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We headed to Ixtapa as planned to take in the sounds of Ben DJing. The cabbie knew where the place was naturally. As it turned out it was in the same mall as Señor Frog very close to the Intercam bank branch we frequent once in a while. When we cab it to the bank we get the driver to let us off at Señor Frog so it's not so obvious where we are headed.

There was only a handful of people there when we arrived just before 10pm. The music was throbbing and heavy with lots of pounding percussion. I t seemed as though the dialogue for each tune was made up of a few words repeated ad infinitum. The beat was always fast and mesmerizing. After one number finished the next pounded away with little time in between. The owner greeted us as we arrived and places us at a table by the railing.

Ben was supposed to gig at 10 but it was suggested he wait until the place started to fill up. By 11:15 it was around half full, with party goers arriving steadily. By the time he went on it as about ¾ full and growing. The gyrating of the attendees was in panic mode as they did an assortment of contortions with their upper bodies and fists. There was one guy with a microphone circulating through the audience opening the mic a lot and adding to the cacophonies of the pounding rhythm.

A whack of long thin balloons were distributed at one point and they were popular with the ever-increasing throng of fans. There were many bottles of something with blazing sparklers atop ... accompanied by what looked like enough beverages for a small army. We left about 20 minutes after Ben (known now on stage as BenJ) and it was branded as a worthwhile experience to be repeated who knows when. BenJ was very popular and the owner wanted him to play more ...

My girlie's birthday today and we are heading out to La Tejita for a birfday dinner at 6pm with Ben, Cerm, Lynn, and Ranae. The birfday wishes will be pouring in all day. The kids are up and off to Ixtapa for the day. They will be back for the birfday dinner by 5:30pm. Familial best wishes pouring in for Dominique's birfday.


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