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MIXED
11/09/09

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Yes! I love this! #xviiigayprideparade
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Kivrin
11/09/09

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Let's hear it for the Rainbow Tour… #xviiigayprideparade
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Ailatan
11/09/09

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I was watching the coverage of this yesterday with my mum, you have no idea how disrespectful some of the journalists covering this event were.

It's a day for celebration but some of the issues are serious and important, why can't it be handled with maturity? #xviiigayprideparade
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Marla Singer
11/09/09

@Ailatan: I didn't watch it (actually I didn't know this was on Saturday until now), but I remember from previous years that the "coverage" was mostly "HAHA LOOK AT THE FUNNY CROSSDRESSERS". #xviiigayprideparade
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sarasasa
11/09/09

@Ailatan: They only ever interview the ones wearing feathers and a thong to begin with. There are plenty of people there working very hard for gay rights, but those are just boring, right? #xviiigayprideparade
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Ailatan
11/09/09

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Civil Union is not enough!!!! #xviiigayprideparade
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Ailatan
11/04/09

In reply to Bang The Drum Slowly
I don't know what to think about all this. The city was a worse chaos than usual, people couldn't get to their jobs/homes on time or safely. I had to go to my mum's and it was insane.

2000 people can not interrupt a major city artery like the 9 de Julio, 3 million people live in the city and God only knows how many comute to work. We are all held hostage between the government and "piqueteros" so there is more hatred and divide between classes, the middle class are afraid of the "mob" and the rich people keep running the country as George Carlin said.

These people need jobs not handouts promised at election times and never delivered. These kids should be in school not sleeping in tents in the middle of the road! #socialdevelopmentministry
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Rooo sez BISH PLZ
10/21/09

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My first thought before I read the caption was that she was a competitive swimmer for the Argentine national team or something. Shows where my head is. #misspoledanceargentina
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Jack_Burton
10/21/09

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Coming in Rio: Olympic Pole-Dancing! #misspoledanceargentina
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CarlinaZeikfried
10/21/09

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You had to go to Argentina for this? Do we have some kind of slut shortage?
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shanASS
10/21/09

@CarlinaZeikfried: These aren't strippers (or maybe some of them are, but that's beside the point, and even then I wouldn't be so judgemental as to call a stripper a slut), they're athletes performing some insane feats that require a ton of strength and are very dangerous. Have you ever watched pole dance at this level, or tried pole dancing that's not just about ass shaking? I suggest you check out some youtube videos of professional level dancing before slinging names. #misspoledanceargentina
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georgina
10/21/09

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This is Madonna's costume for her Evita rendition on the new tour. See, you can work a leotard into anything. #misspoledanceargentina
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Ailatan
09/30/09

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Tango is mysoginistic, but I still love it because:

-Fishnets
-Patent leather
-Pessimistic song lyrics (most of them)
-Passionate.

Another favourite of mine "Por una cebeza"

"¿Para qué vivir?"
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Casquivana
09/30/09

@Ailatan: I grew up listening to Gardel, as my grandma was a crazy fan. As a little kid, I used to repeat the whole dialogue in the movie before he starts singing the tango, Argentinian accent and all. My grandma thought it was hilarious, but everybody else thought I was just creepy and disturbing when I started yelling "¡Ya estoy harto de perderlo todo!"
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Ailatan
09/30/09

@Casquivana: That's so cute!! I also find it hilarious.
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Pugnacioun
09/30/09

@Ailatan: How is tango mysoginistic?
said the girl who knows naught of tango.
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Ailatan
09/30/09

@Pugnacioun: Most song lyrics are about a woman who has betrayed / abandoned this poor man, or women who will never be as pure or good as their mothers, that sort of thing.
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Casquivana
09/30/09

@Pugnacioun: The man is aaaalways the victim of some mean woman who toyed with him.
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Casquivana
09/30/09

@Ailatan: Ha! You're so right about the mother thing. And it's always the woman... and my screenname comes from one of my favorite tangos because of that!
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Ailatan
09/30/09

@Casquivana: It's always "Mi vieja"
I love the tango "Chorra" (lunfardo for thief) and I considered it for a screenname.
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ladybugmamasur
09/30/09

@Ailatan: Chorra, me robaste hasta el amor. Great tango.
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recidivicious
09/30/09

@Ailatan: omg Gardel. I only have a few of his songs but what a beautiful voice he had.
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AmericanSplendor
09/30/09

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That sidewalk is cleaner than any I saw when in BA. Why it's all made of those little tiles, I don't know...
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Lymed
09/30/09

@AmericanSplendor: It's actually a pedestrian street. I'm amazed I recognized it, although the tango fringe sure helped
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Ailatan
09/30/09

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My city! Oh My... I'm so happy.
Tango is awesome. This is my favourite tango song.
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valhalla_i_am_coming
09/30/09

@Ailatan: Thank you for the share!! I adore BA...the beautiful tango dancers, La Recolta Cemetary, the yummy dulce de leche....great city.
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Ailatan
09/30/09

@valhalla_i_am_coming: I'm so proud of being a Porteña. This is the city of Tango. My grandfather (son of immigrants, therefore wanted to become more "Argentine") played the bandoneon with a tango orchestra, so tango is pretty much in my veins.

And, yes, dulce de leche is AWESOME.
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Harlot Brontë
09/30/09

@Ailatan: I am so painfully envious of you, Ailatan! I love to dance the tango, and am jealously hoarding my pennies so I can afford a trip to Buenos Aires next year. My boyfriend feels like a complete noodle on the dance floor, but he says he'll tango with me in BA if I get him sufficiently doolally on vino tinto. Bless him!

More clips! I want more!
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Ailatan
09/30/09

@Harlot Brontë: I came in purpose to post an awesome clip from the beautiful Tita Merello, she's pure sass. She used to go to talk shows in her 80's and urge women to get pap smears.

My hubs is English so I can forget about tango dancing, he simply can't do it.
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Ailatan
09/30/09

@Harlot Brontë: This is one of best voices in tango he died tragically in a car accident like James Dean (he loved speeding on sports car) He's from Uruguay.

This is one of most pessimistic tangos ever. "The world is and will be crap in 510 and the year 2000" those are the openning lines.
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Casquivana
09/30/09

@Ailatan: Oooh, Julio Sosa! I love him! And I've always been a Gardel person (as stated above by my early and misguided forays in the genre) but I've always thought Sosa's version of Mano a Mano is much better than Gardel's, if only for the deeper voice and the attitude. You can hear the disdain in his voice when he sings. It's awesome.
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Ailatan
09/30/09

@Casquivana: He's my favourite, you can also hear the thousand ciggarettes!

This one is a beautiful song, I'm not sure about the performance, I like Lavie's voice but it's a tricky song to perform.

"Primero hay que saber sufrir,
después amar, después partir"
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ladybugmamasur
09/30/09

@Ailatan: Floreal Ruiz for the world. No one sings Naranjo en Flor like he did. He used to go to my grandpa's bar in Mataderos and sing for him. This and Yuyo Verde are my favorite tangos.
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ladybugmamasur
09/30/09

@Ailatan: Have you heard YoYo Ma's Piazolla album? It is amazing. His version of Libertango is wonderful
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Ailatan
09/30/09

@ladybugmamasur: Libertango is beautiful. It brings tears to my eyes like Adiós Nonino.
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ladybugmamasur
09/30/09

@Ailatan: I used to sing Balada para un Loco on the bus when I was 4 years old. My other grandpa thought it would be fun to teach me and I used to go up to any perfect stranger and ask "What's your name? I can sing" and burst into song. I love Piazolla, just don't sing in the bus any more. And I love singing tango.
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PowerPuffT
10/01/09

@Ailatan: Thanks for posting all these videos. I've favorited this thread so I can find it when I have more time this weekend (am at work now). I'm going to BA next month for vacation so I need to prepare!
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Ailatan
10/01/09

@PowerPuffT: Wonderful!!

I have sent you a Private Message (you can check in your profile) If you need assistance in BA send me a message!
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AJ
09/09/09

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I love the contrast between her stillness and the movement of the bus behind her. Like she's trapped in a timeless bubble.
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shanASS
06/26/09

In reply to They Call Her La Tigresa, The Tigress
Argentine politics are unbelievably confusing. There are so many offshoots from parties and it's so corrupt. One dude has a fortune that supposedly comes from Colombian Cartel ties, and the Kirchners are just awful. I remember last year when all agricultural people went on strike for 145 days and there was no meat and produce costs just sky-rocketed because of her policies; and, basically the entire country was on the side of the campo. The Kirchners paid people from the poor provinces $300 pesos (about US$ 100) to truck in from the provinces to protest in her favor. It was all pretty wild. Anyways, Acuna is an awesome fighter, but I'm not at all in favor of Peronistas, particularly those Cristina personally supports.
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Ailatan
06/26/09

@shanASS: I agree.

Fernandez de Kirchner (I hate calling her Cristina, it seems disrespectful) is not my choice when voting next Sunday nor are any of the other Peronist alternatives. I really don't know who I'm going to vote for.
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Ailatan
06/26/09

In reply to They Call Her La Tigresa, The Tigress
Jezebel, I love you so much, first Little Women and now a post about Argentine elections! Awesome!
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