SONG OF THE DAY: Abrigame

I do not do streaming so I don’t even know how shit like this ends up not only being in my old iphone collection of songs, but becoming a personal favorite. I poked through my dusty digital attic to figure it out, and this actually came off a Viva El Sabado: Hits De Disco Pop Peruano 1978-1989. Latin American funk disco synthesized in the Global South. A split 45 exists of this, put out by Virrey Records in Peru, so it’s on my list to ask the dude in the Peruvian record store about next time I do a cumbia order when I’m flush with money enough to pretend the end isn’t near. (It’s always near.)

SONG OF THE DAY: Alegria Verde

Obviously, I am a purveyor of cumbia rebajada. But if I were to go back to classic original cumbia, I gotta say nobody does it quite like the jungles of Peru. There’s just a wild happiness to that realm of cumbia, and good fuckin’ lord we all need a whole lot more wild happiness in our lives.

World Cup Tanka: GROUP C FINALE (Matches 37 & 38)

not much to Group C 
in my opinion; France won 
as was expected 

I mean sure, Denmark coud win, 
but let's be real here - they won't 

Australia-Peru 
more about pride, although the 
Socceroos not out 

mathematics lies sometimes - 
numbers often come up short 

chose to watch Peru 
against Australia because 
I'll see enough France 

imagine they'll likely get 
at least to quarterfinals 

during the run-up 
fell in love with Guerrero, 
true spirit warrior 

as is often the case with 
spirit warriors, fueled by drugs 

when life is constant 
jihad, self-medication 
will become common 

"nothing is true, ev'rything 
is permitted," spake Hassan 

Carrillo strikes for 
Peru, first goal of Group C 
finale cluster 

I think of Australia as 
weird-talking Americans 

in terms of football, 
this is definitely true - 
they even say "soccer" 

they call their team "Socceroos" 
which sounds almost Trumpian 

also, Jedinak 
is far too craft brew beard oil 
looking for my tastes 

shinefaces gonna shineface, 
regardless of where they born 

international 
gentrification of hoods 
into wealth enclaves 

one corporate luxury 
box replaces thousand seats 

hence my Guerrero 
love - poorly tattooed wretched 
of the Earth football 

perfect European sleeves 
done all at once are no match 

hence my distrust of 
Pogba, because has the mind  
become colonized? 

although penal colony 
as nation is strange story 

as the knockout stage 
starts to develop, my thoughts 
are against Europe 

anybody but Europe; 
oh yeah the games - it's halftime 

Guerrero poaches 
second goal, finally, our 
hero has been heard 

commentators seem mad at 
constant vibration of horns 

jihad spirit war 
continues between "savage" 
and the "civilized" 

when born without a clean sheet, 
the well-behaved always lose 

when the third world is 
first, when the wretched of Earth 
become champions 

when FIFA's corruption gets 
conquered by "degenerates" 

World Cup Tanka: FRANCE vs. PERU (Match 22)

France was supposed to 
dominate, but had trouble 
beating Australia 

I mean, they did - better than 
other powers (who all drew) 

Guerrero's flashy 
heel kick shot made me question 
why he didn't start 

spirit warriors like that get 
played until no life is left 

Peru came storming 
out with spirit, but France has 
unequalled talent 

Pogba, who appeared absent 
first match despite goal, goes hard 

delicate touches 
as conductor of offense - 
a mark of the greats 

Pogba snatches Peru's ball, 
to Giroud, to Mbappe 

the entire segment 
so quick and deadly - that's the 
full force French team's threat 

up one at half, with Peru 
looking worse for wear as well 

second half had good 
pace for French team, but needn't 
do anything more 

lack of equalizer meant 
Peru eliminated 

nothing ever came; 
the French punched their ticket to 
knockout tournament 

Peru's long, hard-fought return 
to the World Cup mostly done

World Cup Tanka: PERU vs. DENMARK (Match 7)

Peru's first World Cup 
in almost four decades (South 
America's hard) 

surviving qualifying 
with explosive potential 

Denmark will likely 
ride Christian Eriksen as 
far as he'll take them 

not the strongest footballing 
tradition, but they are here 

airhorn factor high, 
Peruvian fans are high, 
this team's amplified 

Peru looks to be managed 
by Deep Purple's old bassist 

psychic energy 
of Peru overwhelming 
Denmark early on 

great back-and-forth flow between 
two teams looking to make noise 

delayed video 
review penalty closes 
first half - Cueva shanks 

36 years of Peru's 
failure demons pushed it high 

Peru dominant 
but unable to finish, 
almost comical 

then breakaway Poulsen goal - 
Denmark's up; Guerrero's in 

Paolo's intense - 
why the fuck didn't he start? 
es puro futbol 

Peru challenges, but does 
not break Kasper Schmeichel's spell