ANGELA Here ~ This is the STORY of El Loco de Las Ramblas as recounted to me by El Abuelo Mio (My Paternal Grandfather). It is presented as Una Sonata Doble (2 x 14) in blank verse ~ iambic pentameter. He left no will but (according to Grandpa) there was a note in his Cash Box which said *Por La Catederal de La Famiglia Sagrada ~ AMEN* The Cathedral - where He often Prayed - is due to be finished by 2025 ! The VIDEO is Las Ramblas a Guiitar Concerto by Nathalie Lachance ~ ENJOY 1
THEY ALL CALLED HIM ~ El Loco ~ The Mad One
A familiar sight on Las Ramblas
Wide walkway ~ Home of Flower Sellers ~ And
Static Human Statues ~ in BARCELONA !
Toreadors ~ Ballerinas ~ Kings ~ Queens.
HE looked just like an El Greco Pianting
Grey Cloak & his face & beard painted Grey !
He hung a sign on His Plinth ~ with the words
*EL GRECO PINXIT* He never moved once.
Coins dropped unasked ~ in his Sombrero
Bastante por una Paella y ...................
Una demi-botella de Rioja !
No one knew his Pedigree or Origin ?
He lived in HUT behind the Cathedral
And could often be found inside ~ lighting
A Candle ~ singing *Gloria a Dios*
LA POLICIA didnt bother Him ~ Cos
He was Un Excentrico ~ Espanoles
Amor Excentricos ~ there*s so many
Especially all along Las Ramblas !
He disappeared for a Week ~ Police found Him
Dead in his Hut ~ surrounded by Rioja Bottles !
BUT there was a SURPRISE ~ In locked cash box
They discovered His real Name was El Duque
Don Carlos de Salamanca ~ and a
Bank Account for fifteen million PESETAS* !
*This would be about 100,000 EUROS for the CHURCH
Thanks for visit comments welcome - Love Angela & Brian OXO