Bob Nordquist - El Remate

I spent 2 days in El Remate, Guatemala and the ruins at Tikal. This is kind of a snap shot.

I took a plane across the Peten Jungle from Beleze. It was small, just me and the pilot. It was 2 hours late taking off. They said they had reports of heavy smoke on the runway in Guatemala. When I found a cab I was so flustered I forgot what little Spanish I still knew. I told him it was very cold there and I needed a hot beer. I also told him I was staying 2 years. He was very amused After catching my breath I corrected myself. He stopped so I could get a (cold) beer. Then he made me practice my Spanish all the way to El Remate. He also offered to drive me back to Belize when I was ready, but I stuck with the plane. I already had my return ticket and wasn't trusting my powers of communication to cancle it.

Musically, it was heavily influenced by the Punta Rock of Andy Palacio, a brilliant man from Belize who left us too soon. Check out his "Watina" album. It's not Punta Rock like his earlier stuff, but Garifuna Traditional.

This was also heavily influenced by the bass speakers in the pick up truck parked close to the hotel blasting music for their picnic while I swung in my hammock in the sweltering heat. I should learn from this to only write songs that I can actually play on guitar and sing.

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Music

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• Guatemala
• Peten
• Tikal
• Andy Palacio
• Punta Rock
• Belize
• Minnesota
• Music
• Guitar
• Singer songwriter
• Nordquist
• Intangibles
• Zaya
• Rum

[oldnrone]

Really cool!