"And she rode off into the sunset"......
OK, I will admit it.... when i saw this very smooth guy ride up to our favorite corner restaurant with his rock and roll coming out of great on-cycle speakers, i shamelessly begged him for a photo... (and he foolishly didn't ask me to go for a ride.)....
No, this was not a rock and roll concert...the stage and seating are in the middle of one of the biggest downtown streets.... (
that's why there was a traffic light right above our heads.... truly amazing... again, big screens on the sides so we could see detail of the dancers.... a lot of technical difficulties to staging a major symphonic and dance event in the middle of a huge street. the stage is elevated, the seating is at street level, the orchestra and choruses are really amplified - there were about 6,000 seats in an enclosed area and at least another 6,000 standing outside. i had doubts concerning the amplification
and jumbotron screens flanking the stage, but both proved to be positive elements. This was a showcase for the very renowned
Argentine, I
naki, who is returning to Buenos Aires after a long stint in
Europe and
Russia so, the
chorography was designed around him. Too much so for the work of O
rff, but a showcase is what it was. Again, the governmental support for the arts made this huge undertaking - admission free -a great spectacle. the solo vocalists were particularly grand. what
a pity they stayed in the pit. i need to see
someone who can sing like that. eschew my negativity, this was a not to be missed performance and
I'm really glad we arrived two hours early to secure seating.
Right before the
performance, it started raining ...and a few minutes later the salesmen that had been wandering around selling pop and cheap binoculars appeared with stacks of pink raincoats for 3 bucks each....so did they have a car parked around the corner full of items to fit any audience need? i
don't know...
While Dave has been off at Spanish class 5 afternoons a week, I have been hanging out in the neighborhood, people watching, practicing
Spanish in a more casual way....on the table is the painting i have been working on sans frame... makes it very portable...
The owner of our grocery store and his baby... a really nice family and nice little store right on our block.
Ali the basic stuff including fresh fruit and veggies, and a limited meat market. we generally walk a little further for meat and fish or
a larger selection of produce, but this absolutely adequate, and right around the corner. doesn't matter where in
bs. as. you live, i doubt you're more than
a block away from all your general shopping.
Right before the performance, it started raining ...and a few minutes later the salesmen that had been wandering around selling pop and cheap binoculars appeared with stacks of pink raincoats for 3 bucks each....so did they have a car parked around the corner full of items to fit any audience need? i don't know... 
While Dave has been off at Spanish class 5 afternoons a week, I have been hanging out in the neighborhood, people watching, practicing Spanish in a more casual way....on the table is the painting i have been working on sans frame... makes it very portable...
The owner of our grocery store and his baby... a really nice family and nice little store right on our block. Ali the basic stuff including fresh fruit and veggies, and a limited meat market. we generally walk a little further for meat and fish or a larger selection of produce, but this absolutely adequate, and right around the corner. doesn't matter where in bs. as. you live, i doubt you're more than a block away from all your general shopping.
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Love all of your updates! We are really looking forward to our visit and kicking around with you two for a couple days!
xo
M & J
I found the garbage museum I told you about at drinking liberally. It's in Gaiman, and scroll down a bit to see the photos...Fred
http://www.wietelworld.com/Argentina%20Chubut/Gaiman%20-%20Los%20Mimbres%202%20March%202008.htm
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