco. "Non' importa! Quello
che conta, e' che mi abbiate
aspettata".
I brani che abbiamo pubblicato
negli ultimi 6 numeri di
BACKHILL sono tratti dal
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IiblO intitolato "Una Donna
a110 Specchio" di Rosa M.arzolini in 'Ghiraidani, della
Casa Editrice - 'Editrice
Italia Letteraria - 1981'.
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gli
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usati
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che di f ronte all' acqua di
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del
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recentemente
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dall' OCSE (Qrganizzazione euapprqvata
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Dodici il tasso di disoccupadi cose, I' eurodeputato belga
europeo che serva di avvertizione sarebbe del 10,4% a
Luc Beyer de Ryke si e' rimento a usare con cautela.
prescindeie' dalle variazioni
volto: .alla Commissione eurostagionali. Con 10 stesso mepea pe'r sapere se la modifica
todo si ottiene il tasso del
della '.legislazione giapponese
1'8,4% per i disoccupati uo-'
ottenuta dalla Comunita' nel
mini, e del 13,4% per le
1986 . 'abbia permesso agli
donne. Inoltre risulta senza
esportatori europei di fare
lavoro if 20,6% dei giovani
minori di 25 anni, e solo il
qualche p.rogresso, e se ci sia
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I'intenzione di incoraggiare
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I
parlamentari
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questa
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Nella
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commissario europeo
Willy
servando tuttavia che non esso oscilla tra il 5 e il 7%
De Clercq, il mercato giappocompete alle istanze comuni- in Danimarca, in Germania e
nese era praticamente chiuso
tarie fissare le norme sui in Portogallo, tra il 9 e il
alle acque minerali europee a
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causa dell' obbligo di pastogiocattoli, poiche' tale com- Paesi Bassi. In F rancia e'
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la legge e' stata modificata,
a nome della Commissione si Italia, il 18,9% in Irlanda e il
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Cham
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(The Ordinary Drink of
Kings and Princes)
was an evolutionary process.
Having undergone two fer-"
,mentations, the second of
which gives it its luxurious
sparkle and occurs in the
bottle in· which it is sold,
the wine must undergo ll:
maturation before it is allowed to b'e called Champagne.
The Victorians called it "fizz",
the
Edwardians
called
it
"bubbly" in the '60s and '70s
it was "Champers". Now it is
"shampoo" and without doubt
there is no other drink that
,prompts such a feeling of
luxuriant.
no~talgiai'.. ,that,: The'a'ein
takes
lace in
m~kes.. ·you· .smlle, 'dehj:h,tedly , 'deep, Ja'rk gcellars; ~at eleqUickly .and that. no· tI!D e o~
vatedChampagne to its dizzy
celebration .can.. be':Vltho~t.
heights was the "Methode
; Champ~gne IS .hke the. qumCnampeilOise", a 200 year
tessentlal quahty. that, some . accumulation of tried and
women po~sess, and ;othe~s
innovative processes such as
try to Imitate.
It '!S t e • "Reumage" the encouraging
· world's ,?ost famous wine al\d. of all' the ~ediment to fall to
only, Helen .of T~oy andcleothe base of the cork, and
fatrah Jan c1f!.~r:n to, have. "degorg'einent" which removes
, aunc e . mor~ SipS.
the 'sediment,thus producing
,The first "champagne'" to .a starbright clarity.
reach these shores would. have
· been in 1518 when Cardinal
Champagne is also the most
Wolsey was sent a ~hipment
abused wine, especially at a
of '''vin .d' Ay',.
It was not
wedding, . when, your host, will
· sparkling, as the renowned' proudly serve it, mid afterBenedictine·
cellar master,
noon, a time when one feels
Dom Perignori, was the first
.least like appreci~ting the
to, successfully ,prompte and
flavours and when one's,palate
distril:iute' sparkling
Chamhas been overworked. 'Drink
.. pagne.
'In. the eighteenth. it in the mid-morning, or
century the 'habit .of drinafier work before you reach
· king Champagne spread to 'for the salted peanuts, or
Italy, . Germany,
Holland,
even the bath!
Switzerland, Denmark, Sweden '
Norway and Russia and by the
· nineteenth century .Champagne
Make sure it is well chilled
was being exported ·under the
and 'be adventurous; try
a
"marques" of famous houses
brand other than that which
and the entire Civilised world
you are used to.
With the
began 'to devour it in quantity.
choice of over 15.4 million
bottles a year hitting the
Champagne is the product of
British market and most superspecific.
grape.
varieties,
markets. buying good ChampaChardonnay, Pinot Noi'r arid
gne from fine growers and
pinot Meunier, grown in a
marketing it at a very afforlegally determined region of
dable price, there is every
Northern France. Champagl1e, opportunity for you to become
was not invented;', its' creation
accustomed
to drinking..•the
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in these situations.
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A dish of hot 'large mushrooms brought' this stage to a .
close, and after a respectable", '
interval the fish 'arrived salmon trout, kalamari, whitebait and king prawns.
No
particularly sophisticated presentations (which was probably right for a meze) but all
was well received.
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London N22
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It is not. easy to locate. You
are somewhere between Wood
Green and Palmers Green,
having navigated through a
few residential streets, when
you reach Myddleton Road.
It is one way, and on your
way up you note the usual
components
of
the
local
shopping' street; newsagent,
off-licence, mini-supermarket,
take-away joint and hiunderette.
Nearing the end of
the road, you look out for a
welcoming light, not being
absolutely sure of the name
of the· place.
You 'stop at
the 'top of the road, to consider.
No sign of anything
helpful.
Maybe down
alleyway?
back to the
Surely not,
companions
did say it
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Imposmg.
a cul-de-sac or
Your mind goes
take-away joint.
but then your
for the evening
was not greatly
Two minutes later you have
gone round the block and are
back outside Vrisaki.
It
doesn't look any better the
second time, but as you park
you note a steady movement
of individuals in and out.
Instant character analyses can
be of dubious value, but the
folk don't all look as though
they are nipping, in for a
quick doner and chips.
The,time is 9.00 p.m. and the
reason for the traffic of
people is that Vrisaki only
has two sittinng times: 7.00
p.m. and 9.00 p.m. Our compamons were already ,seated,
and listened with amusement
,, as we recounted our arrival.'
There is an outer area, part
'of which is the cooKing area:,
• where-,four chefs were work-'
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of wine
is a pleasant basic' eating The second.. 'bottle
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were
pleased
for
a
.further,
,
separate room which' appears
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break before the meat dishes.
to be used for pnvate par~les. Mercifully; the-quantity was
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kept. in check, the ,selection
As the place quickly filled 'up including chops, kebab and
the four of us studied the
loukanika (sausage). Although
menu.
It looked nothing we could riot fault it, we
spectacular "' st'andard kebab must confess not having 'been
house fayre, but having been able to finish it.
tipped off earlier and having
Fresh fruit seems a popular
dessert in Cypriot restaurants.
Purists may complain it is
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rather pushed at 'you (one
does not usually find a real'
'range of desserts 'as such),
.but.after a meze I suggest .it
is ideal.
Grapes, bananas,
melon,
pineapple,
and
various
trained for .it during the. day,.
we all went' unanimously for other fruits appeared on a
platter,
and
we
munched
the meze.
Don't laugh at
away
contentedly
from
a
pothe thought of training for a
, meal 'like that. Proper eating sition flopped back in our
chairs.
at regular meal times during
the day, coupled with a bit
of fresh air if possible, will, Greek coffee followed and
when
the
bill
arrived,
we
for most people, prove far
more satisfactory than prior were pleased (although not
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that surprised as we knew
starvation.
the vah;le to be a significant
You could cut it short by factor) to pay a total of
saying the experience lasted
three hours and was wonderful, but perhaps a little more
detail is warranted. Within a
short while the table was
festooned 'with a dozen or
more small dishes - yes, the
faithful
taramasalata
and £64.00 for four, ,including two
friends, but also less conven- bottles of wine, three bottles
tional items such as chick of water, coffee for two of
peas cooked with coriander, us and service. Vrisaki is at
artichokes and fried fetta 73 Myddleton Road London
cheese, 'as well as tasty mor- N22 (01-881 2920). One last
sels like smoked salmon thing ,- allow at least three
'pieces.·
We couldn't name weeks' notice for booking,
them 'all, :bilt they tasted but by now that shouldn't
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you.
very ~good.·, 'An interesting
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There is no doubt in my. mind
that the greatest Requiem
, ever written is the monumental work by Verdi. Called by
some his greatest opera. To
be sure, the work is operatic
in scale but there is never a
'moment when the religious
beliefs. of the compose'i could
be questioned. From the elemental power of the "Dies
Irae" to the rapt setting of
the "Libera Me" this is a hard
work to 'capture on record.
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Pavarotti again turns in an
eX'gellent performance and the
soprano Studer has spinto
power and only lacks that
"
last spark of feeling.
The
me~o, too, is' highly indivi-.
The Solti set really stakes the
dual, but also unpredictable
clail1j that this is an op.eratic
in the 'way, she attacks notes,
(Zajic):- Tpe basS of Ramey ,
work 'for Solti' emphasis~s the
dramatic at the expense of the
is rather too refi,ned f<.>r .i!ly, :
. spiritual. The bigges~ perfor- , taste.
mance comes from Joan Suth.,.
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erland who, I think, is 'singing The' latest recording of the
work is to my mind the best.
in Latin (not that one can tell
the difference). Her "Libera : Conducted by Robert, Shaw
Easily discarded first is that
who' paces the works lights
Me" is securely sung and only
conducted by Claudio Abbado.
and shades. to ,perfection. The
her lack of conviction is' abAfter planned sessions for an
sent. Horne, .too, gives a big
"Dies lrae" taken at the righ,t.
opera recording fell through
speed so
one can stand in
reading of the mezzo role. Pahe still had on 'hand a quartet
awe of the connotation of
varotti registers the best acof soloists plus the orchestra
the words.
The big bass,
count of the tenor line on .reand chorus of La Scala. This
drum booming out to raise
cord. A true tenor VOice, Just
is no way to approach this
the dead.
And yet, in the
what the work cries out fo'r.
work. The ·conducting'is lackmore quiet moments, such as
With Marti' Talva we also get
ing in pace an power and his
the "Agnus Dei" for instance"
one
of
the
best'
readings
of
the
soloists are all' eiJher past,
the hushed singing, of the
bass
line.
their be;!st or were just not in
chorus come over' all the
good voice,on the day. Oh I'd
more
telling
for
the
restraint
Karajan's second .recording of
better mention who they are:
Shaw
employs.
His
singers
the work is not as successful
Ricciarelli (what a brave girl
are
the
best
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balanced
on
as, his earlier one (with F reni
for allowing this record get
record.
Susan
Dunn,
from
the
in ravishing voice and Ludwig,
out to the public I); Verretti
USA,
is
a
true
spinto
with
Carlo Cossutta and Ghiaurov
(past it); Domingo (bawling);
true
Italianite
Sound
(more
so
again and in good voice) which
Ghiaurov (his third, not his
than
MilIo)
and
she
takes
the
is re-released on mid price
!>est . recording of the piece).
top
B
i~ the "Libera Me" at
LP and cassette. The digital
Let this recording be a warna true piano.
sound of the new one is so"
ing to anyone who would dare,
clinical and anaemic.
His
in future, approach this' quaThe mezzo, Diane Curry, gives
pacing is good, bt.Jt the power
lity piece as a mere after.,a good all round account of
of the "D1es Irae" does not
thought!
the role.' She really knows
come across which is a serious
what this work is about and
flaw. The soprano of TomoThe recording from Giulini
her voice blends well with
wa-Sintow is now far too
(1964) has reached classic
the soprano - a bonus that
fluttery.
Balsta's mezzo is
status by many. Certainly the
the other sets do not enjoy.
the richest and characterful
conducting sheds new· light on
on record and Carreras sings
the work.
Giulini' s refineThe tenor voice of Jerry
most sweetly but· the bass
ment of the work has you
Hadley may miss that last
line of Jose Van Barn is far
listening anew to things that
bite of Italianite ping, but he
too weak.
you took for ,granted.
The
is most sensitive to the text
soloists, too, take a fresh look
and gives a real trill' in ~he
at the score.
The voices:
The new Muti recording has
"Offertory"~ The 'bass of Paul
Schwarkopf; Ludwig; GEidda
the right Italianite bite, but
Plishka is firm and he,. too,
and Ghiaurov blend well' toas always with Mini, he does
responds well to the test.
gether.
Schwarkopf is the
hurry things along
rather
This is for me the best remost intellectual of sopranos
quiCkly.
His "Dies Irae" is
cording of the work on record
and she observes markings to
too hectic.
A pity, as the
and the sound is superb.
the;! letter. What she lacks is
chorus of La Scala sing well
that final Italianate spinto
and' are true Italians.
His
soloists are of: good ;stock.
power. Ltidwig is a firm rich
'Mario Renzullo
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tenor is the only blot on the
landscape. The sound is begining to feei its'"age now•.
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, Douglas.
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Nicolas Cage
Director Norman Jewison
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A dowdy looking .Loretta
(Cher ) from a middle class
Italian family in Brooklyn
accepts a proposal of marriage
from
Johnny
Cammareri
(Danny Arello). He then sets
. off to Sicily to visit his dying
mother with the instruction
, that !lis intended should make'
peace between himself and
his brother Ronny ,(Nicolas
Cage). As films would have
it they make a lot more than
just peace!
And so this everyday story (by
John Patrick Shanley) develops
with the odd parental. exmarital affair, as well as a trip
to the opera - the evening's
highlight.
Such is' life, so
they insist in the American
way!!
Nicolas Cage was brash, but
still in his usual laid back
style.
Olympus Dukakis won
an
Oscar for her clever performance as Loretta's mothe.r.
Cher, on whom I am reliably
informed the "Cindy doll" was
based - with as many replaceable parts - gave a
competent performance con-,
sidering the overhaul her body
has ·endured.
Despite this I can't actually
rave about her Oscar-winning
role. Personally I preferred
Glen Close or am I blinkered
by all the publicity or blinded
by the glint of that golden
statuette?
But now lover-react.
Yes,
the film. was good.
Yes, it
was enjoyable and yes, it
probably is worth 'going to
see.
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we had a round up of films
in procluction.
So whilst I
have some room _. here goes.
Appointment
with
Death
marks Peter l}stinov's third
big screen performance as
Christie's Belgian detective
Hercule Poirot.
Clint Eastwood directs Bird,
the life story of Charli 'Bird'
Parker.,
Starring Forest
Whitaker.
Madonna tries again.
This
time with Matt Dillon in
Bloodhounds of Broadway. A
comedy/thriller set in the
1930s.
Michael Winner is set to direct Alan Aychbourn's smash
hit A Chorus of Disapproval.
It is the first play A.A. has
sold for fiI m rights and stars
neither of the original stage
leads, but rather Anthony
Hopkins and jeremy Irons.
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Following
a
gentleman's
agreement on a beach all
those years ago,
Steven
Speil!?~rg"starts his third and'
final '''hidiana jones" tale
. with George' Lu~as p.roducing,, '
Charles Chrichton (of "The
Lavender Hill Mob"), directs
John Cleese, jamie Lee Curtis
and Kevin Kline in Fish Called
Wanda.
About a love/hate
relationship between the Brits
and Yanks.
I was all prepared to make
space for a review of Wall
Street but after viewing it
I don't think it worth the room
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Michael Burt LancaSter and Ben- Cross.- ,j
., star in The Goldsmith's Shop,,, '"
by a certain Karol Vojtyla
who has since crossed holier
. Sees. The author's 6% royalties will go to Mother Teresa.
Moonstruck Cher
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ger things on his mind.
If
L'Assedio (The Seige) comes
off it will be at $100mj the
most expensive film ever. The
Soviet government, have reportedly agreed to pay half the
costs of this story about the
seige of Leningrad during
W.W.ll.
To be directed by
Sergio Leone.
Gregory Peck replaces Burt
Lancaster for Old Gringo,
also starring jane Fonda and
jimmy "L.A. Law" Smits.
Luis Puenzo directs this story
of a Mexican adventurer, an
American t'eacher and a young·
general.
Michael Caine plays Holmes
in Sherlock and Me when the
It
truth will be revealed.
wasn't really Holmes, but
Watson, who came up with
the answers! Ben Kingsley
plays the much jeered Doctor.
Thorn Eberhardt directs.
I expect great things from
Costa-Gavras. I hope his Summer Lighting with Tom Berenger and Debra Winger will
keep me happy.
Bruce Willis and lames Garner
work together in Blake Edward's c;omedy Sunset about
a silent movie star and Wyatt
Earp!!
Danny DeVito makes his directorial debut with a Hitchcockian comedy Throw Momma
from 'the Train.
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MATHS CHALLENGE
NATURAL HISrORY MUSEUM,
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We're very lucky in -London to have lots
of museums to visit.
One of these museums is the Natural History Museum along
Cromwell Road in South Kensington. You
may well know this museum because of the
dinosaur exhibition that many children and
adults are keen to visit.
Yet there are
plenty of other exhibitions there too. There
is a large section on birds both British and
worldwide, an insect gallery, fossil and
mineral galleries, an exhibition !1bout the
origin of species, the human biology exhibition, galleries aboiut our place in evolution and an introduction. to ecology. It's
a fascinating museum and you could well
.(ind yourself wanting to go back again.
There is a selection of well, stocked shops
selling a variety of books, postcards,
models and souvenirs.. Unfortunately there
is now an admission charge but considering
all the things you can see there you could
make a day of it to ensure your visit is
worthwhile.
Can you write the numbers from 1 to 8
in the circles so that no line joins two
consecutive numbers?
Solution next month!
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ortli
Richard
Evans
writes •••
The week before the F .A. Cup
Final between Wimbledon and
Liverpool saw the most astonishing invective produced against
Bobby Gould's south London'
team.
Regardless of the Wembley result, noone can deny that Liverpool have been a revelation this
season. Their close-passing style
of play as epitomised in their
5-0 demolition of Nottingham
'Forest in the League prompted
even the legendary Tom Finney
to eulogise about their pE rformance and note them as arguably the best English club
side since the 2nd World War.
Instead of talking about a possible fairy tale ending, even
the most respe<;:ted of our
soccer. reporters; were predic- .
ting that English football would
be dispatched back into the
Dark Ages if Wimbledon won.
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The ,argument was that success
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would encourage imitation of
the long ball, physical style of
play just as wingers had gone
lOUt of fashion following Eng- • •
land's World Cup win 22 years
Howe showing Don's'the way
earlier.
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bledon success story.
So much football talk harks
back to 1966 but I am going
to begin three years later in
1969. As a youf!g, impressionable 17-year-old I went on holiday with four friends to a
Pontin's holiday camp and found
myself playing in an organised
friendly for the campers. I
started talking to a player who
had clearly been useful in his
day. He told me he had just
retired from playing for Southern League Wimbledon. I hasten
to add our discussion did not
cover the possibility that his
side might one day make the
League nor that just 19 years
I,ater beat Liverpool in the
showpiece final of 'the game.
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Does it not give cause to hope
and dream for all our smaller
clubs and their supporters?
Whatever one may think of
Vinny jones as a player or a
,man, does he not give every
schoolboy encouragement when
they see a winners medal held
by a player \yho has leapt into
the first Division from Wealdstone, my local Vauxhall - GM
side.
This all smacked to me of go- Quite. a compliment when one
ing over the top, one 'of the considers that Wolves of the
very legitimate criticisms which Fifties, the Busby Babes, Totcould be levelled a't a certain tenham's double winning side,
Mr. Vinny jones, whose perso- the Manchester United team of
, nal brand of man to man mar- Charlton, Law and Best, not
king against Newcastle's Paul to mention any of the other
Gascoigne had been vividly pverp901 League and European But is this where the danger
photographed and displayed in Cup winn,ing elevens of the past lies? Will our juniors imitate
jones and Fashanu rather than
twenty years.
our national newspapers.
their Liverpool ,counterparts?'
My first real si'ght of Wimble- We should not forget it was the Well, only if they' are built
·don style of football came at .Boot Room at Anfield who de- like tanks and enjoy hitting
Grand National weekend when cided in the early 70's that the their heads against brick walls,
along with fellow LIRA mem- traditional English 'long ball in which case why worry?
bers I sat down to watch high- game could only bring limited,
,lights of the Cup semi-finals success on' the wider interna- Gould and Howe have stated
against 'Luton on Match of the tional scene•. Their' change of thilt when they took over WimDay. It was a real eye-opener style to the possession game bledon 12 months ago they deas the subsequent conquerors ,has meant large scale invest- cided not. to 7hange the styl~
of the Gunners in the Little- ment in players of skill and because It sult.ed the pla~ers.
wood's Cup were very effective- flair who can implement that Not everyone (m fact precIous
ly intimidated out of a Wem- philosophy. It is hard to believe few) have Liverpool's resources
that Beasant would still be to acquire players of 'great
bley double appearance.
hoofing the ball upfield if his skill and flair. Not every 'club
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However successful the Dons forward line consisted of Barnes (again, p'recious few) can afmay appear, it would have to and Beardsley. This is the nub ford large playing staff to train
youngsters and so the best
be the most short-sighted and' issue for me.
juniors, by and large, gravitate
unimaginative
manager
who
would choose the Wimbledon Whatever our Press may say, to the top half dozen clubs. A
method to that of their Mer- there is a lot to be admired manager's lot is very much
and publicised about the Wim- one, therefore, of making the
seyside opponents.
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best use of what he has before
him and Howe and Gould have
performed that task in masterly fashion at Plough Lane. On
the day, Wimbledon had the rib
o~ the green when a 'Beardsley
goal was disallowed for a foul
on the Liverpool man. '
They managed to get their
nose in front from a Sanchez
header to a set piece free
kick. They were then successful in closing up shop and
Beasant, of course, brought off
a first class save from a sidefooted penalty effort. It could
all have been so different.
What if Liverpool had gone one
up or even pulled back to 1-1;
co.uld Wimbledon still have pulled it off? It is all speculation because the Dons ran out
1-0 victors. We must applaud
and congratulate them. It may
sound churlish, but I do wish,
however, that their post match
celebrations had been a little
more dignified. Nevertheless I
was delighted for. one' 'of my
boyhood idols, Bobby Gould, a
pugnacious Arsenal striker in
his day and fellow ex Highbury
compatriot
Don
Howe.
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Question for our media pundits if Liverpool played Wimbledon
ten times in a season who do
you think would come out on
,top? If your answer is Liverpool, bearing ill mind their
runaway success in the League
then' a further supplementary
question - why should anyone
want to imitate the Wimbledon
style? It is crude and uninspiring and its success likely to
be limited in the future.
If
they are still in the first Division in five years time, it Will,
be because they have learned, .
evolved and been forced to introduce' new players and ,a
more cultured style.
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Beasant boot for Beardsley
LOOK
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But Wimbledon must not, be
denied their full glory for the
success accomplished in 1988
culminating a quite remarkable
last 20 years of achievement.
Finally for those who follow my
selections (!!) Sanquirico's poor
performance in the Mecca-Rank
Stakes makes him a doubtful
runner for the Epsom Derby.
Pick of the prices may well
have him out to be Shelliff's
Star - each way•
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Ricetta
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CONIGLIO ALLA MARSALA
RABBIT COOKED IN MARSALA
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Ingredients
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Ingredienti
1 rabbit
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lomon
1 carrot
1 twig of rosemary
6 sage leaves
4 tablespoons of oil
loz butter
10 tablespoons of dry Marsala
7 oz peeled tomatoes, sieved
pinch of cinnamon
2 cloves
1 bay leaf
salt/pepper
1 coqiglio
1 cipolla
1 carota
1 rametto di rosmarino
6 foglie di salvia
4 cucchiai di olio
30 gr burro
10 cucchiai di Marsala secco
200" gr di pomodori pelati, settaciati
pizzico di canella
2 chiodi di garafono
. 1 foglil\- di alloro
sale/pepe
Method
Metodo
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Cut the rabbit into pieces. Chop the onion,
carrot, the leaves from the rosemary twig
and the sage leaves. Saute them in the oil
Coat the pieces of rabbit in
and butter.
flour and add them to the pan. Lightly fry
on both sides for about 5 minutes.
Add
salt and pepper .and the Marsala. Cook for
a further 5 minutes to evaporate the Marsala.
Add the sieved tomatoes, a pinch of cinnamon, the cloves, the 'bay leaf arid half a
cup of water or stock. Cook for a further
5 minutes. Turn into a, baking dish. Cover,
with silver foil and cook in pre-heated oven
no.5/190oC for about U hours. Serve with
,polenta or mashed, potatoes and peas.
Tagliate il coniglio a pezzi. Tritate la cipolla, la carota, le foglie del rametto di
rosmarino, e le foglie di savia. Fate appassire questo trito in 4 cucchiai di olio ed il
. burro. Aggiungete i pezze di c,oniglio leggermente infarinati, rosolateli da una parte
e l'altra per circa .5 minuti. Salateli, pepateli ed aggiungete 10 cucchiai di Marsala.
Fate evilporare la Marsala afuoco vivace
~ 'per 3 minuti.
Unite i pomodori, un pizzico
di cannella, i chiodi di garofano e la foglia
di. alloio e mezza tazza di brodo 0 acqua.
Versate in una perofila. Coprite con carta
mettalizata e fate cuocere in fuoco pre,.
scaldato r.o.s/190°C' per circa U ora. Servite 'con polenta 0 patate puree e piselli.
RICE AND SPINACH SOUP
MINESfRA DI RISO E SPINACI
Ingredients
Ingredienti
60z rice
lib spinach, roughly cut
1 leek
knob of butter
4 pints of stock
grated Parmesan cheese
175 gr di riso
t K di erbette 0 spinaci
1 porro·
20 gr di burro
2 li tri di brodo
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parmlgJano grattuglato
Method
Metodo
Finely slice the white part of the leek.
Melt the butter in a saucepan and lightly
fry the leek in it. Add the stock and bring
to the boil. Add the spinach and cook for
a few minutes. Add the rice and continue
cooking until "al dente". Serve with Parmesan cheese.
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Affettate sottilmente la parte bianca del
porro. Fatela soffrigere in una pentola con
il burro.
Unite il brodo e portatelo all'
ebollizione. Tagliate le erbette 0 spinaci.
Versateli nel brodo. Cucinateli per. qualche
minuto.
Aggiungete il riso.
Continuate
cucinare finche' sia cotto al dente.
MRS. M.G.
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Calendario
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venerdi' 3/
sabato 4 &
d6menica.5
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Luglio
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• Processione e Sagra in onore della Madonna del Carmine
CUltural Events
CINEMA ITALIANO ANNI '80. Giovedi' 9 giugno "Colpire AI Cuore". Mercoledi' 13 giugno "La Messa e' Finita" al Centro Scalabrini, 20 Brixton Road,
ore 17.30 e 20.30. Ingresso gratuito.
PETITE MESSE SOLENNELLE by Rossini performed by the Ascension Choir,
Blackheath at the Ascension Church, Dartmouth Row, Greenwich S.E.I0. on
June 12th at 7.45 p.m. Tel. 01-317 8687.
REVELS OF SlENA - An Italian Midsummer Night's Dream. Renaissance
festival in one night based on colourful all night revels of Siena at the
Queen Elizabeth Hall, South Bank, London S.E.l. on June 18 at 11.00 p.m. to
7.30 a.m. Tel. 01-928 3191.
LINO MANNOCCI exhibition at Curwen Gallery, 4 Windmill Street, W.l. until
July 2. Tel: 01-636 1439.
VIVALDI CONCERTANTE Inaugural Concert at the Wellington Museum, W.l.
June 19 at 8.00 pm. Tel. 01-858 1185.
AIDA by Verdi at Earl's Court Exhibition Centre, Warwick Road, S.W.5. from
June 26 to July 2 at 7.00 p.m. Tel: 01-491 0044.
TREASURES OF ITALIAN ART including Vasari, Canaletto, Bronzino at the
Walpole Gallery, 38 Dover Street, W.l. until June 24th. Tel. 01-499 6626•
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