i was asked - last minute - to play at Jump-Start theater on saturday. no problem. i can play guitar and sing with little preparation. i just don't not very often. too many commitments. ni modo. it went well, dressed up like eddy arnold and played country stuff. a minor key variation on "comin' round the mountain." this was my grandpa's favorite song, but i changed lyrics asi:
_________________she'll be
drivin' six white hosses when she come.
drivin' six white hosses when she come.
drivin' six white hosses, menfolk
filin' for divorces. she'll be
drivin' six white hosses when she come.
_________________yeah we'll
all come out t' meet 'er when she come.
all come out t' meet 'er when she come.
all come out t' meet 'er, lak a
whisky-soaked saint peter. yeah we'll
all come out t' meet 'er when she come.
you get the idea. it was fun. i also did "en tu birthday te diste mi troca," (for your birthday you gave yourself my truck) which is a san anto song. san anto people seem to like it. i didn't want to only play spanish stuff, i was glad to get enough time to do two. because Jump-Start audiences tend to be english dominant. fortunately, with Urban015 and Guadalupe Dance Co., they were a bit more bilingual this time.
the rest of the show was outstanding. Amalia and Maria did a hilarious scene about trying out for Westside story. great conjunto from "Dos Generaciones," Ed somebody doing funny bad magic, Paul Bonin-Rodriguez, Kevin Evans (jazz), Amanda and Anthony Flores doing "hold your tongue, poet." the strangest ones were both in the 3rd act: an outstanding contemporary japanese theater thing (which i didn't understand), and Roy Thomas doing offensive drag (which i understood, but didn't care to).
_________________she'll be
drivin' six white hosses when she come.
drivin' six white hosses when she come.
drivin' six white hosses, menfolk
filin' for divorces. she'll be
drivin' six white hosses when she come.
_________________yeah we'll
all come out t' meet 'er when she come.
all come out t' meet 'er when she come.
all come out t' meet 'er, lak a
whisky-soaked saint peter. yeah we'll
all come out t' meet 'er when she come.
you get the idea. it was fun. i also did "en tu birthday te diste mi troca," (for your birthday you gave yourself my truck) which is a san anto song. san anto people seem to like it. i didn't want to only play spanish stuff, i was glad to get enough time to do two. because Jump-Start audiences tend to be english dominant. fortunately, with Urban015 and Guadalupe Dance Co., they were a bit more bilingual this time.
the rest of the show was outstanding. Amalia and Maria did a hilarious scene about trying out for Westside story. great conjunto from "Dos Generaciones," Ed somebody doing funny bad magic, Paul Bonin-Rodriguez, Kevin Evans (jazz), Amanda and Anthony Flores doing "hold your tongue, poet." the strangest ones were both in the 3rd act: an outstanding contemporary japanese theater thing (which i didn't understand), and Roy Thomas doing offensive drag (which i understood, but didn't care to).
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