Storm Breaker...Hump Day

I LOVE this commercial. It makes me laugh every time I see it. The advertisers should get an award for this one.







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Random Thunderstorms... (The Celebratory Booty Dance)

It's been a long time....the writer is me is active but it takes so much to sit down in front of a computer or (heaven forbid) a pen and paper to get my thoughts out. I must get better at it. Writing and dancing serve as my therapy. No wonder I've been "under the weather lately."


My mom came for a visit and it was quite entertaining to have my aunts, uncles and cousins under one roof again. I have not laughed that hard in a very long time. I shake my head at the crazy foolishness that goes on but thank God for the great memories.


I have a new cousin. She was born on July 9th and she is spoiled already. She likes to lay on your legs to sleep. Move her and she doesn't wake up, she just shifts around, gets comfy, throws her arms out and begins to snore. Newborns are so sweet. When do we lose that ability to adapt?


My performance group is going to VEGAS! Four days of fun, dance and who knows what else. What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas. I can not wait. Another item on my bucket list will be checked. Yep, I am doing this:




Side note: my hair is hating this weather! It is currently pulled up and back in what the Superintendent complimented as a "pretty regal hair style." O_0


Call me cheap but I determined to get to the 200K mile mark with my car. It had 12 miles when I bought it and has a wicked oil leak. I fixed some stuff and took it Wally World for tires. That experience was dreadful! NEVER again. And they had the nerve to give me a customer survey. I am the type of person who fills out surveys and I did go onlline and complete a complaint and cited everyone involved. I suggested they use a different system to select their management and possibly a customer service training program? Yeah, I said it. Yes I did!

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MEETING My Favorite Band

Do you have a favorite artist? The group/person that you hear and you run out and try to buy (or download) every thing they have released?

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I have one. I originally blogged about them two years ago. They are a Timba Latin band and I have been a fan every since I found out they were behind one of my favorite songs. By the time they were rumored to be working on a second album they were being hailed as the hottest/best band to come out of Cuba. They had their first US tour last year but my city was unfortunately not on their itinerary. Cuban bands must have visas to come to the US and sometimes they are not approved so traveling to another city to see them may or may not work out.

I was very happy to see my city on their itinerary this go around.

The sound was great and I have not been star struck before but standing 3 feet from the people who make the music I adore is....priceless! One of my fellow salsa performers is as much of a fan as I am and we booth literally swooned when the band leader (and lead singer) walked on stage. Each member of the band is a brilliant musician in their right and we enjoyed that show from opening note to closing encore.

They had a few special guests (Cuban Conga players and Rumba Dancers) they were flat out absolutely fabu! Even the band members had looks of approval. The night was epic! My inner Salsera is fulfilled for a while.



My only regret on the concert is that the lead singer is also a brilliant trumpeter and I was highly disappointed that he did not play his trumpet during the concert. AT ALL! There was no trumpet stand on stage! That is the equivalent of seeing Prince sing at a concert and him never picking up a guitar. Still a great show but severely lacking the icing on the cake.

No literally, the man is hailed as the best trumpeter coming out of Cuba...and that is not easily done with the music programs there. Check out a solo from a previous performance:




What did make me giddy is actually meeting the man himself...in person! He is very gracious and speaks not one word of English. Damn, my Spanish must get better. We surprised him by asking him to sign our folding fans. Folding fans? Yes, those hand fans that are often seen with dancers fanning themselves? I have a few from Cuba and we have beautiful wooden ones that are now autographed by Alexander! (Yes, I stopped by the store and bought a sharpie) In hindsight we should have included the entire band but I was so star struck I forgot. He smiled as I think no one has ever asked him to do that. Maybe he will remember us next time when we ask for the rest of the band to add their signatures.

Such a fantastic night! The only time I have attended a dance night, danced for 2 songs and been totally fulfilled. I must do that again.

   

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Peace & Blessings...