Thursday, January 21, 2010

A Must Have

Here's something I have never done before; a product endorsement!

I was walking through the mercado the other day when I was stopped by a stranger. At least he was a stranger to me. I was not surprised to hear that he is one of my blog readers here on vacation. I get stopped quite frequently this time of year by readers. It is always a flattering and amazing thing to me to meet people who actually read this little blog.

At any rate, at parting, he reached into his day bag and handed me this CD:




Turns out he is a musician and wanted me to have a copy of his self-made CD. I graciously accepted it but mentally rolled my eyes. I have seen this CD for sale at Aluxes Coffee Shop* and did not give it a second glance. Why? Because I do not find the cover enticing at all. Other than it being a shot of Mr. Billingsley, it has nothing to do with the kind of or quality of the music inside.

People, if you like the island, tropical breezes and warm sunshine, you will love this CD. It is full of soft guitar music that alternately makes you envision lying in a hammock between two palm trees, having a glass of wine on your terrace or sitting on the beach watching the sunset. It is very soothing, tropical, almost flamenco like guitar playing. I played it as background music at a dinner party recently and my guests raved about it.




Unfortunately, there is no contact info, like an email or website, listed on the cover. No way to contact Mr Billingsley about ordering one from him. Since he does read this blog, maybe he can fill us in. I do know that if you are on the island, you can pick up a copy and a coffee at Aluxes Coffee Shop. I recommend you do both!


* this business is in no way connected with the condo building on the beach. It is downtown on Matamoras Avenue.

11 comments:

Jackie said...

Dean and his wife were at Sergio's last Thursday evening. I heard him tell one of my friends that he is on Facebook and is working on a website of his own.

lisa said...

Now I bet that doesn't happen all that often;)

ronnie said...

Hi,the only mention I found of dean billingsley is on itunes,facebook and amazon. His website deanbillingsleymusic.com is coming soon.Listened to some samples and found it to be very soothing instrumental music.

Jane said...

Hope a copy is still there upon my arrival -- have loved flamenco musica since childhood (when I wore out my mother's only flamenco record, and temporarily replaced it with rock 'n roll).

Anonymous said...

You can download songs from this CD off iTunes!
Gracias for the 'heads up'. Beautiful.

Steve Cotton said...

I have been just as surprised at the number of people who stop me in Melaque to say they read the blog. Just another piece of evidence that the internet is an efective social network -- whether in Villa Obregon or Oregon.

By the way, I really like your photograph of the contents page. Quite artistic!

Anonymous said...

I know Dean Billingsley personally and have been enjoying his music for some time. Glad you gave his CD a mention.

Islaholic Trixie said...

We've had his CD for a few years! Love it!!

Anonymous said...

Funny you mention that .... I saw that CD on Friday .... almost bought it...

BTW, it was great meeting you last week .... always nice to put a face with a blog ....:)

O Robert

Anonymous said...

This sounds like a great CD, we love Flamenco music! While we are on the subject can I plug a great Flamenco band that is in your area? They are called "Flamenco Fusion" (http://www.flamenco-fusion.com/aboutusbiograf%C3%ADa.html)
and they play at "Roots" (http://travel.yahoo.com/p-travelguide-3148193-bar_roots_cancun-i) in downtown Cancun every Saturday night. We plan our vacation around them they are so good!

dean billingsley said...

The web site is up and running and growing by the minute. http://deanbillingsleymusic.com Please check it out and tell friends. thanks dean billingsley