First Year Attempt, Day of the Dead (Patreon)

I weep for cartoons. 

Those people at Pixar know how to get me.

I saw the movie Coco in 2018. I spent an overnight taking care of my friend's little girls Penny and Marlowe. They were a little bored with the film - I think they had seen it hundreds of times, but I was riveted on the couch. The paper towels were there for our greasy popcorn fingers, but ended up being used to wipe my river of tears!! 

:-D

The little boy in the movie has to play guitar in secret. Music has been banned in his family because generations earlier it was believed that the Grandfather had left his family in order to pursue dreams of stardom. 

Day of the Dead thins the veil to the afterlife and the little boy is able to go travel to the other side in search of his Grandfather and in search of the truth of what happened to him. 

What messages would our ancestors want us to have?

I've enjoyed reflecting on that this year instead of stressing about a Halloween costume to top the last haha.... 

I'm sure shape-shifter dress-up inspiration will strike again, and when it does I'll be there for it! 

Thanks for your encouragement regarding all the recent delays in music production! That video I sent you was the one time I played harp in the last month. I've been singing to Oscar but that's about it! 

I'll get the momentum going again. 

Also still aiming to get the violin hung on the wall which will help me play fiddle tunes for you guys too. 

I'll also send you the T design and give you guys first dibs on Circa Paleo and Hot Violinist shirts.

Btw- those traditional marigolds on the offrenda were not easy to get!! There was a shortage this year due to a weather thing with some of the farms so I had to search high and low! Thank you HEB florist for saving some for me due to me begging over the phone! 

Most of the traditions I was fine with altering for simplicity for Year 1. But the marigolds I had to have. 

You gotta watch Coco to see the full bridge of marigold petals shining in the light as if dipped in gold, underfoot of the deceased as they cross over to visit loved ones for one night! It's spectacular!!!