[Suki]

Daniel Santos? Guess who is a big Daniel Santos fan? Yautia's Mexican from Michoacan husband (whom I really love and like deeply). Yes. He was un 'locutor de radio' for years. He loves music with a passion. And his son (my stepbrother) won an American Music Award in 1992 for a song that was co-written by his father, (Yautia's husband). Lol. I told Yautia's husband's son, that I thought his style a little too populacho for my taste. But, the Japanese girls went wild for his good looks and sexy lyrical du-wop with a modern hip-hop feel. His son though found out the music business is not for the naive. It is for sharks. But his father was always surrounded by musicians and music. And his eldest son is a fine singer. That is how el mexicano met Yautia. He had the radio show and was interviewing her and he liked her style. Hmmm. I hope Mami doesn't mind me saying this....but she marries men that have been exemplary fathers their whole lives. And to me, that is the height of good taste. It is.

Talk about knowing every tune coming down the pike. I think that is why he and Yautia get along so well. They both love to communicate, they both cook extremely well, and they both love a good verbal exchange. Lol. You get him and Mami in a room to compete on who knows more singers and the most obscure and hard to know bolero singers in the world in Spanish....and it would be one tough competition. Both of them are musical encyclopedias ( I don't honestly know who might win a name-that-bolero-or-that-bolero singer for a million bucks, of the two, they both can talk about the littlest details of such an such a singer). I do know El Michoacano Simpaticon padrastro mio, ABSOLUTELY LOVED DANIEL SANTOS and went out of his way to go to his concerts. I was surprised to learn Daniel Santos had a huge Mexican fan base. I am small potatoes. But, I still know a lot of songs Stanley. I do. Even the ones way before my time. I also try to keep up with the latest trends in music that is worthwhile. What I don't know about are the rap artists and the crass commercial bands and singers with no talent but a lot of connections and money behind them. I avoid those like the plague and deliberately make an effort not to know about them. But if they have something of talent....I try to know about them.

I won't tell you which of the singers is Mom's stepson, but he is one of the lead singers and he is HISPANO. He's a very nice person. He is married and has two beautiful kids now. I think they live in Texas and he works for Sony music. I hope he forgives me for being musically honest....I would not buy the music. It is not up to my 'standards'----but a lot of people loved them. Especially the young women at the time. And they were a hit all over the world in the 1990's.

Here's the name of his group, they were popular in the early 1990's---but the touring and the demands were too much. I am glad he is happy now and settled down. I wonder if he remembers I told him that if he wanted to have a permanent place in music he had to have a lot of originality and songwriting talents. Those are the ones who make it for the long haul. Nevertheless, he had a lovely voice. He was a good dancer. And he is a gentleman and a fine son to his father and his whole family:

YouTube - Color Me Badd - Live @ the AMA's 1992

El Michoacano is very proud of his plaque of his gold record that he helped write for the band. The Spanish part of "I adore---mi amor" was El Michoacano's idea. I tease him with that and he just chuckles. Para ti Senor J---que se que eres un fanatico de Daniel Santos. Quizas haya gente que son fanaticos de tu cancion tambien. Se te quiere de gratis tu hijastra..... Stanley is coming up with all these people and songs and singers like Daniel Santos that makes me think of my family? Stanley are you psychic or something? I am just kiddin' with you. But, truthfully Daniel Santos is one of my stepfather's favorite singers of all time. He even imitates him to perfection....he says, "Dile adios a los muchachos---por que me voy para la guerra" and he sings it EXACTLY like Daniel Santos....it just about knocked me out one day, and I laughed my butt off hearing him do it. It was uncanny. SUKI.