Strad`s Secret - Backhill online
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Strad`s Secret - Backhill online
, n, Sommario - Contents Servizi Speciali Fiabesca Vittoriana Strad's Secret " Nozze d'Oro l: Baptism !' ____ In Memoriam r --"", I, Last Post p. 5 p.12 p. 13 p. 13 p.25 p.27 ," Regular Features Due Parole The Hill Cronaca Dall'Italia Personaggi p. 4 p. 8 p. 14 p.17 p.32 Entertainment, Leisure & Sport Cinema Sportlight Italsport Tempo Libero Mamma's Ricetta • '" p.29 p.30 p.31 ,and seasonal: Suon Natale e Grazie p.33 p.34 A vvisi - N otizie 'Vita dell a nostra Parrocchia p. 19 Printed by Sterling Printing Co. Ltd. 164 High Street, Barnet, Herts, EN65XP © 1997,BACKHILl, 136 Clerkenwell Road, London EC1 - Dicembre 971Gerfnaio 98 3 ;##AIIl- ' . , , RIVISI'A DEU.A COMUNrrA'ITAUANA Due Parole Queste Due Parole, del mese di, Dieembre vi portano,' da . parte mia, tanta gioia, rna anche tanta nostalgia. Cominciarno da quello che ci porta nostalgia: e cioe' e' il fatto che' questo e' I'ultimo nurnero di Backhill. Backhill non uscira' piu' in questo modo: 'dicono che usciranno le inforrnazioni della Chiesa e della comunita" in un altro,modo: rna io non ci credo tanto. Se pero' dovessero uscire, allora diro' che ho sbagliato. Backhill non puo' piu' uscire non per questioni economiche:' voi 10 avete seiripre aiutato ed apjioggiiito in tailti modi; Backhill non puo' piu' uscire perche~ .i earl amici e le care arniche che 10. facevano non hanno piu' tempo. 11 motivo e' sempliee: hanno cominciato con me piu' di venti anni fa: tanti earl amici e amiche giovani, pieni di forza e di entusiasmo. Poi tulte. .queste care persone sono cresciute: si sono sposate, hanno figli, hanno it 'Ioro lavoro.; Hanno falto ,semple tante cose come volontariato e cne Dio Ii benedica: hanno falto bene' 3Ila ,Chiesa e alIa Comuruta' italiana: e insieme con loro devo, ricordare le care signore che.hanno venduto Backhill: per,tanti anni con tanto coraggio, Coli' tanto entusiaSmo, con uinto Sacrificio, fuori della, Chiesa anche con il freddo e· il tempo. brulto. Dobbiarno ricordare tutti quelli che hanno scritto gli articoli e mandate le fotografie perche' questo ha permcsso alIa comuruta' di conoscere la vita della chiesa edegli italiani. Dobbiarno ricordare tutti quelli che hanno voluto la propaganda delle ,Ioro attivita' su Backhill, perchc' questo ha aiutato enormemente ,a pagare le spese del giornale:. io 'ho sempre appoggiato Backhill con i suoi volontari in ogni circostanza e per piu' di dieci anni. Backhill ci ha regalato tanti· mOo menti felici: noi vogliarno pensare a questi momenti ora che e' il tempo del Natale per mettere questi momenti felici in quella che io chiarno la gioia e la felicita' del Natale e che io propongo alIa vostra meditazione cOsi' ,con alcuni pensieri come mi vengono. Noi sentiarno. in questo tempo del Natale una carezza di cielo, un birogno di rinascenl a vita nuovaeon quell'adorabile Barnbino che dopo duemila anni e' ancora luee, gioill e speranza del mondo. Ovunque c'e' il profumo del Presepio, noi sentiamo il profumo della vita che Dio ci ha dato. 11 Natale ha rovesciato la dura logica della, vita. Dio e' con noi: Dio falto Barnbino. Dio fatto simile a noL Fratelli, la porta della capanna di Betlenune e' bassa: per entrare bisogOa abbassare la testa. Via la nostra supeIbia: per entraiC 'nella grotta di Betlemme bisogna essere vestiti di innocenza. Gesu' altende un dono da Jim Auer ,Writes: "Christmas is a good time to get a little crazy. After all; God did. God became a human being. That's pretty crazy." But then; as Paul writes, that foolishness of God is wiser than human wisdom. And we have not become 'poorer becouse God became so foolish as to share our human nature. Are you able to fathom the logic of Christmas? Do you allow yourself to be a "fool" sometimes that you may experience ihe joy of giving and self- emptying? Before the Christmas crib, make your own this Christmas reflection on keeping Christmas by Henry van Dyke: There is a better thing than the observance of Christmas Day, that is, keeping Christmas. Are you 4 Padre Roberto Russo me, , per' il ,suo ,e 'per il mio Natale. Ogriuno di noi scelga il dono che vuole fare a Gesu'. Basta guardare il Barnbino Gesu'. Ogni dolore, e ogni disperazione Viene consolata: presso la culla di Betlemme. Dalla culla di Betlemme cL viene la serenita', che ci aiuta ad allargare la nostra anirna e ad abbracciare la felicita' e I'infelicita' altrui. Che la nostra anirna e il nostro Cuore siano pronti a donarsi: perche' donandoci sapremo ridere con gli altri e piangere con gli altri: in qualsiasi ,circostanza della vita, in qualsiai momento della vita, insieme a Gesu' Bambino saremo' capaci di, ridere e piangere. Per noi e con gli altri. E in questo modo carnrnineremo insieme verso la salvezza. Gesu' 'significa Salvatore: il nome di Gesu', la persona di Gesu', entra continuarnente nella nostra conversazione, nella nostra preghiera, nella'nostra vita. Dire Gesu' e' come scoprire che Dio non ha'piu' segreii nella nostra vita. Noi sappiarno che Dio e' Padre e noi crediarno che siarno suoi figli insieme a Gesu'. E' Gesu' che ci unisce tutti e ci porta aI Padre. E' il carnmino della nostra vita: 'un bel carnrnino anche se pieno di' tante diflicolta' e di .tanti problemi rna e' pieno anche di tanta fede e fiducia nella misericordia di Dio: e' il· carnmino della nostra vita che e' pieno della forza che Dio ci da, per noi e per gli altri. 'willing to 'close your book of complaints agasinst the management of the universe, and look around you for a plaee where you can sow a few seeds of happiness? Are you willing to make a grave for your ugly thoughts, and a garden for 'your kindly feelings, with the gate open? Are you willing to do these things for. a day? Then you can keep Christmas. Are you willing to believe that love is the strongest thing in, the world - stronger than evil, stronger than death - and that the blessed life which began in Bethlehem is the image and brighteness of the Eternal Love? Then you can keep Christmas. And if you keep it for a day, why not always? . December 971Junuary 98 \ i' :t::.~ DElLA COMUNITA'rrALIANA Fiabesca Vittoriana C'e improvvisamente un'aria di magico mistero alia Royal Academy of Arts, Piccadilly, Londra. Dall'uJtimo 13 novembrc, fate e folletti si sono impadroniti della Saclder Wing e vi rimarranno fino all'8 fcbbraio del 1998. Si apre cos! alia Royal Academy, con iI sostegno dei Friends della Royal Academy, una mostra dedicata alia pittura fiabcsca vittoriana (Victorian Fairy Painting) che rapprescnta la passione di artisti e scrittori per iI mondo delle fate e del soprannaturale nel periodo Ira iI primo XIX e g1i inizi del XX secolo. Fate' e folletti sono sempre stati parte della cultura folcloristica britannica cd irlandese, e· hanno caratterizzato opere di Edmund Spencer, WiIliam Shakespeare e John Milton. 1I revival dell'epoca vittoriana e probabilmente giustificabile con iI rionovato interesse per iI tcalro di Shakespeare, in particolare A Midsummer Night's Dream e The Tempest, ·come pure I'introduzione di temi fiabesehi nel balletto· romantico tanto in yoga nel secolo scorso. Entro la meta del XIX secolo, la passione per I'occulto e 10 spiritismo, che dall' America dilago Inghilterra, aumento I'interesse per l'irrazionale, soprattutto a fronte della rivoluzionaria tcoria dell'evoluzione di Darwin. Questa nuova tcoria scientifiea, di impronta deterministica, contribu! ad alimentarc iI bisogno subconscio di fuga dalla realta di molti artisti. 1I mondo delle fiabe sembrava cos! libcrarc I'immaginazione delgi artisti vittoriani, e sicuramente deliziava coloro che affollavano i tcatri. Nell'ambito dell'arte figurativa, i pittori di fate non appartenevano ad una specifica scuola 0 stile; molti di questi facevano Iibero uso di elementi del movimento Romantico, deUa tradizione pittorica storica e, di tratti Pre-Raffaelliti. Alcuni grandi artisti .spcrimentarono con iI genere fiabeseo produccndo una sola pittura. In proposito, nella·prima sala della mostra, si puo ammirarc i1'quadro titolato'Queen Mab's Cave (ispirato dalla descrizione del sogno di Mercuzio in Romeo imd Juliet, atto I, seena 4). Si tratta dell'unico quadro che ]MW Turner dcdicO al soggetto fiabesco e, per creare un atmosfera di suggestiva lucc e mistero, usa tutte le sue doti di Dicembre 971Gennaio 98 Monica Pe/legrini eenU. 11 tema deU'irrcale legittimava, a110ra, I'uso della nuditil e, in proposito, John Simrnons (1823-76) rappresento Titania con iI piu ineffabile dei veli. La terza sala diI accesso aI mondo della pittura fiabesca degli anni intomo aI 1830. 1I balletto romantico, con protagoniste delle silfidi dalla bellezza evanescente, candidamcnte vestite e volteggianti come per magia sui palcoscenico, indirettamente inlluenzl> la pittura fiabesca. L'allora nota ballerina Marie Taglioni, leggiadra cd eterca sulle scaI)lCtte a punta nel molo principale de La Sylph/de; fu tratta in sei acquarclli da AE Chalon (1845) i quali godettero di enorme successo quando furono pubblicati cOme stampe. Era questo iI periodo in cni, con I'introduzione degli effetti luee e di nuove tecnologie sui palcoscenico, le scene di magica trasformazione scenica in teatri, balletti 0 opere, diventavano di rigore per la produzione di qualsiasi contenuto fiabesco. Come evisibile quando si ucciso iI padre, Dadd fu rinchiuso entra la quarta sala, 10 stile deUa nell' ospedale di Bethlam per essere pittura fiabesca muto notevolmente poi trasferito a Broadmoor. NeUa sua intomo agli anni 1880, sperimentando vita di rccluso, crcO un mondo di fate con iI mondo del soprannaturale, deUo del tutto persouale. Si veda, ad esem- spirtismo e deU' occuIto. Charles Doyle fece riferimento pio. iI suo Contradiction: Oberon and Titania 1854·8), nel quale iI re e la aU'ossessione dei tavili che si regina del mondo delle fate Iitigano a muovono ad opera di fantasmi deU'ol!rctomba e a110 spiritismo nel suo causa di un bambino indiano. , Le,opere deL pittore scozzese Sir Self-Portrait: A Meditation, e fin! aI Joseph Noel Paton (1821-1901) sono Montrose Lunatic Asylum. In quest'u1tima sala deUa mostra e un tipico esempio di rappresentazione presente anche iI quadro di Estella fiabesca con toni Pre-Raffaelliti. NeUa rafligurazione di The Reconcilation of Canziani Piper's Dreams (1914), terOberon and Tilania (sopra) le figure minato a110 scoppio deUa prima addormentate dei due amanti evocano, guerra mondiale. Da quel momento in come per'incanto, la corte delle fate. poi iI mondo deUe fiabe, che per L' osservatore, davanti a un tale dip- qualche tempo aveva popolato I'iminto, si vede aprire una finestra nel maginazione degli adulti, fu relegato mondo del soguo e deUe a1lucinazioni alia rcaltil infantile. dell' anista. John Austen Fitzgerald (1823- Royal Academy ofArts, 1906) era noto come 'i1 Fitzgerald Burlington House, Piccadilly, W.I. delle fate' per iI suo ossessivo uso Orar/o di apertura: 10.00-18.00 dello stile fiabesco. Le sue pitturc sui Entrata: £5.50 biglietto in/ero; tema del Dream ritraggono I'anista e £3.80 biglietto rldotto giovani'ragazze tormentaU da incubi dovuti a1I'uso di sostanze stupefa- pittore romantico. Atri 'pittori come John Anster Fitzgerald, Robert Huskisson e John Sinunons fecero del mondo deUe fiabc la loro speciali!A. In molti casi le loro rappresentazioni sono una combinazione di minuziosi dettagli naturalistici con personaggi fantastici, Una curiosa mescolanza che d a ai quadri inisteriose qualitil oniriche. La seconda sala ospita iI maggiore pittore di fiabe vittoriano: Richard Dadd (1817-86). Inizialmente dedicatosi alia pittura paesaggistica,' sujlerati i vent'anni d'e!A. questi comincio a dipingere immagini fiabesche sullo stile, dei Vecchi Maestri. Dopo avere 5 a S"1iI4' 1>'' - '..,. r -, UP c 'UU,' ....- ... -, ------ ---,.----~-"---;.-" -' --,> " Beautiful Homes start with ELITES . LE • Traditional 10 modern Dining Room, Bedroom & LOllngeFurniture h, ':'!_~."~' ,$'~ • , 9. t.... C\ ~ oQ ", ....~. ~ ~ ~{::J.:·1 Beautiful homes start with Elitestyle. For all your " furniture needs from the traditional to the most modem Italian designs. '" Exciting lounge and dining room s!{ites are available ill a beautiful, select~on of colours apd designs. 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'RIVISrA: DEU.A COMUNlTA'rrAUANA The Hill I know how s3d many of you must be at the news in last month's isSue that this is farewell to BilCkhill, our magazine, that evolved from an idea that began with dear Vic Heissel and was taken up by these young enthUsiastic Anglo Italians and has given so much enjoyment to so many. Backhill has been the only link for a large nuinber of the older Italians, (ex Hill residents) the majority who riow live in the suburbs' or further afield, who were ,born and bred in 'Il Quartiere ltaliano'. The mag' has also kept many of you in touch with current events in and around our church and Social· Club. We know "nothing lasts for ever, good or bad. In this instance it is the end of something good. I have often wondered how Francesco, your,Editor, and his ever willing band of helpers have kept BACKHll.L going for all these years, but they have, in spite of their. many other commitments: family, Careers· etc. I personally would like· to' thank them from the bottom of my heart for all the pleasure that BACKHll.L has given' to so niany acrosS the years. I would go on (as I ,do) but I know that it wouldn't go down well with them. I must tell you that when I decided to write my late motherin-law's story I didO't know that it would be the ,last family stoir that I would tell, but I think that it's fitting. So without any further ado I will conclude Anita's story. Anita and Giovanni Besagni They began their first venture as a married couple when they opened a small cafe in King's Cross Road. They were both good cooks and many of their paesani had started in this line and made a. success of it. Anitaand Jobnny had a good start, but, then the babies started. arriving: Renaldo, 1923, Rita in 1924, Bruno in 1925. They, were unable to continue with Olive Besagni the cafe. Jobnny soon found work on the asphalt for the Ragusa Asphalt Company. It was hard work but the wages weren't bad. It also meant that he travelled around a lot. Most of his co-workers were Italians, which ac.. counted for his strong accent. They soon found a self contained flat' in Victoria Dwellings - a large triangular block of dwellings encompassed by Clerkenwell Road, Farringdon Road and Little Saffron Hill (Herbal Hill). Anita was happy to move into a: flat on the ground floor No 57. There were only two rooms which would have been average accommodation for a family at that time. The ground floor was a plus, remember that now there were already three ,little ones and a fourth baby's 'arrival was imminent.. Fortunately her parents were living. close by and the school, 'St Peter's Italian', was only a stone's throwaway.. There were many other Italian immigrant farililies living in the dwellings, so she was never lonely. During the early years in the, new home' Anita needed her mother and the help and support of her neigh.bours for their trials were many. In 1926 they lost their first born. Renaldo, to pneumonia. He was only four and a beautiful child. The loss of a child that age waS common eriough then but the effect on' the mothers in particular must have been traumatic, but theY had' to carry on for the sake of their other children. The years that followed were very hard for Anita. She spent most of her days Inclnta so the close proximity of her mother helped. Maria spent most of her time with Anita and the children. The children adored their Nonni and loved to go and visit them down in Leicester Place where there was always a sweet in an apron pocket or a drawer. Jobnny was rarely home. His work took him away for days at a time and even when his work was nearer home he worked long hours. Anita's lot was .not easy, she kept her little ones spotlessly clean. the rooms neat and tidy she was always scrubbing and cooking. Shortly after the death of Renaldo their little daughter Famlglia.Besagnlln 1948. Lldia already in the u.s. 8 Rita ended up spending years in and out of Carshalton Children's Hospital, the . result of being run over by a eyclist. What at first seemed·, to be minor injury developed into Ostiomylitus which plagued her for the rest of her days. Then Lidia developed rickets and wore leg braces and had to stay in the same h!>SPital for periods of time.' Throughout all these trials and depiivations many of Anita's old neighbours would tell you how hospitable and kind she was and how, in spite of her own trials, she always had time and sympathy for their problems. In 1938 the family had increased. There were now 9' surviving children but Anita's life was a little easier the older childferi helPed with the babies and the housework, - the girls anYwayl In spite of all the ups and downs, Anita had progressed: she had learnt to read English by perusing the daily newspapers, she made the chil,dren's clothes. She was an excellent cook and could nlake a dinner go further than anyone I ever met. lf the family were having dinner and a visitor Called or even the children's friends, another chair would be put at the table and whoever it was would be pressed to mangla - mangla. . The highlight of the year was the annuru procession of Our Lady of Mt Carmel. All the children walked in the procesSion as soon as they were old enough, and Anita .would make .all their costumes, until Rita, who became an excellent dressmaker, took over from her Mother. The only one of the family who ever got holidays at the seaside·was my husband Bruno, who, being the eldest ooy in the family, had several holidays with his young Z!as" Rosa and Elisa Fassini. The two girls had blossomed into beauties and whenever they went on holiday, usually to Clacton-<ln-Sea, their father Pietio would only allow them to go with a chaperone; Bruno who was only eight years old was the chaperonel He always had a wonderful time, for a week he would be indulged with any amount of ice-creams and Tizers, swimming and rides at the fun fair he was in heaven. When they returned home he would then be bribed by his Nonno to tell who the girls had been with and what they had been up to. Then he ·would be bribed by his Zlas not to telCA day at the seaside would have been an impossible dream. for December 97/Jamiary 98 Anita, but she had her lohnny and her children and she made the best of it. Then 1939, with the' advent of World War 2, came really bad times. The older children remained at home. Rita was working, Bruno was about to start work. Lidia was in Italy on one of the Ballila holidays. Pino, Olga, Ines and Remo were sent to Wooton Basset in Wiltshire under the schools' evacuation scheme~ Anita remained in London ,with the two youngest, Maria and Dorina. The first year Passed Lidia who bad left the main party to stay with relatives in Vernasca didn't know what to do. She was only thirteen and as it began to look, as if Italy was going to join in the War, she was determined to get home. She ffound a woman who was coming back to London and she, persuaded her to bring her back. Fortunately there was no bombing in the first year, but soOn there were traumas going on in Wooton Basset with Olga and Ines. They were unbappyand in bad billets. lohnny hurried down to Wooton Basset and brought the two little girls home. Then it all·'happened. Italy came into the War. They started to intern all the men. They came for Johnny. He 'packed his case with his wife and children crying round him but for some reason' after investigation they sent him home. Pietro Was sacked from'liis job at the Connaught Rooms where he had worked for many years. He was heartbroken. Johnny lost his job, a job that he loved; he had made a n3rne for himself in his trade and had a reputation bar nonel He took great pride in his work. An those years went' for nothing. In the midst of all this Anita was incinta yet again, and the fact that the bombing had started turned their lives into tunnoil. Anita took Ines and Olga doWn to Wales, where her mother, Maria, and sister Elisa were staying in a house belonging to a friend. She left the girls with her sister and returned to London to be with lohnny, but the bombing had got so bad that she, with Maria a toddler, and Dorina stin a baby, had to be eVacuated once more. So it was back to Wooton' Basset, where at' least she would be near Remo and Pino who had remained there. She was billeted' in a small cottage and it was there that she had her last baby' Giovanni (young Johnny) with even less home comforts than Victoria Dwellings. Meanwhile, Johnny stayed in London and went to work as a cook for his sister Maria (Oddi) who with her husband had a cafe in'Hammersmith. He got on with it, but he was a skilled worker and he Dlcembre 971Gennaio 98 never really recovered from the change. The family were dealt another devastating blow. Quite early in the war, when the bombing was at its height, Pietro (Nonno), who was terrified of the air raids, spent his nights Sleeping down in Chancery Lane underground station. One morning as he was returning home on the bus with one or two friends, be was sitting next to his neighbour Mrs Belli. when he put his head on ber shoulder. She thought he was joking and tried to remove him when she realised that he had passed away. Poor, Mrs Belli, what a terrible shockl The family was devastated. Most of them were still . evacuated. 1946 and after the devastation of the war years, financially things were improving. Brono. Rita, Lidia and Pino were working,lohnny (papa) stayed in the job at the cafe in Hammersmith. Gradually the children returned. The family had increased, so they rented another flat in Victoria DWellings. Little Maria, who was now eight years old was sleeping with her Nonna Maria in the rooms in Liecester Place. She woke up one night to find that her Nonna hadn't come to bed. She found her sitting in the armchair and couldnot rouse her. So the little girl called a neighbour then ran up the road to call her parents. Nonna had slipped away as she dozed. Maria remembers clearly to this day, running as fast she could along the ill lit turning. Little Saffron Hill. it could only have been a three minute walk but to the little girl it seemed like a mile. Poor Anita, her beloved motherl She mourned for a long time. They had been through so much together. The war had also had an effect on Lidia, when at the age of eighteen, American Gl's were spending their leaves in London. Many of these young men were Italian Americans and when' they realised that there were a considerable number of young girls around the area who were of Italian extraction, they would make themselves known by calling out "Eh! Paesana". Lidia brought several of these young men home, where Anita would give them a plate of pasta and make them feel at home. When the war ended, Lidia would settle for nothing less than to go to America. Her' father lohnny was against it, but Anita who understood the desire to beller oneself, backed her uP. and off she went. The sad days weren't over for Anita. Her beloved lohnny had been unwell for, a short while, and he developed, cartenoma and died, leaving Anita a: widow whilst still in her 40's. The resilience of Anita was amazing; unfortunately, I, have to condense our stOlY, because it would need a book'to cover, everything that happened. Four of the girls followed Lidia out to the States where they all married Americans, the first to return home for a holiday was Lidia, Nine years had elapsed and she came home on the Queen Mary with three of her children. Can you imagine the exciteinent created by this visit. The' tears, of happiness, this time. Anita, once her children were all gro'Ml, began' to live. She went to the U.S. numerous times, where she Zia Eliza with the chaperone would be treated like a Queen. I will never forget the first time she went. Bruno took her to the ship. his mother always sociable. a good mixer was soon chatting'to her cabin mate. He waved goodbye to his mamma who at the time was soberly dressed looking every 'bit the Italian, m,!",ma. She stayed six months with her daughters. On her return Bruno and I went to meet her at Victoria Station. When she alighted from the train, there was this smart young· woman with a modem hair style, red shoes and red hat - well! Dark pink nail polish, she looked fantastic. From that day on, Anita's life took on new dimension. She flew back and forth to America as if it were Brighton. Trips to Italy, the mountains and the seaside pretty often. Always a wonderful mother and nonna to' her children's children. Her last years, when she lived with her daughter Olga in Highgate were good years for her. Her daugliters from America made frequent visits and no invite to a party was tUrned down. Anita returned' from a party one night. said to Olga that she Was tired. sat on a chair in the hall and left us what a sad day for her children and for her family, but what a lifel And ~hat lovely memories she left behind. a 9 -btvIrAJIt'. -P: RlVISTA DELLA COMUNITA' ITAUANA. It ITALIAN RESTAURANT 150 South~mpton Row London WCl 'U 071-8374584/5837 Open 11.30am until llpm. 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Dicemhre97 London Wedding Photographer of the Year. Kodak UK Portrait Photographer ofthe Year. 6 Chaseville Parade. Chaseville Park Road. Winchmore Hill. London. N211PG. TeI/Fax; 0181 360 7187 11 $~-' RIVISrA DEl.LA COMUNlTA'ITALIANA Strad's Secret Antonio Stradivari was bOrn in 1644, into a respected family of craftsmen in Cremona, a northern Italian town that was already famed far afield for its violins. . Stradivari was apprenticed to' the instrument maker Nicolo Arnati at aroUnd the age of 12 and by the time, he'died, aged 93, he had made around a. thousand .violins and at 'leaSt 300. oilier stringed instruments, including ,cellos, lutes and guitars. . A productive life, certainly, and a reasonably well-rewarded one: he sOld most of his output for the equivalent of around four pounds each, ,and apjX:arcd WeIr satisfied with the mOd~ erate, middle-class income and lifestyle his craft brought him and his family. Stradivari' conld never have dreamt that; 250 years after ,his death, his violins are auctioned and reach prices anywhere from £200,000 to several million. What makes a Sti'adivaiius violin (he usually signed his work with the Latin version of his name and was careful to ensure, during his lifetime; that no instrument except those made completely by his own hand bore his label) so valuable and so special? I had a rare chance to find out for myself when a 'Strad' came up for auction at Sotheby's. As a keen amateur violinist, I had always wondered whether sueh an instrument would make a dramatic difference to my playing, so although the guide price of £300,000 was beyond my means, I went along to IIy it out. The Strad, its centuries-old varnish gleaming with a deep, red bloom, lay waiting in an anteroom. I picked up the instrument, tuned it and played. The effect was electrifyingl The violin resonated and sang out in a way that I had never experienced before. It was like driving a high performance racing car after a clapped-out Mini pure exhilaration I But driving high performance cars requires great skill. And the same applies to Strads. A Strad won't suddenly turn you into a virtuoso. 12 Still, for a few 'brief moments, I glimpsed it's magical properties. During his career Stradivari made certain subtle changes in the proportions of the violin, gradually increasing the instrument's power. While his early work followed the traditions of his ,teacher Arnati, by the close of the_ :17'h century the Stradivarius had become . flatter and· broader, and the bridge began to look'as it does today. 'Probably the greatest of the Strad known as the 'Soil' of 1714,' says Peter Biddulph a London violin dealer, who had sold a number of Strads. 'Many people think this is the finestsoUnding violin in the World an(\ it's appropriate that it's played by the Israeli Itzhak Perlman, probably the greatest living violinist'. . But violin makers have long copied the proportions of Stradivarius's instruments - without achieving the Same results. So the secret must lie elsewhere. But where?' In the deep, lustrous auburnred varnish, according to one theol}'. But there's a problem. Strads have withstood nearly 300 years of wear and tear. Not surprisingly, the rich varnish on many has taken a battering and, in some cases, most of it has been worn away. Yet these instruments still sound magnificent. In the 1980s, a US researcher ciin1e up with a new theol}': the secret lay in the wood. Stradivari used wood - maple and spruce - that was delivered to Cremona by being floated along the Italian canals; perhaps the contact with water had changed its character. The idea was initially supported by electron microscope pictures of the violin's surface: Strad wood was found to be riddled with tiny, open pores, while those of modem instruments were closed. But later research suggested that whether the pores showed as open or closed under examination was not dependent on the violin' but on how the wood sample had been cut and prepared before examination. Electron microscopy, however, may yet provide the answer. Recent research in Cambridge has found a I I Ii ju/iafl Brown layer beneath the Strad's famed varnish. Under the electron microscope it appears like a: seam of manipan sandwiched between the cake of wood and the icing-like varnish. This turns out to be consistent with another idea put Jor;ward in the 1980s. For some time experts had been arguing over whether the craftsmen. of Cremona had used a wood sealant before applying varnish to the instruments they were making. John Chipura, an American geolo,gist and violin enthusiast, published a letter in the magazine The Slrad suggesting that this sealant may well 'have been a'layerof'Roinan cement. Readily available, the cement was the Italian 'Polyfilla' of its time and was made from local volcanic ash, whose mineral constituentS are vel}' similar to those revealed by Barl<iw and Woodhouse's spectroscopic analysis. 'Any' treatment of the wood, 'such as a preservative or varnish, will, change the vibrational- properties of the violin and therefore its sound,' Jim Woodhouse researching this thool}' 'explaiils. 'We have ,taken flat plates of spruce' and varnished them with various combinations of finishes, but the differences in the' vibrational properties were really rather subtle. So there may be an effect, but it's not immediately obvious.' . The English cellist Jacqueline Du Pee owned the famous Davidoff Strad, but she was equally devoted to her Peresson ceIIo, which she bought brand new straight from the craftsman's workbench. ASk a dozen players, dealers and makers their opinion of an individual violin and you wiII get' a dozen different answers. But it is clear that the difference in sound and performance that used to separate the Strads and other old Ciemonese violins from the best modem iustruments is slowly being erOded. Undoubtedly Stradivari was a supreme craftsmen, but the secret of his genious may not lie in one aspect of his craftSmanship but in a combination of factors. "To make, a violin you've got to do a great many things right and in hannony with one another', says Woodhouse. 'If ~you do anyone of them seriously wrong it wiII turn out to be a bad instrument. If there is a secret to the Stradivarius sound, it is in achieving a perfect balance. December 97/January 98 ,, ,I i ------ ~ADEU.A --- - COMUNrrA'ITALIANA Nozze D'Oro Setvirii e Ciacon On 16th November 1947, Marinetta Servini and Giuscppe Giacon met at St Peter's Italian' ChUrch in order to exchange' their vows of love and to commit to each other. 50 years later to the day, they gathered once more to give thanks and praise to God for their life together. To join them this time, along with family and friends from Italy and the U.S. were ten of their 17 grandchildren, four of their six in-laws and all five original bridesmaids. In the photo, right, are Marinetta and Bepi with their nine children including their daughter photo: I.Sierhnl Maria from Rome' and son :fonirio who delighted his parents by making a special journey from Tasmania as a SUIprise. Whilst celebrating the MaSs, Bishop Victor Guazzelli SUIprised the couple by announcing that. His HolinesS the ~ope had made Bepi a Knight and Marinetta a Dame of the Order of Sl Gregory for their work for the Church, Catholic schools and their fellow man. , ~er the Mass everyone moved on to The Elephant on the River where they were greeted by family friend Luigi Buosi and where the memorable evening continued. The couple had asked that, instead of presents, they would appreciate a donation to the cancer research being done by Professor Lynch at UCH. under whom their daughter, Giovanna had been successfully treated six years ago. They were overwhelmed, by the generosity of their friends and family, mth £4,SOO being raised for this cause. Baptism Thomas France j Dicembre 971Gem1aio 98 The France and Williams families mth their friendS gathered at St Peter's Italian Church to mtness the Baptism of Thomas Anthony France by Father Russo on Saturday 18th September 1997. The picture shows proud parents Bernard and Claire holding young Thomas at the font just before Father Russo poured the cleansing water of Baptism on his unsuspecting head. Thomas is the latest grandson of Bernard and Anna France, long·time supporters of,Backhill and of St Peter's Italian Church. Afterwards the families and their guests assembled' at the Club for a delicious buffet lunch. It was a day full of happiness and joy and everyone present "ill always remember the wann welcome they received from'Father Russo. 13 :tf:#NIl- .. RIVISl'A DEU.A COMUNlTA'ITALlANA Cronaca ( Forza Vecchi Attivita della comunita ) Che simpaticissima riunione c'e' stata. nel Club. I giovani di un tempo,. diventati ora uoniini di affare, mariti, padri di fainiglia, si sono riuniti per una festa insieme.·E' stato molto bello, moito commovente. E' stata una spinta di entusiasmo e di coraggio. Ora si vcdono i frutti di tutto il lavoro morale e sociale che il Club ha fatto duiante tutti questi anni. Ci sono stati errori' e peccati e ci sono ariche adesso: ci sono cose tecniche cd organizzative che bisogna correggere ma c'e' tutta una vita. lanciata con coraggio verso il futuro e che non bisogna dimenticare 0 voler distruggere. Migliorare tutto si, ma cOn 3treito c amicizia tra tutti noi, senza guardare i difetti e i pe=iii, ma considerando sempre iI bene che ognuno porta nel cuore e nell'anima: e' questo bene che va avanti. . La festa piena di a1legria ci ha rivisti insieme, intorno aI vino cd aI mangiare preparato in modo supeJbo dai cuochi del earavaggio. E'. stato regalato un orologio a Vittorio in segno di stima e di ringraziamento; proP.rio in quei giorni Vittorio ha perso la mamma; ma I'afl"etto che lega- ancora Vittorio e i vecchi-giovani,. e' stato un momento di' fortissima commozione nella vita di tutti. ,'- .... ' 14 ,.. i~" :.- December 97/January 98 _J :J; ~ DF:lLA COMIJNITA'rr.UlANA ( Festa Groparello ) Dcvo proprio dire: Gropparello non e' solo un nome, ma e' una vita che va avanti. Nato alcuni anni fa e' gia' passato al secondo Prcsidcntc. Dobbiamo ringraziarc tutti e duc questi Presidenti: prima di tutto pcrchc' tutti c duc sono due brave c care famiglie: con figli che vcramcnte si impegnano nella vita: differcnza di eta' fra i vari figli, c' chiaro, ma 10 spirito e' scmpre quello; e poi perche' veramcnte mcttono il euore in qucllo che fanno percbc' hanno tanta fiducia ncll'aiuto di Dio. Sono tanto belle queste :feste di paese: special. mcnte I'ultima scrata era piena di giovani. Andiamo avanti cosi' scmplicemcte, ma con tanto entusiasmo. Dio guarda anche I'entusi· asmo che vienc dallc feste e le bene dice. FOIo: Rob<rto Rum COlltillua a pagilla 22 Dicembre 971Gennaio 98 15 -b~ .. ..P . RlVISTADEILA'COMUNITA'ITALIANA - - --- - -- ------ --- --- THE GARTHHOTEL BANQUETING & CONFERENCE SUITES , ~.' "''';':'.-:-,- ... The hotel has two new purpose built conference and banqueting suites capable of accommodating up to 300 people. Each suite is elegantly furnished and equipped to the highest standards with purpose built bars, full audio 'visual and lighting facilities, which help to provide the atmosphere for any occasion. A selection of menus are available for banquets with an emphasis on Italian cuisine. For more information or a brochure pack please contact Mr Marino at the Hotel. otH GARTHHOTEL Hrodon w'Y' Crickkwood • London NW2 2NL RESERVATIONS 081-209 1511 16 Dicembre97 - ;J:.~ DFJLA COM\JNITA'ITAUANA Dall'ltalia Non-European citizens represent 1.6 percent of Italy's population. according to the new report on the 1990 immigration law recently presented to Parliament by Social Solidarity Minster Livia Turco. There are currently 943,530 non-Europeans residing in Italy, 116,114 more than a year ago. The majority of the non-EU citizens come from Morocco (119,481), followed by Albania (63,967), the Philippines (57,071), and the United " States (54,562). L'introduzionedella moneta unica curopca costera' complessivamentc 20 mila miliardi di lire I,'amio" per !re anni, ai Paesi intercssati, c alia sola Italia 4.500 miliardi (1.500 ogni anno). E' questo iI dato sottolineato dal vice presidcntc della Commissione cconomica e inonctaria del Parlamento Europco, Riccardo Garosci. Arriva una lottcria "per la ,ricostruzi" one dclle citta' tcrrcmotate" delle Marche e dcll'Umbria ed" uo'altra estrazione che servira' a finanziare iI restauro della "CapPella del Guarini" dcl Duomo di Torino doveveniva conservata la Sacra Sindone. La novita' e' contcnuta nella bozza di' decreto che iI ministro delle' Finanze Vincenzo Visco ha mcsso a punto per istituire le lotteric tradizionali del prossimo anno. Svolta nelle indagini sull'omicidio dell'anziana uccisa a Megliandino San Fidenzio (padova). Un uomo e' stato arrcstato dai carabinieri e la sua identita' sara' rivclata durante una conferenza stampa. L'uomo potrebbe cSscre un parontc della' vittima. II delitto, particolarmentc efferato, e' avvenuto !re giorni fa. La donna aveva 63 anni, cra vedova e vivcva sola. Thc Lower House approved the govcrnmcnt's VAT reform decree aftcr a marathon session and four days of opposition filibustcring. The decree to hikc VAT rates is a. key factor in thc 1998 budget. The vote was 312 in favour, nonc against. The' required quorum'was 157 votes. Dicembre '97IGerlliaio98. news from Italy Internet access costs 50% less for Italian 'schools thanks to a deal between the government and the privatised Italian telecommunications group Telecom Italia, telecoms under~retaJy Vincenzo Vita announced. '"'".- ...." ~.""-,,,,,,,"...... The beads of the public radio and tclevision broadcaster Raj and the commercial Tv group Mediaset signed a code of conduct to apply to prograinming seen by young viewers. At the erid of a ceremony in the premier's office marking the completion of the code, Premier Romano Prodi said the new rules aimed at safcguarding under-age viewers were "ample, organic and original." E' croUato un ponte sui torrente Mazzocco, nel pcsarese, lungo la ex statale 258 che collega Novafeltria a Rimini. II crollo e' avvenuto a Tore110, frazione di San Leo, e ha travolto un autocarro. II conducente e' stato soccorso e portato in ospedale. A1l'origine del crollo cl sono probabilmente le fom piogge che cadono sulla zona. There are about 25,000 foreign prostitutes in Italy, according to figures released by the United Nations inte~ national .crime . prevention centre., Between 70 and 80 percent of them work, on the' streets, most of them from Nigeria, Albania and eastern European countrieS, and at least 2,000 of the women have been forced into prostitution, the report said. The data was presented at the,second international conference', cn· the sexual ex,ploitation of women. ,wIiich said that prostitution was increasing dramatically and had become a "business" generating at least 5 trillion lire a year (3 billion dollars) in Italy alone. Continua a dare segnali confortanti I'economia nazionale. In base alIa stima prcliminare deU'Istat, iI Prodotto interno lordo e' aumentato nel terzo trimestre del '97 dell'l, 9%, rispetto a110 stesso periodo del '96 e dello 0, 4% suI trimestre precedente. Per la prima volta nella storia trentcnnale dei sinodi dei vescovi, nessun preSule si e' iscritto al gmppo di Yields on 12-month Italian Treasury lavoro in latino; e' accaduto a1l'as- bonds (BOts) tumbled below 5% to scinblea sinOdale sull'America, comin- 4.75%, down by 0.28 points, while ciata in Vaticano. La lingua dei padri 3-month and 6·month yields sank to dclla Chiesa c' stata snobbata,(o forse record lows of 5.130/.. down 0.13 c' poco conosciuta) dai 297 vescovi e point since the previous auction, and cardinali del Nuovo Mondo, i quali to 5.010/.. down 0.14 points. hanno preferito i "Circuli minores" (gruppi di studio) nelle Iingue "vol- As private as his reputation for gari": inglese, spagnolo, portogbese e, reservedness suggests, Mediobanca's pcrfino, italiano. honorary chairman, Enrico Cueeia, marked his 90th birthday mth not La guardia. di Finanza ha trovato a even his own staff knomng how he sud di Brindisi piu' di un quintale di spent it. Seerecy and avoidanCe of the marijuana in una macchina che i limelight has been the Sicilian-born militari stavano inseguendo. La droga banker's style since he came to Milan vcrrebbc dall'A1bania. L'auto sospetta and then set up Mediobanca as the cra stata abhandonata in una stmda a fulcrum of Italian reconstruction after Torre Mattarelle. World War 11. 17 Oggetti Religiosi Ogni domenica dalle 9.45 am - 2.00pm al No.2 Back Hilt Potete trovare tutti gli oggetti religiosi per: Prima Comunione, Cresima, Matrimoni, Benedizione del Papa, Rosari, Bibbie, Statue, it Nuovo Catechismo delta Chiesa Cattolica, quadri, ecc... 18 - . December 97/January 98 :e~DEUACOMUNlTA'rrAUANA La Vita deUa nostra Parrocchia Sono nati alia vita di Dio con it Santo Battesimo Jordan Mattco Walker: MaIk Walker e Liliana Gusclli Fabio James Vincenti: Giuseppe Vincenti e Teresa Nixon Matthew A1essandro Vincenti: Giuscppe Vincenti e Teresa Nixon Gemma Nadia Vincent!: Giuseppe Vinceoti e TeiesaNixon Jack Antonio Davis: Neil Davis e Oriaona Perotti Paolo Pretara: Mario Pretara e Sevil Mehmet Francesca Nicola Amorette Mammato: Peter Mammato e Nicola Reeves Louisa Mana Gallo: Maurizio GaIlO e Carolina Dioan Santino Lysandrou Napolitano: Giovanni Napolitano e Eva Mamas Luciano Salvatore Maggistro: Giacomino Maggistro e Veline Contenta OIivia Teresa Duarte: eatlos Duane e Claudia Casale Leila Vene:zia Viglione: Riccardo Viglione e Maria Martino Thomas Anthony France: Bernard France e Claire Wiliiams Clara Anna Adriana Sartori: F1avio Sartori e Monica Solari SashaElcna Spadafora: Giuseppe Spadafora e Carmelina Mareo naria Micle: Angelo -AntoRlo Miele Luisa Falace Stefano Antonio Miele: Silvano Miele e Maria Falace Sasha Samuel!: Joel Samuels e Gabriella Ponzini Amy Virginia Pe:zzin: Claudio Pezzin e Elena Cereia Varale Dulcie Jacqueline Braddell: John Braddell Cl Svetlana Morrone Kristoffer Antbony Bnlno Magro-Pergrossi: Fausto Pergrossi e Karina Magro Paul Stepbcn Menozzi: Stephen Menozzi e Traey Mullen Nicholas Callum MenOZli: Stepben Menozzi e Traey Mullen Giovanni Nicco)o' Povinelli: Paolo Povinelli e Pauline Barham Hannah Trenbolm: John Trenholm e Patricia Bellieni Roberto Evangelista: Silvio Evangelista e Graziella Di Ponle Erika SCbiavone: Tony Schiavone e Gina Borella Sonia Martinelli: A1berto Martinelli e Massima Salvadori Alexander John Leslie Read: Leonard Read e Caroline Lovett Francesca Margarita Annc Read: Leonard Read e Caroline Lovett Rebeeca Sopbie Maearee: David Macaree e Lucia Bagnoli Donato Annessa: Domenico Annessa e Mary Balfe Pierluigi Valencia: Jorge Valencia e Gabriella Bragoli e Hannounito le loro vite davanti a Dio nel Matrimonio Marco Silva e Amanda Rossetti Giarmi Ponzini c Antonia Merola Marios O'Connell e Adriana Imerini Lucio Mingoia e Christina Delmi Michele Moscatiello e Lorelta Zucconi Bernard Webb c Gina Yeales Lawrence Manani c AnnaMaria Opel A1do Davies e Giuscppina Croci ~ ~ Riposano nella Pace del nostro Signore Slefanolti Giovanni Maurizio Ptitwlu Dean Monserrat Francesco Pacinclla Luigi Leccacorvi Giuscppe Pellicci Elisabelta Delle Donne Renzo F3bbri Elisabeth Heissl Eriano Qualtromini Maria Bertolini Mario Longazelti Luigi Cennamo Rosa Marzocchi Giuscppe Vella Marina Indorni Anthony Phillips lola Pini Dlcembre 971Gennalo 98 19 HIGH POST --- - NEW YEAR CELEBRATIONS 1997 There will be strict dress code' of No Jeans or Trahiers in Enzo's Nightclub, but we would hope you will take the opportunity to really dress up. We always have a great time! JO!N US FOR THE NEW YEAR;S EVE BREAK WITH CHAMPAGNE BRUNCH Arrive early on 31st December to take full advantage of the fine facilities at The Inn. All the rooms are en-suite, with satellite televisZon;tea and coffee making facilities, direct dial telephone etc. T,he Inn is set in countryside with a golf club opposite. The ancient and fascinating city of Salisbury is nearby, and there are many places of interest to visit. Alternatively spend the day relaxing here. The Leisure Club has a fUlly equipped gymnasium, a large sauna, a wondetful heated swimming pool, and a big jacuzzi - it is amazing how you can switch off in the bubbles. The celebrations begin at 8 p.m, although the bars are open from 6 p.m for drinks or cocktails. Enjoy the Gala Dinner and Celebrations until 2 a.m. (officially!). On N~ Year's Day morning, from 10 am-I pm, we will be serving a super Bucks . Fizz Brunch to set you up again. £85 per person Accommodation prices are per person, sharing and double or twin room. Single supplement is £15 per night. Check out time i. 1 p.m on -1st January. M3 West out of London, filter onto A303 just past exit 8, signposted SalisburylExeter. Straight Hon to Amesbury. Turn left iD the A345 at Amesbury, and we are three and a half miles on the right, opposite the High Post' Golf Club. Phone Marilyn or Gillian . on 01722 . 782592 THE BEST VALUE YOU WILL FIND! ProprietOfSJ E'ozo and G4iNl Sguegba • AtlmiOo$tratcr~ M.irJfyn Po-NeJl fllO Inn. iJ'9" PosI. Nr Salrsbury. WlltsOOo. SP4 (-AT TefephOM' (0)722) 782~~2· Fax. 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E' stata bella la serata perche' sono intervenuti anchc i genitori. E' stato un' ritomo nel passato: i genitori si sOno rivisti tutti bambini quando venivano qui nel Youth Club. Ed e' stato anchc commovente per tUtti: i bambini e le bambine di un tempo sono ora papa' e mamme che combaltono con i loro figlioli. Ve 10 abbiamo delto tante volte: mandate i vostri figli a qucsto Clubl C'e' sempre un gruppo di genitori (i vostri amici)' che controllano la situazione. Ad oghi modo la festa e' andata bene: mangiare e bere (coca'colae arariciata) e le gare Per le migliori maschere; C'crano prclni:.:'riechissimi: pensate, 10 sterline aI primo e 5 sterline aI sccondo. Ma' anche con iI primo c iI sccondo, i nostri bambini erano tutti belli (0 brutti?). Quello che e' stato --:eramente bello era 10 spirito di divertimento di entusiasmo c che Dio cc 10 conservi. e 22 December 97/January 98 :e.~ DFll.A COMUNlTA'ITAUANA ( Cavalli, Correte! ) E' stata organizzata una corsa di cavalli nel nostro Social Club: c' stata organizzata dal comitato dell'OGI del Sl Peter's per raccoglicrc fondi per le Olimpiadi. Grnzic, earl Amici, per iI vostro impegno: tutti vogliono cbe si faccia qualcbc cosa per i giovani. ma bisogna rimboccarsi le rnanicbe c muovcrsi rimcttendoci tempo e dcnari. Ad ogni modo ricordiamoci semprc cbe il Signore non si lascia vincerc in generosita' . . FOIO: Roberto RuIlO I ~ augura a tutli i suoi fedeli lettori e sDslenilori un oalale di pace e gioia ed ~~:w. Dicembre 971Gennaio 98 un tranquillo 1998 ~_~ 23 $~ . ~ RIVISl'A DELLA COMUNITA'rrALIANA (~_____________C_e_n_a_a_l_F_il_ef____________~) E' stata organizzata dalla F1LEF una simpaticissima anche se, diciamo cosi', dolorosa festa. Una cinquantina di amici si sono riuniti a cena ed hanno raccolto una somrna considerevole per un bambino paralitico che vive in Italia. La festa e' stata aiutata da tanti amici che hanno pagato per le spese: iI bravissimo cantante e. suonatore ha prestato la sua opera gratuitamente, le signore hanno fatlo miracoli in cucina. E tutti g1i ospiti hanno contribuito generosamente. Sono sicuro che iI Signore Dio sara' veramente fiero di tutti questi nostri amici e amiche. P. Russo Attenzione!! II gruppo nella lista dei volontari del Consolato Generale d'Italia cerea aderenti disposti a donare una parte del loro tempo libcro per portare conforto e calore umano ai vecchi; ai maIati, ai carcerati per non farli scntire dimenticati e abbondanati nel periodo difficile della loro vita. GH interssati sono pregati di telefonare 0 scrivere: . Ufficio Mari Sociali, Consolato Generale d'Italia, 39 Baton Place, London, SWIX SAN. Tel: 0171 235 9371; Fax: 0171 S23 1609. Si ricorda che un'impcgno preso sulla parola dcve esscre, per quanto possibile, mantenuto per iI buon funzionamento del volontariato. . 24 December !)7/January 98 ,-+ .. ;e.~~ COMUNITA'rrAL1ANA In Memoriam R.I.P. Elizabeth Heissl Le mic sorelle cd io desidenamo esprimere it nostro sentissimo ringiaziamento per le numerose esprcssioni di condoglianza ricevute e per l'enorme appoggio' mostrato da voi a seguito la scomparsa della nostra earn mamma. Ci e stato di conforto sapere che dal momento che e stata _colpita da un iruarto cercbrale fino alia sua morte mariuna ha sofferto Pochissimo. Un particolarc ringraziamento .va a Padre_ Russo che e aceorso all'ospcdale in,_ tempo per aministriule I'Estrema Unzionc.. My sisters and I appreciate, from the bottom of our hearts, the numerous expressions of condolence, flowers and cards received folloWing our dear mother's'deniise. It may be of comfort to uS and everyone to know that.Mum didn't suffer a.lot after having had a cercbralStroke. Our partiCular gratitude also goes to Padre RiJsso who came to the hospital just in time to administer the Last Rites. - Once niore, thank you 'ru!:. Vie Heissl Mino Sozzi 'Mino' Sozzi was born and spent his youth in Holborn. He worked at The Savoy, Wheeler's and for Forte. He was a1So secretary of the Catering Football League. To some people he was known as '11 Ragioniere'. The Sozzi family wish to thank all those who were his friends. He died peacefully in St 1oscph's Hospice. 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The reaction that we have witnessed has caused us to reflect further and, without making, any promises, we are seriously considering publishing BACKHlLL a couple of times a year (possibly for the Procession and Christmas). In the meantime, out heartfelt thanks to our readers, writers, advertisers and distributers for such wonderful support over the past 21 years. Siamo stati molto commossi nei confronti delle varie espressioni di riconoscimento, rincrescimento e augurio suscitate dalla notizia cbe BACKHILL ccssed con questo numero. Vi ringraziamo di cuore per il vostro sostegno durante gli u1timi 21 anni e per i vostri auguri. Rimane la possibilita cbe BACKHILL vcrra pubblicato nel futuro un paio di volte all'anno. Vi presentiamo alcune tra le numerose lettere cbe abbiamo ricevuto. • ...Mille grazie per un iavoro ben fatlo per tanto tempo, Saluti, Remo Pozzi" ·1 really feel I must tell you how sad I was to bear that our friendly family magazine BackhiU is coming to an end. It will most certainly be missed by everyone because over the years it has given so much pleasure to so many people. I for one always enjoyed everythinng about it from Padre Russo's Due Parole to Mamma's Ricetta. However, I am sure everyone (like me) will undcrstand the situation which has been well explained. A big ·Thank you· to you all for your very hard voluntary work in keeping Backbill going so well, for so long. May God bless you all. In appreciation I will say arrivederci e grazie. Maria Sterlini· • ...1 am very sorry to read about the ceasing of publication of the magazine 'BackbiU'. However, I wish to thank everyone concerned for the exquisite magazine. It has been so interesting in every way and brought back many touching memories. Once again my grateful thanks to all concerned. Most sincerely, Lina Fe"ari in Tanzi". • ...Tanto spiacente cbe questa tanto gradita rivista non arrived piu sulla mia porta. Tante grazie a tutti voi cbe eravate involti,. Cordiali Saluti Alba Gredge· •... It is with particular sadness and dismay that we read from the November issue of BackbiU that next month's wiU indeed be the last. It is with much admiration of the achievement of all in the publication of the rivista that has given me and countless others such much pleasure to read since first publisbed ovcr twenty years ago. . The journal has been uuique and authentic in dcmonstrating the ways and traditions of the Italian people bere in England many of whom no doubt descend from thc early immigrants of the late nineteenth century. Backhill to mc has devoted so much and laboured so hard with dedication in promoting friendship and knowledge of the life in the early days of the "Hill". We of course will appreciate the great contribution that our English friends have made to the publication of Backhill also. Many thanks to you all for having done so mucb to promote happiness to so many. With sincere best wisbes. Yours faithfully, Aifonso Perrone" We would like to remind our advertisers and subscribers that in order for you to receive any outstanding balance due,. we need to hear from you by 31 December. Our sincere thanks to all those who have already so generously donated this balance to St. Peter's Italian Church. Recipe for Happines Ricetta della Felicita' Ingredienti 1 sacco d'amore infinita' di comprensione 1Y:. kg. dolcezza molta fiducia baci a volonta' Ingredients I saek of love Unlimited amount of understanding 31bs of sweetness a good deal of trust kisses galore Metodo Mescolate gli ingredienti tutti insieme e non puo' fallirel Mix all ingredients togetber and tbere is no possibil- Dicembre 971Gennaio 98· Metbod ity of failurel Personaggi L. Sttumbella Michelangelo Buonarroti Leonardo Da Vinci Nacque ,a Caprcse nel 1475. Fu scultore, pittore e architetto. Suo maestro fu il pittore Domenico Ghirlandaio. Lavoro a Firenze, Venezia, Bologna e Roma. Papa Giulio II g1i commissiono la costruzione del proprio mausolco. La statua del 'Mose' (sotto) che si trova in San Pietro in Vincoli aRoma doveva far parte del gruppo marmoreo di questo mausoleo. Nel 1508 inizio ad affrescare la 'Cappella Sistina' in Vaticano. Nel 1520 il cardinale Giulio de' Medici g1i commissiono la cappellamedicea: di' S. Lorenzo a Firenze. Nel 1524 si stabili nuovamente' aRoma iniziando I'affresco' del 'Giudizio Universale' nella Cappella Sistina. Mori ncl 1564 dopo aver lasciato anche importanti opere di architettura quali la cupola di S Pietro e PaIazzo Famese aRoma. Figlio naturale di ser Pietro, notaio, di Vinci nacquc iI 15 aprilci 1452. Ventenne, divenne aIlievo del, pittore Andrea dcl Verrocchi, a Firenze. A Milano, per il duca Ludovicxi iI Moro, costrui' congegni vellici, progetto' opere di architettura, scolpi' statue e dipinsenel Cenacolo di S. Maria delle Grazie "I'IDtima Cena". Lascio' Milano per Mantova e per Venezia. Viaggio' in Romagna,. aI servizio di Cesare Borgia, studio' problemi,di idraulica e di fortificazioni. Gli ultimi anni della .suavita Ii trascorse ad Amboise (in Francia), dove mori' nel 1519. Il suo ingcgno 10 rcse versatile nella meccanaica" nella matematica, nell'ingegneria idraulica, in botanica, in anatomia e in fisiologia. Tra le suc maggiori opere di pittura ricordiamo '''La Gi0c<5nda", "La-Vergine e S. Anna" oggi a Parigi. Publio Cornelio Scipione Fu soprannominato I' Africano, per la sua vittoria di Zama, ciua dell' Africa. Con' tale battaglia termino la second3: guerra pimica. Egli nacque ncl 235 a.C; e, ancxira giovane, combatte aI fianco del padre, sui Ticino, contro Annibale. Nel 204 saIpO verso.1'Africa e pose l'asseWo a Utica, con I'aiuto di Massinissa, re dci Numidi. Sconfisse iCartaginsi nei Campi Magni, a Slid di Utica, conl'aiuto di Massinissa, re dei Numidi. Sconfisse i Cartagincsi nei campi Magni, a sud di Utica, c infine a Naraggara, prcsSo Zama (202). Accompagno il fratello Lucio in Asia ma fu l' Africano la mente direttrice dell'impresa. In realt\ fu un grandc gcncraIe, ma anchc un valentc uomo politico, in quanto comJircse I'importanza di convogliare le fonc cspansionistichcromane ncl Mediterranco, in Asia c in Africa; Mori nel 183 a Litcmo, in Campania. EdwardJenner Fu il medico inglese (1749-1823) che, per primo, attuo la vaccinazione antivaiolosa sull'uomo adoprandosi percbe fosse resa obbligatoria. Egli giunse a qucsta scOperta quando si accorse che i contadini guariti da vaiolo bovino non si amma1avano di vaiolo umano. Si persuase che iI vaiolo vaccino era una difesa contro quella tcrribilc maIattia chc mieteva vittime in tutto iI mondo. Dopo vent'anni di cspcricnZc sugli animaIi, si dccisc a inocullare aI proprio figlio e a se stcsso un pO di materialc purulcnto, prclevato da pustolc di individui affetti da vaiolo' vaccino. In segnito, le suc affermazioni furono confcrmatc dalle ricerche condotte nel campo deII'immunologia. 28 Giotto Si chiamava Giotto di Bondone e ,nacque e mori a Firenze (1267-1337). Fu pittore :irchitetto. Cimabue 10 scopri mentre disegnava pccore, sorvegliando i1' greggc. Di Cimabue divenne il discepolo. Dipinse un cielo di affreschi nella basilica superiore di San Franccsco, in Assisi. Dipinse I'affrcsco in Silo Giovanni in Laterano, a Roma, raffigurante Bonifacio VIII' che pio!:lama iI Giubileo, (1300). Afi"rescO la Cappella degli Scrovegni, a Padova; quella dei Bardi a Firenze. IdeO il campanile di S Maria del Fiore, a Firenze, e ne curO la costruzione, finD alia morte. Con la sua pittura egli infranse'le regole degli schemi bizantini e crcO una forma di pittura naturalistica carica di partecipazionc umana. e Lucio Gi'unio Bruto Fu detto, il Maggiore, per distinguerlo da Bruto, uno degli uccisori di Cesare. Fu iI fondatore della Repubblica Romana (VI'secolo a.C.), dopo la caduta,di Tarquinio iI SupeJbo, ultimo re di Roma e fratello. di sua madre. Qucsti fu cacciato dopo chc suo figlio, Scsto Tarquinio, ebbe oltraggiato.la moglie diLucrezio. Bruto sollevo il popolo e I'cscrcito romano contro iI re. Con Collatino fu il primo console della Repubblica. Mori nella battaglia della Selva Arsia, ucciso da Aiunte, figlio del SupeJbo, 'in un crudo scontro che diede la morte a entrambi. Alia sua figura si ispirano Voltaire, scrittore francese, c Vittorio Alfieri, poeta e autore di tragedie. Charles Augustus Lindbergh Aviatore americano, discendentc da famiglia svedese. E nato a Detroit nel 1902. Appassionato di aeronautica, a 24 anni /: capopilota dclla Iinca postale St Louis-Chicago. Sogna di volare da New York a Parigi.. senza scalo. Infatti, tra il 20 c il 21 maggio del 1927 egli, solo, transvola I' Atlantico. L'aeroplano si chiama Spirit of St Louis, /: un monomotore Wright-Whirlwind'223 HP, 9 cilindri a stella, raffrcddato ad aria. Il ,volo dura esattamcnte ,33 ore e 12 minuti primi per un percorso di, 5.760 km. Il mondo si commuove quando iI ,suo primogcnito viene rapito e ucciso, nel 1932. December 971January 98 t 1 ;e.~ DFJLA OOMUNITA'IrAIJANA Cinema Crystal Ball , II ,' I With so many films in production how can one spot a hit from a flop. Let's sce,ifyou can. Among the remakes' are: Doctor DoolUtle: starring Eddie Murphy, directed by Betty (Hill Street Blues) Thomas. City of Angels: this remakes of Wings of Desire deals· With the romance of a guardian angel who falls in love with the woman he is assigned to protect. Whashington Square: this time' starring Jennifer Jason Leigh, A1bert Finney and Maggie Smith. Shaft: first made in '71 is directed by John Singleton. Secret Life of Waiter MiIty: starring Jim Carey. In the meantime John Singleton has been busy complcting Rosewood. This is based upon the true incident about a white mob who attacked a Deep South town populated mainly by blacks in 1923. Starring Jon Voight and Ving Rhames. Women are starting to make their mark in films. ,Tina Modotti, the Italian photographcr, is to be portrayed by Madonna. How Stelhl Got Her Groove Back may,sound like a comedy bilt is, in fact, a drama and stars Whoopi Goldbcrg and Angela Basset!. Whoopi follows this up with Deep End of the 'Ocean with Michelle Pfeiffer. Ms Pfeiffer has already completed A ThouSand Acres co-starring Jessica Lange. Jennifer Jason Leigh makes up the third sister for this modem day version of King Lear which relocates to the US Midwest. Jason Robards plays the mad fathers. Altjelica Huston, Sharon Stone and Kriston Scot! Thomas share the Nom Ephron script Cup of Tea. Ms Huston' directs the tale of a high socicty love triangle set in NY during WWI. Chris Columbus directs Susan Sarandon and Julia Roberts in the drama Step Moln. Sandra Bullock (sce photo) leads the Runaway Bride. This romantic comedy deals with a woman who leaves a succession of fiances standing gilted at the altar. Things take a twist when a newspaper hatchet man looks into the stol)'. Hope Floats is next for Sandra this time co-starring with HarI)' Connick Jr and Gena: Rowlands. LaStly we have Ang Lee (Sense and Sensibility) directing Nicole Kidman in Berlin Diaries, the account of Marie Vas- Dlcembre 971Gennalo 98 Agrifog/io Boseo siltchikov's time in war tom Nazi Germany as a poor Russian princess and her involvcmcnt in a Hitlcr assassination plot. Guess how that onc endsl Magic Hour takes us on to mixed pairings with Paul Newman, Susan Sarandori and Gene Hackman. Robcrt Redford is set to star and co-produce with Oliver Stone in George Washington. Christopher L1oyd, leff Daniels, Daryl Hannah and Elizabeth Hurley -Were filming My Favourite Martitin during the summer last year. Adapted from the excellent stage play script Air Frame. David Mamet directs Steve Martin and Campbell Soott in his thriller Spanish Prisoner. Snake Eyes directed by ,Brian DePalma co-stars Nicolas Cage and Gary Sinise. September was a wrap for Saving Privote' Ryan. Directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Tom Hanks about the WWII Normandy landings. Dayid Finchcr (Seven) teams up again with Brad Pitt in Crowded Room about the 23 multiple personalities of Billy Mulligan. But perhaps the hardest to predict leave to last. We will either all be saying "why did we have to wait so long?" or cringe at eyery film frame. Neil Simon has put pen to paper and scripted Odd Couple 11: Travelin' Light. To be directed by Howard Deutch and starring lack Lemmon and Waiter Matthau. i Coming Soon comes Rise and Fail of Little Voice with Jane Horrocks reprising the role that w3s written for her, though not after some heated telephone calls. Along side her is Ewan McGregor. Sam Mendes, the author, now takes his place in the director's chair. Don't worry there are plenty of films for the boys. Cuba Gooding lr won ari Oscar and the title lead in Blaze of Glory the story of Otis Redding as told by loe Eszterhas. From the drama of Copland Stallone next turns to comedy. Brand New Man finds him as a burglar who promises his wife to leave behind his life of crime, only to provoke his former crime boss who now wants him dead. Continuing the comedy is Terry Gilliam who directs 10bnny Depp 'in Fear and Loothing in Las Vegas. On a more serious note CostaGavras directs Dustin Hoffman and John Travolta in Mad CiIy. Antonio Banderas and Omar Sharif co-star in Eaters of the Dead, written. by Michael Crichton who was, mCIdently, recently paid SIOm for thc Kiss Me GiiUJo. Aspiring actor Frankie Zito answers a newspaper ad for a GWM room-mate, thiriking it means "guy with money". His new roomie is more interested in "gay white male". Starring Nick Scotti and Anthony Barrile. Opens 19 December. Spiceworld:The .film of the SP!ce Girls is rumoured to be SO appahng that the distribution 'company are refusing advanced preview for reviewers. Opens 26 December. Hard Eight. Professional gamblers in Reno. Starring Samuel L. lackson, Gwyneth Paltrow and lohn C. Reilly. Opens end December. Starship Trooper. The big bugs land on earth. Opens 2 lanuary,. TIre Jackal A ruthless assassin (Bruce Willis) is out to eliminate someone at the highest level in the US government. Sidney Poitier and Richard Gere are out to stop him. Opens 9 lanuary. The Rainmaker. Written and directed by Francis Ford Coppo\a. Starring Claire Danes, Danny DeVito and Ion Voight. Opens 13 February. Amistad. Based on a true story, Amistad is the saga of a failed mutiny on board a Spanish slave ship. Steven Spielberg directs Morgan Freeman, Nigel Hawthome, Anthony Hopkins and Matthew McConaughey. Opens 27 February. 29 ~#NIl..' RlVISTA DELLA COMUNITA'rrALIANA Sportlig,ht As anyone who has read this column by now will know, my football watching is done at Highbwy which means that my perspective undoubtedly does have a red and white hue. You will appreciate, therefore, that with Arsenal's disciplinruy record, I am entering dangerous territory when commenting upon the performance of referees. ' It is trite but true thiit if there is not proper respect for the decisions made by officials then anarchy Will u1tiinalllly iUle. COntrast tennis in the McEnroc era with Rugby Union although will the referee be able to retain his revered position now that the latter sPort has gone professional? U1tiniately there can only be respect, if it is earned. In cricket,.it is encouraging to see . how many cX"players don the umpire's whites at the end of their playing careers - 10hnHainpshiie and Peter Willey being two recent ples. They underStand the pressures of playing at the most senior level and in turn that, knowledge is respected by the current crop of players. The same cannot be.said of football. Is it just an imruJy, overpaid bunch of prima donnas who need to be taught a lesson as seems to be the view of our footballing authorities? If so, the situation can only deteriorate and not improve. I have attended far too many games and seen too many examples on television of inconsistent and. poor refereeing to believe that the fault rests solely with the players. First, I am in no doubt that UEFA must take its share of the blame. The slightest mistimed tackle now requires a yellow card. You do not create discipline by introducing a penalty which becomes commonplace. The yellow card should be reserved not for the technical incident but for genuine malice and a professional foul. The red card should be used sparingly for extreme examples of those offences. I watched football throughout the '60s (undoubtedly' an admission of.my age) and can only recall two sending off incidents. The first was when big Ron Yeats and loe Baker' exchanged exam- 30 Richard Evans blows in' a fifth round Arsenal -vLiveipool Cup tie and the second was when Messrs Gould and Sprake had a bout of fisticuffs during one of the traditionally notorious Arsenal -vLeeds clashes of that era. In other words, there·was a recognition that fans came'to see the players play and not the referees refereeing. Has football 'really benefited by having, as the norm matehes in which teams regularly end up With only nine or ten players on the field? But matters are likely to get worse. There is talk from Sepp-Blatter of UEFA that he wants to eliminate have been innocuous, mistimed tackles i!1 the opposition half of the field. What evil does the referee really think he is pnnishing .in' those circumstances? Yet the Feyenoord tackle on Dennis loon went completely unpun' ished. What· we really need is referees who understand the problems of playing the game at the highest level and who are respected by the players. Referees who are prepared to blend into the background and .let. the players get on with the game and' only interfere to ensure extreme examplesof misbehaviour are curbed. That way control will be retained. The quickest way of losing control is to have a series of petty inconsistent decisions which .~imply stoke. up frustration to boiling point I will not name, names or particular matches which I have in mindl .. So yes, I am advocating the professional referee but reCognise that money is a' problem. The difference) in salary between .a top player and. a referee is such that-it is going to (be difficult to persuade the lan Wrights of this world to put on an all black (or green) outfit when they retire in the same way as some cricketers have done. Nevertheless, I cannot help but think thitt highly respected professionals from the Nationwide League could be encOuraged in' such a career with a fast track to make sure that they do not languish forever.in the Diadora League until they arC too old to keep up with the pace 'of play. Our footballing authoritieS really do need to look at' the' heart of the problem 'and not simply regurgitate that the referee is always right unless he admits a mistake when the videO evidence is shoWn to him. Yes, the referee's job is a hard one and so he should be properly remunerated, so that his worth is recognised and the proper people are attracted to fu1fi1 the role who will earn the respect of the players. This problem needs to be urgently ad- the sliding tackle and possibly tackles a1togetherl We really Will be having handbags at five 'paces and whilst no one wants skill to be destroyed by brute force - there must be a happy ' medium. One of the great joys for me in my considerably younger days was' to employ the sliding tackle and come off the field covered in mud after playing on a traditional mid-winter pitch. The essence of skill is to overcome reasonable force and not eliminate that force altogether.. If I can put on my red and white glasses for a moment - where is the protection of skill when the first dressed. Here endetb the sermon for the Arsenal player to receive. five bookings is the notorioUsly quiet and even- final time. Thank you for reading me tempered Dennis Bergkamp? Having for the last 21 years - I wi~1 miss you. seen one or two of his bookings, they December 97/January 98 ;t:. ~DEUACOMUNITA'rrAUANA ItalSport Pallavolo: La classifica di Al A1pitour Traco CN 14; Casa MO Unibon 14; Sislcy Treviso 12; Lube Banca Marchc 10; Conad Ferrara 10; Gabeca Fad Mont 8; Iucker Padova 6; Mirabilandia RA 6; Piaggio Roma 6; ComCavi Multim. 4; Cosmogas Forli' 2; leans Hatu' B02. Calcio: Ognuna delle 32 squadre che si sono qualificate alia fase finale della Coppa del Mondo di calcio 'Francia '98', avra' almeno 3 milioni di dollari, circa 5.1 miliardi di lire. La somrna, che vena' versata dalla Fifa, sara' conscgnata alle federazioni in due tempi diversi., La prima 'tranche' di mezzo milione di dollari vena' versata, come "costi, di preparazione", prima dell'inizio della'manifestazione. Per ognuna delle tre gare del girone di qualific3zione la Fifa dara' alle nazionali 800mila dollari ad incontro. Questo '''PfcmiO''; che sara' valido anche per le altre sfide, pennettera' alia squadra campione del Mondo ed all'altra finalista digwidagnere circa sci milioni di dollari, circa 10 mil- , I, Sahdro Pratoli Calcio: L'attaccante della Lazio Pugile: A1essandro Duran ha riconGiuseppe Siguori (sotto) c' dcciso a quistato un soll'erto ma meritato titulo firmare I'accordo che 10 portera' alia mondiale Wbu dei welter battendo iI sudafricano Peter Malinga. Vittoria Sampdoria. non unanime con due giudici su !re a favore del pugile ferrarese (117-111, 115-113, 114-114). A menu di quattro mcsi dall'incontro vinto da Malinga con un discuSso verdetto (il servizio), A1essandro Duran, 32 anni, si e' cosi' ripreso iI titolo. Sti: Brillante prova di Isolde Kostner nel primo supergigante di stagione. La discesista gardenese e" giunta seconda, preceduta di 64 centcsimi dalla tedcsca Katja Seizinger che centra iI 29° succcsso in"cilppa del mondo, iI 13° in Super-G. Sui podio, ad appena due centcsimi dall'italiana. un'altra tedcsca Katharina Gutensohn. Pallanuoto: II Th~mis Posillipo colleziona la seconda vittoria nel tumo preliminare di coppa campioni. I rossoverdi hanno superato gIi spagnoli del Barcellona travolgendoli per Rugby: 27-year-old Chester Willianis, 16-6 the only black· player in the South iardi. Mrican side that won the last World Ginnastica: L'azzurro Andrea MasRugby Cup in 1995, flew in to play succhi, medaglia d'argento ai with a local club, Depofarrna Casale, Mondiali dello scorso anno, e' morto Tennis: The chairman of the Italian near Torino. Casale sui Sile, to give in un incidente stradaIe awenuto Tennis Federation Paolo Galgani the town its full name, is in the A-2 sull'A4 nel territorio di Vercelli. Nato stepped down today after 21 years at pool of weaker clubs in the Italian a Mortara 23 anni fa, Massucchi era the helm after. a rising wave of protest .rugby league, but Williams is hoping un vero' talento . nalurate; arrivo' alia at the federation's failure to produce to use his Italian stay to to help it medaglia d'argento mondiale nel volttop-level players. achieve "important" results. He is also eggio aI cayatlo. hoping to get back into full playing Atletica: In occasione della fonn after a serious kDce problem. Sti: II doppio azzurro costituito da proclamazione a Montecarlo degli, Gcrhard" Plankensteiner ed OswaId Haselrieder si e' piazzato aI secondo "Atleti dell'anno '97", it dancse- Pu'1 t Mi hIP' . '11 ha kenyota . Wilson Kipketer e I'ameri,.. a 0:. • c e e ICCID o. con- posto nell'odierna gara di doppio cana Marion Iones, iI presidente della qwstato 11 titolo europeo del su~r maschile di coppa del mondo di federazione internazionale di atletica welter sco~ggen,~o per ko teeruco slittino, ed e' cosi' salito aI secondo leggera (laa/), Primo Ncbiolo, ha alia nona npresa I mglese McCreesh. posto anche nella classifica generale, annunciato iI varo dalla prossima alle spalle degli americani Mark stagione di un nuovo 'tomeo di elite, Basket: L'Italia di Bogdan Tanjevic, Grimette e Brian Martin, vincitori nell'ambito del gia' collaudato.circuito ha battuto a Ferrara la Repubblica della gara odierna. Grand Prix: si chiamera' "Golden Ceca per 84 a 60, gara valida per la League" (Lega d'oro), si articolera' in qualificazione agli Europei del 99. Football: Carlo Mazzone has quit his sci appuntamenti 0 forsc sctte e Ner primo tempo g1i azzurri avevano post as coach of the Napoli soccer mettera' 'in patio un super-premio da concluso con un risultato di 45 a 32. club after four straight losses left the un milione di dollari, pari a circa un Gli 3zzurri hanno disputato una prova first division team in last place. miliardo e 700 milioni di lire. Tra i decisamente positiva in particolare "In Italy, after four straight defeats a meeting della "Golden league" ci sara' con iI 'Ronaldo del basket' Carton coach has the moral obligation to anche Rorna, da dove la nuova Maycrs, con Pozzecco, definito' iI leave,' Mazzone told ANSA, adding, manifestiizione scattera' it 14 luglio Vialli del basket e con iI giovane "it is for this, and not other reason, prossimo; Menegbin, figlio del popolare Dino. that I have resigned as Napoli coach". 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Let me end at the beginning: as my farewell, I thought that I would reproduce the recipe from the first Christmas edition of BACKHILL in 19771 Ravioli alIa Casalinga Home Mad~ Ravioli 350 gr inuscolo, Y. gaJlina e 0550 di manzo 170 gr pane gra~giato 170 gr pannigiano 0 100 gr pannigiano e SO gr pecorino y. cucchiaino di pepe . y. cuechiaino di spezie Y. cucchiaino di noce moscata L cuechiaio sale 4uova Cucinate il muscolo, la gallina el'0550 in acqua salata. Quando la came' sar.\ cotta, togliete le ossa ed il grasso e passate la came nel maccinino 0 tritatela molto fine. Mettete il pane grattugiato in un recipiente. Aggiungete la came maccinata, il sale, il pepe, le spezie e la noce moscata e mescolate tutto insieme con un chcchiao di legno. Aggiimgete 3 tazze del brodo bolleilte. Mescolate bene e lasciate-raffredare. Aggiungete il pannigiano poi le uova uno alIa volta fincM avrete un ripieno, ne troppo soffice ne troppo duro. FilIing y. Ib leg of beef, Y. chicken and a beef bone 60z breadcrumbs " 6 oz Parmesan or 4 oz Parmesan and 2 oz pecorino y. teaspoon pepper . Y. teaspoon .mixedspice y. teaspo<innutmeg 1 tablespoon salt" 4 eggs" .. . Cook the leg of beef, chicken and bone in a saucepan of salted water; When: the meat is cooked, remove bones and fat and pass the meat through.the mincer or chop it very very finely. Place the bceadcrumbs in a large bowl and add the minced meat, salt and pepper, spices and nutmeg. Mix thoroughly with a wooden spoon. Add 2 cups of boiling broth in which the iDeat has been cooked. Mix, thoroughly and allow to cool. Add Parmesan and mix. Add the eggs one at a time until a thick stuffing is obtained. It must be neither too wet nor too' dry. n Ripieno La Pasta 500 gr farina 1 cucchiaio sale 4 uova 4 cucchiai d'acqua Mescolate insieme il sale e la farina. Fate un bucO nel centro deUa farina e nel mezzo rompete le uova e versate I'acqua. Lavorate tutto insicme con le punte deUe dita. (I principianti troveranno piu facile mcscolare in un recipi· cnte). Continuate ad impastare suUa tavola per circa 5 minutLfinche la pasta sia Iiscia e di giusto consistenza. Coprite con una salvietta e lasciatela riposare per circa 20 minuti. Pasta 1 Ib flour 1 tablesPoon salt 4 eggs, beaten y. cup of water Mix the salt into the flour. Make a·weU in the Centre of the "flour and add the eggs and water. Work into the flour with fingertips. (Beginners may find it easier to do this "in "li bOwl):- Place onto a table and continue kneading for about 5 minutes until the pasta is smooth and pliable. Cover over with a cloth and leave for about 20 minutes. I Ravioli Prendcte met\ deUa pasta e con il mattereUo tiratela molto sottile. Con un" cucchiaio cd una forehetta, disponete il ripieno su una linea diretta suU'orIo deUa sfoglia in mucchietti. Rivoltate qUest3 in modo di ricoprire la fila di ripieno. Schiacciate leggerrnente con le dita la pasta Ira Un mucchietto e I'altro. Tagliate attorno ognuno con la roteUa. Continuate finche non avrete consumato tutta la pasta. Lasciate sccc:ire. per almeno 2 ore. Qucsti ravioli possono essere surgelati. . The Ravioli Roll out half the pastry thinly. Using a spoon and fork, put little mounds of the filling, about 1It,' apart, on the edge of the pastry. Fold these over onto the pastry. Press down the edges with your fingers and make spaces betwcen the mounds. Cut around each mound with a pastry cutter or a sharp knife. Continue placing mounds of filling and folding them until all the pastry has been used. Allow to dry for at least 2 hours. These ravioli may be frozen if desired. Cottura Questi ravioli po55Ono essere bolliti in acqua salata, scolati e poi conditi con sugo e forrnaggio parrnigiano; 0 bolliti in un buon brodo di rnanzo e gallina e poi serviti cOn parrnigiano. 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