Being a bad ass has it benefits

My friends were rehearsing at Parque Centenario last week since they were selected to participate in a festival called "Danza en paisajes urbanos" (Dance is urban landscapes) so they were preparing a choreography to be performed in that same park. I went there to help them and I thought it was going to be difficult to find them, but I was able to spot them easily because they were surrounded by a group of policemen and park guards. Something was no OK.

Even though my friends had a permit to rehearse in the park, all this people were trying to kick them out of the park. After a while, they called the director of the park (the officer said, "OK, if you don´t want to understand what I´m saying, I´m calling the OWNER of the park). So, he came.

He seemed to be a reasonable guy at first. But he was not.

This is what he said : "Look, you are dancing here, walking on the benches, doing things that are not appropriate, and I cannot let you do that. If I let you do that, I have to let everybody else do it" (I thought OK, so you should kick out all the people that sleep, piss and poop in the park, otherwise I move in here tomorrow!). 

My friends told him "but we have a permit. Actually the government is paying us to do this, we need to rehearse".

"I understand, but can´t you do a normal dance (???), not using the benches. The other day a guy,who also had a permit, came here and  started dancing near the artisans, you know, they threatened him, they are bad asses, you cannot mess with them"

So, I wondered, how is it possible that they let a bunch of mafia guys sell their crap on the park, guys who have no problem in threatening a dancer who is also working there, but they don´t let artist do their thing (specially when they´ve been hired by the government, just like him)".

Next time, my friends should bring a knife or something, so they´ll be treated with respect.

And one thing fo you, Mr. OWNER-of-the-park, your park is not that great! 

St. Patrick´s Day

Tomorrow, as you all may know, is St.Patrick´s day.

 The Irish community in Buenos Aires (I´ve never met any of them) is organizing a parade. Actually it´s going to be the first st.Patrick´s parade in Buenos Aires, because the Irish people and the Government of the city want to prove that it´s not all about drinking,

 it´s also about marching bands, clovers and green stuff (yeah, right).

So, if you are into Irish culture, go to the parade. More info here.

If you don´t need to hide your dark intentions of drinking till you pass out, go to Reconquista street and all the area around the Kilkenny, and do your thing.

Please, if you go to the pubs at night, don´t forget to break bottles in the middle of the street, pick up a fight, and vomit in someone else´s shoes. We need to keep the tradition alive.

Have fun!