Disney Hall-ghery

Disney Hall-ghery
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and the amazing Walt Disneay Hall....a Paul Ghery masterpiece.

Geisha House

Geisha House
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the Geisha House restaurant, a beautiful restaurant, designed by the ever kind David Maman.

Alex

Alex
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The amazing Alex Acuna, with whom Otmaro was performing while I was visiting...

Ariela

Ariela
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the one and only Ariela Maman..

new brothers

la familia
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Wonderful people, full of laughter.
David Maman, Me, Aaron Serfaty, Otmaro Ruiz

to live and rumbear in L.A

hollywood
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Back from the west coast. Los Angeles, is quite a strange place, a mix of Art Deco, Old Spanish colonial architectural style, a big salad of disparate tendencies....
The most striking thing, for me at least, was the resemblance of certain parts of the city to some sections of caracas, my home town, a mix of Las Mercedes, Altamira, Sebucan with Puerto La Cruz and Barquisimeto. The Weather, great, hot as Venezuela, but not humid, so it's quite pleasant...
Still, the whole feeling of the town is strange, it has the vibe of a small coastal town, but with Millions and millions of inhabitants!!!....didn't bump into anybody famous thou...but I gained a whole new Family....amazing people, who treated me like if I was some long time lost relative....that was the best part of m y trip....
I shall return...perhaps forever....
to Raquel, Alberto, Flora, thanks for the hospitality, Soraya, David, Ariela, wonderful newfound family...
Aaron, Otmaro...Davicito, Nicky...
mi familia...!
gracias por la risa, las comidas, las arepas,
Shalom...

Verde Coraje

si parafraseo a Benedetti, es por que la certeza de la realidad en que habito asi lo requiere.
Por que si y por que asi es, es cierto.
Mi Soledad, como dice Mario, esta tan, pero tan concurrida......que es imposible no recordar cuan solo se esta.

Basta con mirar las sombras que mis manos crean, para darse cuenta, .....que soledad tan alborotada.
Que soledad tan ruidosa.....que silenciosa soledad......
Esta soledad que me lleva y me trae, me duerme y suspira.......me cuenta cuentos y me recuerda;
que este es solo un instante, y del cual hay que huir......sino, corremos el riesgo de que el instante sea lo que ES, y en si una enternidad abrumadora nos ilusiona y convence..

que verde coraje el de los cuentos, el de otros respiros, y otros silencios..
que verde el coraje que siento.........coraje verde del desahogo, coraje verde de la desilusion.
coraje verde del camino transcurrido........y ver que no se ha llegado a nada...

coraje verde que me dejas , soledad tan lleno de vacios...
que coraje Soledad......quedate con mis respiros......
que mios ya no los siento