He jetlags really hard -- he hallucinates. This despite our attempts to turn our schedules around before he left, and no alcohol or caffeine for 24 hours prior to flying. He was met at the airport. His luggage was taken to the hotel and he was checked in, but he was taken off immediately to a press conference with Bebo and Chucho Valdez.
This is the hotel's music room.
4-hour, multi-course dinner last night, that concluded, as you can see with a dulce called "The Six Textures of Chocolate."
The dinner was marvelous, he says. He was sitting with Bebo and Chucho and father and son, between them, incarnate the history of Cuban music in the 20th century. They talked nothing but Cuban music the entire time. He was in heaven. He thus managed not to sleep until a reasonable bedtime hour. He woke feeling like a normal person.
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I have a really lovely CD by Bebo called We Could Make Such Beautiful Music Together. Have you heard the BV Social Club Live at Carnegie Hall CD?
Really good post.
The first time I heard Chucho Valdez, I was in a record shop that was playing his tape (before CDs came along) on their system, and I asked who that was.
Graeme is adjusting well to Mpls.
K -- I'm not sure. Probably. But I was at the Carnegie Hall show. Does that count?
Love, C.
Ren -- Thanks for the Graeme update! I'm glad he's doing well.
Chucho has been a large part of our lives for many years. Vaquero has recorded him, been sound man, producer, promoter, etc. for recordings and tours.
Not to mention some much more personal stuff that I will not be going into.
Love, c.
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