Ligaya's Cabaret and Casino Presents… Artemio and the Fireflies (Part I)

It's real, real strange how they say life begins at 40 and yet here I am at 48, drinking alone in my own little corner of the cabaret, my mind wandering to that summer of '65 where I was pretty sure I tasted life in full. I first saw you at this very spot where Alingawngaw would meet the lake, long before this town started to dance to jazz music, and even long before they learned how to gamble. I…