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Friends, we are officially in Pisces season. My dear sister sign, ruler of my 9th house. It’s no surprise that I am once again thrown into fantasies of a life both secluded and deeply curated to my needs around quiet, social respite, and deep learning. If you’re Arnell (hi bestie) you’ve heard my cyclical desire to say fuck-all and move my books into a convent and live out my days dedicated to a deep spiritual practice with oth

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This is a folk song from Chile. Violeta Parra recorded it on her album “El Folklore De Chile – Vol II” in 1958.

LA PETAQUITA Tengo una petaquita Para ir guardando Las penas y pesares Que estoy pasando. [Estribillo:] Pero algún día, Pero algún día, Abro la petaquita Y la hallo vacía. Todos los hombres tienen enstaka el sombrero, Un letrero que dice: Casarme quiero. [Estribillo] Todas las niñas tienen En el vestido, Un letrero que dice: Quiero marido. Dicen que le hace, Pero no le hace, Lo que nunca he tenido, Falta no me hace. [Estribillo]

THE LITTLE HIP FLASK I’ve got a little hip flask To keep on storing The pains and sorrows I’m going through [Chorus:] But someday But someday I’ll open the little hip flask And I’ll find it empty All men have On their hats A sign that says: I want to get married [Chorus] All girls have On their dresses A sign that says: I want a husband They say they’ll do it But they don’t do it I don’t miss What I’ve never had [Chorus]

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Lucho Gatica

Until her recent death, singer Rita Vidaurri (1924–2019) stood as the last surviving star of what is considered a Golden Age of female vocalists from San Antonio, during the 1930s and ’40s. Like her contemporaries Eva Garza (1917-1966), Rosita Fernandez (1919-2006), and Lydia Mendoza (1916-2007), Vidaurri relied on the Alamo City’s vibrant Mexican-American music scene to launch an international career, sharing world stages with superstars such as Nat “King” Cole, Pedro Infante, and Celia Cruz.

            After a lengthy interruption to raise her four children, Vidaurri resumed performing at the start of the new millennium, enjoying a sensational comeback that capped a career spanning eight decades. The veteran vocalist died in her hometown on January 16 of this year. She was 94.

            On stage, Vidaurri projected a self-assured persona, bantering with the audience, making wisecracks, and telling slightly bawdy jokes. Yet, her professional exterior masked a lif