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Cheryl Harrell · 12-25-2005, 03:50 AM

Last nite when we went to Mikes brothers we went to look at the Christmas lights display that this old Puertorican guy in that subdivsion puts out every yr. When we stopped to view them he came up to us to say hi. We told him we liked the lights & Feliz Navidad. He thought I was Puertorican cuz I said that & started talking in Spanish to me lol. I had to explain I wasn't & the only Spanish I knew what what I learned from watching CATM. He asked if I liked Jose Feliciano remembering him being on the show. I said yeah I liked him just fine. Mike said Feliz Navidad to him & cuz of that & Mike having dark hair he thought Mike was Puertorican lol. Sometimes Hispanics think he's one of them lol. He told us that he can't add anymore lights than what he's got to his display cuz it would overload the breaker. I wonder if Freddie loved lights like that? I bet he did & really decorated outside with them...

Not too long after this I heard the song Feliz Navidad by cousin Pepe (Jose Feliciano) on the radio lol. I need to take a pic of his lights on & post it here...

Feliz Navidad!!!!

hue_mee · 12-25-2005, 02:17 PM

That's great Cheryl! I too learned alot of spanish from watching CATM, along with a few phrases and slang from my husband, coworkers and some special spanish from Mando.

I love this time of year seeing the festivities from other cultures

Cheryl Harrell · 12-26-2005, 12:42 AM

Yeah every yr he has the lights out. Folks around the neighborhood call him Feliz Navidad lol. He had a daughter & son who were around my age. She was a real ***** lol. Tried to start a fight with me & one of my friends cussing me out back when I was in jr high & I had to tell her to shut her bleep mouth up lol. Later after she started dating Arnold Daye she started acting nice to me. Go figure. I acted nice to her but kept one eye open if ya know what I mean. His son was nice. Anyway I'd like to go back & see his lights again...

Luckymama58 · 12-26-2005, 06:42 PM

I have some really good friends who are Puerto Rican and we go over their house for La Posadas every Christmas Eve. They are all very musical and play and sing traditional PR music. When I sit in their living room, listening to the music and them speaking in spanish to each other, I can't help but think of Freddie and the holiday celebrations his family must have had growing up. It always puts a smile on my face even tho I don't understand much of what they say. My friend Marian Diaz always has to translate for me. She was born in the Bronx but her husband was born on the island of PR. Marian's parents were from PR too. Both sides of the family live near New Haven CONN now, but they still keep their traditions.

Some of them come down to WV for the holidays.

12-25-2005, 03:50 AM	#1
Cheryl Harrell I Love You Mike 4-Ever Forum Veteran Join Date: Mar 23, 2001 Location: Pixley!!!! Actually VA--USA LOL! Posts: 6,192	The Only Spanish I Know I Learned From Watching CATM LOL Last nite when we went to Mikes brothers we went to look at the Christmas lights display that this old Puertorican guy in that subdivsion puts out every yr. When we stopped to view them he came up to us to say hi. We told him we liked the lights & Feliz Navidad. He thought I was Puertorican cuz I said that & started talking in Spanish to me lol. I had to explain I wasn't & the only Spanish I knew what what I learned from watching CATM. He asked if I liked Jose Feliciano remembering him being on the show. I said yeah I liked him just fine. Mike said Feliz Navidad to him & cuz of that & Mike having dark hair he thought Mike was Puertorican lol. Sometimes Hispanics think he's one of them lol. He told us that he can't add anymore lights than what he's got to his display cuz it would overload the breaker. I wonder if Freddie loved lights like that? I bet he did & really decorated outside with them... Not too long after this I heard the song Feliz Navidad by cousin Pepe (Jose Feliciano) on the radio lol. I need to take a pic of his lights on & post it here... Feliz Navidad!!!!
	__________________ RIP darling Mike. I love you forever... You are with Freddie Prinze & Jesus now. 1951-2009 "Make it your way, who can beat the Lord, the Son of God. Dear Lord, help me be strong where I am weak, if it be your will"-- The Late Freddie Prinze Sr

12-25-2005, 02:17 PM	#2
hue_mee Remembering Freddie Senior Member Join Date: Jan 28, 2001 Location: Grateful for a voice from our angel's friend Posts: 2,266	That's great Cheryl! I too learned alot of spanish from watching CATM, along with a few phrases and slang from my husband, coworkers and some special spanish from Mando. I love this time of year seeing the festivities from other cultures
	__________________ Freddie Prinze Sr Thank you David Brenner! "...and when he shall die, take him and cut him into little stars, and he shall make the face of heaven so fine that all the earth will be in love with night..."

12-26-2005, 06:42 PM	#4
Luckymama58 Math Geeks Unite! Senior Member Join Date: Mar 18, 2001 Location: In my rock and roll fantasy Posts: 2,553	I have some really good friends who are Puerto Rican and we go over their house for La Posadas every Christmas Eve. They are all very musical and play and sing traditional PR music. When I sit in their living room, listening to the music and them speaking in spanish to each other, I can't help but think of Freddie and the holiday celebrations his family must have had growing up. It always puts a smile on my face even tho I don't understand much of what they say. My friend Marian Diaz always has to translate for me. She was born in the Bronx but her husband was born on the island of PR. Marian's parents were from PR too. Both sides of the family live near New Haven CONN now, but they still keep their traditions. Some of them come down to WV for the holidays.
	__________________ We All Use Math Every Day! Everything is Numb3rs! Capt. Jack: Drink up, me hardies, Yo Ho! I reject your reality and substitute my own!-Adam Savage, Mythbuster A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds... With consistency a great soul has simply nothing to do. -Ralph Waldo Emerson RIP Freddie Prinze 1954-1977 You have your star now.

12-26-2005, 12:42 AM	#3
Cheryl Harrell I Love You Mike 4-Ever Forum Veteran Join Date: Mar 23, 2001 Location: Pixley!!!! Actually VA--USA LOL! Posts: 6,192	Yeah every yr he has the lights out. Folks around the neighborhood call him Feliz Navidad lol. He had a daughter & son who were around my age. She was a real ***** lol. Tried to start a fight with me & one of my friends cussing me out back when I was in jr high & I had to tell her to shut her bleep mouth up lol. Later after she started dating Arnold Daye she started acting nice to me. Go figure. I acted nice to her but kept one eye open if ya know what I mean. His son was nice. Anyway I'd like to go back & see his lights again...