I’m happy to announce that my second CD has been released!
Imagen (“Image”) is the result of my life-long love for Latin American music and with many thanks to VGo Recordings, La Bella Strings, Eliot Fisk, and Mom and Dad, this love has turned into a dream-come-true.
Check it out on VGo Recordings and Amazon! It will soon be available on iTunes, CD Baby, and many other outlets as well.
Also, while I was in Merida, I noticed “Imagen” was used on quite a few things! For example:
Thursday, November 22, 2007 – Friday, November 23, 2007
Thursday evening’s concert was by Manuel Espinas whose playing was very refined and controlled. He was also a very kind person and we had a nice conversation after the concert.
That evening we went to a different restaurant to celebrate. Yohualli and I decided to sip on some tequila and we ordered Horraduras Reposado. The flavor was wonderful. Manuel asked me if I knew what a “muppet” was. I had no clue. So he ordered one for me. Before it came, he also asked me if I wanted a “yellow submarine.” Then the “muppet” came — it was a shot glass filled with some substance, with a piece of paper towel on top. The server put it down in front of me, slammed it on the table twice, pulled the towel off to reveal a foaming shot, and I did my part. Very sweet and interesting. Then came the “yellow submarine.” Apparently, an amber beer with an inverted shot of tequila at the bottom. It tasted quite good actually.
Horraduras, yellow submarine, and a beer.
The phone rang at 5:00 am. My wake up call. I moped around in the dark, gathering my junk. At 5:15 my cab came and I was off to the airport. Both flights back to Boston were relatively empty. Thank goodness the rest of the country was doing the black Friday shopping. Of course, this was going to be a long day for me, because as soon as I got off the plane I’d be running off to another rehearsal. It’s nice that things keep moving though, and I enjoy being on my toes.
This was my first time in Mexico and it was all too memorable. I’ll cherish the memories of the warm November nights as this year’s Bostonian winter begins to unfold.
Thursday, November 22, 2007
To the beach: Progreso. Traveling in the mighty “Vochito” — the little VW bug that looks like it came out of a movie. Juan Miguel was very kind to drive us to the beach.
There were many reasons to go to the beach. Let’s see… This was our day off. I was flying out tomorrow at 7:00 am. The beach was now or never. The weather was on our side. And really, who needs a reason to go to the beach?
The water was warm, though slightly murky. I also started picking up some seashells. It was always something I did, though I’m not sure why, since for sure I don’t collect them. I guess it’s just something to do.
We decided to have ourselves a nice big lunch, which included all sorts of seafood: ceviche, baby shark, stuffed shrimp, and stuffed fish. Again, we washed everything down with some beers.
