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Điđijeva žena je iz Savičente. Vjenčali su se 1976. u nekadašnjem mjesnom uredu (danas Kuća vještice).

U današnjem Mediteranskom plesnom centru nekada je bio društveni dom. Tijekom 1980ih ondje su svirali razni sastavi i nastupali poznati pjevači. Uvijek je bilo krcato. Za Novu godinu su unutra bili stolovi, moglo se doći familijarno ili s prijateljima. Điđi je bio redoviti gost, a nekoliko puta je radio i kao vratar na ulazu.

Taj grad je uvijek bio grad, poslije je to sve nestajalo.

S prijateljima rado igra briškulu i trešetu. Igraju ‘za dva deca radenske’. Jedan dan dobije, drugi dan izgubi. Karta radi društva, najčešće kod Mirjane (kafić Žlinja) jer je ondje lijepi hlad.

To je jedan lijepi trg. Ja nisam nikad kao mlad razumio ni di sam doš’o ni šta sam doš’o, al’ sad vidim di sam došao, sad kad je kasno.

Imaš ložu, imaš kaštel, imaš crkvu, imaš trg. Tu imaš sve u kompletu što trebaš. Ne trebaš ići nigdje u Europu da nešto posebno tražiš…

Nekad je trg bio tako fin i lijep, ali sad tu ima dosta gužve. U redu je preko dana, ali po noći je naporno. U kaštelu se održavaju svadbe i razne manifestacije. Tijekom ljeta, non stop. Do ponoći je dobro, no naporno je kad traju do kasno u noć. Nekad neke fešte traju do 2, 3 ili 5 ujutro. Malo dođe do zamora. Nikad se nisam usprotivio jer sam u mladenačkim danima i sam volio ludilo, volio sam sve.

Điđi živi sa suprugom na trgu u kući koju je kupio 1977. Kuća je tada bila u derutnom stanju pa ju je obnovio. Nekad je bilo lakše jer je svatko renovirao kako je htio. Danas se ništa ne može bez odobrenja konzervatora. On bi npr. htio na kuću staviti aluminijske prozore, namjeravao je čak uzeti smeđu boju da se ne vidi je li aluminij ili plastika, no to se ne smije. Dozvoljeni su samo drveni prozori. Problem je bio i kad je htio promijeniti fasadu. Razmišljao je već i o tome da se odseli i negdje drugdje sagradi kuću, ali nije se mogao za to odlučiti. Žao bi mu bilo otići iz Savičente.

Zimi je u Savičenti starački život, Điđi je uglavnom kod kuće. Ujutro ode na kavu, malo karta s prijateljima. Oko podne, jedan se vrati kući i gotovo, nema potrebe više izaći.

Điđi’s wife is from Savičenta. They got married in 1976 in the former register office (today the Witch’s House).

Today’s Mediterranean Dance Centre used to be a community centre. In the 1980s, it hosted different bands and well-known performers. It was always packed. On New Year’s Eve, tables were all around, you would go there with your family or friends.  Điđi was a regular, he sometimes worked as a doorman.

The town was a real town then, later that town feel dissolved.

He enjoys playing the card games Briscola and Tresette with his friends. Their stake is “two decilitres of sparkling water.” One day he wins, another day he loses. He plays to socialise, most often at Mirjana’s (Žlinja café) because of the nice shade.

This is a beautiful square. As a young man, I did not understand where I had arrived or why, now I do, but it’s too late.

There’s the loggia, the castle, the church, the square. You have everything you need in one place. You don’t have to go to Europe to find something special…

Once the square used to be so nice and pretty, but now it gets really crowded. It’s all right during daytime, but it gets annoying in the evening. Weddings and other events are held in the castle. In the summer, all the time. It’s fine if they finish by midnight, but it’s tiresome when they last deep into the night. Sometime the parties go on until 2, 3, or 5 o’clock in the morning. That can be irritating. I have never said anything because I liked to party when I was young, I liked everything.

Once the square used to be so nice and pretty, but now it gets really crowded. It’s all right during daytime, but it gets annoying in the evening. Weddings and other events are held in the castle. In the summer, all the time. It’s fine if they finish by midnight, but it’s tiresome when they last deep into the night. Sometime the parties go on until 2, 3, or 5 o’clock in the morning. That can be irritating. I have never said anything because I liked to party when I was young, I liked everything.

Wintertime is a more tranquil period in Savičenta, Điđi spends most of his time at home. He goes out for coffee in the morning, plays cards with his friends. He comes home around noon or 1 o’clock and that’s it, he doesn’t have to go out anymore.