Last Tango in NOLA

Milonga Que Faltaba

Dance Quarter

1719 Toledano St

New Orleans, Louisiana 70115

Organizer - Lorena y Mirna

DJ - Juan Antonio

Dance Card:

Melinda from NOLA,

Moma from Normandy, France,

Valorie from NOLA,

Others.

Delights:

Juan Antonio's Music

My dance with Moma

Happy that my last Tango was with Melinda

Regrets:

Hitting the floor with Melinda

Regret that no one took a video

Valorie's Teachable Moments

Neil's Ugly Little Secret:

Since May 2015 I've been on Meds for cholesterol and cardiovascular disease. Drug side effects include "loss of balance when walking."

The ability to walk balanced is a basic requisite for dancing the Tango. Yet, yours truly, had ignored that fact with impunity because the reality is that I don't want to accept it.

Last night when I crashed God was telling me that I have no choice. Sorry about that. I shouldn't be dancing. It's not safe. I should accept that fact graciously. 

I'm a 71 year old man, disabled veteran with cardiovascular disease who can't walk a balanced walk. It's time to give up the Tango and walk with a cane.

So, adios NOLA. Adios Tango. 

Final Note:

I've always said that as a Milonguero I wanted to die dancing in a Tango Bar in Buenos Aires.

But I have to settle for dying alive by hitting the floor with a jole blon. No one was hurt physically. But I didn't survive. Even though I could count the two middle fingers that Valorie put in my face. I left walking alone on my own two feet without saying good bye as is my custom.

Arrived home safe and sound in Pensacola at 4 AM.

It wasn't a very good night for Tango in NOLA. 

It was my last Tango in NOLA. 

Adios amigos.

My sincerest apologies to Melinda and everyone else.

I am so sorry.

The Bible Verse:

Proverbs 16:18 King James Version (KJV)

18 Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.

King James Version (KJV) by Public Domain

The Quote:

“I’m a little wounded, but I am not slain; I will lay me down to bleed a while. Then I’ll rise and fight again.”

John Dryden


I get up.  I walk.  I fall down. Meanwhile I keep dancing.

Rabbi Daniel Hillel