Posted on 01/29/2007 7:00:13 AM PST by veronica
LIFE AFTER FIDEL CASTRO
When Castro dies, the party's on.
The city of Miami plans to respond to Fidel Castro's death -- whenever that may be -- with a celebration at the Orange Bowl.
One day, very possibly one day soon, ailing Cuban leader Fidel Castro will die -- and a nascent committee sponsored by the city of Miami wants to be ready.
So it's planning a party.
The event, still in the very early planning stage, would be held in Little Havana's Orange Bowl stadium -- and might include commemorative T-shirts, a catchy slogan and bands that will make your hips shake.
The stadium is a bittersweet landmark in South Florida's Cuban-American experience. After the 1961 Bay of Pigs fiasco, more than 35,000 exiles gathered there to hear President John F. Kennedy promise a free Cuba.
Decades later, the bowl served as a camp for Mariel refugees.
City Commissioner Tomás Regalado, a Cuban American, came up with the idea of using the venue for an event timed to Castro's demise.
(Excerpt) Read more at miami.com ...
Bravo Sierra!! MSM will lament their loss of an old-school commie dictator...
I take it this party won't be in "celebration of Castro's life" as most wakes are.
We had a full day of Cuban cooking yesterday, trying out recipes for our "Fidelito Muerto" observance ... date to be determined!
could it be timed to coincide with the Super Bowl?
Party on dudes!
My parents-in-law live in Ft. Lauderdale. Depending on the date, it would be very tempting to declare a road trip!
At the very least, we'll be whooping it up here, in solidarity with our amigos Cubanos.
And best of all, there won't be a Che T-Shirt anywhere in sight.
I can't wait to see CNN have to cover this!
:)
Will Katie wear black that day?
CNN will tearfully report how "right-wing conservatives" in Miami are "disrespecting" the loss of a world leader.
You raise a good point ... what to wear? If only we knew the date in advance!
The way her ratings are, Katie may not have her job when the Cubans get around to announcing that "el Jefe" is burning in hell.
"They call me Cuban Pete. I am the master of the Latin beat. You can see walking down the street. Boom chickie-boom Boom chickie-boom."
I was there at the Orange Bowl that day as a kid. Two of my uncles had returned from the Bay of Pigs invasion after being POW's. The veterans of Brigada 2506 sat together and, when, Kennedy promised a free Cuba, they all joined in a chant of "Guerra! Guerra!" ("War! War!") as they believed they would soon have another chance to fight again soon.
One of them did fight again soon, in two combat tours in Vietnam including the battle at Landing Zone X-Ray at the Battle of Ia Drang (the "We were Soldiers Once" battle).
Gee, I sure hope that when Castro dies nobody tells us that "he was a human being too" or that "it's just not right to celebrate the death of another human being"....
Well, maybe I will.
Wars are fought on many fronts and that includes the propaganda front. We should show the rest of the World we have the class Castro never did and celebrate the future of a free Cuba. In the end, even from a purely practical perspective, that will serve the needs of Cuba best.
G-d bless the Cuban community in Miami. I enjoyed my time in Little Havana very much. It was always a hoot to see some septagenarian geezer pinch the butt of some young lady. She would laugh too and pat him on the head.
LOL.
"could it be timed to coincide with the Super Bowl? "
That would be spectacular!
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