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The farmer saw his wife put the breadbasket in the center of the table, he smiled thankfully but she warned him that they were not for him.
"They're for the boys, you know," said the woman, pointing to her children as they walked through the dining room door, approaching the table.
- What have I done to deserve this punishment?
- You know, you have to take care of the food, you are not so young, and I see that the wine diminishes faster and faster, do not think I do not notice.
"Come on, one slice," the farmer replied, ignoring the comment about the wine.
- It's okay! I hate those damn honey eyes you have, I can not against them, but one - said his wife walking away to the kitchen - I'll be controlling you!
- Thank you!
With a giant smile, the farmer received his sons, breaking bread, singing "come, come and see that there is bread for everyone" strong enough for his wife to hear him from the kitchen. Despite this staging he would only eat a portion of the bread, which he split into pieces to last the whole lunch.
-How was the work today guys? - He asked when they were all already sitting around, having blessed the meal and thanked his beautiful wife.
- We waited for you, said the eldest of the two young men. - It's ending the harvest season and we were waiting for you with the tractor and you never came.
- You know what happens every fall, son. You know we have to celebrate the harvest with our neighbors. We were with your mother decorating outside the barn, getting ready for the party of this weekend. This afternoon the band has to come in for rehearsals, so I can not help you either.
- You should start thinking about charging for the show, pa - said the youngest - I say, because it is becoming more popular every year ...
- I told you, that's not his job. - interrupted the older brother -We are farmers, not musicians. What we do at the end of the harvest is that, a party, a celebration of the hard work of the whole year. We are not a traveling circus and we will not charge our neighbors and fellow farmers for celebrating with us. If you want to make money or sell something, you can do other things, like cakes or tissues or even offer a part of the harvest ...
- Of course, without touching what we give to your beloved union. - he murmured, tossing a bite of bread, the smallest but not tall. Despite having a year of difference, his wrinkles and his way of speaking made him look bigger.
- OUR union. They are helping us in whatever we need, and yes, we have to give a portion of our harvest to help those who were not as lucky with the harvest as we are. You have to think about the community, not just your benefit, dear brother. Do you remember when Dad's tractor got stuck in the ditch? They were the first ones to come and take it out, and they did not ask for anything in return ...
- That reminds me… - interrupted finally the mother, calming the waters, as she always did: in a tone full of love, but with the firmness and wisdom necessary to avoid further discussion. - did you ask him about the boys? - She said turning to her husband.
- Ah, true, can you tell your friends from the union if they can come tomorrow to lend us a hand with the stage?
- A stage?! - Said the oldest of the brothers, the syndicalist, who wanted to control his tone of voice. Because two emotions collided within him, on one hand he wanted to emphasize the usefulness of the union to which he had joined not long ago, and to show his brother that it was not wasted money to give part of the harvest to his comrades. But at the same time, he did not want the celebration to turn into a carnival, an event so great that he set aside his year-round work, that his father be considered a musician rather than a respected farmer who opens his doors to his neighbors.
- You see? It is time to sell tickets, we have to seize the moment, we are entertaining many people, even to several towns. Not only our neighbors come to see Dad and the band, we could buy more chairs, so they would not have to bring theirs or sit on the floor.
- It is true that I have seen several people from other villages last year, - said the father thoughtfully, stroking his brown beard with dyes of red, meditating the possibilities - not only farmers, I saw the bartender of Scarlet Town with his new girlfriend . I know that some sailors from the neighboring coastal town were there, I heard them partying some songs. I understand that even the mayor was interested in coming to know us.
- Maybe we could record a couple of songs and send to him, probably he wants to contribute something and we will improve the farm and the facilities a bit ... - said the younger brother, who spoke more and more excited about the idea of having someone like the Mayor on the farm.
- Now you want to get politicians ?! - The syndicalist brother said in complete terror.
- I thought it was a family celebration - finally speak the mother of the house, to the surprise and complete relief of the eldest son, who snorted and felt it like a glass of water in the desert, which looked increasingly dry . - Can you imagine how the farm will be when the politician leaves with his caravan? And the image that would give us between our neighbors? I do not think it's worth submitting to that.
- But a record of his own, of his songs, he would be famous ...
- Your mother is right, - interrupted the father - we do not really need that, this is our thing, not the state. We are celebrating our work, from the beginning it was and will be like this. The fact that we invite the neighbors and the doors are open, it is because they also worked hard and we help each other in times of crisis and we want to share this joy, not take advantage of them.
The syndicalist son, who could imagine the face of his union comrades, when they found out that the mayor was on his farm, eating his food and using his house for political campaign, would undoubtedly get him out of the union and there would be no more help for his family, he felt his soul suddenly go back to his body and his chest swell.
- Just tell me when you want them to be setting the stage and they will be here without hesitation. They can help in what you need during your show and I will ask you to stay to lend a hand with the cleaning at dawn once we finish the celebrations or you prefer the early morning?
-That's what I wanted to talk to you about too, -  the father replied, looking a little more tense. -I'm not sure if I want them to be here during the show, maybe on the first night, Thursday night, there will be less people and the songs will not be so clean. But at the closing show, Saturday night, I would prefer that they not be present during the show and come Sunday morning, to clean and disarm the stage.
- Why? He ask in complete surprise.
- I know them, son. - he said softening his tone, approaching to the eldest of his children, painting his voice with tenderness and experience - I have known the unions for many years, I know they put the situations tense and it is not what we look for the festivities. We want people to feel in family, not to have eyes watching everything, talking low, planning, pressing those who do not pay the fees they ask, distributing their propaganda. Do you understand what I ask?
- It's okay, I understand - he said with some sadness in his eyes.
The rest of the lunch went on without much surprise, and there were no issues such as the union or recording a songs, much less the mayor. Until it was interrupted by a knock on the wooden door, which was increasing in intensity, but always keeping the rhythm. The whole family's face lit up and a smile was painted on each of its members. Quick, the youngest at the table, got up and went to open the door. From the table they could listen a scream, a laugh and a hug so loud that it rumbled through the house.
One of the band members had arrived, the boys' uncle. After melting in a hug with his nephew, he went in the house shouted and laughed, giving the boy his guitar to carry, he knew that the kid had some curiosity about music and liked to be close to the instruments since he was a child. The Musician was white-skinned as his sister and with the same deep blue eyes, eyes that saw everything, but with an aquiline nose and a well defined jaw that differentiated it from her, which with delicate and subtle features completely enamored the farmer her husband. He shortly after knowing her was completely determined to marry her and make her the happiest woman on the planet, and that nothing would be lacking. He was never sure if she had missed anything in all these years of marriage, but he knew she was happy with him and cared for him with her whole being.
His brother-in-law also knew it, so much that he chose him to found the band that played in the small meetings they held to celebrate the harvests, and little by little they became brothers and partners as the meetings became the small festival that they rode on the farm every year.
- Sometimes I do not know whether he is my younger brother or yours - She used to tell them mockingly when she saw them rehearse well into the night, as she was preparing to go to bed, knowing that they would go to sleep when the crickets did. And that the house would smell of tobacco for several days. The farmer, with his mandolin, and his brother-in-law, with his guitar, played a string and left it ringing as they bowed to it, and said goodbye to her, crying of "Goodbye, ma!"
The night that her musician brother came, the mother of the house ordered his real children, put his suitcases in the room they had prepared for him. She knew that this week would be the mother of four children who had to have at bay and that the normal hours of the house would be altered, "is once a year, ma, let's have fun," his brother used to say spinning her like a spin on the middle of the room while they danced.
- I think the boys are big enough, do not you think brother-in-law? They can take part in the rehearsal, maybe we can teach them some musical tricks, so they can get lucky with some young lady at the festival - the Musician said, during dinner, winking at the smallest of his nephews, who was the one who really wanted to have him in the rehearsal, but he could not pass over the major, he could never understand him, he always seemed so serious and content.
All the eyes of the table went to the woman in the house, begging for approval. She ignored them and kept talking about something else while eating, until the end of the dinner did not give them the answer, which she had already decided as soon as they asked. It was a small game that she had, to see how much they wanted to do what they asked. With this technique she was able to defuse many pumps and inconsistent orders, which her children asked without thinking well.
- Okay. - He said with a snort, a mischievous grin. -But no tobacco for them, look, I'll be controlling you all.
- Jujuju! - Laughed the Musician hitting the back of his favorite nephew, hugging him by the neck - This will be good!
They all laughed and finished dinner. While the eldest of the brothers helped the mother to gather the dishes, the youngest ran off in search of the instruments, and the Farmer with his brother-in-law carried the chairs to the gallery of the house.
The night was starry and the moon illuminated the whole farm. The oldest of the brothers came with a bottle of whiskey, sent by his mother. The Farmer turned to peer through the half-open door and saw his wife wink at him, he smiled and felt his heart full.
When the instruments arrived, the Musician was surprised to see a violin, and even more surprised when the older of his nephews took it and began to tune it. He looked at his uncle and raised his eyebrows, his eyes were the same as his own, the traditional eyes of his family, but the youngest of the family, was the exact copy of his father, even the beard that was emerging of his face, and trimmed it neatly to age his features, had that reddish hue of the other side of the family.
The boy had a perfect control of the violin, he even knew how to play with the libretto, thing that his uncle loved, who changed his opinion about his nephew song after song. And so the night and rehearsal were flowing in a very natural and magical way, to the last song, where the adults left the instruments and started to take the whiskey watching as the young people had fun and they only accompanied with the choirs. At the end of the rehearsal, the uncle handed his little nephew the whiskey bottle while the Farmer lit a cigar.
The youngest of the brothers, tasted a drink and spit it out, to everyone's laughter. The older  brother took the bottle and poured himself into a glass solemnly, and was slowly swallowing the drink that burned his throat, and knew it, from escapades with his friends from the union. The bottle returned to his father, while his uncle took the cigar, the four stood staring at the nightan how the moon with its light bathed the barn and the field in all its length.
You are growing, boys, - said the uncle -what do they plan to do when you grow up a little more?
- I want to remain a farmer, -replied the elder brother - I like to work in the countryside and I would like to help the community and fight for their rights against the companies.
- Your father told me that you were helping the union and that you were participating a lot.
- Yes, it is time for the big factories and companies to stop oppressing us, we have to take care of each other, Uncle. No one will if we do not.
- You have to be careful with the revolts, some are usually violent ...
- I want to continue working with the farm, - jumped the youngest - but I think there are many ways in which it can be improved, to get more profit, looking for more variety to crops and byproducts. Maybe sell out of the community, to big cities. I would also like to be able to go there, and market myself, confront the big businessmen and show them that we are up to them, and what our products are worth.
- You have two little fighters here, dear brother - said the Musician affectionately.
The Farmer stood all the time, hammocking his chair, staring at the stars, smoking his cigar and listening as his sons showed their personalities to their uncle. The two clearly had warm blood, but they had different ends, they looked at things in different ways. Both felt injustice towards the treatment that this zone of the country had, injustice that had been scattered for many years and perhaps continues to spread, once he is no longer with his tractor walking in the fields. These camps, he thought, who had seen history come and go, had colonels and their wars marched, and revolutionaries promising better times, all died before seeing their dreams fulfilled or seeing them destroyed by the next. He felt the breeze of autumn taking the smoke of the cigar, he knew that breeze came from other sides and other times that saw the wheat and the corn of the field grow, that saw floods and droughts. He felt all the poverty of the people, remembered his childhood, the stories that told him about the war, a war of brothers, a war of neighbors, left the history unbalanced. Looking into the eyes of his youngest son, who finished counting on what he wanted to fight, and marking him forever, he continued with the joke his brother-in-law had planted, but with deep sincerity he said:
- You know, son, one of these days, the south will rise again.
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yuensteiger · 8 years
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The night blesses the earth
El granjero vio como su mujer ponía la panera en el centro de la mesa, él le sonrió agradecidamente pero ella le advirtió que no eran para él. - Son para los muchachos, ya sabes – dijo la mujer señalando a sus hijos que estaban entrando por la puerta del comedor, acercándose a la mesa.
- Que he hecho yo para merecer ese castigo?
- Ya sabes, que tienes que cuidarte con la comida, ya no eres tan joven, y veo que el vino disminuye cada vez más rápido, no creas que no lo noto.
- Vamos, una sola rodaja – respondió el granjero ignorando el comentario sobre el vino.
- Está bien! Odio esos malditos ojos miel que tienes, no puedo contra ellos, pero una sola – dijo su esposa alejándose hacia la cocina – te voy a estar controlando! - Gracias!
Con una sonrisa gigante el granjero recibió a sus hijos, partiendo el pan, cantando “vengan, acérquense que hay pan para todo el mundo” suficientemente fuerte para que su mujer lo escuche desde la cocina. A pesar de esta puesta en escena él solo comería una porción del pan, que lo partió en trozos para que le durara todo el almuerzo.
- Como estuvo el trabajo hoy chicos? – Preguntó cuando estuvieron ya todos sentados alrededor, después de haber bendecido la comida y haberle agradecido a su hermosa esposa.
- Te estuvimos esperando- dijo el mayor de los dos jóvenes. – Está terminando la época de cosecha y te esperábamos con el tractor y nunca llegaste.
- Sabes lo que pasa cada otoño, hijo. Sabes que tenemos que celebrar la cosecha con nuestros vecinos. Estuvimos con tu madre adornando afuera del granero, preparándonos para la fiesta de este fin de semana. Esta tarde tienen que venir los muchachos para ensayar, asique tampoco podré ayudarlos.
- Deberías empezar a pensar en cobrar por el show, pa – dijo el más joven – digo, porque se está haciendo cada año más popular…
- Ya te dije que ese no es su trabajo – interrumpió la sugerencia el mayor de los hermanos – Nosotros somos granjeros, no músicos. Lo que hacemos al final de la cosecha es eso, un festejo, una celebración del duro trabajo de todo el año. No somos un circo ambulante y no vamos a cobrarles a nuestros vecinos y compañeros granjeros por celebrar con nosotros. Si quieres hacer dinero o vender algo, se pueden hacer otras cosas, como pasteles o tejidos o incluso ofrecer una parte de la cosecha…
- Claro, sin tocar lo que le damos a tu querido sindicato – murmuró, metiéndose un bocado de pan, el más pequeño de edad pero no de altura. Que a pesar de tener un año de diferencia, sus arrugas y su forma de hablar lo hacían ver mayor.
- NUESTRO sindicato. Ellos están ayudándonos en todo lo que necesitemos, y si, tenemos que darle una porción de nuestra cosecha para ayudar a los que no fueron tan afortunados con la cosecha como nosotros. Tienes que pensar en la comunidad, no solo tu beneficio, querido hermanito. Recuerdas cuando el tractor de papá quedo atrapado en la zanja? Ellos fueron los primeros que vinieron y lo sacaron, y no pidieron nada a cambio…
- Eso me recuerda – interrumpió la madre, calmando las aguas, como siempre hacia: con un tono lleno de amor, pero con la firmeza y sabiduría necesaria para evitar una discusión mayor. – Le has preguntado por los muchachos? – dijo girándose hacia su esposo.
- Ah, es verdad, le puedes decir a tus amigos del sindicato si pueden venir mañana a darnos una mano con el escenario?
- Un escenario?! – Dijo el mayor de los hermanos, el sindicalista, que quiso controlar su tono de voz. Porque dos emociones se chocaron dentro suyo, por un lado quería resaltar la utilidad del sindicato al cual se había unido hace no mucho tiempo, y demostrarle a su hermano que no era dinero perdido entregar parte de la cosecha a sus camaradas. Pero a su vez, tampoco quería que el festejo se convierta en un carnaval, un evento tan grande que deje de lado el trabajo de todo el año, que su padre sea considerado un músico en vez de un respetado granjero que abre sus puertas a sus vecinos.
- Ves? Es momento de vender entradas, hay que aprovechar el momento, estamos entreteniendo a mucha gente, incluso a varios pueblos. No sólo nuestros vecinos vienen a ver a papá y a la banda, podríamos comprar más sillas, así ellos no tendrían que traer las suyas o sentarse en el piso.
- Es verdad que he visto, el año pasado, a varias personas de otros pueblos, - dijo pensativo el padre, acariciándose la barba marrón con tintes de rojo, meditando las posibilidades - no solo granjeros, vi al cantinero de Escarlata con su nueva novia. Sé que algunos marinos del vecino pueblo costero estuvieron, los escuche festejando algunas canciones. Tengo entendido que hasta el alcalde estaba interesado en venir a conocernos.
- Quizás podríamos grabar un par de canciones y hacerle llegar, probablemente quiera contribuir en algo y mejoraremos un poco la granja y las instalaciones… - dijo el menor de los hermanos, que hablaba cada vez más emocionado con la idea de tener a alguien como el alcalde en la granja.
- Ahora quieres meter a los políticos?! – Dijo completamente aterrorizado el hermano sindicalista.
- Pensé que era una celebración familiar – Por fin hablo la madre de la casa, para sorpresa y completo alivio del mayor de sus hijos, que resopló y lo sintió como un vaso de agua en pleno desierto, que cada vez lucía más y más seco. – Te imaginas como quedará la granja cuando se vaya el político con su caravana? Y la imagen que nos daría entre nuestros vecinos? No creo que valga la pena someternos a eso.
- Pero un disco propio, de sus canciones, sería famoso…
- Tu madre tiene razón, – Interrumpió el padre – no necesitamos eso realmente, esto es algo nuestro, no del estado. Estamos festejando nuestro trabajo, desde el comienzo lo fue y será así. El hecho que invitemos a los vecinos y las puertas estén abiertas, es porque ellos también trabajaron duramente y nos ayudamos mutuamente en los tiempos de crisis y queremos compartir esta alegría, no sacar provecho de ellos. El hijo sindicalista, que pudo imaginarse la cara de sus camaradas del sindicato, cuando se enteraran que el alcalde estuvo en su granja, comiendo su comida y usando su casa para campaña política, sin duda alguna, lo sacarían del sindicato y no habría más ayudas para su familia, sintió como el alma le volvía al cuerpo de repente y se hinchaba el pecho.
- Solo dime a la hora que quieres que estén armando el escenario y estarán aquí sin dudarlo. Ayudaran en lo que necesites durante tu show y les pediré que se queden a dar una mano con la limpieza a la madrugada una vez que terminen los festejos o prefieres a la mañana temprano?
- Sobre eso quería hablarte también – respondió el padre, luciendo un poco más tenso – No estoy seguro si quiero que ellos estén aquí durante el show, quizás en la primera noche, la del jueves, pueden estar, porque no estará tan lleno y tal vez las canciones no estén tan aceitadas. Pero en el show de cierre, la noche del sábado, preferiría que no estén presentes durante el show y vengan el domingo a la mañana, para limpiar y desarmar el escenario.
- Porque? – respondió completamente sorprendido.
- Los conozco, hijo. – dijo suavizando su tono, acercándose al mayor de sus hijos, pintando su voz con ternura y experiencia – Conozco a los sindicatos hace muchos años, sé que ponen tensas las situaciones y no es lo que buscamos con los festejos. Queremos que la gente se sienta en familia, no que hayan ojos mirando todo, hablando por lo bajo, planeando, presionando a los que no pagan las tasas que piden, repartiendo su propaganda. Entiendes lo que te pido?
- Está bien, entiendo – dijo con cierta tristeza en sus ojos.
El resto del almuerzo continuó sin mayor sobresalto, y no se volvieron a tocar temas como el sindicato o grabar un disco y mucho menos el alcalde. Hasta que se vio interrumpido por un golpeteo en la puerta de madera, que fue aumentando su intensidad, pero siempre manteniendo el ritmo. La cara de toda la familia se ilumino y una sonrisa se pintó en cada uno de sus miembros. Rápido, el más joven de la mesa, se levantó y fue a abrir a la puerta. Desde la mesa se escuchó un grito, una risa y un abrazo tan fuerte que retumbo por toda la casa.
Uno de los miembros de la banda había llegado, el tío de los muchachos. Después de fundirse en un abrazo con su sobrino pasó a los gritos y carcajadas, dándole su guitarra al muchacho para que la cargara, sabía que él tenía cierta curiosidad por la música y le gustaba estar cerca de los instrumentos desde niño. El Músico era de tez blanca como su hermana y con los mismo ojos azules profundos, ojos que lo vieron todo, pero con una nariz aguileña y una mandíbula bien definida que lo diferenciaba de ella, que con rasgos delicados y sutiles enamoró completamente al granjero de su marido. Que al poco tiempo de conocerla estaba completamente decidido a casarse con ella y hacerla la mujer mas feliz del planeta, y que nada le faltaría. Él nunca estuvo seguro si a ella le faltó algo en todos estos años de matrimonio, pero sabía que ella era feliz con él y que lo cuidaba con todo su ser.
Su cuñado también lo sabía, tanto que lo eligió para fundar la banda que tocaba en las pequeñas reuniones que hacían para festejar las cosechas, y poco a poco se fueron convirtiendo en hermanos y socios a medida que las reuniones se convirtieron en el pequeño festival que montaban en la granja cada año.
- A veces nose si es mi hermano menor o el tuyo - Ella solía decirles burlonamente cuando los veía ensayar bien entrada a la noche, y ella se preparaba para ir a la cama, sabiendo que ellos se irían a dormir cuando los grillos lo hicieran. Y que la casa tendría a olor a tabaco por varios días. El granjero, con su mandolina, y su cuñado, con su guitarra, tocaban una cuerda y la dejaban sonando mientras hacían una reverencia hacia ella, y se despedían al grito de “Adiós, ma!”
La noche que llegó su hermano músico, la madre de la casa ordeno a sus verdaderos hijos, poner sus maletas en la habitación que habían preparado para él. Ella sabía que por esta semana seria la madre de cuatro niños que debía tener a raya y que los horarios normales de la casa se alterarían, “es una vez al año, ma, vamos a divertirnos” solía decirle su hermano haciéndola girar como trompo en el medio del salón mientras bailaban.
- Creo que los muchachos están suficientemente grandes, no crees cuñado? Pueden participar del ensayo, quizás podamos enseñarles algunos trucos musicales, para que puedan tener suerte con alguna señorita en el festival – dijo, durante la cena, el Músico guiñándole el ojo al más pequeño de sus sobrinos, que era al que realmente quería tenerlo en los ensayos, pero no podía pasar por encima del mayor, nunca pudo entenderlo, parecía siempre tan serio y contenido.
Todos los ojos de la mesa se dirigieron a la una mujer que había en la casa, rogando por aprobación. Ella los ignoró y siguió hablando de otra cosa mientras comía, hasta el final de la cena no les dio la respuesta, que ella ya había decidido en cuanto se lo preguntaron. Era un pequeño juego que tenía para ver que tantas ganas tenían ellos de lo que le pedían. Con esta técnica pudo desactivar muchas bombas y pedidos incoherentes, que sus hijos preguntaban sin pensarlo bien.
- Está bien – dijo con un resoplido, con una sonrisa pícara – Pero nada de tabaco para ellos, miren que los estaré controlando. - Jujuju! – Rió el Músico golpeando la espalda de su sobrino preferido, abrazándolo del cuello – Esto va a estar bueno! Todos rieron y dieron por terminada la cena. Mientras el mayor de los hermanos ayudaba a la madre a juntar los platos, el más joven salió corriendo en busca de los instrumentos, y el Granjero con su cuñado llevaron las sillas la galería de la casa.
La noche estaba estrellada y la luna iluminaba toda la granja. El mayor de los hermanos llegó con una botella de whiskey, enviado por su madre. El Granjero se dio vuelta para espiar por la puerta entreabierta y vio como su mujer le guiñaba el ojo, el sonrió y sintió el corazón lleno. Cuando llegaron los instrumentos, el Músico se sorprendió al ver también un violín y más aún se sorprendió cuando el mayor de sus sobrinos lo tomó y empezó a afinarlo. Él miró a su tío y le levanto las cejas, tenía los ojos idénticos a los suyos, los tradicionales ojos de su familia, en cambio, el más joven de la familia, era la copia exacta de su padre, incluso la barba que estaba emergiendo de su rostro, y el recortaba prolijamente para envejecer sus facciones, tenía esa tonalidad rojiza del otro lado de la familia.
El muchacho tenía un perfecto control del violín, incluso sabia jugar con el saliendo del libreto, cosa que le encantaba a su tío, que cambiaba la opinión sobre su sobrino canción tras canción. Y así la noche y el ensayo fueron fluyendo de una manera muy natural y mágica, hasta la última canción, donde los adultos dejaron los instrumentos y se dedicaron a tomar el whiskey mirando como los jóvenes se divertían y ellos solo acompañaban con los coros. Al finalizar el ensayo, el tío le paso a su sobrino menor la botella de whiskey mientras el Granjero prendía un cigarro.
El más joven de los hermanos, probó un trago y lo escupió, para risa de todos. El mayor tomó la botella se sirvió en un vaso solemnemente, y de a poco fue tragando la bebida que le quemaba la garganta, ya la conocía, de escapadas con sus amigos del sindicato. La botella volvió a su papá, mientras su tío tomo el cigarro, los cuatro se quedaron contemplando la noche y como la luna con su luz bañaba al granero y al campo en toda su extensión.
- Están creciendo, muchachos, – dijo el tío – que tienen pensado hacer cuando crezcan un poco más?
- Quiero seguir siendo un granjero – respondió el mayor de los hermanos – me gusta trabajar en el campo y me gustaría ayudar a la comunidad, y pelear por sus derechos contra las compañías.
- Me contó tu padre que estabas ayudando al sindicato y que estabas participando mucho. - Sí, es hora de que las grandes fábricas y empresas dejen de oprimirnos, tenemos que cuidarnos entre nosotros, tío. Nadie lo hará si nosotros no lo hacemos.
- Tienes que tener cuidados con las revueltas, algunas suelen ser violentas…
- Yo quiero seguir trabajando con la granja – saltó el más joven – pero creo que hay muchas formas en las que se puede mejorar, para sacarle más provecho, buscando más variedad a las cosechas y subproductos. Quizás vender fuera de la comunidad, a las grandes ciudades. Me gustaría también poder ir allá, y comercializar yo mismo, enfrentarme a los grandes empresarios y demostrarle que nosotros estamos a la altura de ellos, y lo que valen nuestros productos.
- Tienes dos pequeños luchadores aquí, querido hermano – dijo burlándose cariñosamente el Músico.
El Granjero todo el tiempo se mantuvo al margen, hamacando su silla, mirando a las estrellas, fumando su cigarro y escuchando como sus hijos mostraban sus personalidades a su tío. Los dos claramente tenían la sangre caliente, pero tenían distintos fines, miraban las cosas de distintas maneras. Ambos sentían injusticia hacia el trato que tenía esta zona del país, injusticia que se había esparcido por muchos años y quizás se siga esparciendo, una vez que él ya no esté con su tractor paseando por los campos. Estos campos, pensó, que habían visto la historia ir y venir, habían desfilado coroneles y sus guerras, y revolucionarios prometiendo tiempos mejores, todos murieron antes de ver cumplidos sus sueños o verlos destruidos por el siguiente. Sintió la brisa de otoño llevándose el humo del cigarro, sabía que esa brisa venia de otros lados y otros tiempos que vieron crecer el trigo y el maíz del campo, que vieron inundaciones y sequias. Él sintió toda la pobreza de la gente, recordó su infancia, las historias que le contaban sobre la guerra, una guerra de hermanos, una guerra de vecinos, que dejó desequilibrada la balanza. Mirando a los ojos de su hijo más pequeño, que terminaba de contar por lo que quería pelear, y marcándolo para siempre, siguió con la broma que había plantado su cuñado, pero con una profunda sinceridad, dijo:
- Sabes, hijo, uno de estos días, el sur se va a volver a levantar.
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Q: In an interview before his death, John said he was really hurt by you, that you never mentioned in your biography any if the influence that he had on you. George: He was annoyed ‘cause I didn’t say that he’d written one line of this song ‘Taxman’. But I also didn’t say how I wrote two lines of 'Come Together’ or three lines of 'Eleanor Rigby’, you know. I wasn’t getting into any of that. I think, in the balance, I would have had more things to be niggled with him about than he would have had with me. Q: He said that you idolised him as a young boy. George: That’s what he thought. I liked him very much. He was a groove. He was a good lad. But, at the same time, he misread me. He didn’t realise who I was, and this was one of the main faults of John and Paul. They were so busy being John and Paul, they failed to realise who else was around at the time.
George Harrison, from the West 57th Street interview, 12 December 1987 (via thateventuality)
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George Harrison: ‘After that [the first time of being given LSD], I didn’t need it ever again. That’s the thing about LSD, you don’t need it twice.’ Q: ‘You’ve only taken it once?’ GH: 'Oh no, I took it lots of times [laughs]. But I only needed it once.’
West 57th Street, 12 December 1987 (via thateventuality)
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Great actress for #suicidesquad
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The only thing that separates women of color from everyone else is opportunity. You cannot win an Emmy for roles that are simply not there. The amazing Viola Davis wins the Emmy award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for How to Get Away with Murder.
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Always Ti Jean #kerouac
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As Clapton was taking his first solo on Further on Up the Road, his guitar strap came loose. Clapton said “Rob!” and Robertson picked up the solo without missing a beat.
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Dylan#25 ~~~ Do you love me, or are you just extending goodwill?
Bob Dylan, Is Your Love in Vain (Street Legal, 1978)
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