OT: tomorrow I'm on the radio

[nancyrose]

Nice "seeing" you on the radio, Gio!! Well done!!

[luddite lady]

I'm sorry I missed this. Thanks to time zones, I was in transit and far from a computer when you were on air. I didn't even get a chance to send an e-mail. I hope you get to do something like this again at a time that I can take part and listen.

[Maud138]

Nooooooo! I thought it was tonight .
Now I missed it

I'm so sorry Gio, I would have loved to hear you on the radio!
Did it go well?

[giovanni]

Thank you all my friends!!!
I got many messages from you, they read many of them and sorry if some of them weren't mentioned; I remember messages from Argentina, Uk, Chech Republic, US and many more!!! Too kind people, too kind, really.
At the end of the show I mentioned some of the countries, and said my thanks in English dedicated to all of you!
I hope it sounded good via web, some of my friend here said it was good.
I was on electric bass and just for one song I used an electric double-bass! Pics will surely come soon if you are into instruments and all that stuff!
We really enjoyed the show, it was our first time ever on acoustic, or semi-acoustic you can say, but we found ourself pretty confident with this situation.
The guys from the club asked us to play more than we planned, and we played again a few songs after the live radio direct broadcast.
Now, I'm headed to a Festival (www.botticinomusicfestival.com) about an hour from here; we are in the final, let's see what happens. It's a beautiful theater (like a very small LA SCALA, you know we have many theaters done in that style). Just one song, and the final verdict! Who cares if we don't win...it will be great to be there.
Once again, thank youuuuuuuuu for all your support...my name was mentioned a lot of times during the show...eheheh!

[ltwoman]

Gio, I'm so sorry I've missed all this, being on dial up. I'm sure you're having a blast! and maybe there will be a CD soon, huh??? Looking foward to some pictures too. I know you are making us proud!

[empty]

congrats Gio!

Just another notch in your belt tho- you really are a rock god yourself!

[smudge]

For anyone looking on the link that Giovanni provided, Bianca is listed under the the Cantautori link. My Italian is woeful, but wikipedia helped out:

"Cantautori (Italian plural; the singular is cantautore) is the Italian expression corresponding to singer-songwriters in English. The word is a portmanteau of cantante (singer) and autore (writer).
Although the term, in theory, might refer to all those who compose and then perform their own songs, including, say, medieval troubadors, the term in contemporary Italian refers to a large number of relatively recent Italian popular singers − archetypically those who rose to prominence during the student protests of the 1960s and '70s − who write songs that may or may not be particularly melodic but always have social or political relevance. For the purposes of comparison, Bob Dylan would be an American cantautore. The most famous cantautore is Lucio Battisti. His songs are still popular today. Among the other best known are Francesco Guccini, Claudio Lolli, Lucio Dalla, Francesco De Gregori, Franco Battiato and Fabrizio De André.
Of the younger generation of artists, Samuele Bersani, Jovanotti, Carmen Consoli, Daniele Silvestri, Cristina Donà, Luciano Ligabue, Vinicio Capossela, and Zucchero have often been tagged as modern cantautori.
The Spanish, Portuguese, and Catalan cognates are cantautor. The French is chantauteur. The Romanian is cantautor."

English speakers are stuck with 'singer-songwriter', proving that (apart from swearing) the latin languages have all the best words.

[Jose]

all the best for your venue, Gio

[giovanni]

uhhh, you know what?

The BOTTICINO MUSIC FESTIVAL declares the winner in the 'BEST LYRICS CATEGORY': BIANCA!!!
YES, YESTERDAY WE WON THE AWARD IN THE 'BEST LYRICS CATEGORY', not bad uh?
Some of the judges reached us after the show and congratulated as they not only loved the lyrics but also loved the song, the arrangements and the way we played it!
Great, a couple of days with a lot of satisfaction, personally speaking, and having your support made it really easier! I know someone around the world is supporting my musical activities and that gives me a lot of energy!
Thanks.

[ltwoman]

Major CONGRATULATIONS. Gio! Yeah, yeah, yeah!

[moonstone]

[quote="giovanni"]uhhh, you know what?

The BOTTICINO MUSIC FESTIVAL declares the winner in the 'BEST LYRICS CATEGORY': BIANCA!!!
YES, YESTERDAY WE WON THE AWARD IN THE 'BEST LYRICS CATEGORY', not bad uh?
Some of the judges reached us after the show and congratulated as they not only loved the lyrics but also loved the song, the arrangements and the way we played it!
Great, a couple of days with a lot of satisfaction, personally speaking, and having your support made it really easier! I know someone around the world is supporting my musical activities and that gives me a lot of energy!
Thanks.[/quote]

Wow Gio!

Congratulations!!

Got any pictures?

[English-lion]

Congrat Gio :-)