Day 39 (Weds., July 7)

Beto Cuevas, vocalist for La Ley, sings for the audience on Wednesday night.

My homesickness is finally over... I think. Man, this whole thinking about home and friends and stuff just drained me the last couple days. I do miss home, but I can live without it for a while longer. Today was an exciting day overall. I woke up late because I didn't start my work day until 4 p.m. I worked out, ran at 11 a.m., which is not very good when you are in hot Texas. Man, today's run was tough. I jogged under heavy sun. I almost had to stop, but I couldn't cuz I am not a quitter.

Today's assignment was cool. I had to go out to a concert and shoot Spanish Rock. This wasn't no ordinary Spanish Rock, it was La Ley, a great band from Chile. I went out to the concert and had a little bit of tough time getting in. Once inside, it was great times. I had my normal time up front near the band, just like every other photographer that gets a chance to shoot concerts. However, the best photos did not come from there. Normally, because I have seen it happen, the photographers put away the gear and go home as soon as their time up front is up. I actually saw the guy from the competitor paper leave right after. I stayed and shot other photos from other locations, which turned out to be better photography. Here's what I came up with. Do you think it was a good idea for me to stay and shoot more than the required?

Cuevas is seen through a balloon during the concert.

After an hour of shooting photos from other angles, I decided to relax. I met up with our Entertainment editor Paulina and relaxed til the end of the show. It was good times. I really liked the scenery at this club. The concert was held at a local club and once the band went backstage, the party continued. People danced for about an hour longer before they had to go home. Meanwhile, I just relaxed and hung out with Maria, a former Al Dia employee, who was at the concert. I have to say, hanging out with Maria was great times. We discussed music and the whole lifestyle of the Latino population in Texas. I got to hear a little perspective of the people through her. She also gave me the low down on all the great nightlife places around here. So, I guess I better try it out before going home. Maria is getting married soon, so we talked about that stuff that has been on my mind for a couple days. You know, my short-lived engagement. Anyways, tonight turned out to be very good. I was expecting to do my normal thing of showing up to an event, take photos of people and talk to them to get their names and stay professional while not socializing with them. However, I had a very creative night by coming up with the above photos and I had a great time meeting a true hard-core Texan woman. Man, they were right when they said Texas women are beautiful. They are right, but California gives Texas a run for its money on the beautiful women category.

Maria... They say women in Texas are beautiful. They weren't lying.

 

 

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