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"Argentinians call him “the Madman”. This week he declared himself their
monarch.
“I’m the king of a lost world! I’m the king and I will destroy you!” Javier
Milei bellowed into the microphone on Wednesday night as Argentina’s showman
president took to the stage for his first stadium gig since his election last
year.
The concert, at a famed 8,000-capacity arena in Buenos Aires called Luna Park,
drew hordes of adoring rightwing fans – the majority young men – who had come
to see their rock-loving libertarian leader up close and wearing a knee-length
leather jacket.
“I did this because I wanted to sing,” proclaimed Milei, 53, who as a teenager
was the frontman in a Rolling Stones cover band called Everest and is also said
to be a fan of the opera composer Giuseppe Verdi.
Loyalists lapped up Milei’s decision to perform on a stage previously graced by
the likes of Frank Sinatra, Duran Duran, Liza Minnelli and a-ha – and where the
football legend Diego Maradona memorably threw a lavish wedding reception in
1989."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
