Narcissus and other songs; Neuromantics; Raul Scacchi

Immagini e suoni di Jim Potts e Raul Scacchi (listen to all nine tracks)

Just discovered this Raul Scacchi song on YouTube, Narcissus, sung by Callirhoe.

See also this posting about Neuromantics

A blast from Raul's past.

Another link

Man Friday video

Milan Elections

Why my Milanese friends are delighted!

Oxford Lecture by Prof. Peter Mackridge, 6 June, 2011

Greece, More Food for Thought

See the Financial Times article "Greece set for severe bail-out conditions" (29 May): NB you have to register with FT first.

Kathimerini 


Listonplace

Watching Greek TV news today, and reading the Listonplace blog (in Greek) reveals that the FT piece (29 May, and the interview with Lorenzo Bini Smaghi) really put the cat among the pigeons.

But agreement looks increasingly likely, according to Kathimerini.

Greece: Much Ado About Nothing?

Telegraph report

All's Well That Ends Well!

Cruise ships, Corfu

To Vima carried an interesting article today (29 May, 2011), about the increase in cruise ship visits to Corfu this year.

452 cruise ship visits are expected, bringing 600,000 passengers in the 2011 season, a 5% increase over 2010 (569,030).

Some sampling research carried out last September suggests that about 48% are over 61 in age, and that around 26% are American, 20% Italian, 10% British, 8.5% French, 35.5% various other nationalities.

83% bought goods in Corfu.

I hope the necessary services and facilities are in place, including regular, inexpensive transportation from the port to the town. Quite a few cruise ship visitors seem to get lost in Mandouki.

For comparison, see also a 2009 posting on the facilities for cruise ships in Bermuda