If you get misty-eyed longing for the days when Tijuana was just a whorehouse for the US, then this album is for you.
Scintillating, sinister, dusty and typically Mexican, this little town does jump! Scene of the bull fight, Jai Alai, and much other activity both illicit and otherwise, “T” Town reeks with atmosphere. “Manana” seems to be the order of the day, and no one knowingly does today what might be put off until tomorrow.
Many dogs, large sombreros, and dusky ladies of doubtful occupation are everywhere. Night life goes on until daybreak, and swarms of taxis cleverly bump their way through impassable traffic jams,. Liquor, “weed”, and women may be had cheaply everywhere, and U. S. servicemen from nearby military bases are heavy buyers.
Ah, nostalgia! I suppose a case could be made that Tijuana is still a bawdy house for the US, albeit one in an increasingly more dangerous neighborhood.
High Fidelity Recordings, Inc. Album No. R810
Uno, dos, tres....cuatro Caballeros? We seem to have one caballero too many.
And could they had been any more emphatic that this album is for DEMONSTRATION ONLY?
3 comments:
oh how I love the dusky ladies
Dusky or not, this is wonderful. Thanks Schaden. I never made it to Tijuana, so this fills in the blanks. All the best to you.
Iggy
2 accordions! So you know its going to be good....
Describing this to my wife I mentioned it was a demonstration record. "Demonstrating what?" she asks.
Post a Comment