The here and now... and what and why

Complacency is a trap. At least that’s what I was thinking when I up and left the comfort of a Yankee prep school gig, where I taught music, amongst other things, for 28 years. There was also that life long career as a composer, musician and artist.

First, it was a year in St. Thomas, USVI, working as a reporter and shooting photography and then, a year in San Agustin Etla, Oaxaca, Mexico.
Time passed.
More time passed and a year back in the Athens of America followed by a hasty return to Oaxaca where it is all happening.
A couple of years in San Sebastian Etla and now, just down the road in San Pablo Etla. Life is good.

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Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Mexico
Musician, photographer, videographer, reporter, ex-officio teacher, now attempting to be a world traveler

Tuesday, April 24, 2018

"Ya got trouble, Right here in River city!"

"Ya got trouble,
Right here in River city!
With a capital "T"
And that rhymes with "P"
And that stands for Pool."

I confess to frequenting some of the local pool halls.  Each has its own ambience, its own characters and its own set of rules.  
This one is in nearby Etla, right across the street from the market.  It has a nice vibe.  I got to play with the owner and managed to hold my own, although I was clueless as to the variations of the rules in his hall.  And it's fun, because there are always spectators and lots of interactions and reactions to both amazing shots and ridiculous misses.
And, of course, Etla is a very different scene from Billar Liverpool, the pool hall in the city where.....
Oh, we've got trouble.
We're in terrible, terrible trouble.
That game with the fifteen numbered balls is a devil's tool!
Oh yes we got trouble, trouble, trouble!
With a "T"! Gotta rhyme it with "P"!
And that stands for Pool!!!

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