All praise my brother, who took these great photos — and drove the Concert Camper after staying out late in a smoky bar. We bused in a good baker’s dozen from the ‘burbs. One of my favorite things about the evening was Gaby grinning ear-to-ear, receiving the spirit of Christmas. He is my only rival for president of the El Vez fan club.
For once, I don’t have much to say that can’t be shown in pictures and videos. Santa was sportin’ a few new suits. There were also new songs, which I didn’t expect, and he used the Los Straitjackets arrangements of a several others. I loved seeing Los Straitjackets for the first time, and how El Vez played the whole thing as two very different bands trying to learn to play together.
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- ooh, El Vez, they are scary!
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- my new bff
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- surf santa lounge lizard
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- He had on silver glitter Converse.
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- view from the bar
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- join ’em
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- my new hero
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- El Rey loves Amelia.
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- El Vez’s newest fan.
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- I luv him.
I’ll let those who were there weigh in with comments. But first, a few videos:
More videos from Butler . . .
in BDay's bubble 
