Hola Amigos, my name is David Reyes Heredia. let me take you back to the genesis of Dominicans in L.A. It all started with a posting I made in
www.DR1.com in June 2005. I asked the question, "Are there any Dominicans living in L.A.?" To my surprise, it sparked a frenzy of posts, remarks, phone number exchanges, etc. Many people have contacted me and I have met some wonderful people since then.
One of the lovely individuals I met was Ilonka Garcia. She and I have really hit it off and got the great idea of getting some of the individuals from DR1 together and meet in person. Also, to sell tickets for the upcoming Dominican Republic Independence day (Feb. 27th) celebration on the 25th of February. What a pleasure it was meeting those of you who were able to make it out yesterday Feb.11th. It was a great time, ILonka our gracious host, opened up her house and her kitchen to meet and greet you all and it was an absolute blast.
What started out as a simple quiet get together, turned into a pumpin' Dominican party! It started at 11am and it was non-stop dancing till 9:00pm! As some of us trickled out, new faces trickled in. It was a sight you had to see to believe! Only a few photos were taken of the early group of people who arrived. Then once the Brugal, Hennessy and Mama Juana came out, the camera got the rest of the night off.
Hola Amigos, my name is David Reyes Heredia. let me take you back to the genesis of Dominicans in L.A. It all started with a posting I made in www.DR1.com in June 2005. I asked the question, "Are there any Dominicans living in L.A.?" To my surprise, it sparked a frenzy of posts, remarks, phone number exchanges, etc. Many people have contacted me and I have met some wonderful people since then.
One of the lovely individuals I met was Ilonka Garcia. She and I have really hit it off and got the great idea of getting some of the individuals from DR1 together and meet in person. Also, to sell tickets for the upcoming Dominican Republic Independence day (Feb. 27th) celebration on the 25th of February. What a pleasure it was meeting those of you who were able to make it out yesterday Feb.11th. It was a great time, ILonka our gracious host, opened up her house and her kitchen to meet and greet you all and it was an absolute blast.
What started out as a simple quiet get together, turned into a pumpin' Dominican party! It started at 11am and it was non-stop dancing till 9:00pm! As some of us trickled out, new faces trickled in. It was a sight you had to see to believe! Only a few photos were taken of the early group of people who arrived. Then once the Brugal, Hennessy and Mama Juana came out, the camera got the rest of the night off.
29 Comments:
At 10:55 PM,
Unknown said…
No Sweat Dominicarlito! I have a feeling that we will be having many more events. I'll be sure to post all the info on where to purchase the tickets real soon. Thanks for joining up. Spread the word if you have some Dominican family and (or) friends in L.A. Talk to you soon!!
At 12:21 PM,
Unknown said…
AlmostDominican: Gracias. The pleasure was all mine. I'm so glad we had the opportunity to meet. I am sooo looking forward to the 25th. Thanks for the kind words on the Blog. If you have any suggestions on how I can make it stronger and (or) get more people involved in contributing, please let me know. It's about time we figured out a way to unite the Dominicans in Los Angeles.
At 4:18 PM,
Fanny Martinez said…
I really had a GREAT time at the party. Ilonka is great!!! She's just like my Tia from New York. I felt I was surrounded by a bunch of relatives, I loved it and will see you guys on the the 25th to do some more partying. David you are awesome, thanks for putting us all in contact. I can finally eat some Dominican food in California.
At 5:10 PM,
Unknown said…
Fanny: I will be sure to load this page with as many pictures as possible of the event. I want for all of us to remember the great time we've been having together. It doesn't have to stop at Feb. 25th's Party. I want to organize a night out camping, a day at Magic Mountain, a day in Big bear. Just wait and see!!!
At 9:51 PM,
Anonymous said…
my legs needed to be replaced after all that bangin merengue.. when is the next one so I can get prepared ahead of time??? David, don't you wish you had hair like mine??? Hehehe
At 12:11 PM,
Unknown said…
I thought that with the invites I sent, it gave you the rights to contribute..let me try something else..
At 1:55 PM,
Unknown said…
Steve!!
Thanks for reaching out! Yes she did mention to me that you guys met up! I am looking forward to meeting you too man. Stay posted to the blog and we'll keep you posted.
At 2:48 PM,
Unknown said…
De Nada PerlaNegra,
Looking forward to more gatherings!!! Your food is the best!!!
At 1:17 PM,
Unknown said…
Osiris,
Si espero ver te en la proxima. Siempre estas Bienvenido a todos nuestra funciones de Dominicanos en L.A.
At 4:04 AM,
Anonymous said…
I just wanted to say that it's nice what you've done and I'm jealous, although I'm originally from LA (Pomona, actually), I live in the Bay Area and want to start a network like yours up in N. California. Maybe in the future we can do an North meets South.
Christiana Guevara
At 9:58 AM,
Unknown said…
Christiana
Thanks for the kind words. We're in the same State! Diego isn't that far. Let's keep in touch. I'd love to have you and your friends come out to our next gathering. Send me your email address.
At 11:40 PM,
Unknown said…
Preparan se senores que herediadesigns le tiene una sorpresa..verda que si Ilonka!!
At 9:48 AM,
Anonymous said…
Keep on rockin !
At 10:53 AM,
Anonymous said…
Well I didn't have a chanmge to go to the first meeting because of a missunderstanding, but I am definatelly going the 25th...I am dying to dance a good merenguito. there better be some good merengue dancers at that party!!!
At 3:25 AM,
Unknown said…
Make sure you attend that party. If you don't, I'll post pictures to the blog on Sunday Night!! I don't know what to expect, but I can't wait!!!
At 5:36 AM,
Anonymous said…
The party looked like fun!
The blog is looking sweet, keep up the writing.
Rob.
Alive and kicking in Santo Domingo :)
At 5:42 AM,
Unknown said…
Rob de (dr1),
Thanks for checking out the Site. Glad you're liking it. Be sure to stay posted to the latest developments. Be it, events, pictures, stories or just plain ol' jokes!! Your comments are what keep this blog going!! Be sure to tell a friend about the site!!
At 6:01 AM,
Anonymous said…
Hey David,
I'm going to DR for semana santa, I'll send you some Brugal.
Christiana
At 6:08 AM,
Unknown said…
What?! I'll send you my home address right now!!!
At 10:39 AM,
Unknown said…
I know many of you are wondering what Saturday will be like?? uhhh??
Well, got news for you!!! I happened to stop by the Bodegon yesterday, (to the ones who don't know what the Bodegon is yet!!! It's the place where the people of the Dominican Club happen to meet, Sundays and for special events; anyway you all will find more info about this, I promise!!) and to my surprise they were ensallando!!! what????? stay tuned!!!! Braulio who is the president of the club, La Doctora Anna and her Daughter who are investing some great time doing the coreography part, Myra guerrero who is the treasurer, Phyllip the vice-president, Mateo (que vende unos dulces de coco riquisimos!!!!), and a whole group of people are promessing an unforgetable night, full of music, food and a show that will take your brain and soul back to DR at least for some minutes. Just remember!!! We are celebrating the Independence of our beloved country, and yes here in LA. I can't wait!!! By the way, I highly suggest that you guys try to be as early as you can, so we can all sit together and have a blast!!! Just remember the party starts at 7:00 p.m. !!!
At 3:00 PM,
Unknown said…
Bienvenido Bachatero!
Glad to have you aboard. Be sure to create your profile and leave your email address so that we can all keep in touch with you.
At 3:47 PM,
Unknown said…
Perlaena,
I am looking forward to taking pictures of the event. I will be dancing, but I will be mingling a bit more just because I want to meet and greet. I want to get as many pictures of the event posted here this weekend. So Sunday night stay tuned for some pictures.
I'll have to invent another short story to document the event.
At 10:30 AM,
Anonymous said…
SI SE SIENTEN TAN DOMINICANO POIQUE TAN HABLANDO SOLO EN INGLE
AIN
At 11:27 AM,
Unknown said…
Anonymous AIN,
explain to us english speaking non-dominicans how a "Real Dominican" is supposed to behave, write, talk, spell, (poique???)
Enlighten us..
At 1:53 PM,
Unknown said…
Wow...
Well said..
Paz mi gente!! :)
At 10:44 AM,
Unknown said…
Monchy didn't win anything? How terrible. Their last album was incredible. I didn't watch it but I bet Aventura took it all. I wonder if mah boy Antony Santos got anything? I dont think he's won any major billboard awards.
At 7:48 AM,
Anonymous said…
Conio im glad that there are dominicans here in Los Angeles cuz yo i wasnt gonna eat any tacos anymore lol j/k Can anyone tell me where to find salchichones I cant find them anywhere i have been in deep pursuit all over this city, I went to ralphs, food4less, albertsons, vons, trader joes, gelsons, from pomona to santa monica to downtown to pasadena and i dont know where to go to buy them. Someone please help me out ayte les enchequeo ahorita 1
At 2:13 PM,
Unknown said…
Kelvin,
Ya tu sabe primo, when I hear about an event, You'll hear about the event hermano. Be sure to shoot me your email so we can keep in touch.
At 1:03 AM,
Anonymous said…
AY DIO TU, ME CAYEN COMO FIERA DIUNAVE. MEJOY ME VOY PA MI CAMPO PAYA PAY CIBAO O PA NUEVAYOI.
SI SENOY
AIN
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