tejanomike
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Let's turn the tables around for one second:
For the most part, oh well, say 90% for the sake of starting at home plate and in all simplicity, Texas and aligned with tejano music offers us tejanos in the rest of the 49 states much to be desired! They have it all in one state and almost in one city alone: San Antonio!
It's a music enterprise second to none and we follow La Onda to no extremes from Las Vegas showcases to Dallas conventions to downtown San Antonio with the Fan Fair and other major festivals and events all over the place! ... and we [the other 49 states] follow the music mainstream with no reservations at all. We got to be there!, and I am one of those crazy-loving-tejano-music fans doing this too! There is practically no escape!
Now of course this is all great and dandy - and it's been this way as far as I can remember. The so-called Onda Tejana of ours does have major problems from my standpoint and if you've been a follower of my advocacy you know what my viewpoints are on this matter. Most of us however, "blame La Onda for it's present existence and sadly there is no 5-Star Army General about to step in and take charge and fix this music business of ours." I wish it was that easy.
At times we blame the music inter-activity melting pot of Tex-Mex, Chicano, Tejano, and Mexican music like what KXTN plays at times! Still, there hasn't been an answer that clearly sets standards for the unification and progression of our own Onda. We bicker, piss, and moan to the highest levels of our lungs, but to no avail or any significant progress seen or shot heard around the world. I created the TAB just for this very reason, but even the TAB's existence and on to the Tejano Journal dialog ... include all the tejano coalitions, organizations, the Tejano Academy, and Halls of Fame, and you know what folks?!, we're still not moving! Not moving at all.
I am not giving up by any music measure and counterpoint, but my analysis of La Onda today is different now. It has to be because, "no recourse of any kind seems to be working at all for our Onda." La Onda seems to have a recession of it's own and perhaps we need a huge and big stimulus shot too!
For many many years I have directly and indirectly, "blamed our people for their inactivity of support and starting a movement to wake up all the tejanos from around the USA. I have even blamed certain groups and bands for not getting involved with fans to also show and demonstrate their much needed backbone and interaction."
I WAS WRONG. AGAIN.
Like I was saying, let's turn the tables around for one minute and perhaps, just maybe, the issue and confrontation of all this is NOT us, or the groups and bands, or the many fans from around country either! ... maybe it's the present tejano organizations and leadership in Texas not doing anything to create an alliance to see the total progression and advancement of our music and Onda! What?!?! Hmmm.
I have said it many times before and here it goes again: "Only a handful of people see the transformational trends of the modern world and how the implementation of such effects is destroying our music industry as a whole; maybe even our traditions and way of life if we do nothing! This illusion of freedom makes us create seeds of our own self destruction. We MUST ESCAPE this barrier handed down to us within this dominant sweeping structure AND create an unstoppable tejano music alliance of our very own."
... however, from my observation and perspective, this is what Texas and La Onda Tejana, together - are lacking. Unconditionally and faithful to the ends of the earth, you and I and the rest of the 49 states have followed this duet of music centered in San Antonio for countless of years, therefore it would seem: They must lead, they must take charge of the masses, they must lead by excellent business enterprises and music management, they must have offices throughout the United States for the total expansion of our recordings and the distribution factor, and get organized once and for all for the survival of our music industry.
Since the root of this Onda is in Texas, then this Onda and Texas enterprise must co-exist collectively. It must start and originate there for the total tejano spectrum to move and solve all present issues and obstacles. If they can't do it together in true music partnerships and compliance, well then and putting it mildly here, then maybe some other state can do it for them. From the standpoint of 100% total music success, it doesn't matter to me who runs it, and/or controls La Onda Tejana; just as long as it becomes very successful in years to come for future tejano generations.
A lot more to say on this, but I better stop for now before I get banned from Texas! Hello, LOL!   
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