One Today..From Cuba First Latino Inaugural Poet

Ricardo Blanco, Innaugural Poet What a day it was! I can still feel the good 'mojo' and excitement of Innauguration day.  It's one of those days that you don't forget.  As life will have it, many or a few years down the line, no doubt, someone will ask, "Where were you on Innauguration Day 2013?" Yes, Siree Bob! I will respond with rapid fire, "I was perched in my favorite arm chair in my  "Florida" room. ...

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Cuban exile mother of inaugural poet Richard Blanco now in spotlight - Miami-Dade - MiamiHerald.com

Cuban exile mother of inaugural poet Richard Blanco now in spotlight - Miami-Dade - MiamiHerald....

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A day in the life. Coexist! ...?

'Woke up, fell out of bedDragged a comb across my headFound my way downstairs and drank a cupAnd looking up, I noticed I was lateFound my coat and grabbed my hatMade twelfth Ave in seconds flat...'  Beatles - A day in the life (lyrics) And then I met COEXIST on the road to Okeechobee and wished I went into a dream... A day in the life - Ana (lyrics)   I am clearly beating my own dead horse, but....allow me to introduce my...

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La Tigre e la Neve / The Tiger and the Snow

The Tiger and the Snow - a must see...   I love movies! Sadly, I am typically a few light years behind the celebrated neon launches at the box office.  This 2005 gem and its' kin the 1997 masterpiece Life is Beautiful / La Vite e Bella written, directed,  and protagonized by the talented Roberto Benigni feed my cinema-loving soul - this is my unofficial over the top recommendation... just sayin'   Each...

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Why musicians should get paid...

Recently, I was having what seems to be a recurring discussion about the pay for artists' and musicians' services -typically a conversation that takes place after having rendered a service and not having received remuneration. The reality is that due to the nature of my specific venue, which is in the service to and in the house of God, I have found that it has become increasingly easier for assembly members and non-...

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2013 Weddings...I.C.

  And, if you plan to marry this year or know of someone who is... here you go! "L'Chaim!" to Life!   Music     Guidelines The Immaculate Conception Catholic Church music staff is delighted that you have chosen Immaculate for your wedding. The music staff is dedicated to providing liturgical music...

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Que Pasa USA - revisiting my teenage years

Que Pasa USA If you were lucky enough to grow up in Miami or in my case in Hialeah in the late 70's and early 80's, you  probably had a weekly front row seat, on your living room floor, facing an old box television watching   ¿Qué Pasa, USA? No doubt, you and your entire family were (ROFLOL) rolling on the floor laughing out loud! This home grown sitcom created by, WPBT & Luis Santeiro, comprised...

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Back in the saddle again...next Sunday.

Short and sweet! Whoopi-ty-aye-ohRockin' to and froBack in the saddle againWhoopi-ty-aye-yayI go my wayBack in the saddle again... Message for my besties at I.C.: This Sunday marks my return to 8:00 and 9:30 a.m. masses. If you are at I.C. , hit me with a hello choir pit side. Would love to see you!   See ya on the road as well...soon.  ...

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Twenty years.

        Twenty years.  Twenty years in the making. Twenty years of waiting.   Twenty years of reunions and separations. Twenty years of growing older and growing apart. Twenty years of anticipation. Twenty years of saudades. Twenty years of saving and spending.  Twenty years later we are inching our way home...    Casa Dolce Far Niente The fence adventure last...

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