Happy Cinco de Mayo
Posted on May 5, 2009 Posted by John Scalzi 22 Comments
Strange how it happens every year on the Fifth of May.
Here’s some vaguely appropriately-themed music for you, from my wife’s favorite band:
[imeem music=”s-tIMxirsW”]
Whatever
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WHATEVER
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Before anyone tries to helpfully clue me in, yes, in fact, I know what “Cinco de Mayo” translates as.
Yeah, everyone knows how to say “sink the mayonnaise” in Spanish. I’ve just never been convinced anyone knows what it means. {shrug} Idioms.
Your wife has good taste in music.
What Jamie said.
When I lived in Spain in the early 90s, someone in the U.S. asked, “Do they have cinco de Mayo in Spain?” I answered, because I *am* a wise-ass, “Yes. Also seis de Mayo, siete de Mayo, ocho de Mayo…”
Love Concrete Blonde. They seem so much more appropriate for Dia de Los Muertos, though. But it’s all good.
Oh, for the halcyon, borderline-suicidal high school days of the closet Goth driving a green Saturn with the windows down and singing “Tomorrow Wendy” at the top of her lungs.
Not that I would know anything about that.
Your wife has excellent taste in music, Concrete Blonde is one of the best bands ever recorded.
If you can find a copy of WAR’s “Cinco De Mayo” it fits perfectly to this occasion.
Doesn’t everyone know what Cinco de Mayo is? It’s just another holiday celebrating a French military defeat. Surprising that this would merit a holiday, but I guess it does for some.
Well, the French did still have an Empire at the time. And ambition.
I did (honestly!) once hear a group of undergraduates discussing what day Cinco de Mayo was going to be.
this reminds me — do we really know for certain who IS really buried in Grant’s tomb?
@12
Yes we do, his wife.
No one’s buried in Grant’s tomb. They are entombed.
@Scalzi – yup, though we would also have accepted “nobody, since it’s above ground”
Woo! Concrete Blonde! *ahem* Your wife has great taste, clearly.
By the way, did my buddy at the BBC call you about doing the JG Ballard obit?
James Swallow:
Yes, he did, and I suggested someone else to him, as I was not qualified. Thanks for the suggestion, however.
I’m with Alethea @#7, ‘cept I’m in the Honda.
woooo! drinking before 9! Its nice to be an OSU student…
this is great music btw
Another Concrete Blond fan? No way!! I thought I was the only one left. My all-time favorite band and nobody ever knows who I’m talking about.
Woot on the Concrete Blonde. Love that band, one of the best live shows I’ve seen. Check out Concrete Blonde y Los Illegals for some heavily Mexican-flavored rock.
The phoenix suns also changed their uniform to Los Suns in support of the celebration of Cinco De Mayo “”