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I went with our crew, team Manu Chao, to see him perform at the Palladium Ballroom in Dallas, Texas as described in the Fort Worth Star Telegram.

Manu Chao can mix anything up: languages, melodies, and rhythms. Some songs I only recognized from the lyrics, as the underlying melody and rhythm were completely different from the recorded versions. The crowd was filled with Manu Chao lovers, and sang along much of the night. Energy levels were high, it was as much a workout as a concert. My lovely wife hopped like she’s never hopped before. I hopped until I stopped, and was still sore for 3 days.

We returned to the Dallas Plaza hotel, a 15 minute walk from the Ballroom. It was economical, though not without it’s challenges. We were more amused then inconvenienced though, and would probably stay there again, if we planned on attending a weekend show at the Palladium.

The following day, we went camping at Lake Whitney State Park, a fine park between Fort Worth and Waco with swimming and plenty of camping next to the lake. One caveat, presumably due to a particularly rainy summer, there were lots of mosquitoes. While I’m normally the last person to get bothered by them, there were plenty to go around and they were voracious!