I first heard of Pancho Montalbán (Y Los Cinco De Guayaquil) when I was attending a workshop on alternative dental therapy in Vienna about three years ago. As it happened, one of the workshop leaders was Federico Romasanta, former member of the legendary Ecuadorian folk group Los Rezoquetes, who had left the group after falling [...]
Archive for October, 2008
26 Oct
The Somontano Monkey Speaks For The Last Time
(If you STILL don’t know what this is about, have a look at the SOMONTANO MONKEY page. And, as I remarked before, this will be the last of the suras, for want of a better word, of His Monkeyness as a result of the ghastly experience I had in Colungo recently. I shall, however, be [...]
19 Oct
And The Nobel Prize Goes To… er… hang on…
Like many people, I was surprised at the news that this year’s Nobel Prize for literature had gone to Jean Marie Gustave Le Clézio. I was aware that the committee that gives this award has a sort of knee-jerk opposition to any writer hailing from the United States and, from a political point of view, [...]
13 Oct
I’m in love with Sarah Palin
Heen says: As far as I can make out, I was one of the few non-Alaskans who knew who Sarah was up until John McCain appointed her as his running mate in the US elections. About a year ago I was browsing American senators on the Internet for some obscure reason (well, it makes a [...]
11 Oct
What To Drink While Watching Cría Cuervos
Heen has just about hijacked this section, which allows him to shoot his big mouth off about films he thinks everybody should watch. That’s why I think it’s about time I had a shot, too. This way, I can talk about films that have made an impact on me, and what I drink when I [...]
5 Oct
Have You Heard The One About…?
A few days ago I heard the most brilliant joke of all time. I say it was the most brilliant because I remember laughing harder than I ever have before or after. Since then, I’ve tried to recreate it and I still chortle helplessly, but I’m not sure if I’m laughing at the joke itself [...]
