IVIV Sportello

[John Bailey]

Are there any native (or well-versed) Italian speakers on the list?
I've found lots of meanings for 'sportello', mostly to do with
entryways or portals of some kind, but if anyone can get more accurate
with a translation it would be appreciated.

You heard me. APPRECIATED!

Sorry, just buzzing on the incendiary vibe that's back at the P-list
these days. Been friendly so long it looked like belligerent to me.

On Fri, Aug 21, 2009 at 6:00 PM, John Carvill<johncarvill at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> As someone may have pointed out already, 'sportello' also means 'door'.
>> Doors of perception...
>>
>
> Yes, 'door' or 'window' opens up a lot of possibilities, doesn't it?
>
> There must be more to those velvet paintings that keep cropping up also.
>
> Doors of perception? Certainly. Links nicely with 'window' as in
> 'pane' as in LSD investigations...
>