If you have never been a member of a Mariachi band in Denver, Colorado, chances are you will find it difficult to feel sorry for Mr. Alvaro Alvarado-Amarias, who has been held by the local authorities for holding a gun on a fellow musician. The reason?:
“Alvarado-Amarias, 31, was arrested on charges of kidnapping, false imprisonment, menacing and assault for holding Ervey Ruiz, 52, at gunpoint for five hours, threatening to kill him because Ruiz told him he was joining another band,” according to the Rocky Mountain News.
Luckily, Mr. Ervey Ruiz was not harmed, although we’re still waiting to see if the incident actually made him change his mind about switching bands. In the meantime, he might want to check out Mariachi Vasquez, which has been performing in the Denver area for over 15 years now… You never know!
I remember when I screwed the lead singer of the band I was ocasionally playing keyboards for… it wasn’t pretty. Well, the actual thing was, don’t get me wrong here, but then all kinds of emotions started to fly, the bass player was going nuts so we sent him to rehab but he never went and now he makes sculptures… the drummer emmigrated to the UK and he might as well be driving a two story bus… and me, well, I am writing this from this retirement home my kids were nice enoough to let me pay for. Yeah, the music industry can be tricky, but this is going over the line, no doubt. I predict he is NOT leaving the band.
Laura, se me quitó la gripe. I’m back!