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    Mariachi musicians are now on stamps...

    Mariachi musicians are now on stamps...

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    When the Postal Service asked Rafael López to design a commemorative stamp representing Latin American culture in the United States, he knew exactly what to show: a mariachi band. And he knew just one stamp was not going to be enough. "The contribution of mariachi music is huge. We cannot just recognize it with one stamp. We need to create at least a series of five," the Mexican American artist told NPR at the launch this month in the Smithsonian's National Postal Museum.

    "So I went back to the director and I said, what if we actually have five different musicians? You can't fit five of them in one little step. I don't think that's enough honor, you know, to mariachi music." It's the first timea mariachi band is featured on U.S. stamps, according to the Postal Museum. And for some in the Latino community, it's recognition of how their heritage and culture are part of the American fabric. López himself splits his time between San Miguel de Allende in Mexico and San Diego, California.


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    I like mariachis. I remember going to Casa Bonita as a kid, and the mariachis would be singing and playing. I always thought it was fun.

    Might as well put them on a stamp, I guess.
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    Don't come over an play when I am trying to eat my dinner. I'm there to spend time with the ones I love, meaning my Cheese Enchiladas, my Chile Relleno, my Taquitos...
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    Lol. When i read the title, i thought they lost all their gigs and had to go on food stamps.
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    I enjoy the involvement of the culture with the food, but most need a volume knob.
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    You won't like Mariachi music so much when your hear it being blasted all over the place like in certain parts of SoCal!


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    Quote Originally Posted by RMNIXON View Post
    You won't like Mariachi music so much when your hear it being blasted all over the place like in certain parts of SoCal!
    Not quite Mariachi music, but pick a random summer's night in a place called City Island (Bronx) NY. One road in, runs the length of the island, flip a U-ey, and back out again. 30 years ago, it would be a Vega with the hatch open, and concert hall sized speakers in the back. Oy vey!!
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