Il_Paolo

And of course, Telespalla couldn’t be missing!

It's so nice to see all of you together again: laRock who always gives me heartfelt compliments, Lavalin my partner (if not even a fake), my doppelganger Muito, and one of my Masters - Velluto - who changed my life when I read his dere of Leone di Lernia. It feels so homey, with Kim Fowley as the transgender grandfather of us all. SV, Il_Paolo

I haven't seen this, Poletti: I would have something to say about Moccia (the film is not just image or plot, it’s also emotion and identification with the spirit of the average person), however, I don’t want to debate today!

Il_Paolo calls and Vellutogrigio responds: just these days I was wondering and asking why no one was talking about this site on Kim Fowley, and you seem to have heard my requests! Beautiful your closing line in the wake of the night song of a wandering shepherd from Asia.

Hi Denis, congratulations on this review. I particularly like your thoughts regarding "You, perhaps not essentially..." - truly one of Gaetano's best tracks, not to mention the very amusing "A Katmandu" (a Katmandù/you are no longer you/between the forums and the station there was Via Cavour etc.). About Rino, I think he was certainly a bit overlooked, only to be re-evaluated after the tragic death, with the usual "hindsight," as often happens in Italy. However, I must make a small critique of your posts when you refer to Nicola di Bari as a "clone" of Battisti: this is not true, as Di Bari's style and the content of his songs are not like Battisti's, showing clear marks of autonomy (although it is true that Nicola recorded, if I remember correctly, for the Mogol-Battisti label). This is for historical accuracy. Best regards, Yours, Il_Paolo

Interesting observation, Muito, but it is precisely the portrait of Rivoli that troubles me, considering that it is an original painting, created by a student of Raphael, Francescone da Terni, dated around 1512 AD and currently housed at the "Museo delle Tre Acque" in the village of Almasanta in Todi. This indeed raises important questions: Did Francescone depict our Rivoli, who was alive at the time? Or did he portray his idea of Rivoli, predicting its birth over four hundred years in advance? Or perhaps, a thesis that carries the unease of rationality, did he portray a perfect counterpart of Rivoli, his contemporary, contradicting the uniqueness of the individual and affirming the very idea of an eternal return? Perhaps it's best to stop here; I would almost be tempted to believe Ole Einar, asserting the falsity of that portrait – a work of skilled photo retouching, but this posits a gamble on chance and accident, turning out to be no less improbable than the previous theses.

Rivoli is not human, it's clear, he's a (almost) literary character drawn from "The City of Immortals" by Borges. The problem isn’t his age; it’s that he has existed forever and will exist forever, until he goes to drink from a certain river (watch out, Rivoli!). So let’s not be surprised if we find him turned on for A. True in the mid-'70s, a child in the early '80s, a teenager in the same period with Tozzi, etc. As for the rest, beautiful review (and it's not true that it says nothing about the album, being strange and psychagorical just like the album itself).

Bilquis, now that I think about it, you should have read my post no. 26 as a response to post no. 23 by Venusiano Sarcastico (indeed), which I am transcribing in full: <<We don’t live in a perfect world. In a perfect world, Mark Chapman would have killed Yoko Ono>>. That's where my - let's say unfortunate - analysis of John Lennon's alternate future began. ST, Il_Paolo

Bilquis, rereading my words, I can't say that my "outburst" was the best, as it's not very elegant to joke about someone who is no longer here, especially if they died tragically. On this point, I must agree with you, and I apologize to you and to any readers who may have been upset by my words. This, of course, does not mean that I intend to support the murder of anyone, as you must also acknowledge that you have crossed a line. As for the "character" Lennon, let me reiterate what I think, also based on Tina Weymouth's quote, without falling into the mistake of glorifying Lennon, precisely because of his tragic end (“He who is dear to the gods dies young, or is he dear to men who dies young?”: think about it, also in light of the Kennedy case). Cordially Yours, Il_Paolo

However, CJBS, I will have to report you to Adiconsum or some union because you lack neither the art of rhetoric nor the ability to argue; there could be some nice professional prospects for you (and, in any case, thank you for appreciating my "mission")! Perhaps you were a bit hot-blooded in reacting to Bilquis's comments, which I gladly accept precisely because they are an expression of freedom of thought and a position different from mine. Of course, everything depends on the style in which it is expressed and the logic with which it is argued, and this site is wonderful precisely because you can read all sorts of opinions. ST, Il_Paolo