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Glad to hear about the Joe Cuba reissues on Craft. I was a teenager with fake ID when the drinking age was 18 in New York, and Joe Cuba was riding high with crossover hits "Bang Bang" and "El Pito." He played the Action House, well-known Long Island club, and I went with some older heads, beatnik friends of mine. I would say it was the greatest concert ever, if I could remember anything about it (late 1966 or 1967), except the vamp for "Bang Bang" seemed to on for about 17 minutes. Delirious!

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