Okay folks, I believe it's time again for a little education. As we get our margarita and guacamole ready for tomorrow's festivities, I think we really need to know what the heck we're celebrating.I could say that I would like a huzzah for having a night off from rehearsal, however I just got a call from Randy and when he realized that we are dark from Nest rehearsal tomorrow, he is trying to schedule a dance rehearsal for Measure for Measure. I told him that I would give him one hour.
I did find out that my dance captain has YET ANOTHER CONFLICT so I have to ask one of the other dancers to share the duty with her. Anyway, I don't want to spoil the party.
Tony is throwing a party called There Will Be Shots. I am a little afraid -- and I wonder if I will spend the night on his couch.
Props to the San Francisco Chronicle who set me straight...
Cinco de Mayo is not a Mexican Fourth of July, and it's not "Drinko de Mayo," as the beer companies have tried to fashion it. In fact it celebrates the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862, when a ragtag Mexican army fought off an attack by the larger and better-equipped French force sent by Emperor Napoleon III to conquer Mexico.
The French, along with Spanish and English troops, had invaded Mexico in 1861 after Mexican President Benito Juarez declared he was suspending payment on the country's foreign debts. The Spanish and English withdrew after negotiating settlement of the debt. But Napoleon, hoping to gain a foothold in the Americas to counter the growing power of the United States, ordered his troops to attack.
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