Alberto Gonzalez

Alberto Gonzalez

He is a young man living in the Canary Islands. He is a Cuban exile. He is a happy man but scarred by the "revolution." He is a singer and musician. I'm sitting here listening to a couple of his songs right now. The sound, the beat and topics are fresh...unlike anything I'm normally exposed to. Then it hit me like a ton of bricks. The Cubans on the island have developed this great art and culture then had it walled off by the Castro boys with a big assist from American special interests looking for a way to make a buck minus Cuban competition. So you ladies and gentlemen in Cuba are sitting on a gold mine. Americans will pay dearly for this music and other art that has been blinded to them by 19th century ideology and greed. Now that Fidel is dead you have an opportunity to cast off the shackles of poverty and earn more than enough wealth to provide for yourself and your family.

The government is too afraid to make the official announcement about Fidel for fear of what you may do. When they muster the strength to make it official this should be the signal for Cubans everywhere to gather in the town and city centers, do nothing but demand that Raul and his gang go from the island and remain there until you get what you want. Remain peaceful and respectful of one another. As long as you stay together the gang who has ruined things for 48 year can make no money. It is true that you won't be drawing your 50 cents per day wages but feel free to steal what you need. We'll be bringing lots of provisions the day after Raul and the boys leave.

Remember the outside world for the most part has no experience with Cuban culture. When they get a small taste they're going to...well let me explain it economically. You have a small island with a limited supply of art and artists. However, they have been banned from profiting commercially for 48 years. Shortly this will end, opening this limited supply of art and music to a market of hundreds of millions of wealthy consumers. When the demand sharply increases in the marketplace while the supply remains constant the prices will rise dramatically. It's economics 101! Cuba is going to be the hottest artistic ticket on the planet and you can put your money on that right now. The smart music producers will be scouting out the Cuban talent right now or lose out big-time in the long run.

I'm hopeful Alberto Gonzalez will be on my show this Sunday night at 9 pm. We'll play a song or two of his and take your questions. Sorry ladies but I think he's married.