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Monday - Open Thread | 259 comments (259 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

can anyone tell me if women still get serenaded in Spain by their husbands, boyfriends or lovers?

I had an official serenade once when I was in Colombia and it was wonderful. I recommend it to everyone.

by zoe on Mon Aug 20th, 2007 at 02:17:27 PM EST
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this is a great idea for a small business. minimal investment, gives unemployed musicians work and gets a lot of free PR

by zoe on Mon Aug 20th, 2007 at 04:59:14 PM EST
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Re: Monday - Open Thread (4.00 / 2)

Hey, Izzy was just remarking to me that we should become freelance love-letter writers. lol. Yes, we should not underestimate the market for sappy romanticism, or what people will be willing to do for money. :)

"Pretending that you already know the answer when you don't is not actually very helpful." ~Migeru.

by poemless on Mon Aug 20th, 2007 at 05:26:32 PM EST
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Re: Monday - Open Thread (none / 1)

in Latin America, husbands get up in the middle of the night to go join the band they hired to serenade their wife. the husband usually sings along with the band.

the serenading is done in the middle of the night, and wakes up the whole neighbourhood, but nobody complains as soon as they realize it's a serenade.

cheap romanticism? maybe. but I liked it. and so did my ex, and the band, and the whole neighbourhood who listened in.

by zoe on Mon Aug 20th, 2007 at 05:40:55 PM EST
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Re: Monday - Open Thread (none / 1)

And once one husband/boyfriend in a neighbourhood has done it, the rest get told "you never do anything like that for me" forcing a few more to dip into their pockets, the more that do it, the heavier the pressure on the rest.

Genius marketing. ;-)

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.

by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Mon Aug 20th, 2007 at 05:53:34 PM EST
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