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7th Trip to Bs As - 19.11

I settle into El Bulin de La Calle Ayacucho at Ayacucoh 505. This is the Apartment of the World Famous DJ Horacio Arcidiancono.
trEATS: Befe de Lomo at Niña Bonita on Corrientes.
My first night in Bs As was Flo´s last. I catch her at Club Gricel - Milonga La Cachila, La Rioja 1180. Also danced with Vera from Boulder, CO.
The music is very good. Then the live Orquesta Unitango performs. It´s OK. But I preferred the recorded music before the performance.

New Orleans Tango at Lucy's

New Orleans Tango at Lucy's
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First Tango at Lucy's in NOLA

On the Road: At the MS/LA line I pick up a fine bag of cajun boiled peanuts for my lunch.
Lodging: Won a priceline bid for the Marriott Courtyard at Canal and St Charles for $47. Only problem is they charge $30 to park.
Venue: Upstairs in the attic at Lucy's Retired Surfer Bar. 701 Tchoupitoulas, corner of Girod in the Warehouse District of New Orleans, LA.
DJ and Hostess: Myra Menville.
Cover: $10.
Time: 5 to 9 pm, 3rd Sunday of the Month (Check Calendar to Confirm)
Dancecard: Christina, Graciela from Uruguay, Linda, Myra and Phyllis.
Notes: I take the Canal St Streetcar from St Charles and walk the few remaining blocks in the drizzle to Lucy's. I arrive at 7 pm on Argentine time. Bob from Fairhope, AL greets me. I fumble around with my stuff noticing that I've lost my murse (aka man's purse.) I settle into the corner, change shoes and check my stuff to confirm my loss. Myra plays a Milonga but I don't want to dance Milonga my first dance. I'm sitting in the corner in the dark. I look up and una rubia is crossing the long floor toward me. She introduces herself as Christina. She said that Bob recommended me to her as a good dancer but he said that I was shy so she should fetch me. I love The Big Easy. We dance a good set. I dance with others. Then I find Linda and dance a very good tango with her making my travel well worth the trip. I hope to dance a Milonga with her but Myra doesn't play another one. Last dance with Christina.
Delights: Tango with Linda
Regrets: Arriving late, a sticky floor, missed dancing Milonga
Announcements: Myra announces Ector's Forever Tango After Party Oct 15, 2009.
trEats: Very fine salmon supper at Hoshun Restaurant - Neo-Asian, 1601 St Charles Ave
Monday morning Brunch at the Blue Plate Cafe

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Tango Argentina

Tango Argentina
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Clases de Bandoneon y Guitarra

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Where's Neil?

2009

4 - Tulsa, OK, 4 - Memphis, TN,

3 - Atlanta, GA, 3 - Las Vegas, NV, 3 - Tucson, AZ,

1 - Houston, TX

2008

12 - Birmingham, AL,

11 - Austin, TX,

9 - Mt Vernon, MO, 9 - Albuquerque, NM,

8 - Chicago, IL,

2 - Portland, OR,

1 - Houston, TX

2007

12 - Bs As,

11 - Jackson Hole, WY, 11 - Austin, TX,

9 - Lawrenceville, GA,

8 - Mt Vernon, MO, 8 - Chicago, IL,

7 - Woodstock, GA,

5 - Asheville, NC, 5 - Denver, CO,

1 - Durham, NC

2006

12 - Ballground, GA, 12 - St Louis, MO,

11, 10 - Bs As,

9 - Denver, CO,

8 - Mt Vernon, MO,

7 , 6 - San Francisco, CA, 6 - Charleston, SC,

5 - Asheville, NC, 5 - Athens, GA,

4 - Atlanta, GA, 4, 3 - Bs As,

2 - Memphis, TN

2005

12 - Charlotte, NC,

11- Split Tree, GA, 11 - Charleston, SC,

5 - Denver, CO

2004

12 - Bs As,

10 - Portland, OR,

5 - Denver, CO

2003

11 - Austin, TX

2002

11 - Memphis, TN

2001

11 - Bs As

2000

11 - Bs As

1999

10, 1 - New York, NY

Orphans:Ann Arbor, MI, Augusta, GA, Boston, MA, Dallas, TX, Decatur, GA, Greenville, SC, Las Vegas, NV, New Orleans, LA, Phoenix, AZ, Princeton, NJ, Tampa, FL, Washington, DC

Link to the month. Then scroll down with the PgDn Key.

La abandoné y no sabía

Amasado entre oro y plata

de serenatas y de fandango;

acunado entre los sones de bandoneones

nació este tango.

Nació por verme sufrir en este horrible vivir

donde agoniza mi suerte.

Cuando lo escucho al sonar,

cuando lo salgo a bailar

siento más cerca la muerte.

Y es por eso que esta noche siento el reproche del corazón.

La abandoné y no sabía

de que la estaba queriendo

y desde que ella se fue siento

truncada mi fe

que va muriendo, muriendo...

La abandoné y no sabía

que el corazón me engañaba

y hoy que la vengo a buscar ya no la puedo encontrar...

¡A dónde iré sin su amor!

Al gemir de los violines los bailarines van suspirando.

Cada cual con su pareja las penas viejas van recordando.

Y yo también que en mi mal sufro la angustia fatal de no tenerla en mis brazos,

hoy la quisiera encontrar para poderla besar y darle el alma a pedazos...

Pero inútil... Ya no puedo...

Y en sombra quedo con mi ilusión.

Stuck between gold and silver

of serenades and of fandangos;

rocked between songs of bandoneons

this tango was born

It was born to see me suffer

to live this horrible life

where I'm down on my luck

I listen when it fails,

I leave to dance

I feel death closer.

And it's why tonight

I feel the scorn of heartbrake I left her and she didn't know it

I was loving her and since she went away

I feel my faith cut off

It's dying, dying...

I left her and she didn't know it

My heart deceived me

And today I come to look for her

I can no longer find her...

Where will I go without her love!

When the violins are moaning the dancers are sighing

Everyone with their partner

the old pains and sufferings

they remind me

And I also in my misery

I suffer the fatal anguish

of not having her in my arms

I would want to find her today

to be able to kiss her

and to give my soul in pieces...

But it's useless...

I can't any longer

And I stay in the shadows with my illusion.

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Ask Aleandro - Not enough room for me

Aleandro,
I went to a House Milonga but there wasn't enough room for me to perform my steps. What should I do?
A Braty Puma Wearing Leg Flailer (BPWLF)

Dear BPWLF,
Adapt your dance to the available space.
Gracias,
Aleandro

Houston Argentine Tango Festival

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Houston Argentine Tango Festival - Milonga at the Firehouse

Venue: The Firehouse
DJ: Jason Laughlin
Dancecard: Barette from St Louis, Catrine from Houston, Dana from Ft Worth, Donna from New Orleans, Karen from Houston, Lisa from Boulder, Mercedes from Virginia Beach, Nanette from Houston, Sarah from Houston, Sheema from Houston formerly from Pakistan
Sobering News: Mercedes shared that she had heard that Danny Waggoner aka El Once would be having by-pass heart surgery. I hope and pray and trust that he will have a speedy recovery.
BTW I am not Danny.
Delights: My dance with Lisa was a special delight. We danced to the tango called "La abandone y no sabia" by Castillo or Tanturi. Roughly translated this Tango is "I left her but she didn't know it." One of the most delightful Tango experiences is dancing with a partner who whispers the words in your ear. So sweet.
The Photo Op: The challenge for Tango photographers is shooting fast moving people in the dark. One of the rules of this Festival that I like is that they allow no flash photography at the Milongas. The Firehouse dancefloor was dark but in one corner of the room light from an outside streetlamp shone on the floor. How fortunate to have such a spotlight.

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Where's 2008?

Amazing Grace,

how sweet the sound.

That saved a wretch like me....

I once was lost but now am found,

Was blind, but now, I see.

John Newton

Bs As - 6th Trip

trEats: Casa Maria Tango Notes: I ask, ¨What is the Spanish for my first name: Cornelius.¨ Maria Teresa says, ¨Cornelio.¨ Then she says, ¨If the woman cheats on her man then in a jealous rage he grows horns and becomes ¨Cornelio.¨ If the woman cheats on her man, of course, it would not be her fault. The woman would only cheat on her man if HE made her do it. It would not be her fault. They are both to blame. Are you following this thread? Can we assume that the corollary is true? What if the man cheats on his wife? Of course that is a different story: he is to blame. Imagine that the man comes home to his wife and says, ¨Honey, I cheated on you but we are both to blame.¨ Good luck with that one! It doesn´t work for the man but Maria Teresa seems to think that it would work perfectly fine for the woman. But maybe it only works in Argentina. It damn sure wouldn´t work in Texas.

Bs As - 6th Trip

Walked from Venezuela y Pasco to Plaza San Martin. trEats: Breakfast at the Plaza Grill in the Plaza Hotel. Last night for the Dutch. trEats: Cafe de Los Angelitos Guitarista: Juan Manuel Colombo Nombre: El Beso Dirección: Riobamba 416 Organizador: O. Natucci y O. Buglione Dancecard: Gretchen - New Jersey, Herma - Holland, Karan - Holland

Bs As - 6th Trip

Walk to El Congreso to see Cristina. trEats: Gardel Dirección: Entre Rios 796 Entre Rios y Independencia

Bs As - 6th Trip

Feria de Mataderos trEats: La Vieja Recova Parrilla y Restaurant El Rincón de Los Cantores Dirección: Llsandro de la Torre 2390 Nobre: Milonga del Indio Dirección: Plaza Dorrego, San Telmo Organizador: El Indio Dance Card: Claudia - Porteña Notes: Claudia es una Poteña mas alto. I pick the tallest woman hoping to get a Dutch tourist. But she is a Porteña! We hear a live performance of milonga con sax. It´s kind of like tubatango but with sax. It´s very evolved but it just doesn´t work: a sax is not a bandoneon. One of the Milongueros holds his ears. Nombre: Porteño y Bailarin Dirección: Riobama 345 Organizador: José Garófalo Dancecard: Gretchen, New Jersey, USA