This really happened.
I was at work tonight and explained to the hotel security manager on duty that there's going to be a major traffic tie-up tomorrow with the funeral for Celia Cruz. I asked him to call the police precinct and find out what was going on in terms of street closures and plans about traffic so that we could advise everyone via email. He called me to confirm the details:
Him: Who is it again?
Me: Celia Cruz.
Him: How do you spell that?
Me: C-E-L-I-A-space-C-R-U-Z.
Him: And who was she again?
Me: The Queen of Salsa.
Him: And how do you spell that country?
THAT is awesome.
She was one of those people I never heard of until she died.
Posted by: IA at July 22, 2003 10:38 AM