Watching The Defiant Ones- A FANTASTIC Documentary about Dr. Dre & Jimmy Iovine- is bringing back memories of me chasing my own music industry dreams, on a much smaller scale but with no less ambition, with my brother and street friends fronting me capital and being my protection as I waded into the various projects or dangerous neighborhoods in DC ...
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Out of The Mouth of Babes
Yesterday, I took my 15yr old stepson Ernesto with me on a scouting mission to check out the neighborhoods of some fixer upper homes in DC located in decidedly changing neighborhoods. We are on a budget and I am looking to ride out the changing fortunes of a neighborhood til we can accrue ridiculous equity really fast and then sell ...
Read More »Commentary on Shows at Baltimore Salsa Bachata Congress 2017
Its tough to commit to doing a Live Blog during Shows when your phone refuses to stay charged- No Gawd. But I want to recognize and shout out the following groups who held my interest and made me sit up in watchful attention, considering their artistry and masterful execution. In no particular order, Los Mamberos Show was aesthetically pleasing and ...
Read More »Dance and Music Knows No Limitations
Dance and Music Knows No Limitations What some of us take for granted as social or professional dancers, others do without just fine. I met an extraordinary person last night at Mr. Mambo’s- Haben Girma. She’s from San Francisco and like many Salseros who travel, she wanted to sample the local Salsa Scene. She is also a Deaf/Blind person who ...
Read More »NEW VIDEOS of The WEEK From Mr. Mambo’s, DCBX, & DC Capital Congress
2016 DC Capital Congress June 16-20, 2016 Saturday, June 18, 2016 Sat, Nov 5, 2016, Mr. Mambo’s Salsa Social w/The Bachata Invasion Crown Dance STudio, 2820 Dorr Ave., Fairfax, Virginia Eric Jones Santana & Luz Rodriguez Mercier Doing the 1st Dance at the DCBX Awards Show Mon Nov 14, 2016 Historic Howard Theater Washington, DC Sat, Sept 24, 2016, ...
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