Furia Flamenca director Estela Velez introducing the show. March 27, 2010

So this past Saturday I went to the Sylvan Theatre next to the Washington Monument where Furia Flamenca was performing. Although it was sunny and beautiful it was very very cold! I was already a bit sick as it was but I decided to go anyway with the intention of taking a bunch of pics then heading straight home to rest up a bit. And besides it had been quite a while since I featured Furia in my blog so I couldn't pass up this opportunity. Enjoy!

Amy. March 27, 2010

So later, I was playing at my usual Saturday night flamenco gig at Cafe Citron and had the pleasure of meeting a fellow flamenco guitarist, Roy Brewer, who happened to be in town for a music symposium in honor of Elvis. He's an ethnomusicologist from the University of Memphis! Of course, it always turns out the day that an esteemed colleague comes to hear you play is the day when you're not feeling all that well. But hey I'm a pro and I pulled-it-off anyway, well almost. :-) So just like Furia carried on despite the cold and wind on Saturday, so did I!

Carmen, Karina and Lauren. March 27, 2010

After my show, I put my equipment away and chilled at the bar for a bit and this cute girl struck up a conversation with me, "Good job on guitar!"

"Thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed it."

We made small talk for a bit then she asks me, "So what do you REALLY do for a living?"

Mildly irked, "I play guitar full-time."

"No, really. What do you DO?"

Realizing she didn't get the arts-as-a-living concept, I decided to scare her off. "Dude, don't tell anyone, but when times get tough, I sell drugs. Want some?"

Didn't work though. She laughed. I didn't really care that much whether she believed me or not. But I decided to turn the tables and ask, "So what do YOU do?"

"I'm a social media evangelist."

"A social media what? So you spend all day posting on Facebook and Twitter. Everyone I know does that. That's not a REAL job. Really what DO you do?"

I was being sarcastic of course and she picked up on it thank God. Although she did playfully punch me in the shoulder (ouch!).

Long story short, we ended up talking about online social networking awhile and she gave me her card, but can't seem to find it. :-( (Hopefully she'll come across this blog and contact me.)

Sylvia, Carmen, Torcuato and Mariana. March 27, 2010

Still sunny out and I want to squeeze in some time walking around Old Town Alexandria before heading to Marsha Bonet-Savchenko's flamenco dance class at Landmark Mall. Yeah I'm there pretty much every Wednesday night. Those of you who follow me on Facebook also know that I play for "La Miri's" flamenco class at the University of Maryland, College Park on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 3:30pm. If you go to UMD, please stop by and say hi!

The sunny day awaits me. Signing off for now. Ciao!

Estela and Daniel. March 27, 2010

Margarita, Morgan and Lauren. March 27, 2010

Daniel, Karina and Torcuato. March 27, 2010