Mike
I’ve
known Mike for at least 10 years. I don’t exactly recall when and where we met,
but I’m sure it involved Cornerstone Festival somehow. He used to sport a
Mohawk and purple Chuck Taylors, and even though your average person would laugh
at someone that looked like that, they would be most hesitant at doing so to a
400+ pound Mexican!! A funny phrase we like to use around him is “Samoans
Rule!”. One night he went to a bar wearing a Hawaiian shirt and some drunk
thought he was Samoan because well, gee, he’s a large, brown guy wearing a
Hawaiian shirt…he MUST be a Samoan. Dumbass. He is a shrinking man
though. In the past year, he’s lost
over 80
pounds doing the Atkins Diet.
Back
in early 1996, he introduced me to one of Mexico’s finest exports: Negra Modelo
Dark Ale. You can have your little pussy Corona or Tecate beers. Just gimme
some Negra Modelo WITHOUT a fucking lime in it! He has also gotten me into some
fine Mexican tequila (as opposed to German tequila). And I’m not talking about
that Jose Cuervo shit, which is only good for making margaritas…because it’s
cheap and the mix drowns out the taste. I’m talking about Tres Generaciones and
Corralejo. He also told me about a popular Mexican brandy called Presidente. I
found that a bit odd at first, because when I think of brandy, I certainly don’t
think of Mexico.
Enough with the adult beverages, lets get on to Mike’s culinary skills. I
always look forward to any event where his food is being served. He loves to
cook and when he comes over to my place, I’m more than happy to supply the
stove/grill/oven to accommodate his passion. Some of his foodstuffs that stands
out is the smoked brisket, his rice, mole (not the yard eating rodent), and
Pollo a la Parrilla (grilled chicken, but it sounds cooler in Spanish...hehe).
I also don’t have to buy salsa, as he whips a killer batch himself, and suited
to my hot tastes.
He’s also a self-proclaimed expert on early 80’s new wave music and can name a
good majority of the bands and songs on DirecTV’s Channel 814, the New Wave
Music Channel. Well, he says he just got lucky one night and could name
all sorts of obscure bands that the station played. Maybe he's just more
of a self-proclaimed uber-amateur.
Mike’s email:
thirdgenyaqui@yahoo.com
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