BTW, just as an aside and a tip of the hat to
those like Nabby who feel that a subject has no
relevance on FFL if there is no TM connection,
my love of the film Desperado has such a
connection.
One of the TMers I knew peripherally (but not
well) in L.A. during the last days of my TMness
was a TM teacher named Bill Borden. As I remember
it, Bill was an energetic and enthusiastic Nice
Guy, one of those who parlayed his TM experience
into Something More.
As I remember it, he was one of several (like
Howard Gewirtz) who signed on to TM-owned
Los Angeles TV station KSCI early on, and who
turned that experience not only to their
advantage, but the world's.
Howard turned his KSCI resume into a successful
career as a TV writer and producer. Bill Borden
(although I lost touch with him and do not claim
him as a friend) seems to have taken an even
higher path. Hispanic or partially-Hispanic him-
self, Bill seems to have found his bliss at
first in Hispanic-themed efforts.
After paying his dues as Associate Producer on
Against All Odds and White Nights, Bill's
first producing effort on his own was La Bamba.
I don't know about you, but I tip my fuckin' hat
to the dude for that movie. I'm *of* the Richie
Valens era. I *grew up* listening to the music
of Ricthie Valens. And I did so never knowing
(because of marketing) that he was Chicano, and
thus Breaking Barriers.
Ritchie Valens *broke ground*. He was one of the
first Hispanics to seriously break into the Rock
'N Roll industry. He left his mark, and opened
doors of possibility for other Hispanics by doing
so. I always thought it was just really NEAT that
Bill felt about him the way that I did, and
created such a loving portrait of him.
Despite the critical and box office success of
La Bamba, Bill paid his dues for a while, pos-
sibly because he was Hispanic, doing lesser work.
Then came Desperado.
Robert Rodriguez (Hispanic himself) is a force
majure, a Law Of Nature. His personal power is
unmistakable. When his first film El Mariachi
was submitted to Sundance and walked off with all
the accolades, Bill Borden was the producer who
walked off with the rights to a sequel.
Desperado was the result. It's in my personal
Top Ten Film List. And a TMer or former TMer
produced it. Does that fuck with my image as
a minion of Satan or what?
:-)
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_re...@... wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, John jr_esq@ wrote:
I decided to have lunch at a Mexican restaurant at the Mission
District today. As I got in the restaurant, I was surprised to
see a five piece Mariachi band playing there. So, I ordered my
usual machaca dish and listened to the music. Towards the end
of my meal, I requested the band to play the following song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlTf_elyjNEfeature=related
I'm hoping for everyone that the new year will be just as
exciting as today.
I am not a fan of Mariachi music, but every time
I go to Paris, I go to a Mexican restaurant there
because the Mariachis are fans of Los Lobos, as am
I. They don't restrict themselves to the standard
lame songs, and by now they know me, and when I
step into the room they play this song, Cancion Del
Mariachi. Their lead singer has neither the voice
nor the looks of Antonio Banderas, but it always
lifts my spirits to hear the song again. This is
more my idea of how to start an exciting new year.
Or just an ordinary evening.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myQ4LwFkt28
YMMV. In fact, if you can listen to the Maharishi
Honey Song without throwing up, your mileage
almost certainly varies. :-)
