The history

The rehearsal room was the garage of Claudio who lived in a villa north of San Vincenzo (editor's note: now "Villa Albatro"), in the neighborhood called "Acqua Viva" last near the property of prof. Scaglietti. The house was divided into a large apartment plus two smaller ones on the ground floor bordering the garage. They were only rented in the summer and, therefore, the garage was our kingdom for three seasons. The neighbors were distant and you could make a noise, at least until Silvano, Claudio's father with a devil for hair, came down the stairs. Silvano was a stationmaster and, when he worked at night, he would have liked to sleep during the day: so we learned to stick to his waking hours. (...)