Today we honor
The first man we met
The first man to to give us "the look"
The first man to introduce us to all of the most important
things:
Pedro Infante
Salsa ranchera
The Dirty Dozen and
Magnificent Seven
Tortillas de masa
Cheap beer
A sense of nostalgia
often confused with hoarding
The man that commanded attention with
A word
A whistle
A snap of the finger
The one that taught us
To catch
To throw
To watch cartoons
To laugh at the
inappropriate
To eat without
abandon
To dance without
fear
To shave
To get back up
To be proud
He may not have cooked,
But he appreciated the one who did
He may not have made the tacos
But he knew where to find the best ones
Today we honor
The landscaper
The pit-master
The air-accordionist
Who brought home the barbacoa
And was there
Even when we didn't
want him to be
But always when we needed
Gracias.
-By El Tacolico
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