3734 #1 reason why people dont go to New Orleans Festival
Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2005 10:47:05 -0700
From: Derik Rawson <rawsonweb@YAHOO.COM>
Subject: Re: #1 reason why people dont go to New Orleans Festival
Dear Snitch, I think that Valorie private Email which
you so graciously made public pretty well sums up the
USA tango scene of the hamburger salesmen and
saleswomen. They all are wannabees. I want steak just
like Valorie. She is right. Derik
--- TANGO-L@MITVMA.MIT.EDU <sarahreed61@YAHOO.COM>
wrote:
> Others may think that the New Orleans festival was
> steak, but Valorie Hart, one of the organizers,
> doesn't even seem think much of the quality of
invited
> guests at her own event. Tango-L subscribers should
> have a chance to read what she accidentally publicly
> posted to the ATOF yahoo forum. Perhaps its the
> attitude of the hosts that keep people from flocking
> to New Orleans?
>
> ------
> Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2005 21:07:44 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Valorie Hart <mizvtheb@yahoo.com>
> Subject: I hope to see you !
>
>
> hey you beautiful man,
>
> your milonga sounds like more fun than a barrel of
> monkeys! seriously, who thinks up all these cute
> things you do? i really wish i could be there!
>
> anyhoo (that's not a real word, that's a valorie
> word),
> the new orleans tangofest has come and gone. it was
> great.our best success yet. maybe you'll come next
> year. aug 4-5-6. tell loreen to put in for her
> vacation time now
>
> hey, i have a question my friend. do you know this
> woman annatina who dances with junior? and what do
you
> think about junior?
>
> i was hot to have him teach at the tangofest,
> partnering with guillermina quiroga. months ago, he
> said okay. then no he'd be out of the country. then
he
> turns up in nyc and we can't get a hold of him. we
> were ready to cancel paiva jr. because his argentine
> partner mariana couldn't get her visa to come to the
> usa, and he substituted a woman from las vegas, a
> young skinny ballet dancer. okay eye candy, but no
> tango dancer if you know what i mean. guiilermina
was
> in buenos aires, and was willing to come and work
with
> junior, but we and she couldn't get in touch with
> junior. this was three days before the start of our
> festival, so we said no, this is crazy and just kept
> paiva jr.
>
> then this annatina announces junior at her milonga
on
> our weekend that we wanted him to work here. we
> emailed him several times but he never answered .
>
> finally we told guillie to forget it. and we took
> paiva jr. with the flaca from las vegas. it was
okay,
> but not the best. and i like the best darling.
>
> so now i write annatina, to help me work on junior
for
> next year. she kind of is pushing herself as his
> professional partner....i politely said i need a big
> name to match the big name of junior (idon't want
> anymore flacca from the usa if you know what i
mean).
> i asked her for his current email and phone number
> about a week ago, and i am still waiting
>
> so give me some information please. is junior worth
> it?
> and whay is his deal with annatina? do you have his
> current email and/or phone number?
>
> it gets harder every year to get a name top couple
to
> guest teach. they're all pregnant! or already have
the
> small babies to take care of!
>
> we've been trying to get gustavo and giselle ann for
> two years. ditto the balmacedas (julio and corina).
> i'd also take osvaldo zotto and lorena, happily.
>
> don't get me wrong. paiva is decent, but he's not
his
> daddy, in talent or personality. just another pibe
> from rosario but born in the usa, and now trying to
> pass as 100% "i live in argentina (but really in los
> angeles)". i'm kidding. he's okay. but i want the
best
> darling.
>
> love you and miss you. when you comin' down here?
>
> valorie
>
>
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