Well, Willy Mangion’s job didn’t last long. Now what excuse for paying him?
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June 24, 2013 at 11:27pm
Joanne Cassar chopped her willie off. Muscat put his on a billboard. Sorry, but I just couldn’t resist that.
timesofmalta.com reported from parliament earlier this evening:
The government has identified a number of sites in central Malta which might be suitable for bands and artistes to practice in as well as hold their gigs, the Minister for Tourism and Culture, Karmenu Vella, said in reply to a parliamentary question.
It told Charlo’ Bonnici (PN) in reply to a parliamentary question that it was too early to establish costs.
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Isn’t it up to the band to find a place to perform? I’m just saying, that’s how it’s done here in the UK. Same with any theatre company. Or did I miss something?
You’ve missed a redefinition of meritocracy.
Yes, you missed the fact that we now have a Socialist party back in office. It’s back to “from the cradle to the grave” – this time courtesy of China.
Ed, it is not so straightforward. In Europe, you have charities, cultural organisiations, art centres […] to support the artistic scene which is not the case in Malta.
In this case, the problem lies in the fact that this is a makeshift strategy. Quite frankly, how is finding a garage and a non-dedicated performing venue going to help the music scene?
Love it. Willies flying everywhere.
Premature accommodation.
It’s been known to happen.
Automatic ejaculation. Been known to happen too.
It’s pitiful that someone like William Mangion knows better than our prime minister how to dress appropriately.
Istra, doable kienet din ukoll. Fejn hu dak li jikkostjhom u johrog il-prassijiet?
Peress li l-postijiet sabhom kmieni, u peress li hemm il-konessjonijiet mal-muzika, tghid ta’ min idoqq il-fanfarra ala Ryanair?
Now that the sites and garages for bands have been identified maybe Joseph can assign him the task of locating suitable parking spaces for all in Sliema and Valletta
Willy has identified the locations, now he still has to trace the owners, inspect the various premises, placate the neighbours at each location, negotiate rental rates, negotiate lease duration, estimate building adaptation costs, call for expression of interest for sound proofing, ditto for air conditioning, find out which band prefers where and why, arbitrate on which of several bands should make use of the one location they all prefer, placate all the the bands that he turns down and re-allocate second preferences with repeat procedure, inspect the underside of his car each morning for planted explosives, ditto his front door at night, then notify the minister/PS of costs. Say two, possibly three, years.
Will the bands be hiring the place?
What if, say choirs, classical ensembles start asking for rehearsal venues too? Who’ll take up the job of the garage man?
Actually, the Minister did not state who found the places, so how can we actually be sure that it was Willy Mangion who found them?
What public process has been or is being used to acquire those spaces?
If it was Willy Mangion who found those spaces, does he also get a commission for his real estate services, in addition to the salary?
With the glut of commercial premises at the moment, it is no problem to find a garage.
But the garage whisperer needs to find the right one.
Not all garages are created equal.
Central Malta is very densely built. Won’t the bands practising at these sites be a nuisance to the neighbours?
The loud din produced will be very irritating and nerve racking.
I believe there are laws about noise pollution.