CANCEL CHRISTMAS PLEASE

Can someone cancel Christmas please; I just do not have time for it this year. Every year everyone says the same thing: where has the year gone, well it normally takes 12 months for Christmas to come but I am sure this year was only 6 months! So here we are the same old, same old and I have no idea what we are doing for Christmas. I suggested to my family that we should all go and eat at a restaurant for Christmas lunch and they looked at me as if I was from another planet. My oldest daughter is leaving the country for 4 months and going on a trip to the South American countries on the 9th December, so it will not seem the same – I’m going to be worried sick about her day and night and not be able to enjoy Christmas or New Year unless I hear from her every day.

Listen, I know she is 32 years old, but that does not make a blind bit of difference to a Cypriot mum, you can be over 50 years old and we will still worry about you. On one hand I think it is fantastic that she is doing this trip on the other I would rather be with her to make sure she is alright – its not as if she is going to somewhere we have relatives like Cyprus or Greece or even Australia but South America seems such a hard place. Brazil, Venezuela, Cuba and all the other countries she is taking in I feel like I cannot help her if she needs help. All of us should see some of this beautiful world of ours and I have always encouraged it but now that she is actually doing it I’m feeling lost. So what would you think your children going off for a few months? When it comes to it I think it makes them more appreciative towards other nations, other people’s traditions and encourages them to be more humane. It also is a good thing for us parents: it teaches us to let go.

But my baby, my first born is so precious. She is nothing like me: I have always admired her grace and wisdom, her attractive shyness and it is for this reason that I worry about her. If she was like me I would not worry! I’ve been to places like Kenya and made friends with the Masai Warriors who wanted to give me husband 4 goats for me. But my daughter is not like that. I want you all to help me in the next 4 months because I think I’m going to go crazy! If your children have gone off let me know their stories so that I can not feel that something terrible is going to happen and if something terrible happened I don’t want to know! I am going to rely on you guys to keep me happy for the next 4 months and when she is communicating what she is doing and what these countries where like I will tell you all about it.

CHRISTAKIS ANASTASIOU

Christakis ANASTASIOU has been in our shop promoting his second album from Cyprus and as KAT NEOCLEOUS is not writing this week I am not treading on any person’s toes when I introduce you to this young man whose dedication to KAZANTZIDES is second to none. This album has 12 songs totally and utterly in the KAZA style and his voice is just about as near as you can get to the great man himself. One of the songs is a tribute to KAZA written by Christakis himself and the second track by our own x-London bouzouki musician Michael MINAS, showing us that he is still playing a mean bouzouki even if he does now live in Cyprus. If you want this album, just give us a ring here at Greek City and I will post it to you: 0208 89 0186.

May I wish Christakis well with it, he really has put his heart and soul into it and although I do not like covers and ‘sound-a-likes’ the production and style of this CD will, I hope, be received well by all who like KAZANTZIDES’ and his style of music.

FORTHCOMING EVENTS:

30th November 2008: Dinner & Dance on behalf of the THALASSEMIA SOCIETY at EBOMENO, West Green Road, N17 – full meze will be served at 8.30 at 8.30 all for £30: drinks can be purchased at the bar. Live Greek music with Andy Tsangaris and club band. Phone Bambo 07964481099 or Androula 0750618398 for tickets.

12th December 2008: GREEK-ELICIOUS Christmas bash with dj Andreas
Nicolaou at IOS bar/restaurant, entrance only £5. For tickets telephone
IOS 0208 447 8715 or Andreas on 07946 179792.

19th December 2008:

THE BEST CHRISTMAS PARTY: Celebrate the count down to this Christmas
in style and with bucket loads of great fun, dance and sounds.

VIVENTO Ltd has put together an exciting party with a lovely variety of
quality entertainment that will take place at the elegant Decorium in
North London.The party will be hosted by the very popular LGR presenter
Mikey Mike.

The 4 course meal will be followed by a unique dance show performed by
the Latin American Cabaret group SALSA FIRE. The four couples will dance
to some of the most electrifying Latin sounds. Their fast legwork will
leave everyone speechless.

The evening will continue with a variety of the most popular songs
aimed to please everyone. These will be performed by our very well known
Vicky G, known from her very successful appearances at Apollo
restaurant. We will also have the pleasure of the talented Katerina
Neokleous, presenter of the very successful LGR programme Young and
Connected.

The evening’s DJ is Andreas Nicolaou who will have everyone up on the
dance floor till 1.00 AM.

For details please call: Savvas 07801515347, or email for a colour
brochure at: sales@vivento.co.uk

Tickets can be bought from GREEK CITY, tickets cost : £35.00 and VIP at
£39.00.

17th JANUARY 2009: The biggest show to come to London NICOS VERTIS
at the Apollo Hammersmith: telephone us here at GREEK CITY on 0208 889
0186 for £35, £40 & £50 – tickets are really selling fast so be quick!

4th FEBRUARY 2008: ALKISTIS PROTOSPALTI & STEFANOS KORKOLIS ‘Mia
fonie, ena piano’ a very classy and beautiful concert at the Cadogan
Hall – Tickets £25, £30, £35 & £45 from us here at GREEK CITY on 0208
889 0186

NAME DAYS

DECEMBER: 4th Varvara, 5th Savvas, 6th Nicolaos, 9th Anna.

HELP WITH CHRISTMAS GIFTS:

Here at GREEK CITY we like to think we can help you get a present that
is a little different to the normal socks and pants that mum buys you.
Here we will have an EXCLUSIVE range of mugs with KAZANTZIDES,
VOUYOUGLAKI & KAREZI printed on the side of them. We have of course, the usual films with the biggest selection of Greek DVD’s in Europe. We sell
ANTENNA EUROPE cards so that your family can keep in with the news,
programs and films of Greece and Cyprus. We sell children’s DVD’s and
products that will teach your children to speak Greek. We sell ‘icon’
calendar, Greek & Cypriot footballs, Greek umbrellas even just telephone
us and we will help you choose something a bit on the Greek side, things
that you cannot get from anywhere else.

www.greekcityradio.com

Don’t forget to tune into our radio station which broadcasts live shows
from Antenna Cyprus and we broadcast live from here to them and on FM in
Canada every day.

GREEK X-FACTOR

Just still in it our JOANNA nearly got voted off but was saved by the
judges. We still have 3 Cypriot hopefuls who we know are doing their
best and we wish them well. To see the Greek X-factor, by the way, you
will need an ANTENNA EUROPE card which can be bought from us here at
Greek City 0208 889 0186 we are open from 11a.m. to 7p.m. 6 days a week
and from 12 to 3p.m. Sundays.

Me Poli Love

Olympia