Mariya, Samantha Zerpa and Miguelito. November 27, 2006 9:21pm (photo by Ronaldo)

It's 1:45am on Tuesday as I type these words. Although I consider myself a late night person, my body clock is so out of whack from this weekend that I'm actually feeling pretty sleepy right now. Ugh. But I can squeeze in a few minutes here to blog before I totally fade.

Anywayz, our singer Gerard Moreno was under a tight deadline to finish up some music-related research and had to excuse himself from the Citron gig at the last minute. Luckily I got dancer Samantha Zerpa to fill-in for him again. Thanks Samantha!

One of our regulars, Ronaldo, volunteered to be my photographer for the evening, but I didn't get around to asking him until the second show, so I only have a few pics. But what's especially cool is that in these few pics you can appreciate how much Samantha uses her facial expression to add that extra touch of drama that engages the audience.

Remember when I mentioned this in a previous blog? The audience truly wants to see you enjoying yourself onstage. And when they see it they respond either through enthusiastic applause, jaleos or heartfelt compliments after the show.

OK, I'll just shut up now and let you enjoy the pics. :-) I gotta go to bed pretty soon anyway...