From Bullfighter to Bartender to Brooklyn

The San Blas Social Club

Recap to last weekend...
At San Blas, before the fireworks, we were served soda pop by an ex-bullfighter, turned bar-man, who was the most handsome and ancient person we had met on the trip.. and made friends with a young good looking reporter from Williamsburg, Brooklyn...who was chasing down a story of a group of fisherman lost at sea for more than 9 months, and just got back to San Blas. (rumors of drug transporting, cannibalism, and intense trauma, according to this reporter who was having difficulty getting the real scoop) The San Blas Social Club is decorated with photos of Frank Sinatra and the Rat Pack, etc. Very classy place.

I went out to the celebration despite there being a world class hurricane coming from nearby Puerto Vallarta. As I suspected, the rain made no difference to anyone and tons of couples were dirty dancing in the torrential rain. The band played super fast banda, as the hyper rhythms kept the crowd on the dance floor despite being drenched. I hid under the eaves of restaurants along with grandmothers holding infants. This being about 1am. Anyone who has been to Burningman will be familiar with the effect of music being swirled around in the wind, which creates a phasing effect. With the sound (already moving air) being stretched and squished in the air, it creates a real sense of sonic volume, like sound as a solid, or audible space, similar to refractions in a pond.