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Neither man could stand to see a person suffer, and Jose took the loss of his son-in-law--and its effect on his daughter--badly. After the emotional drain of Jo's memorial service, Jose wanted to spend a week in the Dominican capital, Santo Domingo. His wife Mamerta decided she would stay in New York in case their daughter needed her, in case Jo's body was finally recovered. "It's devastating my husband hasn't been found yet," Naoemi says. "And now it could be the same thing with my father. Is this a bad dream...
...think it gives me a natural sense of discipline and the ability to be a hard worker. If you look on the map, Haiti is right next to Santo Domingo, and at one time it was really one place, you know? Then you have Jamaica and Puerto Rico. I think musically all of that stuff in the Caribbean--the rhythm and the drums--you just get a natural sense of it. Sometimes, when I'm with my friends in the studio, I start to play salsa or merengue, and they're like, "Man, you're playing like you're from...
...well as his earlier and later jazz and country work. He plays 'Rainbow' largo, insinuating a delicate, wistful mood, then pricking it with a couple of puckish allusions to late-'50s guitar hits inspired by him: the monster chords of Link Wray's 'Rumble,' the seductive electronic weeping in Santo and Johnny's 'Sleep Walk.' Paul's fingers warm over the strings, coaxing, then hypnotizing them. The old master still has that supple touch...
...from it all without ending up in the middle of nowhere. Best known for its vino nobile, the town is perched on a hill just two hours from Rome. At Cantuccio's, for example, one can order a meal of local pasta (pici) with garlic or ragu, rabbit, vin santo and dessert--all for $20. There are more than 100 vineyards in the area; some, such as the Castello Banfi, are worth a visit just for the view of the countryside...
...double Frescobaldi's business by the end of 2004, with 60% coming from Frescobaldi-owned lines and 40% from the Mondavi partnership. "There will be fewer cases, but we'll be getting more than double per case," he promises. When Geddes looks out from the Palazzo Frescobaldi toward Santo Spirito, he can't help thinking of the family history. "But," he adds, "you have to be able to connect the past with the future...