Giorgio Carbone, Elected Prince of Seborga, Dies at 73, by Douglas Martin (New York Times)
After convincing his Seborgan neighbors of their true significance, Giorgio Carbone was elected prince in 1963. He gracefully accepted the informal title of His Tremendousness, and was elected prince for life in 1995 by a vote of 304 to 4. Voters then ratified Seborga’s independence, which, by the prince’s interpretation, it already had.
New Albany is a state of mind … but whose? Since 2004, we’ve been observing the contemporary scene in this slowly awakening old river town. If it’s true that a pre-digital stopped clock is right twice a day, when will New Albany learn to tell time?
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Seborgan prince dead at 73.
There's a lesson here, because somewhere on Shelby, "King" Larry is thinking, hmm, wish I'd thought of establishing undiplomatic relations with him ...
Though the motto - Sub umbra sede - sounds familiar, King Larry was never that creative.
ReplyDeleteBetween ham-fisted ward heeling and royalty, royalty always gets the actual ham. We just had to live with the government cheese.
This may constitute an arid patch for NAC.
ReplyDelete"His Tremendousness" - Obviously a humble man . . .I think I'll get my business cards remade . . .
ReplyDeletelike him or not at least Larry was willing to put his name on the ballot box, any takers among his critics?
ReplyDeleteWhy is it that "some people" are just itching for the editors and posters on NAC to run for office? And who is it who says that if you don't "run" for office, you have no right to kvetch?
ReplyDeleteIt's commonly said that if you don't vote, you can't complain. I'm a bit more sympathetic to, if not in agreement with, that red herring. But to actively and repeatedly state that offering a critique on public policy is somehow verboten unless you are elected to public office...why, that's one of the most dangerous ideas I've ever heard.
It may be that these mostly anonymous snipers ARE holding you all to a higher standard, but it still isn't rational, American, or offered in good faith.
I can't imagine that the rock-throwing could be any less intense if you all did run for or serve in office.