Truly a dream come true, Puerto
Rico Rock and Rollers and Friends from the 1960's
together again, May 31-June 3, 2012, some after not seeing one another for up to 45
years, some
becoming great new friends, to make music and dance with joy, and
share
the love and friendship. How spectacular and what an unforgettable
weekend!
Something to
consider...the song list was discussed and the music coordinated over
telephone conversations (several were long distance) by most of our boys.
They
practiced the
vocals and instruments for all these songs individually, but never
together as a group until the day of the event, yet it all came together at La Nueva
Ola...jammin'!
That's true spirit and harmony for a group of musicians that hasn't
played
together in a very long time. ROCK ON!
SOME OF THE 1960'S ROCKERS THAT
JAMMED AT LA NUEVA OLA 2012 LK. WORTH
Angel (Papo) Rodriguez-drums, Adrian Montijo-guitar,
Tony (El Perro)
Marrero-guitar,
Joey (Lindin) Barbosa-vocals and bass, Cuco
Gonzalez-electric drums, Reno Habif-vocals, Alberto Carrión-piano
and vocals,
Osvaldo (Ossie) Alcaraz Díaz-guitar, Roberto (Bobby) Puras-
vocals and bass, Tony Alicea-guitar,
Chris Esperson-vocals and backup.
~ video footage by Penny, Erika and Ismael ~
PRE-PARTY
NOPE, NOT THE VILLAGE PEOPLE
SO WHO'S IN COLLEGE PARK?
JOEY LINDIN PRACTICING
WARMING UP AND TESTING
READY TO ROCK and ROLL!!
RENO's WELCOME SPEECH
La Nueva Ola reunion at Adrian's home
in Lk. Worth, FL ~ June 2, 2012
Some funny moments and a
few hitches here and there, but nothing
that this bunch couldn't
tackle, like when the power circuits got
overloaded and blew the power while the band was
playing 'I Saw Her Standing There'!
The guys didn't
even flinch, they just kept right on
grooving and playing and the rest of
us followed along singing and dancing. NO worries,
we were having a
blast!!
The police strolled in later saying that the bass is too loud!! HaHa I
don't think they know the
difference between a bass and a guitar! Bobby
Puras hollering "la jara!! la jara!!" and almost
getting into a fight with
the cops, Marilina had to drag him away and shut him up before he got
cuffed! ♪ We love you Bobby, oh yes we do... ♪
I suppose
us ole rockers still have a 'slight' rebel
streak because we kept right on partying. The
neighbors must have not
liked that because they called the cops again! Yikes!! They drank a couple
of beers and left (just kidding)! All was good, we quieted down...a
little.
Erika freaking, not being able to connect to the Internet to set up the
live feed she had promised all
the rockers and friends who couldn't attend
the event! At the last minute she got the correct server
logon password! A typical
Florida flash storm drenched the computer and cables...it got set up
anyway all wet, and worked just great! t
Taking a break from organizing pictures and videos into the wee hours and
finding Adrian stroll out
of his studio at 4 or 5am practicing his guitar
yet putting on an awesome show!
Our departed friends who we all knew were right there with us...would have loved to see them
doubled over laughing
at us kicking their candles around the floor! It was all fun, great comeradeship
and
a great adventure, and San Miguel was right there with us making sure that
nobody or nothing
puts a damper on this special event! Everything was
perfect! Rockers Do It Best!!
