I'M MISSING EL GRAN COMBO BECAUSE I DIDN'T BUY TICKETS SOON ENOUGH!

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I thought I was going to go with a friend, but then something personal came up with her that is keeping her from wanting to go out in general. I didn't want to go without a date of some sort, but now I wish I had just bought a ticket for myself. By the time I finally decided to do that, this week, tickets were gone of course.

EL GRAN COMBO! One of the best salsa bands, one of the best bands, ever, and I am missing them right now while they perform in a hotel where I go to the gym. Never again. In the future I must set a deadline and say, okay, if I don't have anyone committed to go by this date, I will just buy a ticket for myself (or buy two tickets and put pressure on myself to find someone else--I could have brought my older brother along to show him what salsa is about).

― Rockist Scientist (rockistscientist), Sunday, 8 February 2004 02:29 (twenty-two years ago)

Fuck the Shibusashirazu Orchestra, I wish I could be seeing El Gran Combo.

― Rockist Scientist (rockistscientist), Sunday, 8 February 2004 02:31 (twenty-two years ago)

:( Sorry to hear that. Story of my life.

― Francis Watlington (Francis Watlington), Sunday, 8 February 2004 02:38 (twenty-two years ago)

Does your friend have tickets?

― Aja (aja), Sunday, 8 February 2004 02:39 (twenty-two years ago)

I was talking about it at a party in December, and then the time rolled around and I watched as I procrastinated, and now I am missing them. Maybe they will be back to Philadelphia within a year, since they were just here last Spring, I think, but that was at a club in North Philadelphia that I can't really go to unless I would have a ride home. (I don't want to be trying to hail a taxi in the barrio at 2AM.)

(Did you have any question about who had posted this thread before opening it?)

x-post: I don't know for sure, but I don't think so. My friend is in mourning and said she would let me know when she feels ready to go out dancing again. I respect that and don't want to put pressure on her to go out and have fun when she isn't feeling that way, so I've basically backed off. Also, I don't know her that extremely well. We've talked about some personal things, but mostly we are just dance friends.

― Rockist Scientist (rockistscientist), Sunday, 8 February 2004 02:46 (twenty-two years ago)

http://www.salsaweb.com/music/images/bastar_egc.jpg

― Rockist Scientist (rockistscientist), Sunday, 8 February 2004 02:52 (twenty-two years ago)

http://www.majesticsounds.com/images/leograncombo.gif

― Rockist Scientist (rockistscientist), Sunday, 8 February 2004 03:04 (twenty-two years ago)

http://www.salsasf.com/features/interviews/grancombo1.gif

― Rockist Scientist (rockistscientist), Sunday, 8 February 2004 03:06 (twenty-two years ago)

Rockist,
el gran combo are true legends. another great live act, although more rare, is cuco valoy. saw his band at the copacabana 'bout two years ago.

― pheNAM (pheNAM), Monday, 9 February 2004 14:11 (twenty-two years ago)

I've missed them in the DC area now twice over the last few years(stayed home parenting, and the show starts too late to take my son--who wasn't real crazy about the NY Latin-jazz w/ a touch of salsa show I did take him to in a sit-down ). I like the El Gran Combo cds I have.

― Steve Kiviat (Steve K), Monday, 9 February 2004 16:22 (twenty-two years ago)

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