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Back in 1969, my Mom and Dad went on a cruise to Florida. They met Carlos Santana's band and took pictures with them. Mom, as usual, took the meaning of 'vacation' too literally and came home with a surprise. Dad told me later he always wondered about the smell of weed on her clothes. 9 months later, I was born. The mustache on a newborn should have been a tip off, but the doctor quickly shaved it before my father could get suspicious. When it grew back a week later, Mom blamed it on too much hot sauce during pregnancy. I grew up with a passion for guitars and wah pedals. I was able to speak Spanish fluently without having learned it. When I was 21, Mom showed me a photo from their cruise vacation and told me the truth. At first, I was outraged. I shaved my mustache, sold my sombreros, and smashed all my Santana albums that she had been giving me as gifts. After years of therapy for my mysterious addiction to cannabis, I wrote to my real Dad asking if I could join his band or even do a guest solo, but he never wrote back.

Today, I play the streets, playing the only style I know, wondering what could have been if Mom had just left my fake Dad and became a groupie. Oh, the stories we could have told! Cest la vie.

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from I'm the bastard son of Carlos (live street jam), released January 1, 2019

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