Word: hellos
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...HELLO, YOUNG LOVER What happens when Men of a Certain Age are drawn to women of a teen...
Just outside Jovellanos there's Estelle, chatty, about 35, and her 10-year-old Javier, who jump in at a dusty corner. Estelle sighs and laughs as she gets in and says hello. Had they been waiting long? Yes, yes, she says, they'd been waiting an hour and a half. They're going to a town called Australia, 20 minutes away. "Why is there a town in Cuba called Australia?" we ask. Estelle doesn't know. She turns to Javier. Javier has no idea. She shrugs and smiles...
...That's not to say there weren't some great moments. The musicality and lyrics of "Requiem For A Mouse" were superb and moving live, and near the end of the set the energy picked up somewhat, through such things as the trumpet flourishes on "Hello Little One," a definite lively plus. The side comments from the band on the pleasant-smelling popcorn (and the subsequent audience member who bestowed the band with a tub) and the intra-band bantering were also amusing. However, Luna's set was underwhelming, either because of the too-hip-to-be-wild atmosphere...
...weren't!" I've been a dork my whole life, and I've never wanted to be anything else. I don't understand this desire to be a bad-ass. There are people who have walked past me, and apparently they are so cool, they don't say hello. I mean, if you say hello, they do not say hello back. And I sort of stand there and say, "What the fuck is going...
...Enter the aforementioned time warp. Hello, Ghost of FM Past...