Tapeo on Saturday October 14, 2006
Isabel Otero, Miguelito, Daniela, Raquel, Gil Mendez, Cindy and Sarah Hart. October 14, 2006 9:03pm
It's 2:26pm on Sunday as I type these words. Yeah, it's been a while since I last blogged. It's been one of those weeks where personal stuff just had to take some priority. Anywayz, I did my gigs as usual last week. But what always makes it special is when my friends come to see me perform. And last night at Tapeo was one of those nights!
I literally had been playing guitar all day long before I got to the gig and all I had eaten that day (aside from getting my morning jolt of doppio espresso at Starbucks on the way to dance class) was a slice of pizza. It was a tasty slice mind you, but nutritionally I was cutting myself short and it certainly felt like it during the show. My dancers for the evening were Sarah Hart and Isabel Otero and they did a fine job, but as for myself, I know I could've played much better. It certainly helped that all my friends were there to cheer us on--I got a little boost of inspiration because of them (thank you ladies!).
An additional benefit of having friends in the audience is the supply of enthusiastic volunteer photographers. It's also cool to compare and contrast how different people frame their shots, select angles and play with the camera settings to get certain dramatic effects. Anywayz, check out the pics by Cindy and Daniela...
Cindy, Raquel and Daniela. October 14, 2006 8:40pm
Isabel Otero and Sarah Hart in Sevillanas. October 14, 2006 8:43pm (photo by Cindy)
October 14, 2006 8:44pm (photo by Cindy)
October 14, 2006 8:45pm (photo by Daniela)
October 14, 2006 8:45pm (photo by Daniela)
Sarah. October 14, 2006 8:46pm (photo by Cindy)
Isabel. October 14, 2006 8:47pm (photo by Cindy)
October 14, 2006 8:47pm (photo by Cindy)
October 14, 2006 8:48pm (photo by Cindy)
Sarah. October 14, 2006 8:52pm (photo by Cindy)
October 14, 2006 8:52pm (photo by Cindy)
October 14, 2006 8:53pm (photo by Cindy)
October 14, 2006 8:53pm (photo by Cindy)
October 14, 2006 8:57pm (photo by Daniela)
October 14, 2006 8:59pm (photo by Daniela)
October 14, 2006 8:59pm (photo by Cindy)
October 14, 2006 9:01pm (photo by Cindy)
October 14, 2006 9:01pm (photo by Daniela)
October 14, 2006 9:01pm (photo by Daniela)
October 14, 2006 9:01pm (photo by Daniela)
October 14, 2006 9:01pm (photo by Daniela)
October 14, 2006 9:02pm (photo by Daniela)
October 14, 2006 9:03pm (photo by Daniela)
Steve, Raquel, Daniela and Cindy. October 14, 2006 9:37pm
After the show, we all went to out to house party. It was cool--met some myspace friends in person for the first time. Steve was kind enough to buy liquor on the way--us artists and college students were basically broke. :-( At da party, the guys were in the living room watching UFC martial arts fighting, while the girls were at the bar talking about I don't know, girl stuff. :-) I'm not much into fighting sports (nothing against it, just doesn't interest me) so I went back and forth between the living room and the bar. But when the UFC program was over at around 1:00am, we all went our separate ways...some went clubbing while the rest went home. It was cool hanging out with my flamenco friends in a non-flamenco gathering mostly to get to know another side of their personality and life.
At the house party, Miguelito and Daniela. October 14, 2006 10:51pm (photo by Raquel)
Another tangent (hey, it's my blog!): Been in a movie mood lately. On Monday, went with a friend to see The Queen, which is not something I would've chosen to watch on my own, but I couldn't turn down an invite from my very charming friend. ;-) I never really kept up with royal family gossip, but I actually enjoyed the film. Thursday I went to see The Last King of Scotland which is fictional film about former dictator of Uganda, Idi Amin. Forrest Whittaker gives an amazing performance portraying a character who is very evil but at the same time very charming. Warning: there is some very very gruesome violence. But today I'm going to see if I can persuade a friend to come with me to see Dane Cook's Employee of the Month. OK, that's it for blogging today. I'm outta here. Ciao!
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