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Almost there
Francesca Pascale – the almost too pleased with herself girlfriend of Berlusconi is alienating most of the diehard Forza Italia brigade. She says she asks Silvio to marry her every day – and is happy to signa prenup giving her no money, so why she is so keen to get Silvio’s ring on her…
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Its not fair
Poor Silvio, word has got out that he may be getting wed to the ex Olgettina, Francesca Pascale in June. A bit problematic this one, as it seems the wedding (will he never learn?) is planned for Ischia, and technically Silvio should be under house arrest by June so wont be able to go to…
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It’s all going horribly wrong
The fallout from Beppe Grillo’s unseemly tantrum in live streaming with Matteo Renzi doesnt stop. Going back a week or so, it all started with Renzi being PM elect and inviting all the opposition parties for consultations, as one does. Grillo announced he wouldnt go, and there was a bit of shuffling in the ranks.…
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It’s all over, it is now.
A mere 4 hours and forty minutes later, we have a winner. Am i talking about San Remo, or Matteo Renzi’s swearing in ceremony – they were both about the same on entertainment value. At San Remo, an old actor pretended to marry off hte presenters, which as you can imagine was hysterically funny. Then…
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The day the world changed
Hard to believe but the big news from San Remo was that a lady guest wore a black dress that was a tiny bit see thru, and another had high heels. If that doesn’t make you choke on your cappuccino, what will? We endured anohter 4 and a half hours of live tv to…
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Living vicariously
A mere 4 hours and twenty minutes of RAi live San Remo yesterday. The bar was lifted a couple of millimetres by the opening tribute to Claudio Abbado which consisted of a good orchestra playing Mozart – and then asking for money to keep them employed. From then it was downhill most of the way,…
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And on
Id hate for you to remain on the egde of your seats – so here’s what happened on San Remo last night. Four and a half hours of live tv, with in no particular order – 1. a woman who might be pregnant in a black dress 2. A mediocre song which might be plagiarising…
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Groundhog Day
It’s only ayear since we were subjected to the cackfest of San Remo, and yet here it is again – 5 interminable RAI nights of medocre music, unrehearsed continuity and endless schmaltz which is apparently the highlight of the Italian year. This year we are promised that the San Remo festival of new italian…
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It’s all go
We have a new Prime Minister – the youngest ever – even beating Mussolini by 2 months – Renzi is now PM at 39 years and 1 month and to show how young and vigorous he is, he is promising a groundbreaking reform every month. What he doesnt have though is a minister of…
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Tomorrow, or tomorrow or tomorrow?