2014 June | Would you Go Beyond?

Friday, June 27 201406/27/14 No Response

Friday, June 27th – Maximum Security Federal Prison, Buenos Aires, Argentina

The Argentinean prisons are quit notorious for horrible conditions that violate human rights such as not enough resources like water, food and medical care, overcrowding and in 2008 the global NGO listed Argentina as one of 81 countries where torture is still practiced. Suicides, riots and gang fights have claimed a staggering number of lives as well as prison fires that have ragged out of control killing many. Many have been there for years without having received a sentence. At one point this prison was amongst the worst in the world. It is maximum security and we had to clear…

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Tuesday, June 24 201406/24/14 No Response

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Tuesday, June 24th – Complex 5 Federal Prison, Argentina at 10:00am

We drove a few hours outside the city to reach this prison complex, which is the largest in Argentina. Because of Argentines past history in the prisons and due to security risk, only a smaller amount of prisoners were allowed to be together at once so we had to do multiply performances for groups of around a hundred. But it was cool with a smaller group because we were able to spend more time one on one with them. It is so beautiful to see how much these guys appreciate the things we do for them. Even simple things like magic…

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Sunday, June 22 201406/22/14 No Response

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Sunday, June 22nd – Park in a poor district in Buenos Aires

It’s been really cold here but today it was warm and sunny and a lot of people were out. We had a huge crowd full of families and people of all walks of life. They have a really cool cultural dance in Argentina called, “Chacarera”. You do it across from a partner or in a circle and the music and steps are a little similar to an Irish style. We are just learning it but we did it here at the park and a lot of people joined in and helped teach us. We had a lot of little girls…

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Tuesday, June 17 201406/17/14 No Response

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Tuesday, June 17th Down Town Buenos Aires (And many other dates in between the dates accounted for)

The busiest street in Buenos Aires is narrow, and packed with crowds of people. It was difficult to find a spot where we could have space to perform and not bother businesses with the volume of our music. We were able to find corners here and there and had to keep a tighter performance but it was very effective and huge crowds gathered as well as many Brazilians and other foreigners who were there on vacation. It was my birthday today, and there’s nowhere else Id rather be. The city of Buenos Aires is so big that many people have…

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Wednesday, June 4 201406/04/14 No Response

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Driving through Chile to the Argentinean border.

This is one of the most beautiful drives I have ever taken. The majestic Andes Mountains set behind rolling vineyards and beautiful fields. The road that climbs to the border is world famous (I think its been on one of those most dangerous roads shows). There are 29 steep curves; with a sign counting each one (just in case you forget how long you have to go). The mountains are so steep it’s like a wall of shear ice and there is a waterfall running down the side. This pass is in the shadow of the tallest mountain in the…

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