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SOME OF MY HOBBIES AND THINGS I ENJOY!!!
Family, Good Friends, Music, Salsa Dancing, Flower arrangement. Home Decoration, Shopping. Traveling & experiencing different cultures, visiting art & history museums, live performances, reading books & various magazines of interest, Clothes,& fashion and sewing.Art and Photography,Spiritual Growth,Encounters That Shed Light On My Path or Allow Me To Illuminate Someone Else's(there are no accidents in this life...everything for a reason) True Friendships That Stand The Test Of Time,Good Food, Good Company...Loving And Being Loved...
SOME THINGS THAT I LEARNED......................
I've learned that life sometimes gives you a second chance. I've learned that whenever I decide something with an open heart, I usually make the right decision. I've learned that every day, you should reach out and touch someone. People love that human touch - holding hands, a warm hug, or just a friendly pat on the back.....
I learned to live each day as if it was your last, life is not guarateed to us.
I've learned that no matter what happens or how bad it seems today, life goes on, and it will be better tomorrow. ..
I've learned that, regardless of your relationship with your parents, children, siblings, friends and relative you will miss them when they are gone from your life.
I've learned that making a living is not the same thing as making a life!
I've learned that if you pursue happiness, it will elude you but, if you focus on your family, your friends, the needs of others, your work, and doing the very best you can, happiness will find you.
I've learned that you shouldn't go through life with a catcher's mitt on both hands, you need to be able to throw something back. As important as it may seen the art of giving , it feel just as good, receiving.
This is just some of the things I've learned so far, I still have a lot to learn... I hope that God will give me the opportunity to obtain the wisdom that I need for the rest of my life.
I'd like to meet:
Porfirio Rubirosa
I really would love to meet all of you.
I love to meet interesting people from all over the world. Music is a passions of mine...among other things ~
I love this quote "Life is short, Break the rules, Forgive quickly, Kiss slowly, Love truly, Laugh uncontrollably, And never regret anything that made you smile. Life may not be the party we hoped for, but while we're here we should dance."
Interesting people, of past and present generations.... Some of these people made a positive impact or left a great legacy, as for others, I think the world would have been better off withou them.
OJAYS lyrics
Music:
Salsa is my passion, there's Salsa dura,Salsa Braba, Son cubano, Charanga, cha cha, rumba, Latin Jazz, manbo, Gospel,Jazz Traditional, Contemporary, Modern, Progressive,
Soul, Neo Soul,(50's, 60's, early 70's)& Afro-Caribe.., The 60's British Invasion, American & British Rock, Funk, early RAP (political & socially conscience),
My SALSEROS!!!!!
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***WHEN LATIN MEET JAZZ**
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A PARTIAL LIST OF ALL THE GREATEST OF OUR LATIN MUSIC
O'COURSE THERE'S SO MANY MORE, BUT THEY WOULD NOT FIT IN THIS PAGE.
Ray Barreto, Hector Lavoe, Willie Colon. Celia Cruz, Louis Ramirez & Ray De la Paz, Machito, Tito Rodriguez, Eddie Palmier, Richie Ray y Bobby Cruz,Oscar D' Leon , El Gran Combo, Ismael Rivera , Ruben Blades , Henry Fiol y Saoco , Roberto Torres , Larry Harlow, Ismael Miranda , Junior Gonzalez, Tito Rojas, Tito Nieves, , Cheo Feliciano, Lalo Rodriguez , Conjunto Clasico , Eddy Santiago , Raphy Leavitt y la Selecta , Orquesta la Solucion , Frankie Ruiz, Willie Rosario, La Excelencia, Yerba Buena, Plena Libre,Azabache, Joe Batan,Willie Bobo,Tony Vega,Brenda K Starr,La Lupe,Chano Pozo, Chocolate Armentero, Cuco Valoy, Ricardo Lemvo, Santio Colon, Vitin Aviles, Ismael Quintana, Tito Allen, Beny More, Eliades Ochoa, Ruben Gonzalez, Buena Vista Social Club, Nklabe, Willie Chirino, Carl Tjader, Michelle Batista,La Sonora Poncena, PATATO, KAKO,Grupo Niche, Alfredo de la Fe, Fruko y su teso, Tommy Olivencia, Manny Oquendo, The Lebron Brothers, Poncho Sanchez, Tito Rojas, Tito Gomez, Tipica Novel, Adalberto Santiago, Jose Alberto “El Canario†Pete “el Conde Rodriguezâ€,Roberto Torres, Tipica 73, Orquesta Broadway, Son Borica, Los Soneros del Barrio, Quinto Mayor,Conjunto Candela,Tito Puente,Roberto Roena and the Apolo Sound, Papaito, Monguito, Mongo Santamaria,Isidro Infante, Charlie Palmiery,Orlando Marin, Los Van Van de Cuba, Charanga de la 4, Gilberto Santa Rosa, Domingo Quinones, Orquesta La Palabra, Orquesta Spanish Harlem, Jimmy Sabater,Puerto Rican Power, Johnny Colon and Conjunto Admita,Joe Cuba, joe arroyo, jose Bello, Raulin Rosendo, Africando, Ismael Quintana, Luisito Carrion, Santiago Ceron, Cubanismo, Nacho Zanabria, JUsto Betancourt, Marvin Santiago, Raukl Marrero, Orquesta Sublime, Wayne Gorbea, Ray Sepulveda, Tony Vega, Andy Montanez, Kako, Chivirico Davilas, Azuquita, Hector Tricoche, Hecto Casanova, Arsenio Rodriguez, Billo Caracas Boys, Orlando Marin, Cachao,Cano Estremera, Compay Segundo, bobby Rodriguez & La Compania, Fania all star, Grupo Gale, Sierra Maestra,and so many others..............
I also listen, love and have the music of the following singers and groups.
Aretha Franklin ,Billie Holiday Bob Marley, Sam Cooke, the Beatles, Michael Jackson, James Taylor, John Mayer, , Prince, Stevie Wonder, James Brown, BB King, Frank Sinatra, Led Zepplin, Eric Clapton, Sting, U2, Jimi Hendrix, Carlos Santana, Sarah Mclachlan, Elton John, Billie Joel, John Legend, Alicia Keys, Beyonce, Quincy Jones, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, John Denver, Celine Dion, Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston, Diana Ross, Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen, John Lennon, Paul Simon, Etta James, Lauryn Hill, Ella Fitzgerald, John Coltrane, Art Tatum, Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Ray Charles, Melissa Etheridge, Sarah Vaughan, Smokie Robinson,Justin Timberlake, Timberland, Kanye West, Jayz, Diddy, Earth,Wind & Fire, The Spinner, The Four Tops, Janet Jakso, The Chi lite, Barry Manilow
A TRIBUTE TO CARLOS "PATATO" VALDEZ AND TITO PUENTES
JUST CHECK THIS OUT!!!
Lady by La Palabra feat. Lana
A tribute to Cortijo y su combo
A great video of Hector lavoe!!!!!!!!
A great video recorded at the Legendary Cheetah in 1973 (I was there)
Adalberto Santiago, "Quitate la Mascara!!!"
A tribute to our "inolvidable" Tito Rodriguez
Pablo “Tito†Rodriguez was born on 4 January 1923, in Santurce, Puerto Rico. His father was from the Dominican Republic and his mother from Cuba. The internationally reknown vocalist, percussionist, bandleader, composer, and record producer, was equally talented as an uptempo sonero and a romantic singer. In 1963 he issued the Latin jazz Live At Birdland, which featured the jazz musicians Zoot Sims, Clark Terry, Bob Brookmeyer, Al Cohen and Bernie Leighton. The same year RodrÃguez had a huge hit of over one-and-a-half million sales with the song, “Inolvidable.
EDDIE PALMIERI & TITO RODRIGUEZ
Eddie Palmieri & Charlie Palmieri - Muñeca - 1972
This video clip shows an era of the Salsa explosion in New York, -The 70’s, this video has incredible Historic value, This is salsa at its best time, this was at Central Park (I was fortunate to be there)
Eddie Palmiery and Charlie Palmiery, a great combination, Jerry Gonzalez en la conga. Jose Rodriguez Trombonist, Chuckie Lopez on bongo & Nelson Gonzalez on coro, Andy Gonzalez en el bajo, at the end is the Young Lords leader himself (Felipe Luciano) you can say that Felipe was having a great time.......
Vamonos Pal' Monte! Los Palmieri y su Orquesta,
Movies:
The ten commandments,Romeo and Juliet,Olive,Spartaco, Caligula, Scarface, The Godfather, Pretty Woman, Goodfelows,Mean Streets, Raging Bull,Casino, The Age of innocence, Alice doesn't live here anymore, After hours, Cape fear, the departed..The Valley of the Doll(this is a 60's movie, one of my favorite)Audrey Rose.The Good, The Bad and the Ugly,Midnight Cowboy, Deer Hunter,Godfather 1,2, & 3, The Out of Towners, , Schindler's List, The Piano Player, Dead Presidents, The Count of Monte Christo, Carlito's Way, Serpico, Taxi Driver, A Bronx Tale, Fort Apache.. The Bronx, Close encounte, ET,Hannibal, The Elephant Man,), Hotel Rwandat all Sidney Portier movies especially "Guess whos coming to Dinner, ... All of Cantinfla movies, If you can understand spanish, all of his movie, projected social issues in a very funny and entertaining way,Moon over parador (Raul Julia), Sleeping with the enemy, My best friend wedding, It's a wonderful life. Steel Magnolias(This is my favorite movie ever, I laugh and cry with it, I've seen this movie about 100 times. Last but not least is the twilight Zone, each episode,I've been watching it since I was 12 years of age.
Television:
History Channel, CNN, Dancing with the Star, Deal or no Deal, Don't forget the Lyrics. Oxigen, AMC,Lifetime. Home decorating channels, all the channels that have programs for home decoration and home improvement.
Books:
I love to read the Bible everyday,I also love science Fction and horror. It's some of the best literature out there,. . I'm also a big Stephen King fan. He's a wonderful storyteller. The Davinci code ,Angels and Demons, Truman Capote, Ernst Hemingway, Carl Sagan &; (Gore Vidal) Favorite: Love in the Time of Cholera - Gabriel Garcia Marquez ( Ive read all of his books) ,Autobiography of Malcolm X,Rich Dad Poor Dad,
Cien anos de Soleda, Pentagonism, a substitute for imperialism,The unfinished experiment; democracy in the Dominican Republic by Juan Bosh (he was a Dominican ex president and a very good writer)Le Miserable, and many other..........
Heroes:
My Parents, My Husband, All the parents in the world that with sacrifice and honest hard work, raise their family and make something of themselve and their children.