#34 - south of the border (08-97) 



a couple of times i sent los hermanos armadillos on little adventures on their own, backed up by appropriate songs . . . this one is an often covered favorite, from sinatra to chris isaak . . .

South Of The Border (Down Mexico Way)
Frank Sinatra
Writer(s): Kennedy/Carr

South of the border - down Mexico way
That's where I fell in love, where the stars above - came out to play
And now as I wander - my thoughts ever stray
South of the border - down Mexico way

She was a picture - in old Spanish lace
Just for a tender while, I kissed a smile - upon her face
'Cause it was fiesta - and we were so gay
South of the border - Mexico way

Then she smiled as she whispered "mañana"
Never dreaming that we were parting
Then I lied as a whispered "mañana"
'Cause our tomorrow never came

South of the border - I jumped back one day
There in a veil of white, by the candle light - she knelt to pray
The mission bells told me (ding-dong) - that I musn't stay
South of the border - Mexico way

Ay! Ay! Ay! Ay!Ay! Ay! Ay! Ay!Ay! Ay! Ay! Ay!Ay! Ay! Ay! Ay!


in all honesty, when you think about it, it's pretty creepy. armadillos? señoritas? señoritas going into a convent for love of armadillos?

the mexican landscape and town are rather unconvincing, and owe a lot to the much-regretted Calyx rather than to mexico. the exterior of the mission is the worst, but the wash is controlled a lot better than you would have expected. that loopy thing on the second page is a feeble attempt to make an image like a wrestling poster. i hope i could do better today.

the prosecutor is (poorly) drawn from the prosecutor whose case we hung during my first jury duty. the had the marcia clark 'do'. if i could change just one thing, it would be removing the narrative voice tag there in the last panel. and my favorite part? the latinas' faces. notable fact? this is part of the intellectual roots of possum trot, by the by . . . the exterior images of the possum trot are consciously drawn from the images of the fiesta here.

yeah, this one isn't as much of a failure as i thought.






 

Posted: Mon - May 3, 2004 at 09:39 PM             |

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