OUR MAN in EUROPE: HOTEL DAVE: No. 35: "...The killin' Moon."

OUR MAN in EUROPE: Hotel Dave: No. 35: "...The Killin' Moon." (Notes, 21 July, 2012): ......Went to Lady Chan's LADY BAR, via Mazzini, late Friday night (skipped my usual Fri. night/happy hour gig due to a bout of "perenial" Malaria which I picked up in Kenya), but despite having the (malarial) fever, I had "molto" brewskies & Vino at the HOTEL DAVE (€35 per nite, incl. free coffee) but I'd ran out of cigarette papers and Lady Chan's LADY BAR is also a "Tabacci", hence my late night mission............. Arriving (at Chan's), the usual suspects - guys & several girls - are (Fri. nite!) in festive spirits but expound shock/horror on the Denver-Colorado (USA) BATMAN MOVIE premiere masacre by some kid with a massive ordinance of weapons, a'la the Columbine School shooting tragedy............. "DAVA!" they herald me: "U from Denver?"......... (Me:) "Sort'a."........ (They:) "Big shooting, Dava! Asassino!!!!! BAMBINO con bombs in il casa!!!!?" -they harrangue......... (I pause for breath, but THEY continue:) "DAVA!... U from Denver?"....... (Me:) "Sort'a"... and order a double whisky.......... Meantime/meanwhile, and NOT to make light of this latest Colorado tragedy.... TWENTY THOUSAND Muslims are masacred in Burma. Men, women, children: It's a HOLOCAUST!...........but, not at THE BAR, a peep - re THIS - out of anyone!?... Apparently, in OUR Western "civilization", if the victims are poor/got no oil or mineral reserves, it's not NEWSWORTHY..... THE KILLIN' MOON........................ (TWENTY THOUSANDS DEAD SOULS, for chrissakes!).............................. The Chinese say, "May U live in interesting times."... With refence to THIS, my best ever journalistic report? And sadly, in reference to the above HORRENDOUS/HORRIFIC and despicable events?... If it gets MORE interesting, I DO believe I will opt to "depart"....... I?.. You too, maybe?... We are all out of tears... and THE KILLIN' MOON hovers................ The next day? There's a morning rain. Out of respect, I play NO music. My house is stricken with grief...... As the World STILL turns; perhaps, tomorrow - I hope to GOD! -the Sun will rise? c 2012/davedelacroix/sad July/piacenza/italia/for DANIEL & FAMILY, May God keep U well...:)