3605 malbec vs. budweiser
Date: Fri, 8 Jul 2005 14:01:34 -0700
From: Jennifer Bratt <jennifer@CLOSE-EMBRACE.COM>
Subject: malbec vs. budweiser
Querido List Members-
I am going take the liberty of paraphrasing a post I recently saw on a salsa
discussion forum (subbing tango words for salsa ones) because I think it's
pretty amusing, and pretty relevant to the current discussions:
"I just want to tell readers to keep giving their opinions about dancing and
music, I have so much fun reading them.
Especially when you always know what is coming, for example if the topic is
'drinking at the Milongas', we are going to have the mandatory response from
***(put whichever vocal list-member's name here) , saying that people should
drink argentine Malbec wine because tango came from argentina, and drinking
budweiser at the milongas is just an Americanized way to drink at the
milongas, and is wrong.
After, we are going to have the support of ***, ***, and *** saying that in
South America people do not drink at all, that people who drink at the
milongas learned to drink in North America. Others will say that argentine
dancers just drink Malbec, and drinking budweiser is just for ballroom
dancers, and again it is not argentine.
Then, we are going to have a response from *** giving everyone a lecture on
dancing, and also from *** on tango history.
After, all of them are going to respond saying that people who drink Malbec
are the only ones who follow the true rhythm of the bandoneon, and that
Argentine dancers can drink and dance at the same time.
Followed by the mandatory attack on nuevo dancing saying that drinking
budweiser and colgada'ing too fast is what makes people bump other couples
in the milongas, with a full description of a night in Nino Bien, where they
saw 2 nuevo dancers drink 10 budweisers each one of them.
Then, we are going to have an intense debate about where the word
“Malbec” came from, where *** is going to argue that the word has
african roots, followed by another lesson in history from ***, maybe a
celebrity opinion, and 3-4 other opinions saying that is all good and you
can drink whatever you want as long as you don't do the 8-count basic. Keep
dancing!"
Hee hee -- have a great weekend!
Jennifer
(PS - and if you want to see the original post, it is here down at nov 30,
2004:
https://www.tosalsa.com/goto.asp?https://www.tosalsa.com/deartosalsa/dto/index
.asp)
Date: Fri, 8 Jul 2005 14:15:47 -0700
From: Yale Tango Club <yaletangoclub@YAHOO.COM>
Subject: Re: malbec vs. budweiser
Hey Jen
That is the funniest post I ever saw on this list. I
was laughing so hard my cats got scared. Thanks a lot
for the levity.
Tine
--- Jennifer Bratt <jennifer@CLOSE-EMBRACE.COM> wrote:
> Querido List Members-
> I am going take the liberty of paraphrasing a post I
> recently saw on a salsa
> discussion forum (subbing tango words for salsa
> ones) because I think it's
> pretty amusing, and pretty relevant to the current
> discussions:
>
> "I just want to tell readers to keep giving their
> opinions about dancing and
> music, I have so much fun reading them.
>
> Especially when you always know what is coming, for
> example if the topic is
> 'drinking at the Milongas', we are going to have the
> mandatory response from
> ***(put whichever vocal list-member's name here) ,
> saying that people should
> drink argentine Malbec wine because tango came from
> argentina, and drinking
> budweiser at the milongas is just an Americanized
> way to drink at the
> milongas, and is wrong.
>
> After, we are going to have the support of ***, ***,
> and *** saying that in
> South America people do not drink at all, that
> people who drink at the
> milongas learned to drink in North America. Others
> will say that argentine
> dancers just drink Malbec, and drinking budweiser is
> just for ballroom
> dancers, and again it is not argentine.
>
> Then, we are going to have a response from ***
> giving everyone a lecture on
> dancing, and also from *** on tango history.
>
> After, all of them are going to respond saying that
> people who drink Malbec
> are the only ones who follow the true rhythm of the
> bandoneon, and that
> Argentine dancers can drink and dance at the same
> time.
>
> Followed by the mandatory attack on nuevo dancing
> saying that drinking
> budweiser and colgada'ing too fast is what makes
> people bump other couples
> in the milongas, with a full description of a night
> in Nino Bien, where they
> saw 2 nuevo dancers drink 10 budweisers each one of
> them.
>
> Then, we are going to have an intense debate about
> where the word
>
> that the word has
> african roots, followed by another lesson in history
> from ***, maybe a
> celebrity opinion, and 3-4 other opinions saying
> that is all good and you
> can drink whatever you want as long as you don't do
> the 8-count basic. Keep
> dancing!"
>
> Hee hee -- have a great weekend!
>
> Jennifer
>
> (PS - and if you want to see the original post, it
> is here down at nov 30,
> 2004:
>
https://www.tosalsa.com/goto.asp?https://www.tosalsa.com/deartosalsa/dto/index
> .asp)
>
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Date: Fri, 8 Jul 2005 17:17:25 -0400
From: rtara <rtara@MAINE.RR.COM>
Subject: Re: malbec vs. budweiser
Jennifer,
I always love reading your stuff.
My offering:
The dance with no name.
There is music.
There is connection
There is energy and intention,
There is call and response
There is movement through space
It is an agreement - a contract,
To listen, to trust, to respect, to care
To move in concert
For the length of a song,
or longer.
It is a conversation in a universal language
Statements. Questions? Answers.
With punctuation.
Exclamations! Pauses
and Quotes.
There could be a giggle, a squeeze, a caress
Or maybe not.
Perhaps theres a murmur or a sigh
Some cry, Im told.
But, Im old
and tired of trying to define
something as elusive as a dance.
One thing I know is true.
When youre dancing
You know it.
> From: Jennifer Bratt <jennifer@CLOSE-EMBRACE.COM>
> Reply-To: jennifer@CLOSE-EMBRACE.COM
> Date: Fri, 08 Jul 2005 14:01:34 -0700
> To: TANGO-L@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
> Subject: [TANGO-L] malbec vs. budweiser
>
> Querido List Members-
> I am going take the liberty of paraphrasing a post I recently saw on a salsa
> discussion forum (subbing tango words for salsa ones) because I think it's
> pretty amusing, and pretty relevant to the current discussions:
>
> "I just want to tell readers to keep giving their opinions about dancing and
> music, I have so much fun reading them.
>
> Especially when you always know what is coming, for example if the topic is
> 'drinking at the Milongas', we are going to have the mandatory response from
> ***(put whichever vocal list-member's name here) , saying that people should
> drink argentine Malbec wine because tango came from argentina, and drinking
> budweiser at the milongas is just an Americanized way to drink at the
> milongas, and is wrong.
>
> After, we are going to have the support of ***, ***, and *** saying that in
> South America people do not drink at all, that people who drink at the
> milongas learned to drink in North America. Others will say that argentine
> dancers just drink Malbec, and drinking budweiser is just for ballroom
> dancers, and again it is not argentine.
>
> Then, we are going to have a response from *** giving everyone a lecture on
> dancing, and also from *** on tango history.
>
> After, all of them are going to respond saying that people who drink Malbec
> are the only ones who follow the true rhythm of the bandoneon, and that
> Argentine dancers can drink and dance at the same time.
>
> Followed by the mandatory attack on nuevo dancing saying that drinking
> budweiser and colgada'ing too fast is what makes people bump other couples
> in the milongas, with a full description of a night in Nino Bien, where they
> saw 2 nuevo dancers drink 10 budweisers each one of them.
>
> Then, we are going to have an intense debate about where the word
> Malbec came from, where *** is going to argue that the word has
> african roots, followed by another lesson in history from ***, maybe a
> celebrity opinion, and 3-4 other opinions saying that is all good and you
> can drink whatever you want as long as you don't do the 8-count basic. Keep
> dancing!"
>
> Hee hee -- have a great weekend!
>
> Jennifer
>
> (PS - and if you want to see the original post, it is here down at nov 30,
> 2004:
> https://www.tosalsa.com/goto.asp?https://www.tosalsa.com/deartosalsa/dto/index
> .asp)
