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Growing up in Higüey, I always heard that the folks in La Otra Banda were all related: "En La Otra Banda, to' lo' pata blanca son primo".

Oh, but he's a born-again business owner now. And since he's got plenty of moolah, most Dominicans will overlook the fact the dude has a criminal past, and some will refer to him as Don Mike, Señor Mike, or even Mister Mike. In fact, he's celebrated by the so-called influencers.

Yes, you're right in doubting the age. On my maternal side of the family, no one has reached 100 years of age. Sad but true.

Hah! Leonardo who? Yes, death records are a mess in the D.R. My maternal grandfather is listed as having passed away two years after the fact.

Hey, estimado bachata, have you noticed any discrepancies with the records you've located? Considering that our folks never had the urgency in declaring birth and death dates in a timely fashion, I'd tend to think there are many mistakes in the records.

The great thing about being named Almonte is that in Cibao adentro, en la línea, they'll probably pronounce it 'Aimonte': "Buena taide, Cailito Aimonte. Deme aigo, pa' echaile gasolina ai motoi".

I should've written 'a village IN Canada.' My bad, sir. You're a gentleman and a scholar.

And how come Almonte is a poor man's name in the D.R., while it's origins are probably Arabic and we own a village Canada?

Oh! But he probably hates SNL, as well as all the supremely great Italian actors, the city of San Fran, the NYT, the Young Turks and the Good Liars, and Stephen Colbert and George Carlin. But bachata is still cool! And Elton John's and Bernie Taupin's songs will be here forever. Might as well...

I've always envisioned Mark Knopfler playing bachata.

Yes, indeed: música de cabaretes y cafetines, música de orilla. Bachata was played mainly in Radio Guarachita, and it dealt with broken hearts, as well. Now, thanks to Aventura and Romeo, bachata has traveled all over. However, some would argue that it was J.L. Guerra's "Bachata Rosa" and/or...

Oh, my! How did I forget? The duets with Luis Vargas, Teodoro Reyes, and El Chaval are some of my favorites, as well.

While I do like bachata overall, there's only one tune that I enjoy by Romeo, and that's Necio, featuring the unmistakable guitar riffs produced by none other than Carlos Santana.

Wow! I did forget Elvis. And Frank, too! The legions of fans of bachata singers, Elvis Martínez and Frank Reyes, believe that the hip-gyrating dude from Tupelo and that wannabe crooner from Hoboken should stop using their idols' names. They love to shout from the azotea tops that "El mundo se...

Those folks have barely heard of EJ. (They even joke about someone with two first names: "Oye eso: di'que Elton John... y ni lo sabe e'cribí: poniendo la 'H' donde no va".) They are of the opinion that Dominican rapper, Mozart La Para, should file a lawsuit against some Austrian dude named...

Agree with Windy on Billy. I missed their last concert tour together. A former DR1er invited me, but I couldn't make it.

I remember reading that when John Lennon first heard "Your Song", he was very impressed with EJ's vocals. Later on, they became compadres.

After she's declared Miss Universe 2023, many of her detractors will rejoice: "E' que esa e' de la nue'tra; esa e' de aquí". "Esa e' la mujeL má' bella de la bolita 'el mundo y el potecito lleno 'e sangre". "El año pasa'o no la robaron, pero e'te año ganamo', coño, carajo". "Señore', qué...

I thought exactly the same as you. What's the big deal? Now, if she even comes close to being crowned Miss Universe, the same folks who are criticizing her now, will be boasting about her Dominican roots: "E' que la' dominicana' son errr finarrr", or "Dominicana e' Dominicana; lo demá' e'...

Probably the nicest looking Miss RD of all time.