the movement
sr
Stirs Senor
Escuchame
up the cobblestone (river rocks) hill
in low gear
passing the Gaz truck
passing the Agua truck
passing Don Pedro's Torta shop (no sign or he'd have to pay municipal fees)
around the corner the girl sisters sit on the sidewalk and make tacos seventy five cents apiece
Dad lives in a Gringo Gulch villa
made by Architect Freddie Romero in the sixties
A couple blocks away Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton have houses across the narrow street from each other. They built a replica Bridge of Sighs between them.
Dad dated Joanie Blake who was John Huston's secretary.
Her apartment is done with pink marble columns and framed photos of move stars.
Senor Escuchame doesn't care. He has to repair a water heater at Donna Cabrillo's.