Jimmy Holliday shocks annoying lady at the Day of the Dead show! - By N.L. Belardes
I showed up to my art show early. I saw dangling puppets and even brought another that I made dance around and a six-foot puppet named Bongo by Fatt Katt and the Vonzippers’ Les Paw that I placed on the Empty Space couch. There was a lot of good art. Money for the dead on an altar by Gita Lloyd, a painting titled “Dia Glorioso” by Elizabeth Hinkle, Ashley Ashley’s “Conduit to the Dead” with a big satellite dish and baby impaled on it (Flowers and candles corralled the base), Lucia Pilar’s birthday painting, Danielle Belton’s Mexican with a gun and skeleton in a doorway pieces, and more on the walls, including Mexican boxers, a killer Mexican mermaid, and all the photos I took. There was an altar for the dead and some delightful pastries as well. Julia Heatherwick and Ashley were divine in how they handled the art in exquisite placement and their general camaradarie with the attending folks and participating artists...
But I have to say there was not enough Latino music, and the music that did arrive was half an hour late. Where were the old timers playing the accordions? Where were the full ensemble Latino percussion acoustic bands, or the mariachis in full swing? Matt Munoz asked about that. He shook his head sadly. I was ready to call these folks and believe me, I did try to offer suggestions. But the Empty Space must have thought they had the Latino community by the horns. I was ready to call upon a lot of Latino folks…
Heck, even their marketing director didn’t stay for the festivities. She dropped off food and was out the door. There’s nothing wrong with a multi-cultural gathering for el Dia de Los Muertos. But I was ready to see the Latino community in full force. This is a Latino cultural celebration. More music, more dancing, more celebration! Ay!
I don’t think the Empty Space reached out to the Latino community. One has to reach the musicians and the dancers… not just one musician on a guitar. There are old timers in the community who would have been lovely to see in a festive atmosphere; perhaps that is what such a delightful art show lacked. The art itself was beautiful. But there was no festive aire with big frilly dresses, vaqueros in big hats, cotton candy and such...
Even one little lady came in and grumbled toward Jimmy Holliday. “So and so is annoying!” she said to Matildakay who was politely manning the door. Cowpunkster Jimmy Holliday caught an earful of that and so offered the lady a stick of electrified trick gum. “Owiieee!” she yelped.
I had fun. I saw Preston and Rocky Nash, Les Paw, Matildakay, chingpea, Jimmy Holliday, Matt Munoz, Robert Martinez, Shantell Waldo, Lydia from the Californian, Greg from 1410 AM, and Ben Gomez on guitar—very somber. No smiles, Ben? There was food and cheery folks and delightful artists, although Danielle Belton sadly didn’t show up to promote her paintings…
One thumb up and one thumb down for this show that needed a little more Latino flair…
But I have to say there was not enough Latino music, and the music that did arrive was half an hour late. Where were the old timers playing the accordions? Where were the full ensemble Latino percussion acoustic bands, or the mariachis in full swing? Matt Munoz asked about that. He shook his head sadly. I was ready to call these folks and believe me, I did try to offer suggestions. But the Empty Space must have thought they had the Latino community by the horns. I was ready to call upon a lot of Latino folks…
Heck, even their marketing director didn’t stay for the festivities. She dropped off food and was out the door. There’s nothing wrong with a multi-cultural gathering for el Dia de Los Muertos. But I was ready to see the Latino community in full force. This is a Latino cultural celebration. More music, more dancing, more celebration! Ay!
I don’t think the Empty Space reached out to the Latino community. One has to reach the musicians and the dancers… not just one musician on a guitar. There are old timers in the community who would have been lovely to see in a festive atmosphere; perhaps that is what such a delightful art show lacked. The art itself was beautiful. But there was no festive aire with big frilly dresses, vaqueros in big hats, cotton candy and such...
Even one little lady came in and grumbled toward Jimmy Holliday. “So and so is annoying!” she said to Matildakay who was politely manning the door. Cowpunkster Jimmy Holliday caught an earful of that and so offered the lady a stick of electrified trick gum. “Owiieee!” she yelped.
I had fun. I saw Preston and Rocky Nash, Les Paw, Matildakay, chingpea, Jimmy Holliday, Matt Munoz, Robert Martinez, Shantell Waldo, Lydia from the Californian, Greg from 1410 AM, and Ben Gomez on guitar—very somber. No smiles, Ben? There was food and cheery folks and delightful artists, although Danielle Belton sadly didn’t show up to promote her paintings…
One thumb up and one thumb down for this show that needed a little more Latino flair…
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Monday, October 17, 2005.
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