Flamenco at Las Tapas. August 26, 2008
Miguelito and Yolit Kachlon at Las Tapas. August 26, 2008 8:58pm (photo by Brian)
It's 4-something in the morning on Wednesday. After my usual Tuesday night gig at Las Tapas, my friend Jason Vera y Aragón and I headed to Dupont Circle to celebrate Sachi's birthday. Sachi, if you recall from my blog entry on July 8th, is our favorite bartender at the new tapas bar Bodega in Georgetown. I've been going there so often this past summer that quite a few of the employees know me and have become my friends.
Incidentally, this coming Sunday August 31st, I'm hosting a flamenco juerga at Bodega scheduled to start around 7:00pm (of course most people will arrive fashionably late around 9:00pm).
Bodega's located at the corner of 31st and M St in Georgetown. The address is 3116 M St NW Washington DC. You're welcome to join in, but it's going to be packed. The last time I checked the invite list on FaceBook, there were 61 confirmed, 34 maybes and 103 awaiting reply!
Pssst! If you're on FaceBook, look me up and add me as a friend so you can hear about future juergas. If you don't have a FaceBook account, click on the image to the right and sign up.
Anywayz, here's a random selection of pics from last night's show at Las Tapas featuring dancers Sarah Hart and Yolit Kachlon, yours truly Miguelito on guitar and guest singer Naíto.
Miguelito. August 26, 2008 8:59pm (photo by Brian)
Yolit dancing alegrías. August 26, 2008 9:02pm (photo by Brian)
Sara Hart dancing tientos/tangos. August 26, 2008 9:04pm (photo by Brian)
Sarah Hart. August 26, 2008 9:04pm (photo by Brian)
Sarah Hart. August 26, 2008 9:08pm (photo by Brian)
Sarah Hart. August 26, 2008 9:08pm (photo by Brian)
Sarah Hart. August 26, 2008 9:10pm (photo by Brian)
Miguelito playing his new flamenco guitar "Yahaira." August 26, 2008 9:18pm (photo by Rosie)
Miguelito. August 26, 2008 9:19pm (photo by Rosie)
My flamenco loving friends: Laura, Mason, Brian and Rosie. August 26, 2008 9:31pm
I don't remember the exact date of the anniversary, but this month marks ten years that we've been performing at Las Tapas. I can remember auditioning for the gig back in June 1998 with dancers Sara Candela and Micaela Moreno. The only other gig where I've worked that long was at the Andalucía in Rockville where I performed every week from July 1997 to April 2007!
Tonight (Wednesday) I'm off, but tomorrow I'm so looking forward to performing in Rehoboth Beach again at the new restaurant Shag with Micaela Moreno and singer Hector "El Piraña" Márquez. Here are some pics from the last time we performed at Shag.
It's almost 5am. Time for bed. Good night!
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