LA PAGINA OFICIAL DE LA COMUNIDAD DOMINICANA EN LOS ANGELES.
El Bodegon does it again! A birthday party of family and friends for "El Presidente" Braulio. What a great time it was. The music was phenominal as always when DJ Pedro El Sabroso is at the wheels of steel. I don't think I ever got off of the dance floor. I thought I met all of the Dominicans in L.A. but there were lots of new faces. Well new faces for me anyway. Here are a few photos of the night!
Gracias a Sevil Modeste por las fotos de Univision interviewing us wild Dominicans!
Y otra Vez con la loquera del corito "Dominicano, Dominicano, Dominicano!"
Sevil Modeste y yo depues de la parranda.
Everyone keeps asking the question, where do a lot of the Dominicans in Los Angeles meet? Well, the truth is they meet where ever there is a social event. At the park for baseball on Sundays, sometimes people hold dances in their houses, birthday parties, get togethers etc. But the truth is that the most famous meeting place is in "El Bodegon." A large warehouse redecorated (Dominican style) and tucked in between other warehouses and factories in Los Angeles. It's off of Alameda on the 10 freeway just past La Cienega. The board of directors are the ones who are responsible for throwing the Independencia Party that we all enjoyed. I was so impressed by the folkloric dance that I had to come speak to the ones in charge and find out what I had to do to get involved in that dance, next year. I was invited to a board of directors meeting last week. This was my chance to politic with the directors and find out what's up. When is the next event?
Although I was welcomed and treated like family, my face was met with anxious emotions. "who is this new comer asking us all these questions and trying to find out the low down on the directors meetings?" I was sure they were all thinking. I had to think quickly. I came up with an ingenious plan to get their weak spot, take pictures of all of them!! I yelled out "Photo time!" Which I was sure they would not turn down! They all leaped from their chairs and posed eagerly like little kids waiting for their chocolate ice cream on a hot summer day. It wasnt easy work. I posed with their kids, took pictures of all the members, and even had to be a good sport and let one of the directors beat me at pool! Well, it seemed my plan had worked.
I managed to get some juicy information. There is a Mothers Day celebration in the works. The details are still a little sketchy, but one is in the works. This one promises to be as big as if not bigger than the Independence day celebration. As for location? Well they discussed using El Bodegon, but that proposal was met with frowning faces. Talk of an outdoor celebration seemed to bring smiles to their cheeks. Well, I think they have at least one more event happening sooner than that, but it will require some more investigator work on my part. Trust me, as soon as I know about them, You'll know about them!!
Mannnnnnn...Let me tell you something. I Went to San Diego for the game on Saturday to see my Dominicans do it up in Petco Park, ready to fill up this blog with tons of pictures, stories and commentary about the game. I stayed up allllll night making this banner (which by the way my family in NY called to say that they saw me 4 times on univision, dancing and acting a fool!) I get to SD and not even five minutes at the ticket line, my batteries from my camera died! I got one picture. Could you believe this? Well, I turn to you mi gente. If any of you were at the game on Saturday, please send me some pictures as I would love to post them to the blog. What's a story without some photos!? I saw a lot of you Los Angeles Dominicans in San Diego so don't hold out on me!!! Also if you have pictures of el corito when we were all dancing in front of the concession stands send those as well!!
This is the sign I made. Some of you might have seen it being paraded around Petco Park either by me or some of my friends. This banner made it to Univision! I wonder if anyone taped it? Well, we didn't win but at least the banner brought a lot of smiles to peoples faces when they figured out what it said, or what it was attempting to say!
