If the world ends today, this is my goodbye soundtrack gift to you.
If it doesn`t, tomorrow it will be the soundtrack of a waterfall, my new beginning gift to you.
In any case, the first composition that I ever share with the world ("Waterfall in the winter"). Straight from my open heart. Enjoy. Peace. Love. Happiness.
On Wednesday Stephanie [thank you!] invited me to see “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” at Richard Rodgers Theatre (Broadway, New York) with Scarlett Johansson.
Although I had seen the movie, perhaps because I was too young to understand, or perhaps because in the movie the plot is not as clear, the truth is that I enjoyed and understood Tennessee Williams play much better this time. And it has a much broader appeal than what I initially guessed (being a _Southern Gothic_ work).
Red dyes sky and “sea”, as they call it, as the sun sets over the Rio de la Plata.
The promenade fills up with Montevideans with their mates. They smile, oblivious to, or despite of, life`s drama.
This intense red bursts, invades, dyes and covers like a curtain. I must share it with you.
It`s ephemeral, I know it will pass, but now it feels as if nothing can escape its spillover, which drags along my attention, my sensibility, my pain, my life.
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December 2nd I flew to Montevideo. I stayed at the Radisson Hotel, Plaza de la Independencia. Very conveniently located with some impressive views from the top floor. Good thing it had a pool, because it is not easy to keep my exercise regime when traveling so much.
Besides very productive meetings with IBM (very nice, professional, and friendly executives, by the way) and presentation to several hospital groups (one of the meetings at the Presidential Building, another one at the country`s largest hospital, and a presentation at the Solis Theater), I enjoyed the promenade by the river which seems like a sea, the old town, and a weird Ice Bar.
November 27th I flew to Boston, and back to NY in the same day, for a couple of important business meetings (Massachusetts General Hospital, and a Law Firm) with Ken and Laura, with whom I had lunch in a restaurant located inside a hotel that was formerly a prison.
November 28th I flew to Chicago for the RSNA trade show.
I stayed at the very nice Public Hotel, attended the crazy big RSNA show, had dinner at Petterino‘s with Brazilian friends, and flew back to NY.
Of course in Valencia I enjoyed friends, family… and tons of work meetings!
The last week of my November trip to Spain, I went to Malaga for the MIT Technology Review Emtech Investors Forum event.
It was very sad and unfortunate that the mayor of Malaga did not listen to the organizers of the event, and stubbornly forced the event to be inaugurated November 22nd “becuase it was more convenient for him”. Since the main interest of the event were the US investors, they did not come because it was Thanksgiving.
