Snowbirds Living in the Philippines : Celebration of Life: Macrine J. Katague via her Favorite Music ( Julio Iglesias)-Part 9

Friday, November 27, 2020

Celebration of Life: Macrine J. Katague via her Favorite Music ( Julio Iglesias)-Part 9

This is Part 9 of 14 on the Series, Celebration of Life, Macrine J. Katague via her favorite music.

Macrine was a Julio Iglesias Fan. She had more than two dozens collection of his records and had attended three of His Concerts here in Northern California and Lake Tahoe in the mid 1980's.

Macrine and I first attended a concert that Julio gave way back in the late 1970's in Burlingame, CA. The theater was mobbed by screaming women of all ages. One of the women screaming for his name is my wife who was in her late thirties at that time. Luckily, she was not one of several women who throw their panties to the stage. Macrine, my wife for 63 years is one out of the millions of Julio's groupie and fans. She has a complete collection of all his songs from 1970 to 1990.

The second Julio concert we attended was in Lake Tahoe, NV in the late 1980's. This time the crowd was a little bit tamer and no panties were thrown on the stage. However, I have to pay scalped tickets for about 10 times the regular price, so I could also see the show. Macrine also attended two other live converts of Julio in Reno, NV with her two girl friends(Julio fans) in the mid 1980's.

Here's more of Julio, 85 minutes of his songs!

https://marinduqueawaitsyou.blogspot.com/search?q=julio+iglesias

Meanwhile, enjoy this photo, Sunset at Stinson Beach, CA 2020

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Joys of Retirement

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