We regret to inform you that the seventh edition of "Torstock" scheduled for August 29, 2009 Torremaggiore has not been made for the reduced budget available for the event. Confirmation of financial hardship was communicated to the organizers, only the date of Thursday, August 27 - forty-eight hours before the event - that is, after that was "revealed" the real and final budget statement available to the organization to prepare the stage and structures to confirm the sound-service and an invitation to the bands that were supposed to attend the concert. For the benefit of blog readers, musicians, that until a few days before the creation of trusted Torstock 2009, the public and devotees who need to know why so much and is waiting for compliance with the duty of information to which we must never give up the lead when the individual is deluded by the usual political games dressed in farces of reduced appropriations money, we describe how we arrived at the decision not to implement the long-awaited concert. On April 14 the Office of Protocol Torremaggiore, the organizers handed the request for cooperation to "Torstock 2009" to authorities, stating what were the real need to ensure the realization of a music festival aimed at providing quality, in the spirit of civil friendliness and hospitality of the musicians, guests and the public that would intervene with the two evenings, from the beginning, it was going to program. The same request was forwarded by registered mail to the Province of Foggia, in the hope of obtaining additional resources that would have made the most exciting concerts this year, as free admission and free for of certain employees of the Palace, the 2008 edition - that the recovery after nine years of darkness - seemed to have been a flop. But since the exit of the manifestations of the cartel "Torrestir 2009" in the first ten days of July, the season began, however, it was understood that, at least for music, were times of hardship. In practice, Instead, this year Torremaggiore only a certain type of music was fostered in its manifestation, given the financial commitment that has paid for the performance of a single band music on August 14, rather than commit the same amount for invite more numerous, from across the province and from outside, giving the confirmation and historical continuity to a music festival that "seemed" interested in the Administration. Combination that went on to the last weekend of August - the same dedicated to "Torstock 2009" - has made the party a political party of national importance - with lots of musical guests - that would probably have decreased the visibility of Events already planned. Surely a coincidence, but because no one had expressed the Palace on this duplicate events? Because every year Torremaggiore is the only place in the Province delaying disclosure of its program of summer events? We must believe that, with the exception of musicians and music lovers, our citizens have not heard anything for a lack of "Torstock" this year, happy to continue to enjoy the beautiful pine forest, the usual ups and downs for the course and furnished traffic congestion in front of the usual bar. This is the "movida" of Torremaggiore. This is what gives Torremaggiore. Then we welcome surprise when we read, on the various newspapers, the umpteenth edition of "Sounds in Cava Apricena of" Carpino Folk Festival "and" Orsara Jazz "and dozens of summer festivals that are organized every year for years, in countries of Sant'Agata di Puglia, Rocchetta Sant'Antonio and many others. All of these musical events, some of which resonate with today's national importance, were born in the nineties, for the passion of a group of people, not by the will of the individual municipalities, as has been for "Torstock. Torremaggiore But today is no longer interested in "Torstock. E 'duty to bring these considerations to respect real fond of "Torstock" to thank the hundreds of people on Facebook have agreed, at the request of friendship and shared "Torstock" for musicians and industry insiders who, in the street, by telephone, SMS and chat, until yesterday, but already for a year, asking about the future of the music festival torremaggiorese. And 'that only some of them we have to personally apologize for not being so restrictive in requiring that was in our power to ensure "Torstock" in 2009: it is unfortunately also true that when there is willingness on both sides nothing is created, rather than leave it to die! If the powers the Palace of Torremaggiore will always remain the same views, it is vital that this city has to focus all resources to submit each year - more than twenty years - the same historical re-enactment, making it difficult to organize other projects, present music, but also organize sports competitions (like more than someone pointed out this year) then it is best to seek home elsewhere. It is useful to that "Torstock" looking for a new city that makes it at home. We address this appeal to the nearby San Severo, San Paolo di Civitate, Serracapriola, Apricena, any other institution, place and who believes in music and association does not want to be slave to political games and vote trading. Music can change the color, but it's like the thought, free and eager to express themselves. We hope that this blog is not held steady at this sad statement. We hope that you still speak of "Torstock" and that his return to play guitar, wherever possible.
Danilo de Felice Ciro Russo
