Japan's Salsa Congress 2004

Today I got an email message from George Watabe, the Salsa Promoter from Japan.

Please read below if interested in the Japan Salsa Congress.

-D.C. Salsero

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HI HELLO FROM GEORGE WATABE,SALSA HOTLINE JAPAN!



I GOT THIS INFO!





This year's Japan Salsa Congress will be covered by the international

newsagency,

The Associated Press, and its television arm, APTN. The event isexpected

to receive global media

coverage as the AP will be supplying its

report and footage to broadcasters and newspapers worldwide, including

CNN,BBC,

the New York Times and Washington Post. Some 8,500 media outlets

acrossthe Americas,

Europe, Middle East and Asia subscribe to AP's news serviceand will have

access to coverage of the JSC.





AP PRESS





PLEASE CHECK!

http://homepage.mac.com/leaf_flute/jsc/english/index.html



GW

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Salsa and Politics - Is this a good mix?

So today I got this in my inbox:

Salsa Lovers For Kerry-Edwards Fundraiser at H2O Tue. Oct 26

Eddie Moore & Eileen Torres host the "Salsa Lovers for Kerry-Edwards" Fundraiser Tuesday, October 26 from 7:30-midnight at H2O-800 Water St. SW, Wash. DC 20024. Music is provided by the top salsa DJs in our area. Minimum donation is $10 with a goal of raising $5,000. Please demonstrate your financial support and lend your energy to this crucially important effort. Further details Monday.

Now is it me or are the elections just another marketing opportunity like Halloween, etc.? Where is the SALSA LOVERS FOR BUSH-CHENNEY? Will this be held at some other club?

I'd be interested to hear how the $5,000 is going to be contributed.

My personal view is that Salsa and Politics should not be mixed. A more appropriate promotion would have been Salsa Lovers for Voting, where voting in the elections is promoted rather than any political party. (just my thoughts)

Let's see how that event folds out.

-D.C. Salsero

* Disclaimer: I am not a Bush supporter myself.



So today I was looking for a place that may have salsa clothing. Of course one of the first things I did was to type http://www.SalsaWear.com in my browser. I ended up at this place and it seems that it is still under construction. I hope that they'll open soon so that I can see their selection.

-DC Salsero