Hold On! Who Loves Latin Rock? Santana Amped Up For The ‘Port March 1, 2023 Lennie Grimaldi Best of Bridgeport, News and EventsNo Comments </p> <p>Jan. 12, 1998, Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame induction ceremony, Waldorf-Astoria, Manhattan. It’s arguably the classiest class of musicians ever assembled: Eagles, Fleetwood Mac, Mamas and the Papas, Lloyd Price, Santana, Gene Vincent, Jelly Roll Morton, Allen Toussaint.</p> <p>In the dead of winter this fine fitness instructor I fancied iced me with every ask. Dinner? Eh. Broadway Show? Meh. Tahiti?</p> <p>Ugh.</p> <p>I had snagged tickets to the rock hall induction.</p> <p>“Hey, wanna join me? It’s Eagles, Santana and …”</p> <p>“What? Yes!”</p> <p>Who knows, I preen, maybe we’ll get lucky and meet one of them.</p> <p>We stroll into the Waldorf lobby and there’s the great Santana front and center mingling with entourage.</p> <p>Talk about a quick warmup on a cold night. We said nothing, let him do his business.</p> <p>Many hours later, I got lucky.</p> <p>Thank you, Carlos.</p> <p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/carlossantana?__cft__%5B0%5D=AZVWSmVDnZrlZsQNEHTRTHK2tkiQUdlbGdbieaPD3ggkT30mB5mCMRU8j77S595TRJlv5cWzKV1TodW90mGCs2RpMB5H08GVruF5jdk4Pis9iqCi65pDmWVOiz9wIusrnMiZCxQlQeVkL3hF2Hd9DufDwTzkOAEd5p1gxO6NJmD8ln6FFKu2tbxxh6sLQLSAqJU&__tn__=-%5DK-R">Carlos Santana’s</a> 1001 Rainbows Tour arrives at The Amp on July 31.</p> <p>Tickets: <a href="https://bit.ly/3Ij7byu?fbclid=IwAR2qst5VhbgRRsScWS1IyP4lHm9351bcnG1YGykz9BBDrgjofVfJyJ-4ogA" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://bit.ly/3Ij7byu</a></p> <p> 0
