Glittering. By Uncle Monty.

An Ever So Glittering Night.

By Uncle Monty.

Photos By Alex Albion.

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Three in one it was of a night under the stars,

of a night at the opera, and of an ever so glittering

night at last night’s Royal Festival Hall celebration

of the 30th anniversary of The Passage homeless

day centre that has truly helped the truly home-

less of Central London year in and year out.

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I was glad to enjoy such a wonderful night and to

know at the same time that the 10th Year Concert

of "A Night Under The Stars" also marked so much

good for the homeless while such godless outfits like

The Big Issue have for years raked in profits at the ex-

pense of the exploited homeless on the cold streets of

what is now Broken and almost Third World Britain.

The Passage seeks no profit from the homeless, only

giving the homeless aid and comfort on the road to

their personal recovery for each and every per-

sons knocking on its open door. While corporate

profit is the sole and bottom line of The

Big (Pig) Issue's Peter & John Bird.
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The 10th Anniversary Concert for The Passage.

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Almost every seat of the 2,800 seats at the

Royal Festival Hall was taken up last night by

the huge paying supporters and generous

fans of The Passage, which also saw warm

royal greetings on behalf of Her Majesty

The Queen sent via her private secretary to

the Charity Concert that is under the patron-

ship of the Most Rev'd Vincent Nichols,

Archbishop of Westminster. Other patrons

include Lord Michael Carey, Archbishop-

Emeritus of Canterbury; Lord Jonathan

Sacks, the Chief Rabbi of Great Britain;

The Greek Orthodox Archbishop of

Thyateira & Gt. Britain, His Eminence

Gregorios (Theocharous) ; the Bishop of

London, The Rt. Rev'd Richard Chartres,

and Sir Sigmund Sternberg.
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Food & Wine Reception After Concert.

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An ever so glittering night saw the talented

and the best artists such as renowned soprano

and recitalist John Rodgers; gorgeous mezzo-

soprano Victoria Simmonds; fabulous tenor

Jesús León; and David Kempster the superb

baritone, all perform without charge to raise

the £4 Million, yes four million quid, needed

each year to successfully run The Passage

for the truly homeless men and women

of Central London.
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Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves from Nabucco

(1842) by Giuseppi Vedri (1813-1901) was

sensational in its presentation at the ever so

glittering night for me and the thousands

of supporters for The Passage. Here are the

exact Verdi words sang to us all at last

night's Royal Festival Hall:

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"Fly, thought, on golden wings;

go settle on the slopes and hills

where the warm gentle breezes

of our native land waft fragrantly.

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"Greet the banks of the Jordan

and Zion's fallen towers.

O my country, so beautiful and abandoned!

O precious and fateful memories!

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"Golden harp of the prophetic seers,

why do you hang silent on the willow?

Rekindle memories in our hearts

and tell about times gone by.

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"Like Jerusalem calling upon the fates,

may you give forth bitter lamentation,

or may the Lord inspire harmony in you

to give us courage to bare our sufferings!

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Such also included some of the classical

masterpieces of Mozart, Rossini, Puccini,

Tchaikovsky, and Bizet with English texts

and translations for us concert goers that

saw, too, Radio 3's Sean Rafferty appearing

among the evening's line-up of fine present-

ers. Capping the evening was the singing ap-

pearance of The Streetwise Opera that

included a couple of my own homeless

friends singing on stage last night. Bravo!!

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The End of the Two-Hour Non-Stop Concert

with host Griff Rhys Jones and the Orion

Symphony Orchestra & Chorus under the

skillful baton of conductor Toby Purser.

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Due to the fact that I must leave for Brussels

in a few hours times for the weekend there, I

will now close this my latest story as I head

right to Brussels for the weekend and at where

I shall visit the European Union Parliament, etc.,

ect. I'll be back with you all fairly soon, no doubt

... So have a nice weekend, everybody!

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Kudos, Uncle Monty.

+Eve of James The Deacon, 2010.

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Opera star Dame Joan Sutherland dies.
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2010/1011/breaking49.html
Updated: Oct. 11th, 2010.

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"How America Kicked Ass of Smart Ass John Bird."

By Jennafer Yellowhorse. Edited By Uncle Monty.

http://allaboutthebigissue.blogspot.com/2010/10/america-by-jennafer-yellowhorse.html

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"Everything The Big Issue does seems to come out

looking like rubbish compared to The Passage. It

does good year in and year out for the homeless in

in London. I ask myself: What has Big Issue really

done for the homeless? Selling only magazines is all

it does for some ... The homeless are only a con-

venient appendage for its company profits ."

Charity worker, Ida.
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"Big Issue is SHIT ..." says Cliff, age 60.

http://allaboutthebigissue.blogspot.com

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The Beatles Forever. By Alex Albion.

My next big concert date and invitation is The

Beatles 50th Anniversay Royal Philharmonic

Orchestra Tribute that is set for October 28th,

2010, at London's Royal Albert Hall. Bravo! I

am going with three friends who are mad about

the songs and records of The Beatles. Then on

Armistice Day, I'll attend The Order of St.

Larazus of Jerusalem Concert at Cadogan Hall.

Earlier on the same day, I shall be present at

the Annual Commemoration Service to the

Homeless Dead at St. Martin-in-the-Fields.

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