What kind of music you hear while you trade?

The World Game is over, great game Argentina & France, back to some music now


lyrics: one man's loss is another man's gain


Dedicated to the BOJ Yield drive today and the traders that might have particpated at the time (not me)



From their 1979 album Flirtin' With Disaster

One Man's Pleasure - Molly Hatchet

WOW PHYLO! What a great surprise!! Thanks! Do you really know this classic latin guy?
I was a little little kid when he went out but I remember at least a couple of summer where his melancholy classic songs were in all radios, all beaches, all around here!

Yes, great FIREWORKS early morning in Europe gently offered by BOJ for all worlwide markets

If you like the blues Muddy Waters style. Johnny Winter comes on stage at 28:48 or there abouts. Excellent performnce.

Yes, and also Paolo Conte at post #42,573 and others. Perhaps, due to past and present Italian association and influence.
Shortly before the Covid issue an all female family trip to Venice and Verona was planned. edit: (ladies only-men not invited) which I was unable to attend
Romeo and Juliet a favorite with females; Verona stole some of the limelight from Venice.
The right breast of Juliet which must be rubbed for good luck in accordance with tradition was - a must do - on the bucket list.
Not related to Juliet's breasts, pre-adults - their first exposure to Italian society - were impressed how openly tactile and affectionate Italians are in public, especially the evening stroll; holding hands, arms around each and other charming and romantic, and of course all tasteful, DPAs.
Todate, no Italian boyfriends have been reported. Life moves on and limitations of availabilty, in this case, proves to be the mother of romantic invention.

Gondoliers were a thing growing up because if anyone took a trip they would return with a load of Gondolier souvenirs as gifts.
One day I notice a new Gondolier - someone had returned from a trip. There was a major national horse race event happening - name escapes me, I'm rushed - and an outsider with ridiculous odds was called Gondolier. There was some other event - that I cannot recall at hand* - regarding a Gondolier. I had a wad of cash at hand and feeeling recklous (stupid) and jokingly but with serious intent - for the hell of it - I though ''mmmm, not into omens and superstitions but what if ....'' . I'm going to put the lot on Gondolier for first place win. If I win its going to be sizable, if not I will be working some overtime. No pain, no gain. I was sitting in a movie house watching a movie on the Saturday night of the afternoon of the race event when during the pre-movie entertainments a 'Gondolier' comes floating across the screen. I suddenly remembered 'Gondolier' and realized I had forgotten to place the bet. Gondolier - that outsider (that fucking outsider, now !) - had galloped home to take first place win without my bet. That was the last time I though about playing the horse races. After reconsiderations, of gambling temptations, I consider it a fortunate and happy ending. Perhaps, the equivalent of 'No woman, no cry'. No - thats a terribly poor anology.

* time flies and the memory fades - earlier in the day I had to use urinals in a public toilet. On the way out out I noticed the toilet attendant reading a race book/card and stopping to chat I asked what his best punt/pick was. Through two or three missing teeth, while adamantly fisting the race card, he emphatically shot back - 'Gondolier' - insisting, 'that donkey's coming home !!!' I was amused but it resonated and stuck in my mind. The old fella should be long gone - I wonder how big his win was ?
Stock Internet Image: https://www.bigstockphoto.com/image-297216139/stock-photo-statue-of-juliet-in-verona

Some interest facts about Verona and Romeo and Juliet: https://blog.ymtvacations.com/shakes...meo-and-juliet

WHY IS ROMEO AND JULIET SET IN VERONA?
Romeo and Juliet made Verona famous, turning a lovely but unremarkable town in the shadow of Venice in northeast Italy into one of the world’s most romantic destinations. Many visitors wonder why Shakespeare chose this setting to lay the scene of his most popular play. The answer is quite simple: he kept to the source material. William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is based on Italian writer Luigi da Porta’s A Recently Re-Discovered Story of Two Noble Lovers with Their Pitiful Death Occurred at the Time of Bartolomeo Della Scala.

Da Porta set his play in 14th century Verona, writing about two young nobles living in neighboring castles who fall in love but are torn apart by their warring families, to tragic effect. Da Porta wrote the original story after having his own heart broken, and Shakespeare discovered and reinterpreted his own version just a few decades later—keeping the devastating conclusion and setting the same.

JULIET’S STATUE
Entered through a little arched passageway set inside Casa di Giulietta’s main courtyard, the small statue of a girl is a favorite for visitors. Found just a few feet from the balcony from which she and Romeo first confessed their love, this statue of Juliet effectively humanizes this tragedy we all know so well. Before you leave, take a moment to rub the right breast of Juliet, a tradition no one seems to be able to explain.

A Modern Interpretation: Romeo + Juliet Re-Release Trailer (2021): 4K Resolution.


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WOW! This thread is sensational, after TimeTells mine and pearls , now the turn of PHYLO.
Thanks you for posting, SIMPLE MINDS from the ancient Roman amphiteather in Verona some years ago!! I was there luckily!!!

Added a little story about Gondoliers.
Would be nice if more people posted.

Allright, WATERFRONT liev same in Verona Roman Arena for you PHYLO!!!

Live Is Life
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live_Is_Life

Maradona's warm up

On 19 April 1989, during the warming up in Munich before the UEFA Cup semi-final return between FC Bayern Munich and S.S.C. Napoli, Diego Maradona did a keepie uppie exhibition, to the rhythm of the song, while the song was heard on the stadium's loudspeakers.

Some confusion persists by those who dispute that it took place in Munich. Among others, Jürgen Klinsmann claimed that it happened during the final in Stuttgart:

1. There were 70,000 people in the stadium and Maradona went on the field. We’re on the other side of the field, warming up like Germans: seriously, focused. There's music playing, the song "Live is Life", and to the rhythm of the song Maradona started juggling the ball. So we stopped our warm-up. What's this guy doing? He's juggling off his shoulders. And we couldn't warm up anymore because we had to watch this guy.

Belgian sports anchor Frank Raes, who edited the video and distributed it via YouTube, has asserted that this warm up took place just before the semifinal in Munich. By 2013, Raes' video clip had garnered almost two million views on YouTube. The 25th anniversary of Maradona's warming up was noted internationally, with newspapers commenting on his skills and on the transformative effect he had on Napoli and southern Italy.

Joe Bonamassa: