DianaIsn't Everyday 'World Youth Day'?
July 17th 2008 01:53
I first started hearing about 'World Youth Day' when we tried to organise our school band to play at Darling Harbour (as we have done several times before)and our usual contact told us that the area was 'unavailable' weeks ahead of the forthcoming 'World Youth Day' for security purposes.
We were a bit puzzled at our school, not having heard of this before, and I remember thinking what sort of wanky thing is Sydney on to now?
Then we heard the Pope was involved and I for one was even more confused. What would the youth of today, as I knew them, have to do with the leader of the Catholic church, for God's sake?
When we did eventually get to Sydney on our tour and duly trudged around Darling Harbour, there seemed no obvious signs of 'security'or indeed any reason why we could not have performed in front of the coffee shops as per normal.
Maybe Melbourne school bands have a specially bad reputation?
There were a numer of posters up announcing the forthcoming Day though and news of the event started trickling through from the media.
Then our coach driver told us of the huge convoy of buses booked to drive from Melbourne with 'pilgrims' and of course by then we realised the event was gonna be bigger than Ben Hur. (great movie by the way..)
And of course the rest is history.
Today the Pope (with his popemobile) is doing his thing at Darling Harbour and the youth of today are soaking it up.
To the tune of many many tax-payer funded millions, I could add if i was feeling churlish.
Which I'm not.
But his visit is supposedly adding thousands to the tourism dollar, which is supposed to be a good thing.
Not that commercialism is a bad thing anyway.
And let's not, while we're at it, get 'cranky' with trifling issues such as sex abuse or rape, committed by representatives of the Catholic church. I mean, c'mon girls, move on! Get on up to the Harbour and let's all party with the Pope!
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