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Adelita's Blog – June 2008 Archive (3)

The In Crowd

I had big hair, big eyebrows, and big shoulder pads in the Eighties. I listened to The Blasters, Los Lobos, Dwight Yoakam and all the rockabilly and blues I could get my hands on in the Eighties. I went to shows at… Continue

Added by Adelita on June 18, 2008 at 10:00am — 42 Comments

Gracias, Thank you, Merci, Danke, Mahalo...

Our Awards to You ... er, our Thank Yous to all who made the DCF Porque Burque Art and Craft Extravaganza possible!

Picture Perfect Thanks to Deana Nichols for the use of her "Lady of Guadalupe" photo in our ad poster and to Susan See for documenting the 'hanging of' and 'day of' the gallery show opening.

A Wow You Are Clever Thanks to Lolita Haze who did the flyer

Artsy Action Word Thanks to Blake… Continue

Added by Adelita on June 4, 2008 at 10:00pm — 5 Comments

R.I.P. Bo Diddley

Our good friend and rock and roll legend Bo Diddley passed away today. I found the following on Wikipedia,

He spent many years in New Mexico, not only as a musician, but as a law officer. He lived in Los Lunas from 1971 to 1978 while continuing his musical career. Bo Diddley served for two and a half years as Deputy Sheriff in the Valencia County Citizens' Patrol; during that time he personally purchased and donated three highway patrol pursuit… Continue

Added by Adelita on June 2, 2008 at 5:30pm — 12 Comments