Listening Session With Zorba... To The Melody of Mojitos!

Sunday night, with Mitch Zorba in NYC from San Juan, recording final vocals for his upcoming project with Ayhan Sahin, we hosted a critical listening session with a handful of smart ears. Mitch provided mojitos and Donna cooked a Spanish feast... as you'll see, the evening admittedly disintegrated into a swirl of the spirits.Donna, clad in apron (her new look: urban housewife?), waves her magic cooking wand...As Mitch, Ayhan and meese look on...And Emre joins, as the feasting begins.Add Tinatin to the party. Hiccup, uh, pardon me.Trouble brews, with Mitch's first batch of mojitos.Tinatin and Emre drank most of them, I swear. Belch. Mercy, I'm terribly sorry.Onward to the business of the evening, as we listen critically to a good dozen English songs and another half-dozen in Spanish.Add Mitch's fun, fab pal Priscilla to the mix... An hour later and another pitcher of mojitos. Giggle, um, I mean, yes, very intelligent lyric.Tinatin and Ayhan break to record Russian vocals for her winning entry to the Icelandic Eurovision contest, coming in May!...As the rest of us head to the rooftop. What a view...Heavily colorized views looking from rooftop to river...Donna and Priscilla, hazy night, by the light of the moon.A neighbor happened to be walking his doggie just as we reached the Promenade. Love this pic, especially given that Priscilla is precisely one-head's-height shorter than I!I offer no apologies. Just blame. Damn you, Mitch, and those mojitos.Cheers!More cheers!And again!Chearearszzz! Um, yeah...The evidence, in hand.Order restored, as Emre begins softly playing guitar. Nice artistic moment.So much talent in a three-foot square block of space.Final strategy session...And fond farewells. Hell of a night, cool cats!