Short story: #MikeWhyonTour #LaterGram #MÉXICOY2K16 #farewell #AlltheHashbrowns Medium story: MW internets, I want to introduce you to JoséAntonio (L) and Eliud (R). Two people that require some talking about. #LifeisPeople Long story: Meet Eliud. Eliud contacted me back in November and basically said, "we're gonna throw the biggest and best festival for live looping music ever right here in México." And then he did. It cost him, I think, most or all of his sleep for the better part of a month. Every morning, he was up at the venue. Every night, he was out making sure the acts were happy. He said thank you a million times to everyone, told them how happy he was that we were here. We were thankful. We were the happy ones. Eliud is powered by passion. I know the type. (On some level, I am the type.) He took a single touring experience and turned that memory into an unforgettable experience for everyone around him. Meet Tonee. JoséAntonio (Tonee) was one of the chief liaisons for the two cities of the tour in Jalisco. I could simply say he exemplified the quality of work any of them put in on our behalf, but that would be selling him short. Over two weeks, Tonee set the standard for "above and beyond". Mexican folks are big on "my house is your house" -- Americans bandy the expression about so much in Spanish I sometimes think we diminish its meaning. I'll never think of that expression again without thinking of the way Tonee lives it. For a lucky few of us, his house WAS our house. But that was only the beginning: he served as a transporter, interpreter (he ended up being my overdub voice on my TV interview, haha), and maybe most heroically, when an act went down on the night of my last show, Tonee (who is also an extremely talented cellist, and newer solo looper) bravely stepped up and performed his first solo set. Well. I'm really impressed by these two dudes, Internet. So I thought you should meet them... If you haven't already been lucky enough to meet them in person. - mw (at Silvestre)