Gracias Janis.

JANIS.

Collage hecho por Regina, para ti.

Seis años y un pedacito de vida más.

Apenas llegaste en el momento justo, inesperado y en el que Regina deseaba tenerte. Los pronósticos no eran favorables, en lo más mínimo. De hecho no pensamos que llegarías a la semana de vida.

Pero el enorme corazón de Regina, te cautivó y logró que te desarrollaras sana, traviesa y muy hermosa.

Fuiste la mejor compañera de Regina en casa, en el parque, en la otra casa, de viaje, acompañada, a solas, arriba, abajo, escondida, ladrando… y hasta cuando enfermaba. Ahí estuviste. Y por eso mereces unas infinitas gracias, por quererla y serle fiel. Regina también te lo agradece y has sido una de sus compañeras más importantes en su vida, y nunca te va a olvidar.

Claro, tampoco te vamos a olvidar quienes estuvimos cerca de Reg, y de ti. Gracias por ladrarnos con dulzura, por correr a recibirnos cuando llegábamos a donde estuvieras, por preocuparte y estar al pendiente cuando nos íbamos, ah: y por cuidar la casa; eso sí, aunque una que otra vez te diste a la fuga por los barrotes, pero regresaste sana y salva.

Pasaron seis años y una semana, y ahora que te has ido, Regina se da cuenta de la enorme, grata y feliz compañía que le hiciste. Ese corazón tan grande de Reg te contagió, tanto que luchaste para llegar a esta edad, nuevamente contra todos los pronósticos, de tu pequeña enfermedad en tu corazoncito.

Gracias por cuidar a nuestra hija, Regina. Y gracias por esperarla y poder despedirte de ella, hoy en la mañana.

Gracias por jugar con Carlos y Ricky por algunos años. Con todos nosotros.

Gracias por ladrarnos con amor.

Gracias por entregar tu pequeño, tierno y delicado corazón a Regina y a todos los que la rodeamos.

SIEMPRE te vamos a recordar con muchísimo cariño.

Ah, y seguro que Baltika también te va a extrañar.

Cuando Regina crezca y se convierta en una mujer extraordinaria, te seguirá recordando con el mismo amor que hasta ahora… o más.

¡GRACIAS!

El Deseo De Un Sueño

EL DESEO DE UN SUEÑO

Recorrerte a besos, sentir todo el aroma de tu piel y terminar donde inicia el deseo por más placer. Podría reflejarse en una novela de placer, pero no; se refiere simplemente a una realidad virtual, un sueño que sientes y que te hace placentero el día siguiente, si despiertas.

Sumergirnos en la incógnita de “portarse bien” o “portarse mal” no tiene sentido, porque emergeríamos súbitamente con la mismísima incógnita. Es más, ahora deberíamos referirnos entre las obras autorales entre Dios y el Diablo. ¿Dios de qué y Diablo de qué? El Dios de las tinieblas y el Diablo del paraíso… Simples términos que se escabullen entre lágrimas de deseo. Porque ya no existen y oportunamente están ahí. Podríamos iniciar repasando los escritos de San Juan, San Mateo o del mismo San Agustín para terminar con los de Alphonse Francois o Apollinaire. Y seguiríamos igual.

Importante es saber distinguir entre lo bueno y lo malo con base en nuestros sentimientos, de placer o de culpa. Es más, hay que atrevernos en cambiar la culpa por placer, siempre y cuando no afectemos a terceras personas. Esto es vital.

Así pues, retomemos el sueño del placer. ¿Convertirlo en realidad? O ¿Arrepentirnos de no convertirlo en realidad? ¿Nos podremos arrepentir de hacerlo realidad? No tengo las respuestas. Hoy que recuerdo esos momentos, sólo quiero volver a dormir, para no escapar de la realidad, sino viajar por un puente luminoso hacia una realidad paralela, no para llegar al final, porque ya lo conozco; únicamente para continuar ese placer, ese sentimiento de más deseo y mayor calidez en nuestras pieles.

Nos es una historia burda ni líneas novelescas, son palabras del deseo permanente. Cada vez que te veo… cada vez que te beso…

No pensaré en el mañana, porque jamás va a llegar y pensar en el pasado… no existe. Hoy te beso y te disfruto… nos disfrutamos.

El desenlace ya lo conozco, pero, ¿lo compartiré contigo? O ¿quieres vivirlo? Recibe mil besos.

The Ripper

Tim "Ripper" Owens. April 30th. 2016. KISS Lounge. MX.

TIM "RIPPER" OWENS
The voice of Metal
By Carlos Zaldivar

"When dreams come true!"

Intro.

Metal fan since the age of 7. Fan of Judas Priest, from the 1978 album "Stained Class".
Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden and Judas Priest have been my top 3 Bands for decades.

I do not go deep in more about this story, because I've done it in other articles on this blog. Judas Priest is a first world band and has had two of the best vocalists that exist on the planet: Sir Rob Halford and Mr. Tim "Ripper" Owens.

From the first time I saw them, in 1984, at Irvine Meadows, I was stunned as "formidable" Metal band. Just Amazing!

And since that date, my fanaticism for this band has grown exponentially.

Seeing Rob Halford, live on stage, has been one of the best experiences in my whole life.
Today, I presume from what I have seen to many legends, live on stage and others in the autograph’s session.

Oh! But Judas Priest has a detail: from 1997 to 2003, was not Rob in front of the vocals, and then, the other members, brought a talented young man with a strong and impressive voice: Tim "Ripper" Owens.

It was then that Judas Priest announced his arrival to this city, on September 10th, 2001, arriving at the Metropolitan Theatre with the following setlist:

Metal Gods
Heading Out to the Highway
A Touch of Evil
Blood Stained
Victim of Changes
One on One
The Ripper
Diamonds & Rust
Machine Man
The Green Manalishi (With the Two Prong Crown)
Beyond the Realms of Death
Burn in Hell
Breaking the Law
You've Got Another Thing Comin'
Painkiller

Then the first encore:
The Hellion
Electric Eye
United
Living After Midnight

And finally, the last encore:
Hell Bent for Leather

My Dream.

So they ended the concert with a remarkable song that occasion: “Hell Bent For Leather”.

But at that moment, I was truly impressed by that voice, attitude and presence on the stage of Ripper Owens.

Brutal!

They came with the "Demolition Tour" and to confirm the exuberant performance of Judas Priest in Mexico, just review the previous setlist.

Months later the band gave a concert in London, at the Brixton Academy, on the same tour, and it was when they released some videos during the "Soundcheck" with songs, notably the great: "Desert Plains".

At that time, so magnificent, is the power of the voice of Ripper Owens. A voice completely malleable, both in desperate and solemn and from countertenor to baritone. Just the perfect voice.

When they release this video, something succumbed in my left and right brain hemispheres as an unmeasurable dream: "I will be in some Soundcheck, someday", and what would be better to be, with Mr. Ripper Owens in vocals.

From that time to this day, I've put 'play' this video thousand times, one after the other. Then I leave it to “rest” for a short time and then again to play it so LOUD.

What a voice! Headbangers from around the world: UNITE and support that voice.

Therefore, today remains one of the best vocalists around the world.
And, the dream... there was.

Then for Judas Priest, Rob Halford returns to continue leading the band.

Ripper Owens still singing with brutality in other bands and own presentations.
But for the year 2013, and as a tribute to the best voice of the planet, Ronnie James Dio, joined the band "DIO Disciples" with two prodigious vocalists, obvious: Oni Logan & Tim "Ripper" Owens.

Shit! And then they announce their arrival to this city, for June 2013 and I should be there.
And it was so.

An amazing concert, which by the way, the supporter band was the legendary "NAZARETH" live at the "Vive Cuervo Salon".

Again I could see Tim "Ripper" Owens live and now… closer.

What an excessive fucking voice!
That day, the setlist was: (June 19th, 2013)

Killing the Dragon
Holy Diver
Children of the Sea
Egypt (The Chains Are On)
Stargazer
The Last in Line
Stand Up and Shout
Don't Talk to Strangers
Lord of the Last Day
All the Fools Sailed Away
Long Live Rock 'n' Roll
Man on the Silver Mountain
Heaven and Hell

The Concert and Dream.

Finally, in this year, 2016, Los Cerdos (Tribute Band) announces the arrival of Tim "Ripper" Owens to sing in the now famous "KISS Lounge" in Mexico.
And a biggest surprise: the support band for Mr. Ripper would be: "Los Cerdos".

Shit! And again... Shit!

I must not miss. I should be there.

This time, I would be much closer to the legendary Ripper Owens, in the area located on the road to Toluca, Mexico State.

Los Cerdos, who I've already written much about them on this blog (my dear two readers) was selected and accurate band for this powerful voice.

Do not mind the cost of the ticket, and I would buy it although I stayed starving for a month. Time passed and Los Cerdos, advertised with emotion, every week, the arrival of Ripper to MX.

Ticket in hand and with one week before the event, the organizers made a contest where there would only be 10 winners, same which would have the privilege of attending the "Soundcheck" on Friday, April 29th, on the night before the concert.

I should be there!

And effectively, the opportunity there was and I should put aside all my activities and concentrate on the requirements and be one of the winners. I should be there with Ripper, in the Soundcheck.

Please Devil: I must win. I must be one of the winners.

And, when the results were published, there was my name:

I Won!
Wonderful!

Then, all the time I was focused to the logistics that would have this recent Friday, from Sunrise until Sunset, at point of 5 pm.

5:00 pm.

And then, I went to the KISS Lounge.
I checked in and little by little was heard the hum at low level.
I went in and could barely see to another three headbangers.
Ripper was on stage, talking with Los Cerdos: Edu, Fer, Jorge & Alex.

I greeted them with the signal of the "horned fist" and I sat down, in front of the stage, expanded into a high chair, in front of the microphone of Ripper.

There I was. In front of the state, enjoying one dream coming true: Being in a Soundcheck with Ripper Owens.

Beer in hand and camera in the other at times.
Photos, videos and of course, the autograph in my T-Shirt.

Tremendous excitement was to see him sing, talk, engage and dialoging with the band, adapting the song, chords, inputs, sounds... everything.

Listening to that voice sharp and powerful, serious and exalted, the presence on the stage and above all, to imagine everything that would come the next day, during the show.

Any Headbanger must be there.

Monumental Ripper!

Along these lines I still with that feeling of ecstasy and excitement. Once again, so close to one of my great musical idols and rockers, but mainly METAL SINGERS.

That evening, we were chosen.
But no matter, because on Saturday, all attendants, one way or another, will live a dream also.

A huge gratitude to the organizers, KISS Lounge and obviously LOS CERDOS.

Setlist: Concert: Sat 30th April. 2016.

TIM: Thanks my friend.

Hell Yeah!


comments: carlos@zaldivar.org.mx