Dropping hearts, breaking names
It has been years since I played this power ballad by Guatemalan band Los Ultimos Adictos, Barco de papel. One of Ricardo Andrade’s finest moments as a songwriter.
The hidden track at the end is a new version of Tan vacío, by Ricardo’s first band, Estrés.
It’s been 10 years since the tragic passing of Ricardo Andrade, a charismatic singer-songwriter that fronted Stress and Los últimos adictos in the 1990’s and early 2000’s. One of my favorite songs from the latter band, from their sophomore and final album, is the eponymous Introspectiva.
We sometimes get test results that reveal what our life was missing. We just didn`t know it or were completely aware of it. I am grateful today for uncertainty and reassurance, a delightful mix at this point in my life.
What if you were accused of murdering your wife? What if you fled the country with both of your kids? What if your mother, a former Supreme Court judge, helped you cover up the evidence (including providing a vehicle for one of your buddies to dispose of your “better half”`s body)? What if your mom, while you`re nowhere to be found (as well as your kids) receives house arrest, after 17 months of being incarcerated (after posting bail for the equivalent of 1,400 dollars)?
Do you feel the slap on the wrist, wherever you may be?
As part of a conversation with a dear friend, I shared Miss Marvel’s Wikipedia article with him in a Tweet. After many months of playing with her in the 
Marvel Avengers Alliance Facebook app, I discover layer upon layer of sometimes controversial, yet fascinating material…
“The 200th issue of the Avengers[13] proved controversial when Ms. Marvel was kidnapped by a character named Marcus—the apparent son of Avengers foe Immortus—and taken to an alternate dimension, where she was brainwashed, seduced, and impregnated. She gives birth on Earth to a child that rapidly ages into another version of Marcus, who takes Ms. Marvel back to the alternate dimension with no opposition from the Avengers. Comic book historian Carol A. Strickland criticized the storyline in an essay titled “The Rape of Ms. Marvel.”[14] Citing Marcus’s line, “Finally, after relative weeks of such efforts—and admittedly, with a subtle boost from Immortus’ machines—you became mine,” Strickland posited that Ms. Marvel’s impregnation was simply rape by another name. As former writer of the solo title, Chris Claremont also commented on the inappropriateness of the storyline,[15] and effectively “undid” the story in Avengers Annual #10 (1981).[16]
In that story, Danvers is revealed to have returned to Earth—courtesy of Immortus’ technology after Marcus continued to age and die of old age—but is attacked by the mutant Rogue, who permanently absorbs the character’s abilities and memories.[16] Danvers’ memories are later restored by Professor X, and an angry confrontation with the Avengers concerning their apathy follows. Claremont continued to develop the character in the title Uncanny X-Men, as using espionage, Danvers enters the Pentagon and wiped old government files on the X-Men.[17] During an adventure in space with the mutant team the X-Men, Danvers is changed courtesy of experimentation by the alien race the Brood into a newly empowered character called “Binary”.[18] Drawing on the power of a cosmic phenomenon called a white hole, Danvers becomes capable of generating the power of a star. As Binary, the character has a number of encounters with the X-Men,[19] New Mutants,[20] the British team Excalibur[21] as well as a solo adventure.[22]
Claremont expanded on the incident with the character Rogue by having the Carol Danvers persona manifest itself within Rogue’s mind, sometimes overpowering Rogue’s personality. This happened to Rogue on several occasions, which caused an uneasy armistice between them.[23][24] Sometime later after Rogue was blown through the ancient supernatural gateway called the Siege Perilous, the Ms. Marvel persona was separated from her as an independent entity. However she was captured by the Shadow King, and sent to attack Rogue. As the two battled, they each discovered there was not enough lifeforce between them to allow them both to exist. Just as the Ms. Marvel persona was on the verge of killing Rogue, Magneto intervened and destroyed her, saving Rogue’s life.” [25]
Bittersweet poetry in the shape of Paloma, by Argentinan singer-songwriter genius Andrés Calamaro.
I had to Google the name of this Puerto Rican band, but I finally got it: Fiel a la Vega. Their 1996 song Salimos de aquí was a hit on rock stations here in Guatemala. I hadn’t listened to this track in years. It’s still just as good.
A Mexican band called Fobia released No eres yo, a fantastic rhythm-driven love song in 2010. The bass line and drums for this track are some of the best I’ve heard in a long time.
God grant me the serenity
to accept the things I cannot change;
courage to change the things I can;
and wisdom to know the difference.Living one day at a time;
Enjoying one moment at a time;
Accepting hardships as the pathway to peace;
Taking, as He did, this sinful world
as it is, not as I would have it;
Trusting that He will make all things right
if I surrender to His Will;
That I may be reasonably happy in this life
and supremely happy with Him
Forever in the next.
Amen.–Reinhold Niebuhr
Grateful, today, for finding these words.
I think they drink without me.
I was grateful for friendship, live music, press perks and uncertainty.
I don’t care who I offend.
We could all end up as roommates.
I started drinking coffee on a semi-regular basis in 2010. I started a job that required me to be there at about 7:30. I think that sums it about, right?
Before that, I saw no practical value to coffee and, to be perfectly honest, it has been for me an acquired taste.
Now, here are some fun facts about coffee via The Oatmeal
Sorry, my bad… but it was about time.
Duff who lives at home 