Já lá vão vários anos - que me recuso a contar - desde que tive o primeiro contacto com o cidadão inglês Bruce Bastin. Mais tarde viria a perceber ser ele dono de um importantíssimo conjunto de discos de 78 rotações, onde se incluem alguns milhares de gravações de música portuguesa - com grande destaque para o fado - das 4 primeiras décadas do século XX.
Não vou falar do conteúdo deste vulgarmente conhecido por "espólio do fado", dado que a imprensa portuguesa lhe tem dedicado ao longo dos últimos anos um destaque permanente nas diversas notícias, reportagens e entrevistas que foram sendo publicadas.
No momento em que escrevo estas linhas sinto-me rodeado por um estranho silêncio que sopra dos lados do Ministério da Cultura, entidade que assumiu - e assinou com a Câmara Municipal de Lisboa - a intenção de comprar o referido espólio.
Não sei o que vai acontecer nos próximos dias, meses, anos, relativamente a este assunto, mas quero aqui expressar a minha mais viva indignação pela forma como o cidadão inglês tem sido tratado, aguardando, por diversas vezes, como diria o humorista, "paletes de meses" sem notícias, aqui e ali salpicados com pequenos e pálidos "flashes" anunciando a compra da colecção de discos na sua posse.
É assim meu dever postar neste blogue, que assino com toda a frontalidade, as notícias publicadas desde que toda esta aventura começou. Vale a pena dar uma vista de olhos e se, a dado momento, ficarem fartos de ler, calculem a canseira que tem sido aturar esta novela.
A História do Fado ainda está por contar (por quem sabe!), mas esta já tem que se lhe conte! JORNAL PÚBLICO - 2003.FEVEREIRO.05
EXPRESSO - 2003.MARÇO.05
DIÁRIO DE NOTÍCIAS (DNA) - 2003.MAIO.17
JORNAL DE NOTÍCIAS - 2003.Novembro.17
JORNAL DE NOTÍCIAS - 2003.NOVEMBRO.25
PÚBLICO - 2004.AGOSTO.01
DIÁRIO DE NOTÍCIAS - 2005.MAIO.08
DIÁRIO DE NOTÍCIAS (DNA) - 2005.JULHO.01
DIÁRIO DE NOTÍCIAS - 2005.MAIO.08
EXPRESSO - 2005.MAIO.14
EXPRESSO - 2005.MAIO.21
EXPRESSO - 2005.MAIO.28
JORNAL DE NOTÍCIAS - 2005.JULHO.19
PÚBLICO - 2005.JULHO.29
EXPRESSO (ACTUAL) - 2005.JULHO.30
JORNAL DE NOTÍCIAS - 2005.NOVEMBRO.25
PÚBLICO - 2005.DEZEMBRO.16
DIÁRIO DE NOTÍCIAS - 2006.SETEMBRO.16
DIÁRIO DE NOTÍCIAS - 2006.SETEMBRO.20
JORNAL DE NOTÍCIAS - 2006.SETEMBRO.20
EXPRESSO - 2007.ABRIL.06
JORNAL DE NOTÍCIAS - 2007.ABRIL.14
SOL - 2007.ABRIL.22
LUSA - 2007.JUNHO.13
CORREIO DA MANHÃ - 2007.JUNHO.14
DIÁRIO DE NOTÍCIAS - 2007.JUNHO.23
JORNAL DE NOTÍCIAS - 2007.JULHO.03
DIÁRIO DE NOTÍCIAS - 2007.OUTUBRO.09
DIÁRIO DE NOTÍCIAS - 2007.DEZEMBRO.11 E inesperadamente eis que a mais esperada de todas as notícias chega... Vamos aguardar pacientemente os dias que nos separam do início de 2008, para confirmar a vinda de tão aguardado "tesourinho não deprimente"!
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