tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2956830097495837473.post7218948483886033424..comments2023-10-14T13:18:37.330+01:00Comments on angels in marble: Ending the Musichatfield girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12673905475452420002noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2956830097495837473.post-87213557040585607322012-06-13T08:17:41.469+01:002012-06-13T08:17:41.469+01:00Has anybody enquired how many of these 'offici...Has anybody enquired how many of these 'officials' were in fact indigenous English? Was there no supervisor with discretion and common sense on hand who could have dealt with this idiocy on the spot? <br /><br />Nearly every time I encounter officialdom on my travels in and out of the UK the faces seem to be of a darker hue than one used to meet. Just saying...<br /><br />Last time I went to OZ there was a mix up with my passport/visa. I had not noticed that the electronic visa I had, which I had printed out and stapled to my passport, contained a typo which changed my date of birth by one year. No problem going in as I was just registered as a new visitor, but coming out the immigration officer noticed the discrepancy so I was called to one side for a chat with a senior officer. he immediately saw what had happened and with a click of his mouse made the necessary changes. The whole episode was dealt with in under three minutes. But then again the Aussies have not been subject to the Shiirley Williams' education desecration for the past 40 years which probably helped. I shall refrain from a further visit until this visa expires in a couple of months.Nomadnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2956830097495837473.post-89297463894851134712012-06-12T15:36:11.508+01:002012-06-12T15:36:11.508+01:00Presumably the musicians themselves told the orche...Presumably the musicians themselves told the orchestra to go on without them. 'Making a fuss' is thought a bit unprofessional isn't it, Musician?<br /><br />Extraordinarily aggressive of the border guards. They MUST have known what they were doing and just wanted to have a go at 'elitists'. Better to ignore the insult.hatfield girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12673905475452420002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2956830097495837473.post-67972791376174992242012-06-12T13:10:10.941+01:002012-06-12T13:10:10.941+01:00and the concert even got a review, slightly polemi...and the concert even got a review, slightly polemical about the change of programme:<br /><br />http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2012/jun/11/amsterdam-baroque-orchestra-koopman-review?newsfeed=true<br /><br />but why did they go ahead with the concert without rescuing the musicians first?a musiciannoreply@blogger.com