I was going to get groceries the other day and I passed this man playing the accordion. I like buskers, they make the streets happy (or romantic, or interesting, or whatever depending on what music they're playing). So, I threw some coins into his case and struck up a conversation. You see, I used to play the accordion. Well, I used to TRY to play the accordion. It's a hard instrument! I was inspired to take it up after being in Argentina. Buenos Aires has a huge tango scene and tango, I discovered, is a super cool and sexy dance. I took a few lessons and our instructor said that tango is a walking dance: if you can walk, you can dance tango. Here's a video to demonstrate the coolness of tango: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5E4mBoGX6Dw&feature=related So I asked the accordion player if he knew any tango songs, and he played one for me! And then he followed it with a French song, which was so beautiful it made me want to practice the accordion again.
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Bryce
11/3/2009 01:43:19 am
I get really annoyed by the way towns are set up for the convenience of cars over that of walkers. It is not easy to walk a few blocks without a motor vehicle getting in you way. Any comments? Leave a Reply. |