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sábado, 22 de agosto de 2009

those magazine smiles...




It was summer of 1976. Heart was giving a concert in Jackson, Tennessee. I arrived late, but God, I was ready to give up all my baseball cards just to stand no more than 20 feet away from Nancy and Ann Wilson...

I can still enjoy: Heading out this morning into the sun... Riding on the diamond waves... little darling one...

sábado, 15 de agosto de 2009

The richest girl in Nashville


 "...the richest girl in Nashville, maybe even in the state of Tennessee"
Siempre fue primavera durante 1976 en College. Dos lugares: "Tony's Pizza" o "The Hourglass" en Martin, Tennessee. La Ham and Cheese costaba US$ 2.00 y el beer pitcher de Budweiser apenas US$ 2.50... Eramos dueños del mundo. Los privilegiados del universo. Carlos, Frank, Miguel y yo discutíamos como debería ser la Venezuela de los años 80. Al fondo, en un jukebox la voz de Olivia Newton John cantando "Please, Mr. Please..." nos adornaba las ideas por un quarter. Nunca pudimos ni siquiera imaginar el tamaño de la trampa que nos tenía montado el destino...