tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21807903698618544532024-02-20T15:05:30.125-08:00Beto BlogsRandom thoughts and musings on Beto's music,road stories,,band personalities, concerts,food, dancing,romances,close calls, bad jokes, metaphysics,club owners, dysfunctional families ,kids etc....Robert "Beto" Skileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02390468940383649252noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2180790369861854453.post-30818443491656129532011-01-11T09:49:00.000-08:002011-01-11T09:49:04.057-08:00SALSA IS.....<div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Salsa is</strong> ....an African bumblebee dancing with an orchid.</span></span><br />
</div><div></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Salsa is</strong>...The grandeur and majesty of the ocean tempered with a little rum and Coke.</span></span><br />
</div><div></div><div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Salsa is</strong>...an 8 step equation containing infinite variables divided by one rational constant : </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The Cowbell !</span><br />
</div><div></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Salsa is</strong> ... the clickity clack of a New York subway taking home a Panamanian immigrant eating Chinese take out food. </span></span><br />
</div><div></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Salsa is</strong> ......the thrill of trilling your "r's".</span></span></div><div><em><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">El ferrocarril corre por el barrio.</span></em><br />
</div><div></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Salsa is</strong>..... a hot dip !</span></span><br />
</div><div></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Salsa is</strong>....Ceviche, limes, beans, peppers ,corn and garlic brought together with love and strong spirits! </span></span><br />
</div><div></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Salsa is</strong>......circular. It knows the curvatures of women, lagoons, palm trunks and moonlight.</span></span><br />
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</div><div></div><div></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Beto</span></div></div>Robert "Beto" Skileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02390468940383649252noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2180790369861854453.post-27014030236784928112011-01-03T19:59:00.000-08:002011-01-03T19:59:27.002-08:00Beto Not<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><u><span style="font-size: 16pt;">Beto Blog #2</span></u></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 16pt;">There have been efforts to make Beto and The Fairlanes into something they are not, namely, a band that cranks out “pop” hits. Once upon a time a local record company, for example, insisted that Beto record a hit song a la “Gloria Estefan”. The song would win Grammies and bring everyone great fame and fortune. This approach, however, was clearly not the “</span><street><address><span style="font-size: 16pt;">Beto Way</span></address></street><span style="font-size: 16pt;">” </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 16pt;"></span>(see blog : The Beto Way)<span style="font-size: 16pt;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 16pt;">All previous efforts to make Beto's music into a commercial success by copying pop styles have turned out to be dismal failures. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The truth is, the authentic sound of Beto and the Fairlanes is evolving at its own pace. This evolution, however, seems to be taking place at a slower rate than most bands. In fact, the beto sound may be a new "</span><span style="font-size: 16pt;">species" that may take millions of years to perfect!.......... like the toad or the cockroach!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 16pt;">The hits will come. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 16pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Eons are mere seconds to Beto and the Fairlanes !</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
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