Goanetters annual year-end meet is on Dec 27, 2010 (Monday) from 4-6 pm at
Institute Piedade (near Hotel Mandovi, opp Bread & More) in Panjim. Do come
along. RSVP via SMS 9822122436, f...@goa-india.org or 2409490 (after 2 pm).
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Bravo Benedict!
Thank you for making the logical and reasonable argument.
It has indeed become a trend to blindly flap our wings and scream
'bloody murder'. There may be problems with Sunburn, but lets get real
and recognize that 'drugs' are not the reason to oppose it for the
reasons that you so perfectly lay out.
In deed, the kind of opposition that segments of the Catholic elites
mount fits neatly into the agenda of the saffron right wing groups that
oppose most of the evolving cultural manifestations of the Goan Catholic
(and other Goans too).
nuff zed,
J
2010/12/27 Benedict Lobo
Whats wrong with having a Music Festival ?????
Is it become a trend to oppose anything and everything these days ,so
that the real issues affecting Goa are sidelined.
This Cock and Bull story about drugs being sold at the festival makes me
laugh.Come on people , we have spent half our lives living on the
Calangute-Candolim coastline.Drugs are sold everywhere in Goa and in
the least of places you will expect.The 'drug dealer' is not foolish to
sell dope at a public venue like the festival where he is being watched.
Music is an ingredient part of Goan lifestyle and runs deep in their
blood.Goa can be a music Capital of the Country and should be promoted
to be one.We are lucky to have so many international artists playing in
Goa today, thanks to these festivals and thousands of national and
international tourists who come at this time , adding to our economy.If
we take away all this, the tourists will not have much to do in Goa.No
doubt , the tourist numbers have fallen this year and most of these are
moving towards South East Asia.Even the Middle East countries like UAE
has started having international Music festivals and concerts by
international artists to attract tourists here.I know many Goans and a
lot Indians who fly all the way here just to attend a concert by Bryan
Adams, Santana ect.
Alas for those that never sing,But die with all their music in them!
~Oliver Wendell Holmes
So let there be Music !!
Cheers
Benedict
