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In the email re: Chukh -- few omissions, I got the name of the Girgaum Congresss Block President. His name is Nolasco Gama, NOT Nolasco Dias. Nolasco Dias is famed AIR singer, a colleague of my father. Not sure if he is still alive. He composed and sang many Konkani songs. He wrote a Konkani operata called Amoriche Ghantteo (Bells of the Angelus). I think my father wrote the music for it and later he was joined by Mauro Alphonso, a well-known musician. Or, Alphonso wrote the initial music and then my father was asked to join Alphonso as a team. My memory is not clear on how it worked. I, however, remember that my father and Dias spent hours at my home fine-tuning the music. Then Alphonso would come to my house and all three would sit and do rehearsals with Dias doing the vocals. My father also helped with suggestions in improving the script of the operatta. I won't list my father's limited contribution to songs of a couple of noted singers, who I will not mention now. One thing I will say, my father didn't have high regards for Goan Konkani stage. He appreciated Manglorean Konkani dramas. When growing up, he would tell me that Manglorean dramas were of a higher standard than Goan dramas. He would never decline playing at Manglorean plays, but I don't remember him playing at Goan dramas. He, however, went to see then at Bhangwadi, a stone's throw away from my building in Kalbadevi Road, and I often went with him when I was very young till I was a teenager. Similarly, I accompanied my dad to many Manglorean dramas where he played the violin for bands. Like other aspects of Goan Konkani stage, band groups played politics. He would never sink to that level. He would never ask band leaders to give tue chance to play for tiatrs. Unlike some musicians who played for tiatrs, my dad had a "day job" working for Indian Navy in the administrative office. He played for the Bombay Orchestra and often substituted at the Andrian de Mello and His String Quartet at the Grand Hotel at Ballard Estate. Since Romaldo wanted to know how many tiatrs I have seen, I must inform him that I have lost count. I would see a tiatr at Bhangwadi more than once. I could just walk in as the stage hands there knew me well. I would go backstage at the middle of a play that I have seen before and engage in conversations with some of them and then come home. Princess Theatre, popularly known as Bhangwadi, was my second home, so to say. Does my background satisfy both Romaldo and Joyce and other supporters of the Alphonso brothers and, in particular, the play, Chukh. Would Romaldo and Joyce like to know more about my background with respect to Konkani theatre? At the same would Romaldo and Joyce be kind enough to tell me your backgrounds with respect to Konkani theatre and how many tiatrs each has watched? Since you'll started this game, including suggesting a "conspiracy theory", I have thrown the ball in your courts. Forewarning: Failure to reply would invite harsh comments from me. Eugene Correia __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Friends. Fun. Try the all-new Yahoo! Messenger. http://messenger.yahoo.com/