Mi Colombia

Monpirri says on Oct 5, 2006, 09:14:

Mi Colombia Take a journey through the majestic Andes Mountains and experience the brilliant flower festivals and lively carnivals of Colombia when Soraya , the Latin Grammy© winner and Colombian singer/songwriter, narrates an original WPBT production of MI COLOMBIA. You’ll discover the heart of a country steeped in rich history, colorful traditions and stunning natural beauty.
This one-hour television special visits Colombia ’s world-famous Barranquilla Carnival, the beloved Flower Festival in Medellin, vibrant Christmas celebrations and passionate sporting events. Images blend together with the distinctive sounds of the vallenato and cumbia music. Interviews with families and some well-known Colombians highlight fond memories that paint a vivid portrait of a remarkable country. The program features interviews with Juanes , Rafael Escalona, Edgar Renteria , Luis Carlos Perea , Enrique Córdoba and Eucario Bermúdez, among many others. Also featured are Colombians in South Florida who are working hard to keep their traditions alive.
The program begins with breathtaking views of Colombia’s natural landscapes, then goes inside various cities to illustrate the wide variety of cultures that make up the country. Viewers ride along with families to “fincas” or ranch houses for weekend outings, and join a Colombian Christmas, complete with Colombian carols, guitars and maracas. MI COLOMBIA also honors the country’s diverse musical traditions, including the popular cumbia and the vallenato, which originated in the region of Valledupar, near the Caribbean coast. MI COLOMBIA ties personal family photographs together with archival and contemporary footage of Colombia, underscored by the vibrant rhythms of its music.

http://www.channel2.org/micolombia/program.html

Annette Taddeo for US Congress 2008

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elmodefoque says on Oct 5, 2006, 09:42:

And please don’t forget to donate to your local PBS station and become a member. We take great pride in presenting programs like this and many others. I saw it and was delighted with the results, hope you enjoy too!

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elmodefoque says on Oct 5, 2006, 10:25:

The chances of airing “mi Colombia” on a local Minnesota PBS station are pretty slim, most there don’t know from a Colombian if one landed on top of their head. Now, a program like “Mi Sweden” is more appropriate for that part of USA. It all has to do with local viewers and their interests. We got millions of spics in NYC therefore we offer a wide variety of Latino programs. Mi Santo Domingo, mi Mexico, mi Cucamanga, mi Puerto Rico etc. Personally, I think is a waste of money and time, those spics are too damn cheap to make any donations, they rather spent their time watching novelas and drinking miller beer.
Of course this is my personal opinion and not that of PBS which welcomes all viewers, cheap or not.

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Peter Miami says on Oct 5, 2006, 11:54:

??? The website states:

Channel 2 is committed to celebrating the cultural diversity of South Florida. Through the years, WPBT has presented originally-produced documentaries and performance specials which reach out to the Hispanic community in a variety of entertaining and relevant programs. Click here to learn more about this production, as well as other specials produced by Channel 2.

MI COLOBMIA has been underwritten in-part by Badia Spices and South Florida Jeep-Chrysler, proud sponsors of public television and of Channel 2 original productions. Promotional support provided by Radio Caracol.

There is all kinds of involvement with and in South Florida but I do not find it in the schedule for Channel 2 nor in DirecTV line-up. Does anyone know when they will show it in South Florida?

Thanks,

Peter Miami

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Desideria (Moderator) says on Oct 5, 2006, 12:10:

why can't they show something like that here in Sweden? All we get to see or hear about Colombia is just more of the guerrilla and narco stuff.

Cheers,
Desi
(feeling cranky today....)


«Sé que los seres humanos y los peces podrán coexistir en paz». ( George W. Bush, Saginaw 29-09-00)

"When shall we three meet again? In thunder, lightning, or in rain?"(First Witch in Macbeth)

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elmodefoque says on Oct 5, 2006, 12:35:

desi, i rather watch programs from sweden, something like naked young blondes jumping into a frozen lake.

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tomtom33 says on Oct 5, 2006, 13:00:

With the Swedes we are lucky to be able to just watch. That's why I prefer Colombia to the land of my ancestors. I like to participate.

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Desideria (Moderator) says on Oct 5, 2006, 13:28:

«Sé que los seres humanos

Something like this?

Cheers,
Desi

«Sé que los seres humanos y los peces podrán coexistir en paz». ( George W. Bush, Saginaw 29-09-00)

"When shall we three meet again? In thunder, lightning, or in rain?"(First Witch in Macbeth)

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Desideria (Moderator) says on Oct 5, 2006, 13:30:

tomtom, when was the last time you were in Sweden? Do you speak any Swedish at all? Didn't the Swedish girls let you "participate" poor you!

Cheers,
Desi

«Sé que los seres humanos y los peces podrán coexistir en paz». ( George W. Bush, Saginaw 29-09-00)

"When shall we three meet again? In thunder, lightning, or in rain?"(First Witch in Macbeth)

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Desideria (Moderator) says on Oct 5, 2006, 14:36:

this is the pic I wanted to post


Cheers,
Desi

«Sé que los seres humanos y los peces podrán coexistir en paz». ( George W. Bush, Saginaw 29-09-00)

"When shall we three meet again? In thunder, lightning, or in rain?"(First Witch in Macbeth)

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tomtom33 says on Oct 5, 2006, 15:21:

Desi I have never been in Sweden and speak no Swede, but I have eaten a lot of lutefisk and lefse. My mother's father was born in Nybro. Her mother was first generation Swede.

I know several Swedes, one of whom lives in CTG. They tell me stories of the Swedish girls. One of these summers I will find out for myself.

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Monpirri says on Oct 5, 2006, 17:51:

Lovely photo Yo tambien puedo coexister con los peces.
I will try to make a copy of Mi Colombia documentary.

Annette Taddeo for US Congress 2008

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adrimm says on Oct 5, 2006, 18:07:

CST? Central Standard time? Is that -1 or -2 EST?

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famsearch says on Oct 5, 2006, 18:45:

tinto... you're in minneapolis? i'm just across the river in st paul. i checked the lineup for ch 2, and they aren't carrying it. guess i'll have to watch the vacation vids again... lol
dan

dan

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Monpirri says on Oct 5, 2006, 21:19:

If you missed the tv special "Mi Colombia" will be aired again on PBS-WNJN, Saturday, October 14, 2006 at 01:00am EDT.
You can also purchase a copy now.

Video or DVD:
$19.95, plus $3.95 shipping and handling.
WPBT Channel 2
(800) 533-8321
P.O. Box 2
Miami, FL 33261-0002

Annette Taddeo for US Congress 2008

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tomtom33 says on Oct 6, 2006, 05:12:

It's a little late now, but the Central time zone is one hour behind the Eastern. Actually the US is on daylight time now. So the time should have been given as CDT. CDT = EST.

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elmodefoque says on Oct 6, 2006, 06:52:

Wow desi, I was just kidding, I had no idea anyone was crazy enough to jump into a frozen lake, but from what I see, people do. I would have to be extremely bored with my life nearly suicidal to jump in a cold lake.

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Colombiche says on Oct 6, 2006, 07:35:

I do wish US Spanish TV Stations spent more time creating educational and quality programming rather than churning out crappy novelas. They are just catering to the lowest common denominator and "stupidifying" the latino community.

No me den trago extranjero, que es caro y no sabe a bueno.... (Rafael Godoy)

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Desideria (Moderator) says on Oct 6, 2006, 09:00:

I've never been a "polar bear "myself but those who do that say that the water feels pleasantly warm to your chilled skin (you stand a little while out there on the ice next to the hole in your bathing suit at subzero temp and the water IS several degrees warmer than the air. I'm just too chicken to try that. (But I have rolled in the snow naked when taking sauna in the winter when I was a kid :))

Cheers,
Desi




«Sé que los seres humanos y los peces podrán coexistir en paz». ( George W. Bush, Saginaw 29-09-00)

"When shall we three meet again? In thunder, lightning, or in rain?"(First Witch in Macbeth)

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lpdiver says on Oct 6, 2006, 09:27:

Desi...did you then whip your body with juniper branches.

I am a card toting polar bear club member from a years stay in Minnesota. Also the health club (Houston) I was a member of in the 80's had an ice tub you could swing over with on a rope; after exiting the sauna and plop into. I did that once. Once.

I get my stimulation via different means these days. An unheated shower in Medellin is torture to me now.

t

"cook some rice!"

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elmodefoque says on Oct 6, 2006, 09:31:

Tinto, we have a polar bear club here in NY but they’re mostly a bunch of drunken old men and women from the former Russian Republic. Most live in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn and every new years jump in the damn cold ocean to remind themselves of the good old days in Siberia.
When I wanna think about the good old days in Barranquilla I jump in sweat box, fornicate, play loud vallenato an drink aguila.

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lpdiver says on Oct 6, 2006, 09:39:

Elmo... What is your club called? Not interested if it includes burras though!

tony

"cook some rice!"

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elmodefoque says on Oct 6, 2006, 09:46:

colombiche, I’m thrilled and proud you enjoy PBS programs and if one day you're in NYC and wanna watch your favorite show, I got the entire DVD collection of every single show in my bed room, same place where I keep my 42 inch HDTV/Plasma/LCD TV, courtesy of my PBS employers and a king size bed with 17 pillows so you could roll around naked all you want.
I’m not trying to get you on all fours and jump all over you like a dog in heat or anything like that, heavens forbid; my invitation goes to Tinto too.

correction: that's the former SOVIET REPUBLIC/FEDERATION OR AS REAGAN CALLED THEM COMMIE MODEFOQUES

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elmodefoque says on Oct 6, 2006, 09:48:

the name of my club is "los perros callejeros club"

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elmodefoque says on Oct 6, 2006, 10:06:

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Colombiche says on Oct 6, 2006, 10:36:

Elmodefoque Do you realize you just extended an invitation for Tinto to roll around au naturel on your king size bed?

I just laughed really loud, buddy in the cubicle next to mine thinks I am a schizo.

No me den trago extranjero, que es caro y no sabe a bueno.... (Rafael Godoy)

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webmanco says on Oct 6, 2006, 10:45:

Como Dios lo trajo al mundo

...A yo, déjenme queto y no me jodan má! ...

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Colombiche says on Oct 6, 2006, 10:48:

Con.. Con el traje de Adan.

No me den trago extranjero, que es caro y no sabe a bueno.... (Rafael Godoy)

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elmodefoque says on Oct 6, 2006, 10:53:

encuera, en pelota
encuera, en pelota

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Desideria (Moderator) says on Oct 6, 2006, 11:01:

juniper branches, Lpdiver? "whip your body with juniper branches."
Oh gods that masochist are we NOT! It's birch branches with full leaf (and no needles on them) that we whip our bodies with in sauna:). You can buy frozen birch branch bouquettes during the winter.

Cheers,
Desi




«Sé que los seres humanos y los peces podrán coexistir en paz». ( George W. Bush, Saginaw 29-09-00)

"When shall we three meet again? In thunder, lightning, or in rain?"(First Witch in Macbeth)

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lpdiver says on Oct 6, 2006, 11:39:

OK OK OK So I got the wrong tree...It's still beating yourself with a tree.

tony

"cook some rice!"

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Desideria (Moderator) says on Oct 6, 2006, 12:04:

does this

look like a tree?

Cheers,
Desi


«Sé que los seres humanos y los peces podrán coexistir en paz». ( George W. Bush, Saginaw 29-09-00)

"When shall we three meet again? In thunder, lightning, or in rain?"(First Witch in Macbeth)

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lpdiver says on Oct 6, 2006, 12:37:

Yes ... of course it does!!!


t

"cook some rice!"

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Desideria (Moderator) says on Oct 6, 2006, 13:26:

Hmmmmmmmmmmm I must be blind then....I see birch twigs or branches in full leaf, not a tree. They provide a gentle massage and an exfoliating or peeling effect when applied to bare skin in sauna. They also improve the blood circulation. There's no pain involved in any of it.

Cheers,
Desi


«Sé que los seres humanos y los peces podrán coexistir en paz». ( George W. Bush, Saginaw 29-09-00)

"When shall we three meet again? In thunder, lightning, or in rain?"(First Witch in Macbeth)

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Desideria (Moderator) says on Oct 6, 2006, 14:27:

sorry, monpirri This was supposed to be all about my Colombia....I got a little sidetracked here

Cheers,
Desi


«Sé que los seres humanos y los peces podrán coexistir en paz». ( George W. Bush, Saginaw 29-09-00)

"When shall we three meet again? In thunder, lightning, or in rain?"(First Witch in Macbeth)

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famsearch says on Oct 6, 2006, 15:43:

called channel 2 here in the cities... they never heard of mi colombia, and it's not on the schedule here for the rest of the month. seems it's just a miami area program. also, there is a one hr difference between cst and est, noon here is 1 pm est.
dan

dan

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Monpirri says on Oct 6, 2006, 17:43:

Farmsearch The network is PBS and the network across each city in the US has a different assigned channel numbers. In New York is channel 13, in Florida is channel 2, in San Antonio is channel 9 and in New Jersey is channel 11. In your city it must be a different channel number.
Channel 2 in your city may not be the channel to call about this TV special.

Anyway, you can call any of the satellite stations that are broadcasting "Mi Colombia" and order a DVD or tape, if you wish.

Annette Taddeo for US Congress 2008

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Monpirri says on Oct 6, 2006, 17:47:

Desi No need to apologize, the photos are refreshing and the chatting is entertaining!

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famsearch says on Oct 6, 2006, 19:26:

gee, how did that get past me? of course i know they have different channels, and here in the st. paul/minneapolis area pbs is also channel 2, and like i said before, they never heard of the mi colombia program, and it was only meant for the miami pbs area.
dan

dan

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goin_south says on Oct 6, 2006, 23:29:

Desideria, I am certain Elmo meant !blonde burras! jumping into a frozen lake with him.

Funny thing, how ice makes all but one thing hard.

Where do we go from here?

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Monpirri says on Oct 7, 2006, 04:26:

The special was broadcasted on all PBS satellite stations in the states, not just miami pbs area. I am in texas.
Also they will air "mi colombia" again in new jersey on PBS-WNJN, Saturday, October 14, 2006 at 01:00am EDT.

Annette Taddeo for US Congress 2008

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famsearch says on Oct 7, 2006, 04:32:

not in this area... when i called them, they checked the schedule for the rest of october. no mi colombia in minnesota...
dan

dan

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lpdiver says on Oct 7, 2006, 11:26:

slapping oneself with tree branches to get a refreshing peeling effect of one's skin sounds darn right painful to me...;0

I have been kidding all along Desi you DO know that don't you?

tony

"cook some rice!"

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Desideria (Moderator) says on Oct 7, 2006, 12:04:

no lpdiver I thought that you honestly didn't know

Cheers,
Desi

«Sé que los seres humanos y los peces podrán coexistir en paz». ( George W. Bush, Saginaw 29-09-00)

"When shall we three meet again? In thunder, lightning, or in rain?"(First Witch in Macbeth)

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lpdiver says on Oct 7, 2006, 13:02:

well that is one of the problems with the internet. It is also similar to travelling to colombia with no spanish skills. I asked a pretty girl what time it was and now I have a paisa bride and baby...jejeje

tony

"cook some rice!"

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Miguel says on Oct 8, 2006, 05:42:

Nope! "The special was broadcasted on all
PBS satellite stations in the states, not just miami pbs area."

On our local affiliate it was not and is not scheduled for broadcast.

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goin_south says on Oct 8, 2006, 12:35:

Was it worth it, for those of us who missed it, spending the 20 bucks for a copy? Is there anyway it might be able to be accessed on computer, for viewing?

Where do we go from here?

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Monpirri says on Oct 8, 2006, 18:23:

It's worth it if one wants to learn more about the country I believe it’s very much worth it because I have noticed there is a great deal of members who only know Colombia about women and dating. Colombia it is certainly more than that.
Of course, if you travel frequently to Colombia and to different places within the country, the DVD or tape would merely be an educational enhancement to your current cultural experiences and would in some degree enrich your knowledge about the country and its culture. I being from Colombia, I learned from the TV special.
After you have seen the DVD, you can add it to your tape/book collection of foreign countries you have visited, or give it as a gift to a friend, your mate or girlfriend even if she was born in Colombia. As in the states, or in any other country not every citizen knows the country very well unless he or she spends a great deal of the time traveling across the country and exchanging experiences with the natives.

Annette Taddeo for US Congress 2008

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Plato says on Oct 9, 2006, 11:13:

Monpirri1 - Thanks! Thanks for the information. I will follow up and purchase the DVD.

Regards,

Plato

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Monpirri says on Oct 9, 2006, 11:20:

Plato You are welcome!

Monpirri AKA "Yo me llamo cumbia"

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goin_south says on Oct 9, 2006, 23:44:

Good idea, Monpirri, about the gift, but I have one question: por que, "yo me llamo cumbia"? no comprendo. explicar por favor.

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Monpirri says on Oct 10, 2006, 22:20:

Yo me llamo cumbia It’s a very popular and classic cumbia song in Colombia.
I began to use, "Yo me llamo cumbia," as a flag of advertisement several months ago, and every once in a blue moon, when few members decided to disregard it in favor of another music genre that was not of Colombian origin.
Soy colombiano (Bambuco) and Colombia tierra querida are also very popular songs and among my favorites.

Here's Yo me llamo cumbia lyrics:

YO ME LLAMO CUMBIA
Autor: Mario Gareña
Ritmo: Cumbia

Yo me llamo cumbia, yo soy la reina por donde voy,
no hay una cadera que se este quieta donde yo estoy,
mi piel es morena como los cueros de mi tambor,
y mis hombros son un par de maracas que besa el sol. (bis)

Tengo en la garganta una fina flauta que Dios me dio,
canuto de millo, olor de tabaco, aguardiente y ron,
tomo mi mochila, enciendo la vela y repica el son,
y enredo en la luna y en las estrellas toda mi voz. (bis)

Como soy la reina, me hace la corte un fino violin,
me enamora un piano, me sigue un saxo y oigo un clarin,
y toda la orquesta forma una fiesta en torno de mi,
y yo soy la cumbia, la hembra coqueta y bailo feliz. (bis)

Yo naci en las bellas playas caribes de mi pais,
soy Barranquillera, Cartagenera, yo soy de ahi,
soy de Santa Marta, soy Monteriana, pero eso si,
yo soy Colombiana, ¡oh! tierra hermosa donde naci. (bis)


My name is Cumbia (English Translation)
"Yo me llamo Cumbia" (1964)

Original Spanish Writen/Performed by Mario Gareña,
Singer/song writer from Barranquilla, Colombia-South America

My name is Cumbia, I am the queen wherever I go,
no hip can stay still anywhere I go,
my skin is brown, like the hides of my drum,
and my shoulders a pair of maracas kissed by the sun. (line 2x)

I've got in my throat the finest flute, a gift from God,
bouquet of millo, scent of tobacco, aguardiente and rum,
grabbing my bag, I light the candle, the song beating the drum,
and I wrap around moon and stars all of my voice. (line 2x)

'Cause I am the queen, I'm courted by a fine violin,
a piano loves me, a saxo follows me and I hear a clarinet,
and a whole orchestra makes a fiesta around me,
and I am La Cumbia, female coquette, I dance happily. (line 2x)

I was born in beautiful Caribbean beaches of my country,
I'm Barranquillera, I'm Cartagenera, I'm from that country,
I'm from Santa Marta, I'm Monteriana, but it's like this:
I'm Colombian, oh, beautiful land where I was born! (line 2x)

http://www.cumbiaspirit.com/

You can listening to a demo or buy it here:

http://music.barnesandnoble.com/search/mediaplayer.asp?ean=605633104325&disc=1&track=3

Yo me llamo cumbia

Annette Taddeo for US Congress 2008

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