Category: The Tango
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below the equator IX: looking for carlos gardel and getting lost in the other cemetery.
[The Entrance Gate. Video is mine] Only in Buenos Aires can the wealthy and powerful elite keep their status after death. Argentines are a strange bunch who tend to celebrate their most honored national figures not on the date of their birth, but on the date of their death (after all, they’re nobody when they’re…
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Below the equator vII: at the acam bistro mariam dances the tango
[The musicians at the Acam Bistro. The piano and the Bandoneon. Both gentlemen can sing, dance and play each other’s instruments. Photo is mine] ** I love tango, and I used to dance when I was young. ~~Pope Francis I’m a bad walker but I can dance the tango. ~~Melody Gardot ** It was a…
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Below The Equator V: At The Flea Market in San telmo/ Knives, Bola Balls & Street Tango
[The street where the artists sell their…art. Photo is mine] Is it me or is the temperature 90° F? ~~Patrick Egan (January, 12, 2025) “Oh, you simply must go to the Flea Market at Plaza Dorrego in San Telmo,” said our landlady, Flor. She has an appropriate tat on her right forearm. It’s a beautiful…