[TANGO-L] Apology, Retraction, and Correction Lo de Celia

[Michael Figart II <michaelfigart @yahoo.com>]

Hello list,



The email that I wrote about Lo de Celia was terribly flawed. I'd been
working for a long time on many different emails, and I screwed up
terribly, leaving a very important middle section out of that email. I
realized my mistake quickly, but as I'd already sent four emails to the
list that day, the server would not accept my apology/correction. In
desperation, I even tried to set up another of my addresses, so that I
could retract immediately, as I was leaving town. For some reason, I
couldn't make it work.



The email about Lo De Celia was meant to be very facetious/tongue in
cheek, partly as a personal joke among many of my good friends on the
list, and partly so that those "in the know", would recognize my
dedication to what I call "real" tango milonguero, but mostly to advise
everyone that while that Lo de Celia was one of my favorite milongas, it
is also one of the toughest! If you do not love all the aspects of what
has become to be known as "tango milonguero", don't bother going there.



You know, before I got into Argentine tango, I used to do a lot of bass
fishing. There are those who don't care how big a fish they catch, only
how many. They laughed at me, because some days I'd bring in only a
couple of fish, while they brought in thirty, forty, or fifty. But they
stopped laughing when I brought in the 8, or 12, or 14 pound largemouth!



Lo de Celia is definitely not for everybody, I'll admit, but, to me, it
brought home a much more "authentic" taste of how it was in it's glory
days. I love the code, the cabaceo, the rituals, the history, and I'd
much rather experience one dance with connection, than thirty without.



My best wishes to Celia Blanca, and her continued success!



Regards,



Michael from Houston