Margarita Carmen Dolores Cansino!

While spelunking the internet I stumbled upon this low-resolution print of a period 8 x 10 publicity glossy, post-electrolysis!, of the one and only Rita Hayworth--aka Margarita Carmen Dolores Cansino. I ran it through the alchemy of photoshop and was able, via filters and philtres, to render this decent print archived here for research and presentation purposes.

Michelle Serros is Back in the House!

Just a quick nod to Diva escritora Michelle Serros, who is out with a hot new tome! Read it and weep--and laugh and freak out!

Narcissism Rears Its Less-than-pretty Head!

....'tis true! 'tis true! That poor schmuck stuck by the side of the river peering at himself se queda pobre next to the herculean promotion bandwagon that is Tex[t]-Mex.

Still and all, I would be remiss if I did not remind dear readers and innocent internet spelunkers today that the traveling Tex[t]-Mex experience, with its crack team of hangers-ons and posse of Tejano vaqueros, is rolling into the magnificent City of Angels, Los Angeles, with readings tonight in Los Feliz's ultra cool Skylight Books (poster) and tomorrow, Thursday, November 8, 2007 at USC where I will be sure to be sporting my quarterback-Mark-Sanchez-inspired "Mexico" mouthpiece.

Go Trojans!


Órale!

Shilling Grandmothers!!!

I am on tour in San Antonio--only a second to tip you to an AdAge story on abuelitas and advertising. More soon!