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, [email protected] or 2409490 (after 2 pm).
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Compliments of the SEASON to you, Dear Salus.
I see that you are peeked by my post on the SUNBURN Festival at Candolim Beach.
The High Court of Bombay at Goa, with its concerns for the lay citizens being
disturbed by loud music noise pollution has seen it fit to include those people
on the committee who have been wanting governments and its agencies to
implement the laws, rules and regulations in force on a consistent basis with
track records. And there are people like myself who would not bother a wee bit
if not elected (party) but will want the governments in place to do their jobs.
Laws, rules and regulations are put in place because people like myself see,
through their qualified objections, that these are put in place. Every one is
equal in the eyes of the law. The ideal thing that will happen if the laws of
the land are implemented to the crossing of the 'Ts' and dotting of the 'Is' is
that those who want to enjoy, make money, be prosperous will enjoy, make money
and be prosperous but those who don't, their rights to be left alone in peace
will be guaranteed. When this becomes one sided, the other side protests,
agitates and demands that their rights be given to them. And this erases most
of the lethargies in the implementation of the Laws rules and regulations in
existence, and also helps in formulating news Laws etc. .... meaning that the
chairs of the persons sitting in commanding positions are shaken.
For your benefit, I shall sign off with these examples where I have been
anti-loud music noise pollution (not anti-music ) for the past 30 odd years and
still fighting to remain sane where LMNP is concerned. Also, I am an
environmental lover generally called the environmentalist. As you must know
Pollution (of any sort) eats up one's innards and makes one sick.
Example One:
Police Inspector (Mapusa circa 'late 80s)- Mr. Mangaldas Desai. .. PI
Floriano Lobo - Anti-Loud Music Noise Pollution ... FL
FL: Enter Mapusa PS with a written complaint of Funnel type Loud speakers
blasting his vicinity to kingdom come.
PI: Mr. Lobo, I see that you are the only one person in Moira who gets
disturbed. There is no complaint from any other person on record.
FL: Do you know who wrote the Indian Constitution??? ... Dr. Ambedkar. Right?
You will be surprised to know that when he wrote that constitution, he had only
Floriano Lobo in mind........ He wrote it for me so that I get my rights. He
also put you on the other side of this desk to protect my rights.
PI: Black in the face...... silent.
FL: Floriano Lobo does not need one hundred people lining behind him to ask for
those rights.... So pleeeeease get up from that chair, sit in your jeep ... go
and arrest this violator of all laws, rules and regulations which you are
sitting on. ........ Or you may arrest me because I am going to continue to sit
here until you decide either way.
Mangaldas got up, sat in his jeep and made the first arrest (in this
connection). This violator was the Shiv Sena's promukh.
Note:
The world will be a happy place to live if all laws, rules and regulations are
observed/implemented where everyone will be free to do what they want to do.
Example Two:
In my Synopsis of a Writ Petition [236 of 2007] I filed in the HC against 3
hotels in Baga/Calangute Beach [ Calypso/Fahrenheit/Strela do Mar] for gross
CRZ violations, which petition is revived and ongoing as WP 580 of 2009 for
non compliance of the HC orders by Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority GCZMA,
I told the Justices of the High Court to see that the laws rules and
regulations are implemented to the fullest extent or scrap every thing so that
people may do what they want thereby bringing-in utter lawlessness. This, I
said, will make every one happy or there will spring new laws and regulations
to curb the lawlessness. Important, I said, is for the people to decide whether
they want to be on the side of the lawlessness or of the law.
The HC disposed off the Petition with certain orders whereby, Calypso's 4 or
more luxury bungalows right on the beach ( old fishermen's houses expanded and
rebuilt) were demolished with a loss of almost 4 crores of rupees. When the top
management of Calypso contacted me over the phone, pleading for help... since I
was the only petitioner and the petition disposed... if I could keep quiet all
would be fine... I told the person that my price was too high and that he will
not be able to match it.
He laughed. Yes, I said , I shall help you. Give a press conference. Tell the
press how much you have paid to the Tourism minister, to the MLA ( Agnelo
Fernandes), to the Sarpanch ( Joseph Sequeira), to GCZMA ( Dr. Varde) and I
shall see that none of your constructions are touched.
He said ... "I am already dead..... you are going to kill me again"
And that was that.
I do hope Salus, you get the drift.
Incidentally, my party, when it comes to power, will do exactly what it has
promised to do ( It's Road Map). Nothing less, nothing more.
It is upto you people to see that it gets elected.
Or
You guys can take a hike.
Because, I/we are not in a hurry to sit on the HOT CHAIRS.
Cheers
floriano
goasuraj
9890470896
www.goasu-raj.org
----- Original Message -----
From: Salus Correia
To: 'floriano' ; 'armando gonsalves' ; 'Marion Pereira' ; 'Benedict Lobo'
Cc: 'Bernado Colaco' ; 'Carmen Miranda' ; 'Tony Luis' ; 'Oscar Lobo' ; 'Arwin
Mesquita' ; 'Jason Keith Fernandes' ; 'Joseph Rebello' ; 'aires rodrigues' ;
'Ben Antao' ; 'judith almeida' ; 'mateus De Aguiar' ; 'Babush Fernandes' ;
'blandino viegas' ; [email protected] ; 'Ibonio M. B. D'Souza' ;
[email protected] ; 'Cc: Claude Alvares' ; 'Constantino XAVIER' ;
'Francisco Colaco' ; 'Gregg Carvalho' ; 'derek almeida' ; 'Dr. Ferdinando dos
Reis Falcão' ; 'Dr.Nandkumar Kamat' ; 'Dr. Mario (Oman) De Souza' ; 'oscar
rebello' ; 'Sandra DeSouza' ; 'Socorro D'Souza' ; 'edwin mascarenhas' ; 'fiona
lobo' ; 'Frederick Noronha' ; 'geraldin fernandes' ; 'roque fernandes' ; 'percy
ferrao' ; 'gabe menezes' ; 'George De Sa' ; 'pinheiro' ; 'renebarreto' ;
'Ricardo Rebelo' ; 'ivan Rodrigues' ; 'joe Desouza' ; 'Jose Colaco' ; 'Kevin
Saldanha' ; 'leo rebello' ; 'Matanhy Saldanha' ; 'tomazinho cardozo' ; 'melvyn
Fernandes' ; 'Sabina Martins' ; 'Orlando Silva' ; 'simon menezes' ; 'sanio' ;
'Presley Rebelo' ; 'Damian Lobo' ; 'Bosco De Mello' ; 'Target Goa' ; 'Cecil
Pinto' ; [email protected] ; 'Tomazinho' ; 'Silviano Barbosa' ; 'Selma
Cardoso' ; [email protected] ; [email protected] ;
[email protected] ; [email protected] ; [email protected]
Sent: Monday, December 27, 2010 5:22 PM
Subject: RE: MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ONE AND ALL
Floriano:
Best wishes to you and your family, in this holy season of joy.
About your message below, I think we are chasing the wrong bull. Here are my
comments:
1. Noise pollution: Is it a regular feature - daily? Monthly? Or once
in a blue moon? There are rules about noise etc in place in Goa, and it is up
to the authorities concerned to ensure that while permissions are given, they
are released with the condition that the program closes down by a certain fixed
time. As is done with the many dances held at Carnival, Christmas and the New
year in Goa. In this instance, as per the news article in the Times of India,
the organisers have stated, and I quote: "We can promise that we won't break
any laws whether it is the 10 pm deadline or in terms of licenses. We believe
that we are adding to the Goan economy, from employment at the fest to filling
up hotels and restaurants around the venue."
2. Drugs: In which era are you living mate? Drugs are available
everywhere to those who seek it. There may be a few cases of unscrupulous
dealers making an appearance at the festival as is the case anywhere crowds do
gather. Do you know about drugs being sold during the feast of St Francis
Xavier in Old Goa? Do you want to cancel that feast too, because drugs are
sold in the fair? It is the responsibility of the Police to ensure that due
policing is enforced. Are the organisers selling drugs? I don't think so,
however, if they are, then it is another story altogether.
3. Garbage clearance: Have the organisers been given permission with
the condition that they are responsible to clear the garbage? Garbage is the
responsibility of the local panchayats or municipality, and that responsibility
cannot be just palmed off to the organisers, who will be paying requisite fees
charged by the local authorities to put up the show. And those fees should be
designed to cover these eventualities like garbage etc. This year there were
reports of garbage strewn at Old Goa on the feast of St Francis Xavier. So
will the church have to organise for garbage clearance in the future? If that
is the stand that Goa Suraj is going to take, forget about the elections mate!
You will get nowhere.
4. Cost of the ticket: The organisers know which is the audience they
have targeted for their show, and have accordingly put up their tariff. If you
cannot afford to pay Rs10,000.00, then don't go. If nobody can afford to pay
that amount, then this will be the last year this show is held. Your problem
solved!
Let us not just object to any and every thing. Some things may be good, some
may not. Music is something good, and Goans do have music running through
their veins. Let our Goans enjoy the show. Issues like the above are to be
tackled with the authorities who fail Goans and not the organisers of the show
who are promoting something good. [I believe music is good]. Have you
forgotten the good old days when young and old thronged to Calangute beach for
the Simla Beat Contests? This is similar, albeit on a different level
altogether.
I would conclude saying that just because your government has failed you, do
not penalise Goans and the organisers who are trying to put up a good show.
Instead of problems, come up with solutions!
Salus Correia
From: floriano [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Monday, 27 December 2010 9:28 PM
To: armando gonsalves; Marion Pereira; Benedict Lobo
Cc: Bernado Colaco; Carmen Miranda; Tony Luis; Oscar Lobo; Arwin Mesquita;
Jason Keith Fernandes; Joseph Rebello; aires rodrigues; Ben Antao; judith
almeida; mateus De Aguiar; Babush Fernandes; blandino viegas;
[email protected]; Ibonio M. B. D'Souza; [email protected]; Cc:
Claude Alvares; Constantino XAVIER; Francisco Colaco; Gregg Carvalho; derek
almeida; Dr. Ferdinando dos Reis Falcão; Dr.Nandkumar Kamat; Dr. Mario (Oman)
De Souza; oscar rebello; Sandra DeSouza; Socorro D'Souza; edwin mascarenhas;
fiona lobo; Frederick Noronha; geraldin fernandes; roque fernandes; percy
ferrao; gabe menezes; George De Sa; pinheiro; renebarreto; Ricardo Rebelo; ivan
Rodrigues; joe Desouza; Jose Colaco; Kevin Saldanha; leo rebello; Matanhy
Saldanha; tomazinho cardozo; melvyn Fernandes; Sabina Martins; Orlando Silva;
simon menezes; sanio; Presley Rebelo; Damian Lobo; Salus Correia; Bosco De
Mello; Target Goa; Cecil Pinto; [email protected]; Tomazinho; Silviano
Barbosa; Selma Cardoso; [email protected]; [email protected];
[email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]
Subject: Re: MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ONE AND ALL
Hi everyone,
Greetings & Compliments of the Season.
Being on the Noise Pollution (citizen's) committee constituted by the High
Court of Bombay at Goa, we have consistently opposed this festival. The reasons
being many, but the main being that the entire residential areas surrounding
the festival venue is held at ransom with heavy NOISE POLLUTION. The other
reasons being: drugs freely circulated (a Bangalore girl fell dead on the last
occasion from overdose). Poorly managed with policing missing; No clearance of
garbage after the festival by the organizers, etc etc.
This time over, the licensing authority has been shifted to the Home Ministry
from the normal authority which is the Collector. This amply shows that money
rules and as long as this angle is met, anything goes.
The conscious citizens of Goa have no problem with music festivals as long as
they are conducted in a well organized manner with the authority keeping an eye
on what is happening.
Rupees 10,000/- per ticket is something that is beyond the purse of music
loving middle class Goans. Therefore, the question is: Who is it meant for?
Cheers
floriano
goasuraj
9890470896
www.goasu-raj.org
----- Original Message -----
From: armando gonsalves
To: Marion Pereira ; Benedict Lobo
Cc: Bernado Colaco ; Carmen Miranda ; Tony Luis ; Oscar Lobo ; Arwin
Mesquita ; Jason Keith Fernandes ; Joseph Rebello ; aires rodrigues ; Ben Antao
; judith almeida ; mateus De Aguiar ; Babush Fernandes ; blandino viegas ;
[email protected] ; Ibonio M. B. D'Souza ; [email protected] ;
Cc: Claude Alvares ; Constantino XAVIER ; Francisco Colaco ; Gregg Carvalho ;
derek almeida ; Dr. Ferdinando dos Reis Falcão ; Dr.Nandkumar Kamat ; Dr. Mario
(Oman) De Souza ; oscar rebello ; Sandra DeSouza ; Socorro D'Souza ; edwin
mascarenhas ; fiona lobo ; [email protected] ; Frederick Noronha ;
geraldin fernandes ; roque fernandes ; percy ferrao ; gabe menezes ; George De
Sa ; pinheiro ; renebarreto ; Ricardo Rebelo ; ivan Rodrigues ; joe Desouza ;
Jose Colaco ; Kevin Saldanha ; leo rebello ; Matanhy Saldanha ; tomazinho
cardozo ; melvyn Fernandes ; Sabina Martins ; Orlando Silva ; simon menezes ;
sanio ; Presley Rebelo ; Damian Lobo ; Salus Correia ; Bosco De Mello ; Target
Goa ; Cecil Pinto ; [email protected] ; Tomazinho ; Silviano Barbosa ;
Selma Cardoso ; [email protected] ; [email protected] ;
[email protected] ; [email protected] ; [email protected]
Sent: Monday, December 27, 2010 12:13 PM
Subject: Re: MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ONE AND ALL
Hello everyone,'
i dont think that there is anything wrong in having a music festival
provided that all laws are abided by the people and the organizers.
yes, Goa can be the Music capital of not only our beautiful country,
but the whole of the East. So, let the music play,.
armando
Gonsalves Mansion, Heritage Jazz Street, Campal, Panjim, Goa 403001
Website: www.heritagejazz.com
--- On Mon, 12/27/10, Benedict Lobo <[email protected]> wrote:
From: Benedict Lobo <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ONE AND ALL
To: "Marion Pereira" <[email protected]>
Cc: "Bernado Colaco" <[email protected]>, "Carmen Miranda"
<[email protected]>, "Tony Luis" <[email protected]>, "Oscar Lobo"
<[email protected]>, "Arwin Mesquita" <[email protected]>,
"Jason Keith Fernandes" <[email protected]>, "Joseph Rebello"
<[email protected]>, "aires rodrigues" <[email protected]>, "Ben
Antao" <[email protected]>, "judith almeida" <[email protected]>, "mateus De
Aguiar" <[email protected]>, "Babush Fernandes"
<[email protected]>, "blandino viegas" <[email protected]>,
[email protected], "Ibonio M. B. D'Souza" <[email protected]>,
[email protected], "Cc: Claude Alvares" <[email protected]>,
"Constantino XAVIER" <[email protected]>, "Francisco Colaco"
<[email protected]>, "Gregg Carvalho" <[email protected]>,
"derek almeida" <[email protected]>, "Dr. Ferdinando dos Reis Falcão"
<[email protected]>, "Dr.Nandkumar Kamat" <[email protected]>, "Dr.
Mario (Oman) De Souza" <[email protected]>, "oscar rebello"
<[email protected]>, "Sandra DeSouza" <[email protected]>,
"Socorro D'Souza" <[email protected]>, "edwin mascarenhas"
<[email protected]>, "fiona lobo" <[email protected]>,
[email protected], "Frederick Noronha" <[email protected]>,
"geraldin fernandes" <[email protected]>, "roque fernandes"
<[email protected]>, "percy ferrao" <[email protected]>, "gabe
menezes" <[email protected]>, "George De Sa" <[email protected]>, "pinheiro"
<[email protected]>, "renebarreto" <[email protected]>, "Ricardo
Rebelo" <[email protected]>, "ivan Rodrigues" <[email protected]>, "joe
Desouza" <[email protected]>, "Jose Colaco" <[email protected]>, "Kevin
Saldanha" <[email protected]>, "leo rebello" <[email protected]>, "Matanhy
Saldanha" <[email protected]>, "tomazinho cardozo"
<[email protected]>, "melvyn Fernandes" <[email protected]>, "Sabina
Martins" <[email protected]>, "Orlando Silva"
<[email protected]>, "simon menezes"
<[email protected]>, "sanio" <[email protected]>, "Presley Rebelo"
<[email protected]>, "Damian Lobo" <[email protected]>, "Salus
Correia" <[email protected]>, "Bosco De Mello" <[email protected]>,
"Target Goa" <[email protected]>, "Cecil Pinto" <[email protected]>,
[email protected], "Tomazinho" <[email protected]>, "Silviano Barbosa"
<[email protected]>, "Selma Cardoso" <[email protected]>,
[email protected], [email protected], [email protected],
[email protected], [email protected], "armando gonsalves"
<[email protected]>
Date: Monday, December 27, 2010, 10:47 AM
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
2010/12/26 Marion Pereira <[email protected]>
Wake up !! This is our Festive Season and all is quiet -
where are you all?
By they way The Goan Voice has an article on the Sunburn Fest
which very
neatly takes you to comment on it and neatly into twitter
where you can have access to Bollywood stars. Sharuk Khan has already I
believe made his way to Goa for the festival.
Now here is your opportunity to feedback on the damages being
caused to Goa and for Bollywood to fund the restoration.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/music/music-events/Sunburn-fest-in-Goa/articleshow/7155367.cms
Please do not lose this opportunity to have your say.
I have already asked Mr Singh (the organiser of the Fest) to
take the Fest to the Punjab.
lots of love and hugs
Marion Pereira
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