Ludong-The Most Expensive Fish in the Philippines

Recently, my relatives in the Philippines and I had a conversation about the most expensive fish in the Philippines. I did some Internet search and here's what I learned.

The Ludong or Lobed River Mullet is a freshwater mullet. While it is claimed to be endemic to Cagayan River and tributaries extending through the watersheds of Cagayan Valley and the Santa-Abra River Systems of Ilocos Sur and Abra in the Philippines, verifiable and reliable sources have listed Celebes, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, and Fiji as areas where the lobed river mullet may be also found. It is sometimes called the Pacific Salmon or the President's fish, since only the President and the rich will be able to afford it.

For details read:

https://davidbkatague.blogspot.com/search?q=ludong

Meanwhile, enjoy these photos of the sand mullet- a poor cousin of Ludong, which is more abundant and cheap. Photo Credit: Aida Largado Peevers

Sand Mullet grilled and wrapped with banana Leaves-look yummy! 

 

Blue Rice and Fried Pompano I ordered via DoorDash today

and last but not least a photo of the largest anthropods coconut crab-in Marinduque

For a list of top-10 best tasting wild fish read:

 

 https://www.outdoorhub.com/stories/2018/07/24/10-best-tasting-wild-fish-according-internet/

 

Also enjoy this video -the top ten Island Dream Destination in the Philippines

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYWj-ly7nR8 

 

 

Remembering Macrine J Katague through her Community Involvement here in the US and also in the Philippines

Today March 26, 2021, would have been Macrine's 85th Birthday. A video of her last year video taken by her Care Taker, I shared in my FB page today also. Macrine passed away last August 10, 2020. She had lived a good life for she had touched many other lives through her community involvement here in the US as well as in the Philippines.  

This post is to remember Macrine(RIP) in her community involvement during her productive and well-lived life here in the US as well as in the Philippines.

The three awards are Macrine's involvement with Marinduque International, Inc and the Marinduque Association of the Capital Area. For details read:

https://hubpages.com/politics/medical-mission-of-love-to-marinduque
 

Macrine was actively involved with Filipino-American community in the tri-state area of Maryland, Virginia and Washington, DC. SHE was also active with the Marinduquenos of the Capital Area (MACA). Some of MACA's projects were giving scholarships to needy students in PI. We also collaborated with the humanitarian projects of “ Feed the Hungry, Inc”in Marinduque. In 1998, we participated in the medical mission to Marinduque. We donated 100 used eyeglasses, medical supplies and equipments to the local hospital. In May, 2001 we again participated in the medical mission sponsored by Marinduque International,Inc.. I helped in the distribution of drugs and served as acting treasurer during the mission week, while Macrine was Executive Director of the organization.

Macrine short biography was published in MI, Inc Newsletter when she was elected President in 2003 as follows. "Macrine was born in Boac and a product of the Immaculate Conception Academy High School. She obtained her Bachelor in Business Administration degree in 1957 from the University of Santo Tomas. Two month after graduation she married her college sweetheart, David Katague from Iloilo, who was then teaching chemistry at UP Diliman. They immigrated to the US in 1960.

Macrine stayed home for 18 years raising her four children but decided to go back to nursing school in California. In 1979, she received her Bachelor of Science degree from Holy Name College in Oakland, CA. as well as a Certificate in Public Health Nursing specializing with Spanish speaking patients.
 

In 1990, Macrine and David moved to Maryland where she worked for nine years as Quality Improvement Nurse for several home health organizations in the Washington, DC area. It was then, when she joined the Marinduqueno Association of the Capital Area (MACA) and became an active member of the association. She retired in 1998 and got involved with the Filipino-American organizations in the DC metropolitan area".

In June, 1999, Macrine was elected overall chairperson of the Festival Committee that was in charge of the celebration of Philippines Independence for the whole month of June. An article was published by the Manila Mail, dated June 15, 1999. An excerpt of the news article written by Bing C. Branigin reads:

RP TAKES CENTER STAGE-45 GROUPS JOIN PARADE IN D.C.

“A big crowd watched the Philippines took center stage when Filipino-Americans stage a colorful parade, fair and cultural show along historic Pennsylvania Avenue on June 6.

Filipino Americans display their pride in their culture and heritage to mark the 101st anniversary of independence from Spain and more than a century of Philippines- American relations.

More than 45 Filipino- American organizations participated in the parade and whole day fair and cultural shows. They are groups from Washington, D.C., Maryland, Northern Virginia, South Carolina and the 40 strong Ati-atihan group from Virginia Beach.

The Marinduquenos who are this year hosts, showed their Moriones, clad in colorful costumes and mask.

Macrine Katague, Philippine Festival chairperson, said she was really impressed by the number of groups who participated. For the last six months, the Philippine Committee had been meeting regularly to make this year's event better.

A group of twenty food vendors sold favorite Philippine dishes, like lechon, pancit etc...For drinks, there was San Miguel beer, sago at gulaman, coconut juice and halo-halo. There were also twenty tents filled with dry goods, like T-shirts, jewelry, gift items, travel agencies and phone cards. One of the highlights of the fair was on-the-spot painting contest for the kids. The Philippine Embassy displayed stamp collection, fabrics and handicraft from the Philippines

Ambassador and Mrs Raul Rabe, patiently stayed at the Fair from 9:00AM to 6:00PM, enjoying all the activities. Rabe will end his term the end of this month. He will be replaced by Ambassador Ernesto Maceda.

Mr. Rabe told Manila Mail “ This is a great thing that we are celebrating our independence here in Pennsylvania Avenue. I noticed that every year we are getting better and bigger,. Hopefully we will keep the momentum going”..

To show their support to their “kababayans”, Marinduquenos from New Jersey came to town. Al Molato who represented the Eastern Seaboard Marinduqueno said, “ This is fantastic, imagine our small island is so small and taking a big role in the capital to host a big endeavor like this. I would like to salute my co-marinduquenos and Macrine Katague the chairperson, for a wonderful job.”

Meanwhile, enjoy this photo of Macrine during our trip to London at Wembley Stadium watching the Football Game between the Redskins and 49'ers. 

 

 

 

Food Presentation, Plating and Styling Techniques

The subject of Food styling and Plating has been a subject that I enjoyed reading for the last decades. Today, I finally had the time to write a short article about it. Here it is and enjoy!!! 

 Food Styling and Plating- Feast with your eyes first, then your stomach.

Roasted Lamb Shanks and Beef Marrow for your 'Media noche',

accompanied with a selection of pickled vegetables, cured meats,

cheeses, fruits and breads.

Photo Credit: Aida Largado Peevers   Eat with your Eyes First, then your stomach.

Food presentation is the art of modifying, processing, arranging, or decorating food to enhance its aesthetic appeal. ... It is not only about decorating the food, but also making it taste more delicious psychologically for the customers. Customers love it when the food is arranged and served correctly. Sometimes, it is called plating techniques. It is essential if you have a restaurant business, but there is no harm if you practice at home.  It is an art form, just like painting.

Here are two examples:

 Photo Credit: eatwell101.com

Photo Credit: Wikipedia

Food presentation is the art of modifying, processing, arranging, or decorating food to enhance its aesthetic appeal.

The visual presentation of foods is often considered by chefs at many different stages of food preparation, from the manner of tying or sewing meats, to the type of cut used in chopping and slicing meats or vegetables, to the style of mold used in a poured dish. The food itself may be decorated as in elaborately iced cakes, topped with ornamental sometimes sculptural consumables, drizzled with sauces, sprinkled with seeds, powders, or other toppings, or it may be accompanied by edible or inedible garnishes.

Historically, the presentation of food has been used as a show of wealth and power. Such displays often emphasize the complexity of a dish's composition as opposed to its flavors. For instance, ancient sources recall the hosts of Roman banquets adding precious metals and minerals to food in order to enhance its aesthetic appeal. Additionally, Medieval aristocrats hosted feasts involving sculptural dishes and shows of live animals. These banquets existed to show the culture and affluence of its host, and were therefore tied to social class. 

Contemporary food aesthetics reflect the autonomy of the chef, such as in nouvelle cuisine and Japanese bento boxes. Dishes often involve both simplistic and complex designs. Some schools of thought, like French nouvelle cuisine, emphasize minimalism while others create complicated compositions based on modern aesthetic principles. Overall, the presentation of food reflects societal trends and beliefs.

Here's another Food Styling video:

 

My Six Treasured Videos

The following six videos are my treasures. They are the videos that have touched my life!

Ditas, my youngest daughter, interviewed by Comcast, as California Director of Census, 2010



Carenna singing one of her original songs

Macrine's 80th Birthday

Chateau Du Mer, 2011

Carlos Avila, Macrine's Nephew

Celebration of Life: Macrine J. Katague via her Favorite Music ( Tangos)-Part 11

 This is Part 11 out of 14 on the series, Macrine J.Katague, Celebration of Life.

Macrine and I dancing the Rumba, Boac, Marinduque, 2011

Macrine and I dancing the Tango during the PAFC Gala, Washington DC, 1999

Macrine and I loved to dance the Tango, Cha Cha and Rumba. A few decades ago while we were vacationing in Miami Beach, Florida staying at the Fontainebleau Hotel*, we participated in a dance contest. We won first place dancing the Cha Cha. But Tango is our favorite dance and La Cumparsita is our favorite tango music. In this episode I am posting two version of La Cumparsita(instrumental and vocal).     

Meanwhile enjoy this Tango music, El Choclo sang by Julio Iglesias

Tango music also reminds me of Macrine's first cousin Yong Nieva and wife Ivy Almario and their Beach Resort, Amana in Cawit, Marinduque

 

Macrine and I with Yong Nieva, Amana Resort, Marinduque, 2011
 

http://livinginmarinduquephilippines.blogspot.com/2012/11/improve-your-sex-life-by-dancing.html

A Short History of Fontainebleau Hotel

*Envisioning the creation of one of the most opulent and magnificent hotels in the world, hotelier Ben Novack purchased the Firestone Mansion, home of auto tire magnate Harvey Firestone in 1952 for $2.3 million. He tapped Morris Lapidus, who was known for his modernist sensibilities and flair for theatrical spaces, to be the hotel’s project architect. When it opened in 1954, Fontainebleau Miami Beach was the largest and most luxurious hotel in South Florida. Located on the oceanfront in the heart of Millionaire's Row, Fontainebleau Miami Beach is one of the most historically and architecturally significant hotels on Miami Beach. Its signature features included a 17,000-square-foot lobby with the now-legendary “Stairway to Nowhere,” six acres of formal gardens designed to replicate Versailles and thousands of dollars in antique furnishings to authentically convey the hotel’s French period theme.

Through the 1950s and 1960s, the hotel reigned as Miami’s leading resort and Lapidus’ gently curving façade came to symbolize the very essence of glamorous Miami Beach. For nearly 25 years, the Miami Beach hotel was so well-known that no sign was necessary to identify it. Celebrities and entertainers, ranging from Elvis Presley and Bob Hope to Lucille Ball and Judy Garland, made the hotel so popular that Novack was once forced to post armed guards to bar non-guests from entering.

At that time we were not aware of the above history. However, we know we were staying in a luxurious hotel. This is an example of our lives well lived. Rest in Peace, My Love!! For more details on Tangos read:

https://marinduqueawaitsyou.blogspot.com/search?q=tango

 

Have You Heard of CRISPR Gene Editing Technology?

 

Just recently, I was watching CNN Fareed Zakaria Sunday Talk#. On this recent episode his guest was 2020 Nobel Prize Winner in Chemistry, Jennifer Doudna of UC Berkeley-one of my Alma Mater schools.

The interview was about CRISPR technology of creation of new medicines, agricultural products, controlling pathogens and pest as wells the controversial subject of editing human embryos to produce super/designer babies. This aroused my interest so in case you are not familiar with this subject, here's a brief summary from Wikipedia. 

CRISPR(Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats) Gene Editing is a genetic engineering technique in molecular biology by which the genomes of living organisms may be modified. It is based on a simplified version of the bacterial CRISPR-Cas9 antiviral defense system. By delivering the Cas9 nuclease complexed with a synthetic guide RNA (gRNA) into a cell, the cell's genome can be cut at a desired location, allowing existing genes to be removed and/or new ones added in vivo (in living organisms).

The technique is considered highly significant in biotechnology and medicine as it allows for the genomes to be edited in vivo with extremely high precision, cheaply and with ease. It can be used in the creation of new medicines, agricultural products, and genetically modified organisms, or as a means of controlling pathogens and pests. It also has possibilities in the treatment of inherited genetic diseases as well as diseases arising from somatic mutations such as cancer. 

However, its use in human germline genetic modification(designer babies) is highly controversial. 

The development of the technique earned Jennifer Doudna and Emmanuelle Charpentier the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2020. The third researcher group that shared the Kavli Prize for the same discovery (led by Virginijus Šikšnys) was not awarded the Nobel prize.

In 2012 and 2013, CRISPR was a runner-up in Science Magazine's Breakthrough of the Year award. In 2015, it was the winner of that award. CRISPR was named as one of MIT Technology Review's 10 breakthrough technologies in 2014 and 2016. In 2016, Jennifer Doudna and Emmanuelle Charpentier, along with Rudolph Barrangou, Philippe Horvath, and Feng Zhang won the Gairdner International award. In 2017, Doudna and Charpentier were awarded the Japan Prize in Tokyo, Japan for their revolutionary invention of CRISPR-Cas9. In 2016, Charpentier, Doudna, and Zhang won the Tang Prize in Biopharmaceutical Science. In 2020, Charpentier and Doudna were awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry "for the development of a method for genome editing." 

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pp17E4E-O8

For more details visit:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CRISPR_gene_editing 

Meanwhile for a less complicated subject, enjoy this:

#https://www.cnn.com/videos/tv/2020/11/08/exp-gps-1108-fareeds-take.cnn

 

Celebration of Life: Macrine J. Katague via her Favorite Music (Hymns)-Part 10

This is Part 10 of the 14 Series on Macrine J. Katague, Celebration of Life.

Macrine loved to sing. In her younger years, she sings coloratura soprano. When she started smoking later in her forties ( during nursing school), her voice changed to mezzo soprano. Macrine and I loved singing in the choir here in Northern California. In the late 1980's, we sang in our church choir on Sunday masses in Pinole, as well as with the UP Alumni, Berkeley Chapter Choir based in El Sobrante, California.

Eleven years ago, we sang in our Church Choir here in Fair Oaks. We even sang a duet of Silent Night in Tagalog at the concert before the Christmas midnight mass. Macrine and I had also organized the Marinduque Association of the Capital Area( MACA) Christmas Caroling Group in Colesville, Maryland in the late 1990's.

Besides singing in the church Choir with me, Macrine sang a few times during a friends wedding and she got paid, so I will consider her a semi-pro. Anyway in this episode, I am posting two of her favorite hymns that we sometimes sung during Catholic masses.  Make a Channel of your Peace( the Prayers of St.Francis), and On Eagle Wings..

  

The Prayer of St Francis song (Make me a Channel of your Peace)reminds me of our one week vacation in Rome and in the Vatican, and our visit to Assissi, Italy in 1990

On Eagle Wings reminds me of our one week vacation in Aruba, 2001

Meanwhile, while searching for the best arrangement of the above two songs, I found two renditions of Cohen's Hallelujah as follows:

Celine Dion surprises the Canadian Tenors-Oprah in the Audience 

Religious Hymns reminds me of our college years and the University of the Philippines Student Catholic activities, 1951-1955.

https://davidbkatague.blogspot.com/search?q=UPSCA

Meanwhile, enjoy this photo from Chateau Du Mer, Boac, Marinduque, Philippines-our second home!!

 

 

A Taboo Topic: Battered/Abused Men/Husbands in the Philippines

This article is a repost. The original article was first published in my blogs in December, 2012. This is a taboo subject in the Philippines, but I feel I should write about.

In my last posting about battered husbands, I cited two cases that had come to my attention last year. One case was here in the US( a coworker) and the other case was in the Philippines(a relative).

This week I learned of another battered husband case in the Philippines. The battered husband is a distant kin of my wife. For the purpose of this article, let me call the husband Benjamin and his wife Lola. Relatives and friends of Benjamin oftentimes just call him Benjie while Lola has another name Bu-angit( crazy in Ilonggo).

Benjie's family are rich landowners in Mindoro. When Benjie's parents died, the property were divided into the 7 siblings. But Bu-angit was later able to claim and usurp portions of land supposed to be inherited by one of the sisters of Benjie. The story of Benjie and Lola is a classic tale of greed, indifference, envy and marital discord of a well to do Filipino family.

I have met Benjie and Lola and have interactions with them several times during their married life. Lola has a temper, so I was sure that Benjamin was a victim of verbal abuses. Lola several years ago came to visit relatives here in US. On her way home to the Philippines, she had a temper tantrum in the airport. It took a while for her to calm down.

Today, I was surprised to learn that Benjamin was also a victim of physical abuse. Benjamin and Lola have four adults children and several young grandchildren. Both hailed from Mindoro(neighboring island of Marinduque), but decided to reside in Quezon City after their college graduations. Benjamin was an engineer and a business executive before his retirement. Lola was a full time housekeeper and occasionally teaches piano. We know of several friends of the couple and heard of incidents of Lola's temper tantrums. Lola is also known for her erratic behavior during full moon. We did not however have much contact with Benjamin and Lola for the last 5 years, not until last week when Benjamin died of heart attack at the age of 71. We were also informed that a week before Benjie died he was scheduled for heart by-pass surgery. For unknown reasons, the surgery was cancelled. It is rumored that Lola convinced Benjie not to have surgery, because of the costs of the surgery. I feel this is not really the reason, since the couple are very wealthy. They owned lands and two houses in Mindoro as well as beach houses in Batangas and Marinduque and has a good business in Quezon City.

Benjamin had several relatives residing in the US. Last week, a relative( Gilda) flew to the Philippines just to attend for his funeral and cremation services. It was at this time that she learned of Benjie's suffering as a victim of Lola's verbal and physical abuse. The story was relayed to Gilda by the personal caretaker of Benjamin.

The story of Benjie's abuse was relayed by Gilda to my wife and I am writing this story. This is a true story. But to protect the family and privacy of both the late Benjamin and Lola, the names and places in this article are fictitious but the story of Benjamin as a battered husband is true and not a product of my wild and vivid imagination.

Again, as I wrote in my first article on this subject, battered husband cases are not as common as the battered wife cases. But this story confirms that there are battered husbands all around the world, but are too ashamed to seek help when they are still alive. In the case of Benjamin, his case was only known after his death last week. May Benjamin's soul rest in Peace, Amen.

One of the many orchids in the Gardens of Chateau Du Mer, Boac, Marinduque, Philippines  

and a short video of a wedding ceremony and reception in the Coference Hall, Beach House and Gardens of Our Chateau Du Mer-a lighter topic than the one above.

 

https://www.facebook.com/razastillsandmotions/videos/654125195156022/

 Related Post: https://theaseanpost.com/article/philippines-abused-husbands

Do You Have Good and Caring Neighbors?

 

It is essential for your safety, happiness and peace of mind to have good neighbors that are also friendly and caring. Whether you live in an apartment, condo, a farm, town house or in a subdivision with single homes, it is important to have good neighbors. In the seven places that we have resided here in the US since 1960, my family have encountered all kinds of neighbors from the unfriendly( probably racist), neutral and caring neighbors.

Our first city of residence was Chicago, Illinois in the 1960's. I was still a graduate student at that time so we resided in a apartment managed and owned by the university. All of our neighbors were mostly students and others were employees of the University. We were lucky at that time to have good neighbors. My wife had joined a baby sitting cooperative with wives of other students students. We will have monthly pot lucks and picnics with the growing kids- the center of our social activities.

After graduation, we moved to Kansas City, Missouri, where I had my first industrial job. Our first rental single home was in a subdivision of mostly retired couples, so we did not have interaction with our neighbors. Our activity was centered in the Swim and Country Club two blocks from our house. We stayed in this house for one year since the owner decided to sell the house. We moved to another rental house about two miles away. Again, we did not have any interaction with our neighbors. 

Our First purchased Home on Plattewoods, Missouri with the 4's, 1967
 

Our third home in the Kansas City area was in Plattewoods, Missouri. This was our first owned home. It was located in a subdivision with one and two acres lots in a semi-rural exclusive neighborhood. Our neighbor across the street was a teacher and was neither friendly or unfriendly. Our neighbor in the left side we never see. The only thing we saw in their backyard was a German Shepherd dog named Devil who barks when we approached the boundary lines of our fences. We have a distant neighbor about 4 blocks from us who were also Filipino-Americans and have two boys almost in the same ages with our children that we socialized.

Our next move was to Modesto, California, Stanislaus County- California Central Valley. We purchased our second 4-bedroom home in a newer subdivision. We have several neighbors but only one was friendly. We stayed two years in that subdivision then decided to sell the house so we can moved to a farm house with a barn that my wife converted into a Filipino Gift Shoppe. Our nearest neighbor was about 1/4 mile away. They have children who goes to the same school with our kids, but we never socialized.

Our fourth move was to Pinole, California in the East Bay when my employer in Modesto decided to close their agricultural research facility. We have purchased two homes in Pinole from 1974-1990. Our first home was a two story house in a subdivision with small backyards in the foot hills of Pinole. We have neighbors that are neither friendly or unfriendly.

 

When I broke my Achilles tendon playing tennis and had a hard time climbing the second floor bedrooms, we decided to move to a ranch type home about 3 miles in another older subdivision. In this neighborhood, we have two very friendly neighbors. One was a Filipina married to a Caucasian. The one across the street was super friendly and very helpful. He was a handy man and was glad when he offers to help me in the minor maintenance of the house and our yard.
Our residence in Hammonton Rd, Colesville, MD(1990 to 2002)
 

When I lost my job in the East Bay, our family moved to the Washington DC area where I worked for the Food and Drug Administration for 12 years. We purchased a 4 bedroom ranch style home with a full basement in a subdivision in Colesville, Maryland. We found in this neighborhood a very friendly and caring neighbor who was a widow. We socialized and invite each other in our homes and had a grand time.
A neighbor's duck swimming in our pool, Sacramento(Fair Oaks), 2005
 

Our last move was to the Sacramento area(Fair Oaks) when I retired in 2002. We decided to rent first so we will know the neighborhood before we purchased our retirement house. Our rental home was a 4 bedroom ranch with a swimming pool. We stayed there for almost a year and were able to meet only one neighbor. He was a retired physician, an avid reader and has no prejudice against Filipino-Americans. We realized this is not a very friendly neighborhood however since our other neighbors never bothered to introduce themselves to us.

We purchased our retirement home in a neighborhood with another ranch type house. The subdivision was built in the 1980's and populated mostly by retirees. In this neighborhood, we are very lucky to have two friendly neighbors. Our first caring neighbor is a widow originally from Italy. She does not drive, so every now and then I will drive her to church and to the grocery stores. She goes with my wife and I to the nearby Casino almost once a week. In return she would cook my favorite dish- fried eggplant. The other day she gave us roasted duckling. She also watched all unusual activities in the area, and lists all licenses of cars she does not recognized.

Our second friendly neighbor is also a retired couple about ten years younger than us. The man of the house is a handy man and I hired him to fix minor repairs in the house. He is also a computer expert and had help me with my computers problems in two cases during the last four years. We love this neighborhood, because we have two friendly neighbors who watches our home when we are not around and are ready to help us in a second notice.

 

May I reiterate then, that for your piece of mind it is essential to have good and caring neighbors. How about you? Do you have good neighbors?

Here's an example of having good and caring neighbors-From the FB page of Ditas: Thanksgiving Day, 2020.

I have the BEST neighbors Darrell and Stanley. When they heard I was going to stay home alone and do a family zoom and was thinking of ordering take out- they offered to bring me a delicious plate of all homemade from scratch thanksgiving dinner. Not pictured here is the amazing white chocolate cheesecake with a chambord coulis! All delicious and the zoom call was so nice to connect with family safely. #covidthanksgiving2020 #bestneighborsever

Meanwhile, enjoy this Video of Andrei Rieu, Plaisir d'Amour

 

Celebration of Life: Macrine J.Katague via her Favorite Music( Julio Iglesias)-Part 9

This is Part 9 of 14 on the Series, Celebration of Life, Macrine J. Katague via her favorite music.

Macrine was a Julio Iglesias Fan. She had more than two dozens collection of his records and had attended three of His Concerts here in Northern California and Lake Tahoe in the mid 1980's.

Macrine and I first attended a concert that Julio gave way back in the late 1970's in Burlingame, CA. The theater was mobbed by screaming women of all ages. One of the women screaming for his name is my wife who was in her late thirties at that time. Luckily, she was not one of several women who throw their panties to the stage. Macrine, my wife for 63 years is one out of the millions of Julio's groupie and fans. She has a complete collection of all his songs from 1970 to 1990.

The second Julio concert we attended was in Lake Tahoe, NV in the late 1980's. This time the crowd was a little bit tamer and no panties were thrown on the stage. However, I have to pay scalped tickets for about 10 times the regular price, so I could also see the show. Macrine also attended two other live converts of Julio in Reno, NV with her two girl friends(Julio fans) in the mid 1980's.

Here's more of Julio, 85 minutes of his songs!  

https://marinduqueawaitsyou.blogspot.com/search?q=julio+iglesias

Meanwhile, enjoy this photo, Sunset at Stinson Beach, CA 2020