italiafile
a jaundiced view of the workings of modern Italy – lo stato dello stato
  • Home
  • /
  • Uncategorized

San Remo part the second

The big attraction this year is the presence of Celentano – an exactor/singer now ‘personality/genius’ whom the Italians adore.  He has a record to promote, (a record which were it not by Celentano wouldnt even make the playlist on a local radio station), and so he has agreed to show up at San Remo for the modest fee of 350.000 euros per show.  The riders on his contract state that he can say and do what he likes, for as long as he likes and there can be no ad break during his spot.  Not surprisingly RAI cut his promo in which he recommended everyone to change channels.  He appeared and did 50 minutes, uninterrupted lambasting the Church, the catholic press and all and sundry.  Great wailing and knashing of teeth and despite the 50% share, the head of RAI marched in and took control of the show – no further Celentano and the audience plunged.  Bishops demanded an apology, and the catholic press is outraged.  I dont quite see why – Celentano said that Avvenire – the main churchy newspaper – was hypocritical, as are alot of priests.  To rub salt into the wound, he said that they should stick to religion if they claim to be a religious newspaper, and not be political – but as the church denies it is the oldest surviving political party in Europe it got a bit hot under its starched white collar.   Im all for calling a spade a spade – and Celentano gets my vote, but 50 mins in the middle of a song contest seems a bit indulgent.

As way of light relief, the education minister has been forced to apologise after translating pecorino (a type of cheese) as ‘doggy style’ in a Tuscan promotion of local fare.  Great mirth all round, especially as ITaly doesnt have the equivalent of Welsh/sheep etc…

Posted on 18/02/2012 by rammers. This entry was posted in Uncategorized. Bookmark the permalink.
The day of the desperate
The 100 days

    Search

    Recent Posts

    • Lockdown 2.0
    • Illegal in instalments
    • We're moving
    • What would Jeremy Hunt do?
    • Replay

    Archives

    • November 2020
    • September 2018
    • July 2018
    • May 2018
    • April 2018
    • March 2018
    • February 2018
    • January 2018
    • November 2017
    • October 2017
    • September 2017
    • June 2017
    • February 2017
    • September 2016
    • July 2016
    • April 2016
    • March 2016
    • February 2016
    • December 2015
    • November 2015
    • October 2015
    • September 2015
    • August 2015
    • July 2015
    • June 2015
    • May 2015
    • April 2015
    • March 2015
    • February 2015
    • January 2015
    • December 2014
    • November 2014
    • October 2014
    • August 2014
    • July 2014
    • June 2014
    • May 2014
    • April 2014
    • March 2014
    • February 2014
    • January 2014
    • December 2013
    • November 2013
    • October 2013
    • September 2013
    • August 2013
    • July 2013
    • June 2013
    • May 2013
    • April 2013
    • March 2013
    • February 2013
    • January 2013
    • December 2012
    • November 2012
    • October 2012
    • September 2012
    • August 2012
    • July 2012
    • June 2012
    • May 2012
    • March 2012
    • February 2012
    • January 2012
    • December 2011
    • November 2011
    • October 2011
    • September 2011
    • August 2011
    • June 2011
    • May 2011
    • April 2011
    • March 2011
    • February 2011
    • December 2010
    • November 2010
    • October 2010
    • September 2010
    • July 2010
    • June 2010
    • May 2010
    • April 2010

    Meta

    • Log in
We've moved

We’ve moved…..

find us at www.italiafile.com

 

Powered by