So, I while back my blogger buddy Robby wrote up a blog post about ASMR (autonomous sensory meridian response), that tingling sensation you get along the scalp, shoulders, and back of the neck when you hear certain sounds (like whispering or something really crinkly) or when someone plays with your hair, etc. Ever since seeing that blog post, I've been watching ASMR videos almost daily. I love them, and I love the sense of relaxation that comes with the videos. But, I never get that tingling sensation that everyone always talks about, or if I do, it's just a hint of a tingle.
Well, the other day I was at work, and I had this strange feeling. A woman was shuffling some papers at the desk, and I realized after a minute or so that the sound was giving me some serious ASMR, because my head, shoulders, and neck were all tingly. Who'd have thought that after all those videos and all that trying to experience this sensation, it would have come from a completely random source?
This is the story of Danny and his friends, a group of paisanos, which Google tells me is a group of Spanish or Italian peasants. Growing up, I always looked at them as poor Mexican/American immigrants, so I guess I was a bit close. Basically, they are a group of poor ruffians who go on adventures, stealing wine and chasing women until they accidentally draft themselves into the war in a drunken fit of courage. Upon returning, Danny, who becomes the leader, learns that his grandfather has died and left him an inheritance: two houses. In a social circle where no one else has a house, let alone two, this is a huge boon for Danny, but his friends worry that it will make him distant and aloof. But, instead, this newfound property draws to it a ragtag group of characters, including righteous Pilon, clever Pablo, and the humanitarian Jesus Maria.
