Showing posts with label Mexico. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mexico. Show all posts

Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Snappy and Andy Keep 'em Comin'!

Hey Gang!
As promised, Snappy and I have been working hard in the basement to get all of the music we have archived into a digital format and then into video production (Snappy's brother Mickey has been helping out tremendously on that).
Most recently we've polished off "La Busco".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3xovLtt9v0

Have a look and a listen to this deep and dark moonchild from me and Garaje Gringo.

Stay Thirsty my friends.

Andy

Thursday, April 2, 2009

Who am I anyway?

Well, it seems like it was just yesterday that the band and I were rehearsing for our first world tour. Sure, we had our own complications back then; confusion with other, already popular recording artists, music lessons that didn't seem to pay off and credit card debt that seemed insurmountable. All said, we had high hopes of a world tour and the opportunity to connect with our fans and their sisters. Then, 2 weeks before the kick-off in Branson, Missouri, we got the shattering news that we had been dropped from the record company and that all tour dates were cancelled. The band and I were devastated. Suffice to say, everyone went their separate ways, some back to rehab, others like myself, took refuge in the anonymity and the bustle of Tijuana. I spent nearly 15 years as a resident of the Hotel Palacio Azteca. Playing nightly shows to pay for room and board, I also found time to help with the cooking. Apart from my musical and culinary activities were the women of Tijuana. I only married a few. Gems, I must say. They too dropped me as did my record company some years back. By then all seemed hopeless, that is, until 2008. It was a Sunday morning. The usual police patrols were out handling the post Saturday night trauma and I was sleeping off the remains of the ritual hangover. Yes, on my AM radio, I heard the call. The song sang to me. It was written for me. I don't recall the name of the song, but I knew it was mine. That morning I packed my bag, turned off the radio and stepped out onto Blvd Agua Caliente. I looked around for the very last time before catching a cab to the airport. I've never looked back and now, only see the future. This is my story.