Picked this one up on Blue Note on sale.
Harold Lopez-Nussa
Nueva TImba
Bonito Y Sabroso- just didn't connect with. OK not great.
Gitanerias- liked better
A Lyle- good, surprised at the little cheesy touches in places
Cerca y Lejos- a little all over the place.
Nina Con Violin- liked
Alma Y Fuego- Really good
El Manisero- interlude
Guajira- OK
Why- good piano-led piece
Bajira Guerrero- OK
A New Day/Final- song to wind it up. Sounds like end credits while you walk out of the theater.
Tower of Terror messed Levi up a bit for the rest of the rides. Levi didn't want anything with drops after ToT. We went on an Avatar ride that was kind of like "Flying Over America", but the pre-show was 10 minutes long and Levi was freaking out. A cast member named Pippin told him what exactly was going to happen and it calmed him down. I wouldn't say it used adrenaline to get him to ride, but it was a roller coaster before we even got on the ride.
We got soaked during the evening show at Hollywood. Fantasmic, I believe it was called. The water projection probably would have looked cooler higher up, and every time the water came on I braced myself. Naomi got her bubble wand there, which Sarah had replaced as we were leaving.
Naomi was pretty fearless in terms of rides. She didn't ask out of anything, but was excluded when we went on Avatar. This angered her brother and puzzles me now. She could go on Guardians but not an Avatar ride that she had no chance of falling from?
Couple of long-lost friends, couple of new tunes and a few classics mixed in. Like Brought To My Senses split up as a bookends.
I'm going to be honest. It's really hard to be at work today. The last almost week has been spent walking around the Disney World parks, planning what ride, show, or food is next. Today, it's just quiet and still, with the noises of the office.
I really loved this trip for us. The kids were old enough to mostly handle the lines. Sometimes they drove us a little nuts, but come on, what kid doesn't get fidgety in hour-long waits?
Highlights:
I loved Pop Century, loved loved loved it. Our room was near the Skyliner, so the days where we were using it we had a bit of a head start. The last day, I waited in line while everyone else got ready, which was a heads-up move.
Food was good, pool time was good, and though the room seemed small when we got there, it was perfectly fine for chilling out after a day at the parks. The Murphy bed was really nice. Having the table for breakfast or games was awesome.
Skyliner was really neat as well and was a great alternative to buses (which weren't bad).
I have some sights and sounds bouncing around my head today. It's a transitional day. I was with my family for over a week straight, really. And Tony is working from home now, so no walks in person with him.
More thoughts to come, but it's just one of those days when it's hard to focus on anything but the great time we just had.
Arizona 8, Brewers 6
The bullpen lets the Crew down, as Uribe gives up four in the ninth.
Pitchers:
Myers- Quintana- Cruz- Alvarado (H)- Uribe (L, BS), Megill
Hitting highlights: 11 hits, Durbin gets his first HR.
Could be a costly loss, as AZ is now 3-0.
Brewers beat the Marlins pretty easily in game two. Peralta was fantastic- 13Ks in 8 IP.
The Tigers won five games in a row and advanced to the Division Series. Next up: a best of 5 with the 1969 Cincinnati Reds. Not sure what the rules were for the round-robin, but we got the Reds now.
