Who is whistling? - Felice Cavallotti

Italian politician and dramatic author Felice Cavallotti (1842-1898) couldn’t accept the fact that the audience didn’t like some of his theatrical works. When some critic heavily attacked one of his work after its premiere, Cavallotti went straight to the editor of the paper that published the article.

“That critic of yours didn’t like my work because of my party allegiances!" - Shouted Cavallotti.

“Dear mister Cavallotti,” the editor answered him calmly, “those who booed your work at the theater weren’t members of some political party, but a very small group of people that have actually watched your play”.

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Who is who? – Waldick Soriano

Waldick Soriano (1933-2008) was a very popular Brasilian singer-songwriter who recorder 83 albums in his career. However, his great career wasn't without a few incidents.

During one of his concerts, Waldick started singing one of his greatest hits – a song called "Eu Não Sou Cachorro Não" (I'm not a dog).

A few seconds after the song began, someone from the audience let a dog on the stage who had an inscription around his neck saying: „I'm not Waldick Soriano“.

Soriano was deeply offended with that and he began cursing at the audience. In excange, the audince started throwing all kinds of object towards him.

The concert turned into a battlefield and was cancelled.

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