Ah, so now we know why Joseph Muscat took that unilateral, overnight decision about Gieh Ir-Repubblika for Gaia Cauchi and her ‘team’
Those of us who watched the first bit of Xarabank tonight discovered the reason when a large, bumbling man who is the dead spit of General Workers Union leader Tony Zarb, but with no hair, threw himself down on the sofa and was introduced as the man who wrote Gaia’s winning song – Elton Zarb.
“Dan huwa t-tifel ta’ Tony Zarb u Tony qieghed hawnhekk fl-udjenza”, show host Joe Azzopardi said, as the camera cut to a close-up of the GWU leader’s fondly beaming face.
So, if the Gieh ir-Repubblika is going to the entire team – something that is possible now that the prime minister has decided to increase the numbers – this means Elton Zarb gets it too.
Everyone’s been so busy focussing on whether an 11-year-old singer should be decorated by the state in this manner for winning a children’s song contest that we have completely overlooked the even greater unsuitability of giving it to her trainer and her song-writer.
Like his father, Elton Zarb is very keen on eating. Here is a photograph of some lovely kappkejks which he has put up proudly on Facebook.
Elton Zarb’s Malta Taghna Lkoll kappkejks. Elton, who is Tony Zarb’s son, will be received into the Xirka Gieh ir-Repubblika along with Gaia Cauchi, as her songwriter.
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When will they be awarding the Gieh Ir-Repubblika to the laghqi of all time, Peppi Azzoppardi?
I fully agree
That’s a good one Aunt Hetty…..well said.
Slowly but surely, an explanation for each and every move that Joseph Muscat makes comes out within a couple of days of him making the move.
Joseph, you can run but you cannot hide.
This is not a country made up ENTIRELY of fools, despite what your electoral success in gulling so many fools might have given you to believe.
Some of us do have brains and you had better understand that before it is too late.
By the way – it is summer in South Africa so you will not need your North Face jacket for the Funeral of the Year, next week.
This is the cook. Elton loves her so much, that he posts embarrassing photos of her online, obviously thinking it’s funny.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1201380113422&set=a.1184947902627.2029192.1196130283&type=3&theater
Here’s another https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10200206902354027&set=pb.1196130283.-2207520000.1386366267.&type=3&theater
Wifey’s exhausted after baking, icing and eating all those cupcakes.
I’m going to hell for this: MASSIVE!
Fleur Zarb Cocks? Any sane individual would give his right arm to get married and get rid of that maiden surname.
[Daphne – Especially when Malta is full of affectedly pretentious people who will insist on pronouncing Zarb as though it is a British word: Zahb. Now say that just before Cocks.]
Daphne, it was the first thought that came to my mind when I read her surname. These people are insane.
Elton’s late night snack:
https://www.facebook.com/#!/photo.php?fbid=4680212002045&set=pb.1196130283.-2207520000.1386366129.&type=3&theater
Or maybe this:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/41/Pig_roasting_on_a_spit.jpg
The award should be renamed as Qiegh ir-Repubblika.
Ugieh ir-Repubblika?
Perhaps “Zaqq ir-Repubblika” given that the amount of food consumed by Elton Zarb and his wife can feed an entire village.
or Biegh ir-Republika
Iz-zarb, sur Zarb kemm huma sbieh dawk il-krapkajks
U le.
You’ve got to see it to believe it.
And on what criteria was Elton Zarb ‘chosen’ to write the music?
http://www.maltatoday.com.mt/en/newsdetails/news/national/No-contest-for-the-Malta-Junior-Eurosong-20130928
‘Attard said that PBS decided to take part in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, after it was approached by a sponsor.’ And so who was this sponsor who suddenly had such keen interest is the Junior Eurovision Song Contest.
We call that someone a ‘deus ex machina’ in Latin jargon.
Zarb composed the Taghna Ilkoll election song.
Ġieħ ir-Repubblika tal-Banana. Our country is in a free fall in the hands of a bunch of complete amateurs.
Elton? How posh.
[Daphne – He must have been conceived to a soundtrack of Candle in the Wind, but then Tony Zarb naked in action doesn’t bear thinking about.]
His wife’s actual name is Fleurette, but apparently she changed it to Fleur on getting married.
I want to give these guys Gieh ir-Repubblika
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZUA6LLZ1nM
Hmm an Iced bun on a ribbon might not quite cut it here…
we tell him that he can fool all the people some of the time ,he can fool some of the people all the time, but he cannot fool ALL the people ALL the time
Elton Zarb’s company is called Freetime Productions Company Ltd.
The song was nothing special. Gaia is so talented, she won not thanks to the song but in spite of having a mediocre one.
And there goes President George Abela launching the third edition of the recipe book ‘Tisjir mill-Qalb’. The first two editions did not seem to do the trick in the Zarb Cocks household.
As things are now,if a Maltese ever wins the Eurovision Song Contest, he or she will be awarded the Presidency.
Well better that than Yana Mintoff
How low can we go?
I would love a kappkejk at the moment with my coffee. Not of the “Malta Taghna Lkoll” variety though.
God, why are there always wheelings and dealings with this lot? They say everything happens for a reason – well under Labour it surely does.
Let us think of one – one – single appointment or award or nomination. Is there one, objectively-justified, appointment? I am trying to think – seriously. But I really cannot find any.
No prizes for guessing Elton Zarb’s second name.
[Daphne – Please, not Dominic?]
Musumeci kept his tradition. According to The Times he was conferred his law degree ‘in absentia’.
One a penny, two a penny, hot cross buns.
John…..
On another note, Labour MEP Marlene Mizzi was on ONE TV this morning talking about the benefits of stroking cats for lowering one’s blood pressure.
Outside the St. Venera tunnels on the way to Luqa I am 99% sure that there is a billboard advertising jewellery on which the model is Michelle Muscat. Did I see that right?
On another note, Daphne, I have just received a brochure, in the mail, promoting the first Malta Taghna Lkoll budget.
They have no shame in squandering our taxes.
(On a side note, Marlene Mizzi features in one of wonderful pictures that light up the said brochure.)
Mbaghad ha ghalih ghax ktibtlu li ma nafdahx.
I missed it because I can’t stand that arse-licking Peppi Azzopardi and so I don’t watch Xarabank anymore.
Hmmmm I can smell something fishy…
“Gaia Cauchi was chosen as the Maltese representative”
“this approach is unfair on other young singers that had to be given the opportunity to contest and show their capabilities.”
“PBS ceased to organise the Junior Eurovision Song Contest Festival because of financial motives.”
“Attard said that PBS decided to take part in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, after it was approached by a sponsor.”
“Gaia Cauchi was chosen because she won the International Achievement Award in the Malta Music Awards 2013. Another factor was that she won the Sanremo Junior. Gaia Cauchi is even the author of the song.”
Something doesn’t sound quite right…
Fejnhom il-programmi li kien jaghmel qabel l-elezzjoni Peppi Azzopardi meta kienu jkunu fuq l-ahbareijiet tal-mument?
Lieku l-bierah Xarabank kien ikun fuq l-ambjent mhux il-programmli kien. Qed jibza.
All for sale and cheap: citizenship, Gieh ir Repubblica, Gieh John Dalli ta’ Lourdes, Gieh il-Fidil George Vella, Gieh il-Hbieb Cinizi etc.
You name it, we have it, and all going downright cheap.
Ma hemmx chance naghmlu Gieh Joseph Muscat u intuh b’xejn. We will also throw in Mrs Muscat.
Morna il-bahar sew.
http://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2013-12-07/news/gas-supply-power-purchase-agreement-signed-3408658432/
Ah, so Electrogas was spot on on the cost of the development (Eur 370 million) and on the price per kilowatt (9c6), as had been predicted by Konrad Mizzi before the elections.
http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20130109/news/Labour-announces-its-plan-to-cut-utility-bills.452480
X’kumbinazzjoni.
But there is an obvious question, which had been asked before, but now it is simply unavoidable: How could they get both values precisely unless Konrad Mizzi and Electrogas were sharing the same information?
Who was it who said “nice and slick”?
And by the way, where is Dr. Konrad Mizzi?
When is Joseph Muscat going to stop lying to the nation. He must come clean on his association with Henley & Partners before and after the elections.
They have now changed their name and became Henley and Associates Something.