Comments on: The Buena Vista Social Club, More Cowbell and Cinco de Mayo

By: laura bruno lilly

laura bruno lilly — Sun, 08 May 2016 19:10:04 +0000

In reply to Dei.

It came through safe and sound and landed here in the comment section just as it should!
Hope you’re having a great Mom’s Day…keep smiling, lady.
hugs

By: Dei

Dei — Sat, 07 May 2016 22:43:33 +0000

Thank you for sharing this. I love this song, and most of the music of the Buena Vista Social Club. The music takes me back to my early days, living in Staten Island. I hope this comment posts. I’ve been trying to comment, but I keep getting an “error” notice. Lol! Love & Peace.

By: laura bruno lilly

laura bruno lilly — Fri, 06 May 2016 17:21:10 +0000

In reply to Donna. :-(

By: Donna

Donna — Fri, 06 May 2016 14:29:03 +0000

I was at my first Cinco de Mayo in Costa Rica. It was wild. While in Seattle, riots broke out with looting and fighting. Rather sad because each year they have the same problems according to the news there.

By: laura bruno lilly

laura bruno lilly — Thu, 05 May 2016 17:47:49 +0000

In reply to Anna Scott Graham.

Well, to clarify, Chicano was the term of choice back then and represented the birth of the ‘movimiento’…now it seems to be bandied about when more distinction is made between others within the Hispanic community and also when referring to those times….But I agree, Latino is the preferred term in the Southwest now. Interesting factoid to note: when I was in High School, the term Latino/Latina was used to describe the broader group of spanish, italian, and meso/south american ethnic groups….even then Chicano meant more those with deep roots in the history of the Southwest….so I guess I’ve always had an affinity for all of this.
cowbellringinginthepartypeace

By: Anna Scott Graham

Anna Scott Graham — Thu, 05 May 2016 13:25:36 +0000

Ah cowbell…. 🙂
I haven’t seen the term Chicano for quite a while; around here Hispanic is the norm, but in New Mexico a friend hears Latino more often; not sure if it’s regional or…. An intriguing query!
Have a festive Cinco de Mayo!
happypartypeace

By: laura bruno lilly

laura bruno lilly — Wed, 04 May 2016 15:53:33 +0000

In reply to Andy.

Of course!
😉
FYI-your comment ended up in my spam file…weird! Lucky you, I retrieved it.

By: laura bruno lilly

laura bruno lilly — Wed, 04 May 2016 15:51:16 +0000

In reply to Janis.

And so now the grapes in markets are imported from outside the USA and exposed to all the pesticides that have been banned from use by farmers here in the USA…the grape connection just morphs into other areas of concern…
Keep on dancin’ to the music, Janis!

By: laura bruno lilly

laura bruno lilly — Wed, 04 May 2016 15:47:38 +0000

In reply to L. Marie.

Anch’io! (in keeping with the spanglish/italian-ese tradition!)
BTW-I did a quick edit on your ooops 😉

By: Janis

Janis — Wed, 04 May 2016 15:38:53 +0000

Thanks for sharing that song! We saw the Buena Vista Social Club perform in Cuba when we were there just over a year ago. I don’t remember any cow bells specifically, but their music was wonderful. I was in high school in the early 70s, but I too remember boycotting grapes (and I was so happy when it was ok to eat them again).