Archive for September, 2004

FestivalBar

Tuesday, September 28th, 2004

Italians are meant to adhere to ‘la bella figura’ and all that that entails. In short, chic, stylish and cool.
However, I think this may have passed by the whole phenomenon that is FestivalBar, and in particular one of it’s hosts.
FestivalBar is a weekly summertime concert broadcast on MediaSet1 (a Berlusconi channel) that comes from famous [...]

Italian Fashion

Tuesday, September 28th, 2004

Chauney has highlighted the inequity to male 20Sixers of my recent footballing post. Not being one to disadvantage any section of our community I apologise.
Moving on, I wish to draw people’s attention (and being Brummell Powell related I am sure will arouse Chaunce’s interest) to a serious fashion matter - Bobble Hats. Now, being a [...]

How would the English players compare?

Monday, September 27th, 2004

As NewShoes put it today - all the girls are doing it.
However, I have a pertinent question behind my obvious smut.

Francesco Totti

Vincenzo Montella

Fabio Cannavaro
All pictures copyright ‘Donna Moderna’ magazine, from their calendar “Calciatore”

Public Service Blogging

Monday, September 27th, 2004

Things that I will blog that occured to me on holiday:
1. The utter sh*te of Vasco Rossi
2. ‘Gas Control’
3. The host of ‘Festivalbar’
4. Fixed dates for Italian winter
5. Being stopped by the Guardia Finanziaria
6. Sky Football Italia adverts
7. How beautiful
8. Bobble Hats and Flat Caps
9. Mandarina Duck and my wonderful green bag
A listings [...]

Definition of Insanity

Monday, September 27th, 2004

1. Ring LEA to find out if they have actually managed to process my student loan application which I sent in June. Find recorded message saying they are not answering their phones until some unspecified date in October, after term starts. They give number of Student Finances Direct.
2. Ring Student Finances Direct to find they [...]