can i just take a moment to say how officially bummed out i am that celia cruz died
la cubana was going to take me to see her for the first time this year
and now i will never have the chance
i feel like
i have missed the chance to see a woman perform that i would have told my grandchildren about
the great celia cruz
la cubana adored her of course
and allowing her to share celia with me
would have been another one of those delicious oppurtunities
to swap cultures
and grow closer
i love taking La C into the lower-east-side
for pastrami
she loves trying to teach me how to salsa
however white my hips seem to be
i sense that celia will go the way of billy holiday
and ella fitzgerald
and all the great ladies
who broke through race and struggle
to rise to royalty
i did get to see ella fitzgerald
it was towards the end of her life and she had to be carried out to the stage
it was at carnegie hall
and little bitty frail ella
who collectively had the entire audience
wanted to cuddle her
reached inside herself and rocked the house
grandma weaved and bobbed and scatted to the rafters
but celia
aaah
celia
i missed my chance
to see the queen of salsa
maybe La C and i can go out dancing anyway
and she can tell me what the great lady was like
when she brought everything down to the beat
and to her magical timing
and love of music
farewell to the queen
