tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post6090960849297248891..comments2024-03-28T07:52:07.647-04:00Comments on venezia blog: 2 Views of Carnevale in Piazza San Marco This AfternoonSteven Varni, aka Sig. Nonlosohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10066672605318740533noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-60536924904801367702014-03-20T05:59:14.986-04:002014-03-20T05:59:14.986-04:00I guess I just think of Carnevale as, traditionall...I guess I just think of Carnevale as, traditionally, being all about spontaneity, Erin, but there's not really anything very spontaneous about the adult activities at Carnevale: they are all quite packaged and sold as such to people who come from out of town (from all over). Of course, when I hear about fights breaking out at Carnevale events or vandalism or other destructiveness from over-sized crowds I remind myself that perhaps "scriptedness" is not such a bad thing, after all. Steven Varni, aka Sig. Nonlosohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10066672605318740533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-58768229742049766672014-03-17T03:00:12.965-04:002014-03-17T03:00:12.965-04:00Great perspective! Why do you think it is overly s...Great perspective! Why do you think it is overly scripted - is it too much of a tourist gimmick (and tourists from where) or some other reason?Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12270555733507109257noreply@blogger.com