Comments on: “Hair-raising”, indeed

By: H.P. Baxxter

H.P. Baxxter — Sat, 22 Mar 2014 16:20:44 +0000

In reply to Salvu.

Then let me educate you, Natalie.

“Gensna” is a rock opera in the style briefly popular in the 1970s and early 80s, supposedly recounting the 7000 years of Maltese history.

Only it’s history as written by Mintoffians, namely that the Maltese were poor, ignorant, oppressed masses, imjassrin, eternally colonised by the hated barrani. It skips over the most important phases in Maltese history, the ones that gave us our present-day national identity.

There are two main musical and lyrical climaxes, which underpin the rest of the musical: one is a ballad stating that the Maltese who died during the Second World War died in vain, because we were only made to fight by the barrani.

The second is another ballad stating that the expiry of the lease contract for British military installations in Malta is the culminating event of Maltese history, and that after 7000 years of oppression and slavery, the Maltese will henceforth live in a socialist paradise.

Throughout these 7000 years, the Maltese wore shapeless sackcloth tunics and roughly knotted headbands, as depicted by the infamous Gorg Mallia in the infamous Grajjet Malta. “Gensna” added catsuits, because “Cats” was in.

If you have any further questions, I’ll be pleased to answer them.

By: Natalie

Natalie — Sat, 22 Mar 2014 14:33:44 +0000

In reply to Salvu.

Right, you still didn’t tell me anything about the actual ‘musical’ or whatever the author prefers to call it.

Is it history as seen by Mintoffians? Is it fantasy? Is it a love story about two people who lived in 1979? I don’t know, that’s why I’m asking.

I understand that it passes on plenty of communist messages, and that it apparently takes place in the seventies, but what’s the story?

By: Joe Fenech

Joe Fenech — Fri, 21 Mar 2014 23:00:52 +0000

So is that why Muscat listens to this in loop?

By: gens maqsum

gens maqsum — Fri, 21 Mar 2014 22:26:25 +0000

Dan kollu qed issir ghax ghadhom ma jistux inizlu l-Indipendenza. Hamsin sena mit twelid ta nazzjon u biex ixejnuha qeghdin joholqu anniversarji ta avvenimenti ohra li ma jaghmlux sens peress li huma anniversarju komuni.
Partit Laburista ma jinbidel QATT! Kif jghid il proverbju Malti, hanzir taqtalu denbu hanzir jibqa.

By: Jozef

Jozef — Fri, 21 Mar 2014 20:45:13 +0000

Ergajna.

‘Ihammiglu t-truck’.

http://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2014-03-21/news/cassola-claims-blind-mans-guide-dog-refused-entry-to-a-bus-4337958913/

Where’s that university student?

By: M. Cassar

M. Cassar — Thu, 20 Mar 2014 21:42:04 +0000

“hair-raising”
synonyms: terrifying, frightening, petrifying, alarming, chilling, horrifying, shocking, scaring, spine-chilling, blood-curdling, appalling, dreadful, fearsome, nightmarish

By: bob-a-job

bob-a-job — Thu, 20 Mar 2014 18:06:06 +0000

Even more hair-raising.

Turkey: Is Law Being Rigged to Help Azerbaijan’s SOCAR?

http://www.eurasianet.org/node/68167

Socar is one of the companies that forms part of Electrogas Malta along with Gasol, GEM Holdings Ltd and Siemens Projects Ventures.

By: Jozef

Jozef — Thu, 20 Mar 2014 13:57:09 +0000

Does Matthew Vella have to look for the story ‘behind’ every tragedy?

And how is it he anticipates police investigations?

By: Sister Ray

Sister Ray — Thu, 20 Mar 2014 13:52:45 +0000

The tune for first-time Viagra users.

By: just me

just me — Thu, 20 Mar 2014 13:47:11 +0000

“Din l-art taghna, tal-Maltin”… u tal-barranin kollha li jixtru passaport Malti..

https://www.facebook.com/GensnaOfficial/photos/a.1450405095190798.1073741828.1450061641891810/1459674294263878/?type=1&theater