Hump Day Highlights
Let’s get this out of the way…the Toronto Blue Jays won again, 6 to 1 over LA, and now lead the series 3-2 with the last two games to be played on home turf in Toronto. Any heavy betting going on out there? Ya’ think!
Scrabble was fun, Sharon is back from tramping all over the place, and next week we should be right back up to speed with the return of Kevin and Rob. Next week is our tournament. Nothing like full-contact Scrabble to brighten up a hump day!
Bingo at Nacho Daddy for Colina Spay and Neuter Clinic was so busy, Colette Zarry ran out of game sheets to sell! The Blackout was split five ways and included me and Patrice!
From Bingo, we flew down a couple of blocks on our way to La Catrina Cantina for the windup of Spencer Daily’s working birthday party. We passed Los Muertos Brewing, and who should be sitting in the window watching the baseball game but Deb and Barry Kessler. He is the host of the fabulous Puerto Vallarta Travel Show. They are transplanted Californians and were clearly unhappy by the third inning when LA was down by one….
La Catrina Cantina was packed with the usual crowd, with Spencer celebrating his birthday (which actually falls on November 2, seven days before mine) by singing his heart out. Dancers danced, drinkers drank, and those lucky people, like us, who stuck around had a choice of giant slabs of birthday cake – carrot or tres leches? Yes, please, I said, and Patrice and I exchanged plates halfway through. Delish! It was lovely to see Jim Lee after a four-month hiatus. Freda, Bara, and Karen were front and center with Juan Alvarado’s mom, and Vallarta’s most beautiful couple, Angela and Art Curley, made La CC shine just a bit brighter with their presence.
Luis Villanueva joined forces with Kim Archer and raised funds for Vallarta’s Women’s Shelter, Casa Esperanza, singing solos and a duet or two.
Shannon Maracle was in the house. We chatted briefly, and she is still unerved by the reception of her show at the Social Club last weekend. It was a classic meshing of perfectly oiled gears. Get your tickets as soon as possible, or at least add your name to the growing wait list for the Saturdays.
To wind up our night at La CC, ‘Angeloo‘ sang his first set and included a couple of songs I requested, thank you, Angel! It seems impossible, but the older he gets, the higher his voice is becoming. And his lower range is filling out nicely as well. He is Vallarta’s brightest star and the youngest at 12, and I loved the brand-new black sequined outfit. Angel’s ever-supportive dad, Oscar Corral, was with him, of course.
Patrice and I walked down Insurgentes toward Bar Frida to say goodbye to Gilberto, who has managed the bar through several location changes and is taking over a bar in Bucerias that he will eventually own. Everyone, especially Frida’s owner, Tom Finley, is thrilled at this new opportunity for Gilberto. Adiós for now, Gil. We will see you in Nayarit.