[kj] OT: Torture in Oz

[Paul Rangecroft]

Could be worse.

They could be forced to listen to Chris Connelly.

On 7/17/06, A. Madani <a.madani at anirrationaldomain.net> wrote:
>
>    Manilow tunes annoy residents Agitation grows in Sydney suburb over
> tactic to oust revelers
>
>  *SYDNEY, Australia (AP) -- It could be magic for some, but the use of
> loud Barry Manilow music to drive away late-night revelers from a suburban
> Sydney park is getting on the nerves of nearby residents.*
>
> In a move reminiscent of U.S. efforts to drive former Panama strongman
> Manuel Noriega from the Vatican Embassy where he took refuge in 1989, the
> local council in Rockdale, in Sydney's southern suburbs, started a six-month
> trial of high-volume hits by Manilow and Doris Day to chase away car
> enthusiasts who were gathering on weekend nights at Cook Park Reserve.
>
> "Barry's our secret weapon," Rockdale Deputy Mayor Bill Saravinovski told
> The Daily Telegraph newspaper, four weeks after the start of the effort. "It
> seems to be working."
>
> But some people living near the park are less than enthralled. They say
> the barrage of "Copacabana," "Could It Be Magic" and "Que Sera Sera,"
> blasting from 9 p.m. to midnight every Friday, Saturday and Sunday is
> driving them crazy.
>
> "I don't know how I will cope," said Moya Dunn, describing how the songs
> have invaded her house. "I just can't sleep when it's on, and to think
> there's going to be another six months of this."
>
> Officials have given in a little, agreeing to turn down the volume a bit
> after residents complained.
>
> "The initial reaction was that they found it irritating," Saravinovski
> said. "I'm not disputing what the residents are saying. I can't swallow some
> of the tracks like `Mandy.'
>
> "We have tried to reduce the sound and we are reviewing the songs. I don't
> mind Barry Manilow, but I'm more of an ABBA and Celine Dion fan."
>
>
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